- Marty Raschkovan (Tamarac, FL) $593
- Lazaro Rodriguez (Kendall, FL) $593
- Stanley Oremland (Parkland, FL) $371
- Stephen Ried (Winnipeg, Canada) $328
- Gerald Hertz (Pompano Beach, FL) $313
- Bernie Moorhead (West Palm Beach, FL) $274
- Harry Eisenberg (Way, MA) $244
At 6:00pm, players began arriving for the most popular tournament on the recurring schedule, the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD). The posted guarantee was reached long before registration closed, as the field ended up with a total of (51) entries, and an official prize pool of $4,947. Seven players were in line to earn a share of the prize pool, and after two in-the-money eliminations, a five-way chop was agreed to (with the official results listed below):
- Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,127
- Roberto Alvarado (Pompano Beach, FL) $984
- Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $820
- Salvatore Luciano (Venezuela) $784
- Christopher Lin (Winter Garden, FL) $712
- Brandon Woodburn (Coconut Creek, FL) $297
- Craig Browne (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $223
Tournaments: This weekend, we see a new tournament on the schedule for the first time, a $400 No Limit Hold'em ($40,000 GTD). The event has two flights on Friday, and Day 2 on Saturday, with a guaranteed first place prize of $10,000. If this event has success, it will likely find it's way back to the schedule in March.
For those interested in playing, but not shelling out the full $400 for the buy-in, there are two satellites on today's schedule. The $60 No Limit Hold'em satellites will run at 11:00am and 6:00pm, and carry the same structure. Players will sit down to starting stacks of 8,000 units, with (15) minute levels, and registration 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.
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 Satellite Into $400 NLH ($40,000 GTD)
- Players start with 8,000 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 (15) minutes
6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $400 NLH ($40,000 GTD)
- Players start with 8,000 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 (15) minutes