Saturday, October 8th: Dennis Gilman Tops Friday's Five-Way Deal, Just Days Away From WSOP Circuit Series

ICYMI: Friday's $80 No Limit Hold'em ($4,000 GTD) got underway at 6:00pm, and kicked off another weekend of tournament action at the Isle Casino Pompano Park.  Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (67) entries, with optional add-ons collected after Level 8, helping the official prize pool reach a total of $4,765.  Eight players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing through the money bubble, and down to a five-handed final table.  A five-handed chop was agreed upon, with Dennis Gilman (Hillsboro Beach, FL) taking home first place money.  Official results from the event are listed below:

1. Dennis Gilman (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $971
2. Stephen Bromfield (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $838
3. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $810
4. Mark Brannick (Boca Raton, FL) $715
5. William Romano (Pompano Beach, FL) $609
6. Joseph De Palma (Pompano Beach, FL) $250
7. Nicholas Ricci (Boynton Beach, FL) $214
8. Michael Sherbondy (Pompano Beach, FL) $191
9. Amir Sabet (Boston, MA) $167

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, $200 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 $200 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