Monday, September 30, 2019

$175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" (Day 2): Official Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Count)

$175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster"
$100,000 GTD
Total Entries: 846
Players Remaining: 117

FirstLastChipsTableSeat
ArchibaldBarrant1,586,00071
SimonPhilip1,239,000142
EdwardChrist879,00032
GuillermoReyes848,000146
MatthewNorris826,000135
JeffreyTrudeau816,000125
CodyFerguson806,000147
ChirsZito796,000510
StewartYaneik742,00046
MichaelHarley713,000101
MarcWolfe660,00055
KharchenkoEvgeny650,000112
EarlGallegos646,00091
RicardoVelasco639,00093
OlegMinavichev634,000134
AlvaroGrisales634,000123
RobertKline631,00029
ThomasSchilla615,0001410
ScottHarris587,00097
Cliff DanielGonzalez575,00021
NancyBirnbaum572,000117
MattLeConche558,00023
MutozChannsoui552,00098
IraHorowitz540,000210
JustinMargolis522,000910
CharbelBeyrouti512,000143
EricPiderit494,000128
LuniquePefiote479,00054
EricKolodny465,000137
Karin Powsner462,00038
ScottHecker452,000122
ParraJose446,00044
RodolfoMiret II438,000115
BobPeoples431,000129
George Domingez429,00028
CarlosEspinosa422,000116
BillNapien418,000108
FabioBaduy390,00057
LarrySullivan387,000149
DavidPoces369,00063
OrenKimmel362,000106
NaguiYassa341,000124
ChristianRodriguez335,000111
MichaelGaravuso331,000105
DmitryBushnyy330,00042
GregoryRoberts328,00056
RonSorci326,00041
ScottHarwood317,00077
FrankScala313,000610
CoreyBabapour310,000144
JonathanMarcu309,00062
LukeRosenberg305,00079
TomMilmore305,000121
JeffMorrison303,000132
TomGity301,00039
WillUnderdown300,00067
JonathanJimenez295,00034
OrestesMelgarejo295,00099
FarrellLapi294,00068
OscarArrieche290,00048
JacquesBrutus288,00031
JonathanAlvaredo285,00025
RafaelPerez285,00035
MarcioPeixoto280,000119
RichardShoemaker278,000141
MichaelCorbett276,00052
CarlosVazquez276,00072
DavidOshry275,00066
ChienChiu275,00064
JamesKane271,000104
CarlosGuerrero269,00033
ElliottMerlin256,00058
GizGuadalpi256,00061
JorgeTorres254,00059
Jifan Luo250,000102
DanielleBastarache250,00073
FidencioVelez248,00037
StuartBrown245,0001310
TylerCampbell242,0001210
BradleyGrossman240,00022
StuartGreenbaum236,00095
VitalyChalka230,00036
GuillermoHamilton221,000114
GregoryFrye214,000139
EliasNassif204,00043
JosephGotlieb204,000126
ArnoldCohen203,000103
BessieColon201,0001010
CalixtoRodriguez194,000148
DanielUzzi192,00075
Tim Shane189,00049
MichaelMay188,000138
MarcCulberson182,00033
JaimeWiegrefe182,00047
MatthewParke178,00051
GeorgeFountonlakis173,00074
YuriChiozzo173,00094
WilliamRomano172,00057
RichardRuss168,00076
MichaelGutterman167,00023
StevenSlon166,000113
KatrinaPowers152,00065
DonaldWilliams148,000410
BrianLevine144,00099
MarcCohen142,000109
NizarDajani135,000136
MitchellSmith130,00069
MartinsPolakovs124,00096
RobertSacher112,00045
QuangPham112,000145
AntonioCampbell109,000710
BrianKicklighter104,000210
DavidSeager100,000133
BrooksLong99,00026
DenisKrasikov88,000107
KennethArnaez81,000131
SeanHayman57,00078

Monday, September 30th: Day 2 Players Returning For "Chip Buster," Ready To Play Down To A Winner

ICYMI: With Sunday hosting the final pair of "Chip Buster" flights, the largest numbers were expected (in regards to field size).  Flight 1I did attract the largest field, as registration closed with (118) total entries.  At the end of Level 16, the bags were brought out, so the remaining (15) players could bag for Day 2.  Official chip counts from Flight 1I are listed below:

Jeffrey Trudeau - 816,000
Alvaro Grisales - 634,000
Robert Kline - 631,000
Ira Horowitz - 540,000
Justin Margolis - 522,000
Eric Piderit - 494,000
Scott Hecker - 452,000
Nagui Yassa - 341,000
Corey Babapour - 310,000
Carlos Guerrero - 269,000
Stuart Brown - 245,000
Calixto Rodriguez - 194,000
Donald Williams - 148,000
Nizar Dajani - 135,000
Quang Pham - 112,000

The final flight of the tournament (Flight 1J) saw the biggest numbers, as registration closed with (162) entries.  A total of (23) players bagged chips for today's Day 2, with the official chip counts from the flight listed below:

Matthew Norris - 826,000
Kharchenko Evgeny - 650,000
Thomas Schilla - 615,000
Nancy Birnbaum - 572,000
Rodolfo Miret - 438,000
Bob Peoples - 431,000
Carlos Espinosa - 422,000
Larry Sullivan - 387,000
Oren Kimmel - 362,000
Christian Rodriguez - 335,000
Michael Garavuso - 331,000
Dmitry Bushnyy - 330,000
Tom Milmore - 305,000
Marcio Peixoto - 280,000
Fidencio Velez - 248,000
Tyler Campbell - 242,000
Vitaly Chalka - 230,000
Guillermo Hamilton - 221,000
Gregory Frye - 214,000
Joseph Gotlieb - 204,000
Steven Slon - 166,000
Brian Levine - 144,000
Martins Polakovs - 124,000

Tournaments: At 12:00pm, the players to have bagged in the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), will be returning for Day 2.  The only structural transition to mention, will come at the final table, as levels will become (40) minutes.

The 6:00pm time slot hosts a $60 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which offers $40 rake-free re-buys (a $1,200 guaranteed prize pool), and is known as "Maniac Mondays."  The structure for the event sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 10,000 units, playing (15) minute levels, and registration open through Level 10.


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.

12:00pm - $175 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, (40) minutes at final table
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

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, September 29, 2019

Sunday, September 29th: Final Pair Of "Chip Buster" Flights Headline Schedule, As Numbers Continue To Grow

ICYMI: Expectations for yesterday's pair of "Chip Buster" flights were high, and they surely came through in a big way.  Both flights eclipsed the century mark, as the registration for Flight 1G (the 11:00am flight) closed with (106) entries.  A total of (13) players would reach the bagging process, with the official chip counts listed below:

Simon Phillips - 1,239,000
Cody Ferguson - 806,000
Marc Wolfe - 660,000
Eric Kolodny - 465,000
William Underdown - 300,000
Oscar Arrieche - 290,000
Jacques Brutus - 288,000
Michael Corbett - 276,000
Chien Chui - 275,000
Danielle Basterache - 250,000
Bessie Colon - 201,000
Antonio Campbell - 109,000
Kenneth Arnaez - 81,000

The numbers got even larger for Flight 1H (the 5:00pm flight), as registration closed with a total of (117) entries, of which (15) players bagged chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  Official Flight 1H chip counts are listed below:

Archibald Barrant 1,586,000
Chris Zito - 796,000
Stewart Yaneik - 742,000
Oleg Minavichev - 634,000
Jeff Morrison - 303,000
Farrell Lapi - 294,000
Richard Shoemaker - 278,000
Carlos Vazquez - 276,000
Yuri Chiozzo - 173,000
William Romano - 172,000
Michael Gutterman - 167,000
Katrina Powers - 152,000
Marc Cohen - 142,000
Brooks Long - 99,000
Denis Krasikov - 88,000

If players were looking for an overlay, they were looking in the wrong place, as this installment of the "Chip Buster" will surely eclipse the guarantee today.  There have been (566) entries to this point in the event, with (79) players scheduled to return tomorrow.  The $76,410 prize pool needs only (175) more entries to eclipse the $100,000 guarantee, with the final pair of flights on today's schedule.

Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the final pair of starting flights.  There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1G), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1H), with a satellite sandwiched in between.  The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action.  The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm.

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.

10:00am - $175 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

5:00pm - $175 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Saturday, September 28th: "Chip Buster" Expected To Attract Big Crowds, $500 High Hands Return In The Evening

ICYMI: Yesterday, The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) entered it's weekend action, with a pair of Friday starting flights.  Flight 1E, which got underway at 10:00am, ended up attracting a total of (65) entries (making it the largest of the three afternoon flights to have been played).  After sixteen levels of play, the flight would wrap up with (10) players reaching the bagging process, with the official chip counts listed below:

Eduardo Christ - 879,000
Karin Powsner - 462,000
George Dominguez - 429,000
Elliot Merlin - 256,000
Giz Guadalpi - 256,000
Jifan Luo - 250,000
Stuart Greenbaum - 236,000
Tim Shane - 189,000
Jaime Wiegrefe - 182,000
Richard Russ - 168,000

Flight 1F ended up attracting the largest field of the three evening flights to have been played, as registration closed with (84) entries.  Just like Flight 1E, (10) players would reach the bagging process, with the official chip counts listed below:

Guillermo Reyes - 848,000
Michael Harley - 713,000
Mutoz Channsoui - 552,000
Charbel Beyrouti - 512,000
Lunique Pefiote - 479,000
Jonathan Marcu - 309,000
Luke Rosenberg - 305,000
Bradley Grossman - 240,000
Michael May - 188,000
David Seager - 100,000

As the "Chip Buster" passes the the midway point (of the starting flights), there have been (343) combined entries, of which (51) players bagged chips for Day 2.  The current prize pool sits at $46,305, with (398) entries needed to reach the posted guarantee of $100,000.  

Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the fourth pair of starting flights.  There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1G), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1H), with a satellite sandwiched in between.  The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action.  The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm (for the next five days).

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens 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-6:00pm).  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 6:00pm-12:00am, the high hands will still be awarded every (30) minutes, but the winning amount goes up to $500 (for high hands using both cards).  Those winning high hands that are made using one card (during that time period), will be awarded $250.

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

10:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

5:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

Friday, September 27, 2019

Friday, September 27th: "Chip Buster" Heading Towards Homestretch, $500 High Hands Return!!!

ICYMI: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continued yesterday, with the second pair of starting flights.  Flight 1C got underway at 11:00am, and by the time registration closed, the tournament clock would show (63) total entries.  From that number, (9) players bagged chips for Monday's Day 2, with the official chip counts listed below:

Earl Gallegos - 646,000
Matt LeConche - 558,000
Jose Parra - 446,000
Frank Scala- 313,000
Tom Gity - 301,000
Orestes Melgarejo - 295,000
Arnold Cohen - 203,000
Daniel Uzzi - 192,000
Matthew Parke - 178,000

Players began arriving at 5:00pm for Flight 1D, and after eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (54) entries.  A total of (8) players would reach the flight's bagging process, with the official chip counts listed below:

Scott Harris - 587,000
Cliff Daniel Gonzalez - 575,000
Bill Napien - 418,000
Gregory Roberts - 328,000
Rafael Perez - 285,000
David Oshry - 275,000
Elias Nassif - 204,000
Sean Hayman - 57,000

After four completed flights (of ten total), the tournament has attracted (194) total entries, of which (31) players bagged chips.  The current prize pool sits at $26,190, with the remaining flights needing to average (92) entries to reach the posted guarantee.

Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the second pair of starting flights.  There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1C), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1C), with a satellite sandwiched in between.  The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action.  The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm (for the next five days).

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens 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-6:00pm).  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 6:00pm-12:00am, the high hands will still be awarded every (30) minutes, but the winning amount goes up to $500 (for high hands using both cards).  Those winning high hands that are made using one card (during that time period), will be awarded $250.

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

10:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1E

- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

5:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1F

- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Thursday, September 26th: "Chip Buster" Takes Center Stage, As Second Pair Of Starting Flights Headline Schedule

ICYMI: Wednesday started the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), which is the headlining tournament of September.  The action got started at 10:00am (take note of the different starting time than normal), and after eight levels of open registration, Flight 1A would close with a total of (40) entries.  After sixteen levels were played, (8) players remained to bag chips, packing away their stacks for Monday's Day 2.  Official chip counts from Flight 1A are listed below:

Ricardo Velasco - 639,000
Fabio Baduy - 390,000
James Kane - 271,000
Marc Culberson - 182,000
George Fountonlakis - 173,000
Mitchell Smith - 130,000
Robert Sacher - 112,000
Brian Kicklighter - 104,000

The section flight of the "Chip Buster" began at 5:00pm (also a different starting time), and ended up attracted a total of (37) entries.  Flight 1B would also reach the end of Level 16, with the following (6) players bagging chips for Day 2:

David Poces - 369,000
Ron Sorci - 326,000
Scott Harwood - 317,000
Jonathan Jimenez - 295,000
Jonathan Alvaredo - 285,000
Jorge Torres - 254,000

Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the second pair of starting flights.  There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1C), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1C), with a satellite sandwiched in between.  The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action.  The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm (for the next five days).

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.

10:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

5:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D

- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Wednesday, September 25th: "Chip Buster" Returns, With Expectations To Crush The $100,000 Posted Guarantee

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament schedule was a successful one, beginning with the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD), which got underway at 11:00am.  The event's registration period closed with (31) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,387.  The scheduled payouts were altered, with the details of the deal the ended the event listed below:
  1. Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $538
  2. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $497
  3. Jairo Carrillo (Pompano Beach, FL) $454
  4. Vincent Bianco (Pompano Beach, FL) $418
  5. Robert Sacher (Boca Raton, FL) $293
  6. William Reich (Pompano Beach, FL) $187
If last night's $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD) was a sign of things to come, this weekend should be something special.  The most popular event on the recurring tournament schedule saw registration close with (39) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,783.  Five place were scheduled to get paid in the event, and after two in-the-money eliminations, a three-way chop was agreed to (with the details listed below):
  1. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $1,113
  2. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,001
  3. Marcio Peixoto (Ocoee, FL) $950
  4. Michael Boykin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $416
  5. Gregg Weiss (Delray Beach, FL) $303
Tournaments: Today begins the month's headlining tournament, as the schedule hosts the first pair of starting flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD).  There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1A), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1B), with a satellite sandwiched in between.  The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action.  The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm (for the next five days).

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.

10:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1A

- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

5:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Tuesday, September 24th: Recapping Monday's Action, Presenting Today's Happenings, And Looking Towards Tomorrow's Chip Buster!!!

ICYMI: The week's recurring tournament schedule started at 11:00am yesterday morning, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 GTD).  Registration for the event closed with (23) entries in the field, and after the rake-free re-buys were included into the number, the prize pool closed at $2,351.  Three spots were scheduled to get paid, with the official results from the tournament listed below:
  1. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,019
  2. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $862
  3. Jairo Carrillo (Pompano Beach, FL) $470
The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted a $60 No Limit Hold'em event, which carried a $1,200 guaranteed prize pool.  The field closed with (12) entries, meaning that two players were scheduled to earn a respective share of the $1,200 prize pool.  Players ended up agreeing to a three-way deal (on the money bubble), with the details of the chop listed below:
  1. Wolfgang Linder (Germany) $451
  2. Matthew Porter (Parkland, FL) $413
  3. Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $336
Tournaments: Today's 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

Monday, September 23, 2019

Monday, September 23rd: There Are No Monday Morning Blues At The Isle Casino Pompano Poker Room!!!

ICYMI: Of the two tournaments that were on yesterday's recurring schedule, just one was played, as the "Super Sunday Nites" event to the lead.  The $50 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which has $20 rake-free re-buys, surpassed it's $1,000 guarantee.  Registration for the tournament closed with (19) total entries, and an official prize pool of $1,233.  Three spots were scheduled to get paid, but players ended up agreeing to a five-way deal, just short of the money.  The official results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Marc Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) $371
  2. Jerrold Solov (Pompano Beach, FL) $291
  3. Oscar Guerra Matos (Pompano Beach, FL) $277
  4. Robert Cromwell (Deerfield Beach, FL) $188
  5. Luis Aberdrabbo (Boca Raton, FL) $106
Tournaments: Monday's recurring schedule begins at 11:00am, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, that offers $50 rake-free re-buys (and a guaranteed prize pool of $2,000).  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has a registration period that stays open through Level 8.

The 6:00pm time slot hosts a $60 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which offers $40 rake-free re-buys (a $1,200 guaranteed prize pool), and is known as "Maniac Mondays."  The structure for the event sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 10,000 units, playing (15) minute levels, and registration open through Level 10.

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 - $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $50 Rake-Free Be-buys ($1,500 GTD)

- Players start with 12,000 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 - $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, September 22, 2019

Sunday, September 22nd: Recapping Saturday's Impressive Tournament Turnout, As We Put A Bow On Another Week Of Poker Action

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament schedule saw some strong showings, both in the afternoon time slot ($80 No Limit Hold'em $2,000 GTD), and the evening time slot ($100 No Limit Hold'em $3,500 GTD).  The afternoon action, which got underway at 11:00am, saw the field close with a total of (46) entries.  That meant six players would be scheduled to earn a share of the $2,622 prize pool, with the official results from the tournament listed below:
  1. Elaine Seigel (Boca Raton, FL) $876
  2. Stephen Disorbo (Plantation, FL) $750
  3. Jairo Carillo (Pompano Beach, FL) $367
  4. Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $262
  5. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $210
  6. Marc Freund (Plantation, FL) $157
The numbers would be even more impressive for the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which saw the field crush the $3,500 posted guarantee.  Registration closed with (78) entries in the field, and an official prize pool of $6,006, with ten players scheduled to reach the money.  After three in-the-money eliminations, a seven-way deal was agreed to, with the official results listed below:
  1. William Romano (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,076
  2. Luis Guarda (Coral Springs, FL) $854
  3. Irwin Block (Deerfield Beach, FL) $777
  4. Jonathan Jimenez (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $763
  5. Anthony Vulpis (Pompano Beach, FL) $748
  6. Matthew Vitale (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $636
  7. Richard Coppola (Plantation, FL) $528
  8. Mohammad Mbaied (Pompano Beach, FL) $240
  9. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $204
  10. Gary Kozaks (Parkland, FL) $180
Tournaments:  At 11:00am, we have the second running of the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($1,000 GTD).  The tournament is structured with 14,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

The 6:00pm tournament has been labeled "Super Sunday Nights," as the $50 No Limit Hold'em ($1,000 GTD) event runs with $30 "rake-free" re-buys.  The tournament is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 10.  Re-buys are offered when players have 10,000 unit stacks (or below).

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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($1,000 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 - $50 No Limit Hold'em w/ $20 Rake-Free Re-Buys ($1,000 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

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Saturday, September 21st: Saturday Evenings Are Taking Flight, With $500 High Hands, And A $3,500 GTD Event

ICYMI: After consecutive Friday afternoon, where the $125 Pot Limit Omaha ($2,000 GTD) did't get off the ground, yesterday was a different story.  The action started shortly after 11:00am, and after eight full levels of poems registration, the field would close with (7) total entries.  After including the the optional $100 re-buys (rake free), the prize pool ballooned to $2,000. which was scheduled to be paid out to one winner (essentially a little PLO sit-and-go).  The tournament's action ended in a four-way deal, with the official results listed below:
  1. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $767
  2. Marc Freund (Pompano Beach, FL) $560
  3. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $463
  4. Michael Boykin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $220
The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted the ever-popular $80 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD).  
Registration would close with (34) entries, and after the optional add-ons (single or double) were included into the prize pool, the official number would reach $3,000.  Five players were scheduled to reach the money, and after two in-the-money eliminations, as three-way chop was agreed to (with the official results listed below):
  1. Jairo Carillo (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,010
  2. Anthony Kern (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $810
  3. Thomas Murphy (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $620
  4. Jack Appo (Boca Raton, FL) $330
  5. David Miller (Davie, FL) $240
Tournaments: Two "player-friendly" tournaments headline Saturday's recurring schedule, beginning with an $80 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($2,000 GTD) at 11:00am.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration through Level 8.

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosts a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasted a healthy guarantee of $3,500.  This tournament has a very friendly structure, with 25,000 unit starting stacks, and (20) minute levels (registration is open through Level 8).

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens 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-6:00pm).  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 6:00pm-12:00am, the high hands will still be awarded every (30) minutes, but the winning amount goes up to $500 (for high hands using both cards).  Those winning high hands that are made using one card (during that time period), will be awarded $250.

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

11:00am - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 12,000 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,500 GTD)

- Players start with 25,000 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