ICYMI: $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" $100,000 GTD (Official Results)

$130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" 
$100,000 GTD
Total Entries: 1,524
Total Prize Pool: $152,400

Official Results:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	Neal Corcoran			Stuart, FL		$16,445
2	Nigel Murray			Miramar, FL		$10,922
3	Cairo Maciel			Brasil		$8,591
4	Gerson Silva			Brasil		$8,371
5	Alberto Niebla			Miami, FL		$8,127
6	Thomas Milmore			Boca Raton, FL		$8,088
7	Elias Nassif			Davie, Fl		$7,323
8	Brian Dunn			Plantation, FL		$7,281
9	Paul Martine Jr			Davie, Fl		$7,022
10	Juan Mubarak			Hialeah, FL		$5,745
11	Tyres Hightower			West Palm Beach, FL		$1,965
12	Stephen Bristow Jr			Deltona, FL		$1,965
13	Raul Vargas			Margate, FL		$1,540
14	Jimmy Tomblin			Wilton Manors, FL		$1,540
15	Alan Munoz			Miami, FL		$1,540
16	Raymond Nalbandian			Boynton Beach, FL		$1,250
17	Larry Sullivan			Roseland, MS		$1,250
18	Harry Silver			Boca Raton, FL		$1,250
19	David Saban			Buenos Aires		$1,020
20	Brian Nelli			Palm Beach Gardens, FL		$1,020
21	Andre Bryan			Miami, FL		$1,020
22	Hoa Lang			West Palm Beach, FL		$840
23	Paul Smerdon			Pompano Beach, FL		$840
24	Elise Schisler			Boynton Beach, FL		$840
25	Sebastian Martinez			North Miami, FL		$735
26	German Zaga			Tamarac, FL		$735
27	Jason Budd			Boca Raton, FL		$735
28	Richard Neto			Pompano Beach, FL		$645
29	Alexander Perez			Miami, FL		$645
30	Herbert Souza			Boca Raton, FL		$645
31	Denis Vital			Ft Lauderdale		$645
32	Jonathan Marks			Weston, FL		$645
33	Gabriel Sierra			Coral Gables, FL		$645
34	Joakim Dag			Pompano Beach, FL		$645
35	Rafael Calero			Deerfield Beach, FL		$645
36	Ronald Campillo			Plantation, FL		$645
37	Jonathan Shapiro			Boca Raton, FL		$550
38	Michael Valdez			Lake Worth, FL		$550
39	Gerald Cavicchi			Jupiter, FL		$550
40	Joe Pozos			Lewis, D		$550
41	Michael Goldfarb			Parkland, FL		$550
42	Robert Engle			Las Vegas, NV		$550
43	Miguel Marrero JR			Cooper City, FL		$550
44	Irwin Block			Deerfield Beach, FL		$550
45	Dylan Farrell			Lighthouse Pt. , FL		$550
46	Jordan Kasimow			Miami, FL		$490
47	Drew Culhane			Danbury, CT		$490
48	Miguel Mcdonald			Pompano Beach, FL		$490
49	Juan De Los Santos			Coconut Creek, FL		$490
50	Gil Nachum			Dania Beach, FL		$490
51	Baptiste Jean			West Palm Beach, FL		$490
52	Patricio Gonzalez			Hollywood, FL		$490
53	Michael Krumenacker			Scottsdale, AZ		$490
54	David Day			Palm City, FL		$490
55	Louis Leo IV			Boca Raton, FL		$445
56	Teddy Mendesse			Boynton Beach, FL		$445
57	Tavaris Jackson			Riviera Beach, FL		$445
58	Wilmer Diaz			Miami, FL		$445
59	Fabio Santos			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$445
60	Alvaro Vivas			Miami, FL		$445
61	Scott Mcneil			Duluth, GA		$445
62	Alain Candales Falcon			Miami,FL		$445
63	Warren Jurkowitz			Aventura, FL		$445
64	Patrick Tobar			Miami, FL		$415
65	Eric Bellins			Miami, FL		$415
66	Patrick Capozziello			Delray Beach, FL		$415
67	Frank Scala			Boca Raton, FL		$415
68	Austin Spinelli			Lighthouse Pt. , FL		$415
69	John Freidkes			Parkland, FL		$415
70	AJ Umstatd			Boca Raton, FL		$415
71	Gregory Roberts			Orlando, FL		$415
72	Leroy Jones			Hollywood, FL		$415
73	Jason Barry			Coral Springs, FL		$385
74	Shurland Gerorge			Miramar, FL		$385
75	Rodolfo Miret			Pembroke Pines, FL		$385
76	Jose Delcid			Pompano Beach, FL		$385
77	Matthew Wingate			Riviera Beach, FL		$385
78	Gilberto Sanchez			Bartow, FL		$385
79	Michael Wisch			Davie, FL		$385
80	Alexandre Mestieri			Delray Beach, FL		$385
81	Jose Ardila			Miami Lakes, FL		$385
82	Thao Le			Davie, FL		$360
83	Jon Lane			Davie, FL		$360
84	DNR			DNR		$360
85	Emmanuel Martin			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$360
86	Alan Brostoff			Boca Raton, FL		$360
87	Joseph Shwartz			Boca Raton, FL		$360
88	Atab Shakoor			Palm City, FL		$360
89	Michael Corvett			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$360
90	Joseph Mancuso			Deerfield Beach, FL		$360
91	Christopher Koulouvaris			Lighthouse Pt. , FL		$330
92	Joseph Yselonia			Coral Springs, FL		$330
93	Guillermo Hamilton			Miami, FL		$330
94	Jairo Carrillo			Pompano Beach, FL		$330
95	Frank Velasquez			West Palm Beach, FL		$330
96	Marcel McGray			Lake Worth, FL		$330
97	Solimar Guillent			Caracas		$330
98	Joseph Lamberta			Bartlett, IL		$330
99	Aaron Klausman			Wellington, FL		$330
100	David Brainard			Deerfield Beach, FL		$305
101	Michael Storms			Lake Worth, FL		$305
102	Anthony Vetter			Boca Raton, FL		$305
103	Glenn Savell			Boca Raton, FL		$305
104	Ron Levy			Lake Worth, FL		$305
105	Benjamin Robinson			Coral Springs, FL		$305
106	Claudio Docarmo			Tamarac, FL		$305
107	Elber Caruci			Doral, FL		$305
108	Michael Bonsignore			Hollywood, FL		$305
109	Robert Nussbaum			Miami, FL		$280
110	Jeffrey Sheppard			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$280
111	Sandy Sanchez			Parkland, FL		$280
112	Shendale Goldstein			Boca Raton, FL		$280
113	Julio Rodriguez			Hialeah, FL		$280
114	Omar Parris			Sunrise, FL		$280
115	Allen Stern			Boca Raton, FL		$280
116	Luciano Nardi			Delray Beach, FL		$280
117	Santiago Ospina			Miami, FL		$280
118	Brayan Torres			Davie, FL		$260
119	Zachary Milchman			Boca Raton, FL		$260
120	Adam Stade			Las Vegas, NV		$260
121	Jonathan Ounjian			Deerfield Beach, FL		$260
122	Daniel Genachte			Deerfield Beach, FL		$260
123	Rodney Moret-Rojas			Boca Raton, FL		$260
124	Marla Crumpler			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$260
125	James Hamburger			Delray Beach, FL		$260
126	Tracy Scala			Village of Golf		$260
127	Nagui Yessa			Deerfield Beach, FL		$235
128	Anwar Mohamed			Pembroke Pines, FL		$235
129	Robert Leff			Opalocka, FL		$235
130	Corey Peacock			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$235
131	Kevin Torres			Yauco , PR		$235
132	Jairo Velasquez			Sunrise, FL		$235
133	Steven Costa			Coconut Creek, FL		$235
134	Kyle Robertson			Coral Springs, FL		$235
135	Raymond Millard			Davie, FL		$235
136	Al Lockwood			Hollywood, FL		$210
137	David Mac Donald			Jupiter, FL		$210
138	Serena Ruiz			Miami, FL		$210
139	Doug Nelson			Oakland Park, FL		$210
140	Kenny Despuzeau			Sunrise, FL		$210
141	Shannon Mccloud			Pompano Beach, FL		$210
142	Jason Hotaling			Margate, FL		$210
143	Francis Margaglione			Boca Raton, FL		$210
144	Gilbert Whorrie			Hallandale Beach, FL		$210
145	Blaine Mcrae			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$210

Tuesday, August 13th: Neal Corcoran Tops Final Table Chop Of "Chip Buster," Recurring Tournament Schedule Returns

ICYMI: Monday's tournament schedule was headlined by Day 2 of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD).  At 1:00pm, a total of (213) players returned to action, of which (145) would reach the money.  When this event ran during the Florida State Poker Championships (last month), the Day 2 action took a while to play out, eventually turning into an unscheduled Day 3.  Yesterday's action was on the other side of the spectrum, as the tournament was over before 10:00pm, as a final table chop was agreed to.  Neal Corcoran (Stuart, FL) took home first place money in the deal ($16,445), with the official details of the deal listed below (full results from the tournament will be listed later this afternoon):

1. Neal Corcoran (Stuart, FL) $16,445
2. Nigel Murray (Miramar, FL) $10,992
3. Cairo Maciel (Brazil) $8,591
4. Gerson Silva (Brazil) $8,371
5. Alberto Niebla (Miami, FL) $8,127
6. Thomas Milmore (Boca Raton, FL) $8,088
7. Elias Nassif (Davie, FL) $7,323
8. Brian Dunn (Plantation, FL) $7,281
9. Paul Martine (Davie, FL) $7,022
10. Juan Mubarak (Hialeah, FL) $5,745

The recurring tournament schedule returned at 6:00pm, with a $60 No Limit Hold'em ($1,200 GTD) event, that offered $40 rake-free rebuys.  Registration for the event closed with (15) total entries, and an official prize pool of $1,200 (which was scheduled to be paid out across two spots).  Action played down to an outright winner, with the official results posted below:

1. Roberto Desogos (Pompano Beach, FL) $780
2. Benjamin Cohen (Coral Springs, FL) $420

Tournaments: While yesterday was the return to the recurring tournament schedule, today is the first full day back.  The action begins at 11:00am, with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that boasts a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 14,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8.

The "Chip Buster" returns at 6:00pm, but in it's recurring format, which sees a slightly more "condensed" structure.  The $130 No Limit Hold'em event has a $3.000 guarantee, which should easily be surpassed.  Players in the tournament will be sitting down to starting stacks of 50,000 units, playing (20) minute levels, and can register through Level 8.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven days a week (9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 14,000 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

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 50,000 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

$130 NLH "Chip Buster" $100,000 GTD (Day 2): Official Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Counts), Official Payouts

$130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" 
$100,000 GTD
Total Entries: 1,524
Players Remaining: 213

Monday, August 12th: "Chip Buster" Exceed Expectations Once Again, Day 2 Players Have Their Focus On $25,540 First Place Prize!!!

ICYMI: When a tournament has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and eclipses the number prior to the final pair of flights, some big numbers could definitely be expected (on that last day of open registration).  Flight 1I of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" got underway at 11:00am, and by the time the registration window closed, the tournament clock would show (230) total entries.  At the end of Level 14 (which was the designated time for the bagging process), a total of (30) players remained, led by Stephen Bristow (938,000).  An official list of Flight 1I chip counts are listed below:

Stephen Bristow - 938,000
John Valevich - 693,000
Shurland George - 600,000
Frank Velazquez - 584,000
Herbert Sousa - 566,000
Omar Niles-Parris - 510,000
Alberto Niebla - 459,000
Gilbert Whorrie - 412,000
Matthew Wingate - 380,000
JT Mendes - 378,000
Jose Ardila - 371,000
Rudolfo Miret II - 366,000
Michael Corbett - 363,000
Richard Netto - 360,000
Michael Storms - 353,000
Jon Lane - 336,000
Denis Junior Vital - 300,000
Solimar Guillent - 296,000
Emmanuel Martin - 265,000
Anthony Vetter - 258,000
Anwar Mohamed - 257,000
Joseph Block - 240,000
Jordan Kasimow - 237,000
Warren Jurkowitz - 227,000
Brian Haines - 204,000
Ray Millard - 171,000
Joe Schwartz - 170,000
Dan Miller - 169,000
William Swicicki - 164,000
Blaine McRae - 161,000
Michael Wisch - 148,000
Jeffrey Sheppard - 136,000
David Day - 131,000
Rollin Hernandez - 131,000
Jennifer Garner - 104,000
Steven Costa - 98,000

The last flight (Flight 1J) of the "Chip Buster" began at 6:00pm, and saw a field that grew all the way to (242) entries.  The largest flight of the tournament had (30) players reach the bagging process, led by Ronald Campillo (1,170,000).  The official counts from Flight 1J are listed below:

Ronald Campillo - 1,170,000
Nigel Murray - 900,000
Cairo Maciel - 696,000
Claudio Docarmo - 641,000
Tavaris Jackson - 626,000
Zachary Milchman - 552,000
Patrick Tobar - 511,000
Kareem Ford - 404,000
Brandon Lalloo - 401,000
Robert Engle - 394,000
Thomas Millmore - 392,000
Ben Sriqui - 387,000
Kenny Despuzeau - 387,000
Douglas Nelson - 381,000
Gil Nachum - 373,000
Sara Armi - 357,000
Jose Raul Vargas - 355,000
Jason Hotaling - 341,000
Eric Bellins - 340,000
Corey Babapour - 298,000
Elber Caruci - 284,000
Mario James - 280,000
Michael Cuevas - 271,000
Willmer Diaz - 251,000
Santiago Ospina - 219,000
Louis Leo IV - 207,000
Joshua Wasserman - 170,000
Bryan Torres - 151,000
Jairo Velazquez - 149,000
Feguener Gay - 126,000

The $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" attracted a total of (1,524) entries, with an official prize pool of $152,400.  A total of (213) players will be returning to action this afternoon (12:00pm), as Day 2 is scheduled to play down to a winner.  Of those returning, (145) players will reach the money, with first place scheduled to walk away with $25,540.  

Official Day 2 chip counts, seating assignments, and payouts, will be posted shortly.

Tournaments: As mentioned above, the players who were fortunate enough to bag for Day 2 of the "Chip Buster," will be returning to action at 1:00pm.  The are no structural changes to mention, as levels will continue to be (30) minutes throughout the conclusion of the tournament.

The recurring tournament schedule returns at 6:00pm, with "Maniac Mondays," a $60 No Limit Hold'em event with $40 rake-free re-buys ($1,200 GTD).  The event is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minuet levels, and registration through Level 8.  

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven day a week!!!  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

1:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Day 2

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em w/ $40 Rake-Free Re-Buys ($1,200 GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (15) minutes

Sunday, August 11th: "Chip Buster" Prize Pool Already Over $100,000, With Player's Final Opportunity To Try And Bag Chips

ICYMI: As expected, yesterday's numbers from the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), were reminiscent of what we saw during the Florida State Poker Championships (when the event almost attracted 2,000 entries).  The 11:00am flight (Flight 1G) closed with (185) total entries, which is the largest of the eight flights to have been played.  There were (27) players to bag chips from the afternoon flight, led by Mike Valdez, who packed away 741,000 for Day 2.  And official list of chip counts from Flight 1G, are listed below:

Mike	Valdez	741,000
Rafael	Calero	692,000
Irwin	Block	635,000
Walter	Strakowski	616,000
Kyle	Robertson	604,000
Michael	Goldfarb	596,000
PJ	Capozziello	590,000
Gary	Fitzgerald	552,000
Borja	Iglesias	402,000
Juan	De Los Santos	370,000
Dimitry	Agrachov	365,000
Mike	Bonsignore	310,000
Jonathan	Marks	305,000
Daniel	Genachte	280,000
Gerald	Blum	258,000
Leroy	Jones	254,000
Robert	Hofstetterr	224,000
Juan	Mubarak	194,000
Jesse	Hatfield	190,000
Emmanuel	Santos	187,000
Quang	Pham	179,000
Terry	Stewart	155,000
Matt	Bretzfield	150,000
Zaki	Lichaa	138,000
Lila	Winterbourne	111,000
Morris	Heider	108,000
Bill	Odemt	78,000

Flight 1H got underway at 6:00pm, and saw the field grow to (162) entries, by the time the registration period closed.  While the flight didn't eclipse the largest number of entries, it did wind up with the two largest Day 2 stacks, as a pair of players bagged more than 1,000,000 chips.  A list of the (20) players to bag chips for tomorrow's Day 2, are listed below:

Miguel	McDonald	1,080,000
Gabriel	Sierra	1,016,000
Gerson	Silva, Jr	923,000
Edward	Medoff	808,000
David	Saban	627,000
Sandy	Sanchez	496,000
Vito	Polero	382,000
Fabio	Santos	359,000
Dylan	Farrell	349,000
Robert	Leff	320,000
Mohan	Navani	283,000
Sahade	Boodwah	261,000
Drew	Culhane	252,000
Joakim	Dag	192,000
Brian	Krinsky	176,000
Alexander	Perez	171,000
Pradeep	Asnane	122,000
Marla	Crumple	116,000
Francis	Margaglione	101,000
Michael	Gutterman	68,000

Tournaments: With over (1,000) entries, and a prize pool that's already eclipsed the $100,000 guarantee, today's final pair of flights are sure to be the largest.  The 11:00am (Flight 1I) and 6:00pm (Flight 1J) flights are the last opportunity for players to try and bag chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  Each of the flights have the same great structure, with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  Official chip counts from each flight will be posted at the end of play every evening.

Promotions: Things for the day begin with the "Full House Promotion," which kicks off the action seven days a week (when the doors open on the weekdays, and at 9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  Players in all jackpot eligible games are awarded $50 for each full house made.  There are some important rules to think about though, as the full house must be made using two cards, and has to be the winning hand.  

The "standard" high hand process will see $150 up for grabs, every (20) minutes.  From 9:00am-12:00am, players may qualify for the high hand, as long as they are holding aces-full or better (using one or two cards).

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1I

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1J

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes