ICYMI: Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($20,000 GTD) got underway at 6:00pm, and saw the field grow to (112) entries at registration's close. The total number of entries helped the official prize pool surpass the guarantee, with $22,736 paid out across the final table (top nine spots). The evening's action played through the money bubble, and down to a five-handed final table. The final handful agreed to an ICM chop, with the altered payouts (and official final results) listed below (along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- Curtis Luckett (Naples, FL) $5,350
- Steven Bennett (Deerfield Beach, FL) $4,042
- Robert Tannenbaum (Boca Raton, FL) $3,400
- Dennis Gilman (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $2,964
- Shannon McCloud (Pompano Beach, FL) $2,8888
- Courtney Rowe (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,137
- Steve Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,137
- Danilo Parada (Oakland Park, FL) $909
- Michael Newman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $909
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)
