Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Tuesday, August 30th: Player Of The Month Race Coming Down To Final Tournament Of August, With What Looks To Be A Two-Man Competition

ICYMI: Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($20,000 GTD) continues to be one of the more popular tournaments on the schedule, eclipsing the posted guarantee once again yesterday evening.  Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (107) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $21,721.  As per the format, nine players were scheduled to reach the money, with healthy payouts available for those who cashed.  Action played down to a four-handed final table, at which point a chop was agreed to.  Denian Costa (Miami Beach, FL) took home first place money, with the official results listed below (along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
  1. Denian Costa (Miami Beach, FL) $5,161
  2. Danilo Parada (Oakland Park, FL) $4,906
  3. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $3,705
  4. Joseph Duchman (Miami, FL) $2,519
  5. Eric Silverberg (Plantation, FL) $1,520
  6. Paul Valenzuela (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,086
  7. Roni Zelichonok (Miami, FL) $1,086
  8. Brian Vazquez (Stone Park, IL) $869
  9. Brandon Schwartz (Miami, FL) $869



Tournaments: Tuesday's tournament schedule now boasts the $80 No Limit Hold'em ($4,000 GTD)...a new event that replaces the $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD).  The cards get in the air at 6:00pm, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 12,000.  Levels will last (20) minutes throughout the evening, with registration open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).  At the end of registration, players will have the opportunity to add-on for $40 (receiving an additional 15,000 chips).




Promotions: From 9:00am (the minute the doors open) until 12:00pm, there is a new promotion in June, offering boosted Early Bird High Hands.  The high hand at the top of the hour (:00) will be awarded $599, while the high hands at the bottom of the hour (:30) will be awarded $300.  From 12:00pm 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.

6:00pm - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($4,000 GTD)
  • Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
  • Levels will last (20) minutes 
  • Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
  • Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
  • Optional $40 add-on at the end of registration (15,000 chips)