ICYMI: Friday's $80 No Limit Hold'em ($4,000 GTD) is clearly a price point that goes over well with the tournament crowd. Last night's installment got underway at 6:00pm, and by the time registration was closed, the field had reached (93) entries. After the optional add-ons were included in the prize pool, the total number landed on $6,275. A total of (12) players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing through the money bubble, and down to a five-handed final table. The final five agreed to a chop, with first place money awarded to Mark Brannick. Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- Mark Brannick (Boca Raton, FL) $1,163
- Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,081
- Chris Smell (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,049
- Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $856
- Roberto Desogos (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $650
- Frank Lamarra (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $298
- Antonio De Araujo (Deerfield Beach, FL) $251
- Steven Fassberg (Boca Raton, FL) $220
- Timothy Sheets (Coral Springs, FL) $199
- Danilo Parada (Oakland Park, FL) $182
- Mohamad Mbaied (Pompano Beach, FL) $169
- Nestor Caraballo (Miami, FL) $157
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
