Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Tuesday, January 21st: Richard Zisser Tops Four-Way Deal In The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), As We Return To Recurring Tournament Schedule

ICYMI: At 12:00pm yesterday afternoon, a total of (213) players returned for Day 2 of the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD).  Just over half of those players would reach the money, with the bubble bursting just under three hours into play.  From that point on, the field would shrink at a pretty rapid pace, as the final table was reached just after 9:00am.  The action would continue on, until the point things were four-handed, with a chop then agreed to.  Richard Zisser (Boca Raton, FL) took home first place money in the deal ($15,139), with the official final table results listed below:
  1. Richard Zisser (Boca Raton, FL) $15,139
  2. Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL) $13,250
  3. Carlos Forero (Colombia) $11,981
  4. Oscar Arrieche (Venezuela) $9,415
  5. Michael Freer (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $5,070
  6. Scott Wyler (Ocean Ridge, FL) $4,045
  7. Ronald Campillo (Plantation, FL) $3,350
  8. Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $2,665
  9. Tom Narkiss (Lincoln, CA) $2,000
  10. Robert Cox (Coral Springs, FL) $1,620
Full results from the tournament will be posted shortly after the poker room opens, with the results also having aready been submitted to Hendon Mob (expect them to be posted by tomorrow).

Tournaments: This afternoon, the recurring schedule returns to it's "regularly scheduled programming."  Tuesday's action gets underway at 11:00am, with the $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, which has a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

In the evening time slot, we have the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD), one of (if not) the most popular recurring tournaments on the schedule.  The event is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

Promotions: The "Turbo High Hands" were well received in December, and they have found a home in January as well.  Beginning at 9:00am (every day of the week), $100 high hands will be awarded every (10) minutes, with rollovers applying.  Because of those rollovers, we have seen the 9:00am-12:00pm period award prizes of $400...$700...even $1,000, over the past month.

The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am.  Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers).  During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded.  For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.

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

11:00am - $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo ($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 - $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, January 20, 2020

$130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Day 2: Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Count) & Official Payouts

$130 No Limit Hold'em 
$100,000 GTD
Total Entries: 1,180
Players Remaining: 214



Monday, January 20th: (214) Players Return For Day 2 Of $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), First PartyPokerLive Satellite Guarantees (1) $13,000 Package!!!

ICYMI: Sunday hosted the final pair of starting flights for the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), with playing showing up strong, trying to find a bag for today's Day 2 (12:00pm).  Flight 1G got underway at 11:00am, and after eight levels of open registration, the field would close with a total of (191) entries.  Francois Gagne bagged the flight's chip lead (347,000), with an official list of Flight 1G chip counts posted below:

Francois Gagne - 347,000
Nasaire Cadet - 340,000
Debinder Deshmukh - 336,000
Zaki Lichaa - 333,000
Raul Cuervo - 278,000
JT Mendesse - 261,000
Alex Shafran - 241,000
Jairo Velazquez - 236,000
John Scigliano - 235,000
David Poces - 232,000
Juan Mubarak - 201,000
Kimberly Jones - 199,000
Alex Kashirin - 187,000
Scott Wyler - 178,000
Paulius Bikus - 156,000
Raymond Winters - 147,000
Tom Puccio - 143,000
Ron Levy - 135,000
Bob Peoples - 135,000
Steven Fassberg - 132,000
Mitchell Smith - 130,000
Damien Simon - 121,000
Brent Granda - 116,000
Magdiel Medina - 109,000
Jaime Wiegreffe - 106,000
Bruno Fortin - 99,000
Frank Velasquez - 93,000
Renee Touzlain - 90,000
Jorge Soto - 77,000
Shravan Kulshrestha - 72,000
Daniel Genachte - 62,000
Michael Goodman - 57,000
Francis Bouchard - 56,000
Todd Berman - 54,000
Nagui Yassa - 53,000

Flight 1H was the final flight of the tournament, and became the largest by the end of registration, as a total of (192) entries made up the field.  After fourteen full levels of play, (36) players bagged chips for Day 2, led by Vadims Ivanous (468,000).  An official list of Flight 1H chip counts are listed below:

Vadims Ivanous - 468,000
Reinaldo Troconis - 428,000
Mark Bernstein - 288,000
Ginold Rendel - 278,000
Robert Cox - 269,000
Kevin Helman - 231,000
Barry Weprin - 229,000
Denian Costa - 228,000
Glen Canelstein - 221,000
Luis Rivera - 209,000
Ameer Ibrahim - 207,000
Reginald Bonhomme - 185,000
Paul Smerdon - 183,000
Brian DeNight - 170,000
Miguel Chirino - 163,000
Jose Vazquez - 154,000
Sean Shah - 142,000
Christopher Matt - 140,000
Guillermo Hamilton - 139,000
Bobby Leff - 132,000
Archibald Barrant - 128,000
Liz Hagensick - 121,000
Sean Prince - 110,000
James Hamburger - 109,000
Edward Vojvonich - 109,000
Kyle Levasseur - 104,000
Ronald Campillo - 101,000
Michael Borelli - 94,000
Eugene Alkes - 84,000
Michael Sheinberg - 80,000
Danny Augustin - 69,000
Gene Hochman - 61,000
Antonio Campbell - 59,000
Jonathan Lasko - 59,000
Anthony Nassar - 29,000
Rick Cureau - 25,000

The official numbers for the tournament saw a total of (1,180) entries, of which (214) players are returning for action this afternoon (Day 2 begins at 12:00pm).  The prize pool closed at $114,460, which will be spread across (113) pay spots, with first place scheduled to take home $20,015.  Official seating assignments and payouts, will be posted here on the blog, just before the poker room opens (around 8:45am).

Tournaments: As mentioned above, the day's schedule sees action that begins at 12:00pm, as the (214) players who bagged chips in the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) return to play.  There are no structural changes to mention, as play will resume in Level 15, with (30) minute levels the resrt of the way out.  

At 3:00pm, we see the first of three $550 No Limit Hold'em Satellites, into the PartyPokerLive Millions South America event ($10,300 buy-in, with a $5,000,000 guarantee!!!).  There is a (1) seat guarantee, which is actually a $13,000 package, in each of the satellites.  The satellite is structured with 100,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8.

Promotions: The "Turbo High Hands" were well received in December, and they have found a home in January as well. Beginning at 9:00am (every day of the week), $100 high hands will be awarded every (10) minutes, with rollovers applying. Because of those rollovers, we have seen the 9:00am-12:00pm period award prizes of $400...$700...even $1,000, over the past month.

The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am.  Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers).  During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded.  For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.

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

12:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Day 2

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes

3:00pm: $550 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into PartyPokerLive Millions South America ($10,300 No Limit Hold'em $5,000,000 GTD) 1 Seat GTD

- Players starting with 100,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (20) minutes

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Sunday, January 19th: With Day 2 Of $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Tomorrow, Players Have Final Chances To Try And Bag Chips

ICYMI: Saturday hosted the third pair of starting flights for the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), with the afternoon flight attracting the largest field of the six to have been completed.  Flight 1E got the cards in the air at 11:00am, and by the time the registration window had closed, the tournament clock showed (174) entries.  From that impressive turnout, (34) players bagged chips for Monday's Day 2, led by Willie Wiggins (580,000).  Full chip counts from Flight 1E are posted below:

Willie Wiggins - 580,000
Oscar Arrieche - 366,000
Marcosa Newhawk - 312,000
Michael Freer - 287,000
Frank Traino - 214,000
Fernando Pages - 200,000
Pedro Palacio - 193,000
Julien Durthy - 191,000
Stuart Greenbaum - 189,000
Leroy Jones - 182,000
Arthur Smith - 181,000
Yuriy Kazinsky - 180,000
Wilmer Diou - 180,000
Martin Robbins - 178,000
Cathy Miller - 169,000
Alejandro Fines - 125,000
Joseph Hernon - 123,000
Dut Nguyen - 122,000
Justin Levy - 116,000
Yi Ding - 112,000
Steve Caldwell - 110,000
John Magnetta - 101,000
Mo Mbaid - 99,000
Donlad Francois - 90,000
Arlene Wenisier - 88,000
Glen Canelstein - 86,000
Nesly Jean-Baptiste - 81,000
Doug Mazzola - 68,000
Charles Odenz - 67,000
Vigor Dancherntitt - 59,000
Robert Flacco - 51,000
Larry Sullivan - 49,000
Morris Heider - 49,000
Jozef Szivos - 20,000

The Flight 1F action began a 6:00pm, and while the field didn't grow to the size that it's afternoon counterpart did, the (132) entries was still a respectable showing.  A total of (22) players bagged chips from the sixth starting flight, with the official counts listed below:

Anthony Bennett - 436,000
Bruce Kahn - 435,000
Waleed Abdelraheem - 377,000
Bartolome Lino - 354,000
Jason Buff - 312,000
Jordan Flaschner - 225,000
Cathey Rankin - 223,000
Mario Jimenez - 153,000
Brian Darrow - 152,000
Charles Marik - 149,000
John Magnetta - 146,000
Jason Abolsky - 146,000
Mark Miller - 138,000
Metin Guner - 126,000
Christopher Elenbass - 114,000
Mario James - 103,000
Courtney Rome - 102,000
Michael Krumenacker - 101,000
Stephen Plant - 80,000
Cornelius Rogers - 73,000
Craig Caffro - 67,000
Paul Freedman - 56,000

With six flights now in the books, the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) has a combined total of (797) entries, of which (143) are scheduled to return for tomorrow's Day 2.  The $77,309 prize pool is on pace to eclipse the guarantee, with today's pair of flights needing to average (117) entries per.

Tournaments: Today's schedule hosts the final pair of flights for the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), giving those who haven't bagged chips for tomorrow's Day 2, their final opportunities.  Each of the starting flights carry the same structure: with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  The opening flights are scheduled to end after Level 14, or if the remaining field reaches the 10% mark (whichever comes first).  As mentioned above, any player that succesfully bags chips, will return to play on Monday (January 20th). 

Promotions: The "Turbo High Hands" were well received in December, and they have found a home in January as well. Beginning at 9:00am (every day of the week), $100 high hands will be awarded every (10) minutes, with rollovers applying. Because of those rollovers, we have seen the 9:00am-12:00pm period award prizes of $400...$700...even $1,000, over the past month.

The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am.  Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers).  During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded.  For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.

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

11:00am: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes

6:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Saturday, January 18th: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Continues To Grow Larger, $500 High Hands Make Their Return At 6:00PM!!

ICYMI: Yesterday was the second day of action for the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), and as expected, the numbers grew pretty dramatically.  Flight 1C got underway at 11:00am, and by the time registration closed, the tournament clock would show (120) entries.  A total of (24) players bagged chips from the flight, led by William Underdown (400,000), with a full list of Flight 1C counts listed below:

William Underdown - 400,000

Ebrahim Figuera - 384,000
Marcel Dechamps - 255,000
Michael Corbett - 248,000
Garrick Young - 216,000
Trent Smith - 162,000
David Feiergauson - 161,000
Ahmet Aida - 160,000
Henry Billete - 150,000
Joakim Dag - 122,000
Raymond Rickard - 120,000
William Swikicki - 115,000
Sergi Noskov - 113,000
Mohammed Serry - 109,000
Alejandro Reyes - 105,000
Michael Decesare - 99,000
Jason Ginsberg - 92,000
Marc Wolf - 90,000
Michael Boykin - 84,000
Robert Gelia - 80,000
Frank Nerat - 68,000
Wongduan Nannong - 65,000
Zachary Krempler - 60,000
John Quillon - 42,000

Flight 1D followed at 6:00pm, and ended up becoming the largest of the flights to have been completed, as registration closed with (166) entries.  A total of (30) players bagged chips at the end of play, led by Tom Gity, who packed away an impressive stack of 730,000 (which is the overall chip lead).  A full list of Flight 1D chip counts are listed below:


Tom Gity - 730,000

Steven Marcos - 333,000
Charles Goodale - 305,000
Steven Bennett - 297,000
Jonathan Jimenez - 288,000
Willie Rosenberg - 237,000
Marcin Plewinski - 207,000
Shamoca Lamar - 203,000
Raymond Gallagher - 197,000
David Kelon - 188,000
Tom Markless - 180,000
Jozef Wlaky - 151,000
Manuel Amaro - 149,000
David Goldfarb - 146,000
Pavarez Bristol - 137,000
Marla Crumpler - 134,000
Engjel Roshi - 133,000
Serban Tomuta - 107,000
Bernhard Schmidt - 99,000
Elliot Goldman - 96,000
Juan Barbosa - 96,000
Robert Transue - 92,000
Juan Ferrer - 90,000
Saber Salum - 82,000
Peter Odiot - 80,000
Jacob Becerra - 79,000
Tierwick Nunez - 67,000
Perry Werbel - 64,000
Jason Puzacke - 63,000
Gary Susswein - 22,000

To this point in the tournament, there has been a total of (491) entries, of which (87) players are scheduled to return for Day 2 (on Monday at 12:00pm).  The current prize pool of $47,627 is just under half the way to the $100,000 guarantee, with four flights remaining.


Tournaments:  The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) is now at it's halfway mark, with four flights in the books, and four yet to have been played.  Today's action sees Flight 1E at 11:00am, and Flight 1F at 6:00pm.  Each of the starting flights carry the same structure: with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  The opening flights are scheduled to end after Level 14, or if the remaining field reaches the 10% mark (whichever comes first).  As mentioned above, any player that succesfully bags chips, will return to play on Monday (January 20th). 


At 3:00pm, we see the first "step-satellite" for the $550 No Limit Hold'em PartyPokerLive Millions South America Satellite.  In case you were unaware, the Isle Casino Pompano Park has partnered with PartyPokerLive, and the both are sending at least three players to the Millions South America event (a $10,300 No Limit Hold'em tournament, that boasts a $5,000,000 guarantee!!!).  


Promotions: The "Turbo High Hands" were well received in December, and they have found a home in January as well. Beginning at 9:00am (every day of the week), $100 high hands will be awarded every (10) minutes, with rollovers applying. Because of those rollovers, we have seen the 9:00am-12:00pm period award prizes of $400...$700...even $1,000, over the past month.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $300 every (30) minutes (from 12:00pm-6:00pm).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded to those that use one card to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, high hands are worth $100.

At 6:00pm, the high hands grow even larger, as $500 will be awarded every (30) minutes.  The winning high hands made with one card (during the 6:00pm-midnight period) will be awarded $250.

From 12:00am-9:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1E

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes


3:00pm: $80 No Limit Hold'em "Step-Satellite" Into $550 No Limit Hold'em PartyPokerLive Millions South America Satellite

6:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1F

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes

Friday, January 17, 2020

Friday, January 17th: Entering Weekend Action For The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), $500 High Hands Return From 6:00PM-Midnight!!!

ICYMI: Yesterday afternoon (at 11:00am), the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) began, with the first of eight starting flights.  Flight 1A would see registration close with (86) entries, of which (15) players bagged chips for Monday's Day 2.  Flight 1B would then follow (at 6:00pm), with the numbers growing even larger, as registration for the second flight closed with (119) entries.  From that number, (18) players bagged chips for Day 2, with the full list of players to bag chips from the first pair of flight, listed below:

CarlosArdila729,000
MattLankford574,000
ThaoLe364,000
GreggWeiss311,000
AndersonPatino Jurado285,000
HughHardy259,000
RicardoVelasco259,000
BillNapier239,000
JoseDurdila229,000
LeonidGoldshteyn204,000
AlfredLow194,000
JamesWard179,000
DavidCoughlin173,000
AlexThomas170,000
RichardZisser161,000
JeanHolland160,000
MichaelWojcieszek147,000
DanielMcColligan135,000
EarlGallegos130,000
GaryFitzgerald126,000
RandalFernandez121,000
MichaelMeverly120,000
FilorenoGiannino120,000
HarveyKleinbaum107,000
AlbertNiebla105,000
StevenWesterhoct104,000
ToreyGarza89,000
SantoBiddix78,000
NicholasVisconti71,000
JerroldJacobs67,000
LynneFremont65,000
FrancesGelman48,000
PhilipPingel45,000

It was a great start to the tournament, as there was a combined total of (205) entries, with (33) players having booked tickets to Monday's Day 2.  With the weekend about to begin, we expect to see the numbers grow even larger, and the $100,000 guarantee to be eclipsed.

Tournaments: Today continues the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), which runs Thursday-Monday.  There will be starting flights at 11:00am and 6:00pm, over the next three days, with Day 2 resuming on Monday.  Each of the starting flights carry the same structure: with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  The opening flights are scheduled to end after Level 14, or if the remaining field reaches the 10% mark (whichever comes first).  As mentioned above, any player that succesfully bags chips, will return to play on Monday (January 20th). 

Promotions: The "Turbo High Hands" were well received in December, and they have found a home in January as well.  Beginning at 9:00am (every day of the week), $100 high hands will be awarded every (10) minutes, with rollovers applying.  Because of those rollovers, we have seen the 9:00am-12:00pm period award prizes of $400...$700...even $1,000, over the past month.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $300 every (30) minutes (from 12:00pm-6:00pm).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded to those that use one card to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, high hands are worth $100.

At 6:00pm, the high hands grow even larger, as $500 will be awarded every (30) minutes.  The winning high hands made with one card (during the 6:00pm-midnight period) will be awarded $250.

From 12:00am-9:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes

6:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Thursday, January 16th: The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Begins Today, With First Pair Of Opening Flights!!! Additionally, First PartyPokerLive Step-Satellite On Schedule!

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament slate kicked off with a $60 No Limit Hold'em "Bounty" event, which got underway at 11:00am.  Registration for the tournament closed with (16) entries in the field, and an official prize pool of $512 (which does not include the $10 bounties).  Two players were scheduled to reach the money, but players ended up agreeing to a four-way deal short of the money-bubble.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Gerald Hertz (Pompano Beach, FL) $161
  2. Stephen Singer (Delray Beach, FL) $145
  3. Christopher Buggs (Margate, FL) $116
  4. Antonio De Araujo (Deerfield Beach, FL) $90
The evening tournament (6:00pm) was a $125 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty," awarding $25 for each player elimination.  The event closed with (25) entries in the field, and an official prize pool of $1,750.  Three players were scheduled to reach the money, but players agreed to a four-way deal on the money bubble, with the official chip counts listed below:
  1. Billie Cruz (Miramar, FL) $582
  2. Carlos Ardila Forero (Coconut Creek, FL) $532
  3. Christopher Buggs (Margate, FL) $443
  4. Steve Varela (Miami, FL) $193
Tournaments: After a successful multi-flight tournament to open the month ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD during the first week of January), it is time for the second!!! Today begins the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), which will run Thursday-Monday.  There will be starting flights at 11:00am and 6:00pm, over the next four days, with Day 2 resuming on Monday.  Each of the starting flights carry the same structure: with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  The opening flights are scheduled to end after Level 14, or if the remaining field reaches the 10% mark (whichever comes first).  As mentioned above, any player that succesfully bags chips, will return to play on Monday (January 20th).

Promotions: The doors open at 9:00am, with three hours of "Turbo High Hands," as $100 will be awarded every (10) minutes (rollovers apply).  The promotion runs from 9:00am-12:00pm, and has quickly become popular with the players (as the rollovers have seen some high hands reach the $1,000 mark!!!).

The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am.  Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers).  During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded.  For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.

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

11:00am: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1A

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes

6:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Wednesday, January 15th: "Bounty Wednesday" Ahead Of This Week's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament schedule began at 11:00am, with the $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, which ran without the normal posted guarantee.  The lack of a posted number did not deter the loyal mixed-game players, as registration for the event closed with (24) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,328.  Three players were scheduled to get paid, and after one in-the-money elimination, a heads-up deal was agreed to (between Matthew Axelrod and Lee Schneider).  Official results from the afternoon tournament are listed below:
  1. Matthew Axelrod (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,062
  2. Lee Schneider (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $800
  3. Robert Altner (Boca Raton, FL) $466
The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster," which also ran without a guarantee.  Players love this tournament so much, that the lack of guarantee meant nothing, as the field closed with (54) entries (and an official prize pool of $5,238).  A total of (7) players were scheduled to reach the money, and after four in-the-money eliminations, the final three players agreed to a chop.  Full results from the "Chip Buster" are listed below:
  1. Daniel Restrepo (Cooper City, FL) $1,266
  2. Teddy Mendesse (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,266
  3. Vicki Holmes (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,265
  4. Andrew Blake (Boynton Beach, FL) $498
  5. Brian Darrow (Pompano Beach, FL) $393
  6. Francis Bouchard (Quebec, Canada) $314
  7. Gustave Delarlo (Lighthouse Point, FL) $236
Tournaments: Today's tournament schedule begins with a "new" event in the 11:00am time slot...a $60 No Limit Hold'em "Bounty" tournament ($10 bounties).  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 10.

In the evening time slot (6:00pm), we see the return of the $125 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty" event.  The tournament is structured with 18,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8.

Promotions: The doors open at 9:00am, with three hours of "Turbo High Hands," as $100 will be awarded every (10) minutes (rollovers apply).  The promotion runs from 9:00am-12:00pm, and has quickly become popular with the players (as the rollovers have seen some high hands reach the $1,000 mark!!!).

The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am.  Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers).  During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded.  For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.

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

11:00am - $60 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($10 Bounties)

- Players start with 12,000 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

6:00pm - $125 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty" 

- Players start with 18,000 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

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

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Tuesday, January 14th: It's "Tournament Tuesday," Which Means The Return Of The "Chip Buster"

Tournaments: This afternoon, the recurring schedule returns to it's "regularly scheduled programming."  Tuesday's action gets underway at 11:00am, with the $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, which has a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

In the evening time slot, we have the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD), one of (if not) the most popular recurring tournaments on the schedule.  The event is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.



Promotions: The "Turbo High Hands" were well received in December, and they have found a home in January as well.  Beginning at 9:00am (every day of the week), $100 high hands will be awarded every (10) minutes, with rollovers applying.  Because of those rollovers, we have seen the 9:00am-12:00pm period award prizes of $400...$700...even $1,000, over the past month.

The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am.  Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers).  During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded.  For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.

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

11:00am - $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo ($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 - $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