There were nine players to bag chip lead bonuses from their respective starting flights, and those were the storylines to start the day. Mo Majid (Parkland, FL), who was the overall Day 2 chip leader (to start the day), immediately picked up where he left off. Majid was the first player to eclipse the 500,000 mark, as well as the 1,000,000 chip mark...and this was all happening while others were doing their best just to stay around chip average. As the tournament continued on though, and the blinds increased at a rapid rate, Majid's stack began to slip, while everyone else around him was catching up. Majid ended up busting the tournament in 48th place, and would earn $216 for his efforts. When players reached their dinner break, just under (30) players remained, many of which had reached the elusive "millionaires club." The return to action saw players experience the "turbo" structured dramatics, with thirty big blind stacks go down to eight bigs, and back up again. Juan Martell (Deltona, FL) was down to 120,000 at one point (which was less than two big blinds), but managed to grow that stack back over 1,000,000. Lisa Teebagy (Boca Raton, FL) did the same exact thing, turning three blinds into ten, and eventually a final table payout.
When play reached the ten-handed final table, it was Andrew Blake (Delray Beach, FL) who held close to one-third of all the chips in play. While discussions of a deal occurred, there were some detractors that squashed the talks. After two final table eliminations though (Adlay Lago and Yves Fequiere), the talks resumed, and a deal was made. The exact numbers, along with official order of finish are listed below:
- Andrew Blake (Delray Beach, FL) $9,613
- Washington Gavilanes (Margate, FL) $7,653
- Joseph Latona (Delray Beach, FL) $6,404
- Andrew Davis (Delray Beach, FL) $6,071
- Juan Martell (Deltona, FL) $5,074
- Lisa Teebagy (Boca Raton, FL) $4,500
- Jonathan Kranker (Port St. Lucie, FL) $4,196
- Jacob Thomas (Sunrise, FL) $3,118
Tournaments: The $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD) is in it's regularly scheduled spot this afternoon, with the cards getting in the air at 11:00am. The structure is still the same, with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels of (20) minutes throughout. That tournament is followed by one of the most popular events with the players, the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD). This particular tournament has been played on both Tuesdays and Thursdays in the past, and has had a $12,000 guarantee. It's a new day and new guarantee, but the structure stays the same (12,000 unit starting stacks, and (20) minute levels).
Promotions: Outside of the "standard high hand" promotion, there will be "Turbo High Hands" from 9:00am-12:00pm. During that window of time, $100 will be awarded to the qualifying high hand every (10) minutes (rollovers apply).
11:00am - $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD)
- Players will begin with a 10,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 8,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool
- Levels are (20) minutes in length
6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)
- Players will begin with a 12,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Optional player "add-on" at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 8,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool
- Levels are (20) minutes in length
