ICYMI: The $80 No Limit Hold'em ($4,000 GTD) has a price point that seems to be very popular with players, and offers an impressive return on investment (for those going deep in the tournament). Last night's installment saw registration close with (73) entries, and after the optional add-ons were included in the prize pool, the official number closed at $5,255. A total of ten players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to an outright winner. Andrew Kern outlasted the field, taking home $1,786 for first place, along with 24.81 leaderboard points (which puts him atop the Player of the Month leaderboard). Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated leaderboard:
- Andrew Kern (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,786
- Erik Horbeek (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,025
- Pieter Hogoboom (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $641
- Jason Puzacke (Fort Pierce, FL) $434
- Martin Borras (Sunny Isles, FL) $328
- Jose Pulido (Miami Beach, FL) $263
- Danilo Parada (Oakland Park, FL) $231
- Andrew Blake (Boynton Beach, FL) $210
- Roberto Alvarado (Pompano Beach, FL) $179
- Melanie Hochman (Boynton Beach, FL) $158
Tournaments: Saturday's 6:00pm tournament is one of the most popular on the schedule, as it offers an incredibly affordable buy-in, that always sees some great returns. The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event has consistently crushing the posted guarantee, as the prize pool reaches five-figures on a weekly basis.
The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 chips, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the event. Registration is open through Level 8, allowing for almost three hours of play, prior to the window closing for the night.
Promotions: From 9:00am (the minute the doors open) until 11:00pm, $300 high hands will be awarded every (30) minutes. These high hands must be aces-full or better, use both hole cards, and be the winning hand (in a pot that has at least $10). From 11:00pm until close, $100 high hands will be awarded every (30) minutes.
In addition to the high hands, there is a "bonus" promotion in place, which offers $1,000 to the highest hand from the 9:00am-12:00pm time period. If a player makes a straight flush in the 9:00am-9:30am qualifying period, and that is the best qualifying high hand from 9:00am-12:00pm, they will earn an extra $1,000 (in addition to the $300 they were awarded for the half-hour time period).
6:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (20) minutes
