Saturday, March 31st: Recurring Schedule Returns With Big Numbers, And Big Deals

ICYMI: Yesterday was the first full day of recurring tournaments since the Battles At The Beach started, just over three weeks ago.  The action started at 11:00am, with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (40) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,680.  With only a handful of players scheduled to reach the money, players began discussing a deal after one find table elimination.  The nine-way deal was topped by Robert Lowery (Pompano Beach, FL), who earned $522 for first place money.  The rest of the results from the chop are listed below:

1. Robert Lowery (Pompano Beach, FL) $522
2. Paul Mabel (Coral Springs, FL) $507
3. Deborah Dana (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $458
4. Arthur Rodriguez (Pembroke Pines, FL) $435
5. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $427
6. Alan Levin (Manchester, NY) $427
7. George Lukawski (Parkland, FL) $366
8. Francois Gagne (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $310
9. Stacy Thomas (Jupiter, FL) $228

The 6:00pm time slot hosted an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $5,000 guarantee prize pool, and has quickly become one of the recurring schedules most popular events.  The field would eclipse the century mark, as registration closed with (107) total entries.  The official prize pool closed at $6,099, with first place scheduled to take home $1,829.  That numbers up top, along with the second and third place prizes, were altered in a three-way deal.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Epaminodas Polymenakos (Astoria, NY) $1,254
2. Wolfgang Linder (Hamburg, Germany) $1,190
3. Maxton Habitzreuter (Boca Raton, FL) $1,190
4. Patrick Hanley (Boca Raton, FL) $442
5. Ernesto Mohr (Bay Harbor Island, FL) $342
6. Richard Maiorino (Delray Beach, FL) $281
7. Shamir Patel (Boca Raton, FL) $238
8. Bart Lino (Coral Springs, FL) $207
9. Anthony Zambrowski (Chandler, AZ) $183

Tournaments: Saturday's tournament action begins at 11:00am, with the return of the $130 No Limit Hold'em Survivor, which allows players to see a return of almost ten times their buy-in (without having to win the tournament outright).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Every (1 in 10) entries will create a $1,000 payspot on the tournament clock.  Once the designated "money bubble" has burst, the tournament will then be over, and payouts will be awarded accordingly.

The standard tournament format returns at 6:00pm, with the evening time slot hosting a $100 No Limit Hold'em event (that has a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands.  From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted that started back on November 1st, players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand!!!  The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" (1 In 10 @ $1,000)

- 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

- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event

6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 12,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack

Friday, March 30th: Jerry Wong Wraps Up The Battles At The Beach With Second $2,500 NLH Single-Ante Title

ICYMI: The 2018 Battles At The Beach wasn't going to go out quietly, as the largest buy-in event of the series, also happened to be the final event on the schedule.  Event #18 ($2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante) got underway at 11:00am, and it was clear right away, that this was going to be a special tournament.  Not only were the big names in action, they were there early...and ready to win.  Joining the twelve players to have earned the seat through a chip lead bonus (including Event #16 champion Joshua Hillock and Jerry Wong) were names like Jake Schwartz, Sam Panzica, Joseph Couden, Loni Harwood, Richard Kirsch, Joshua Kay, Chris Bolek, and Chad Eveslage.  After ten levels of open registration, the field would close with (52) entries, which equated to a an official prize pool of $119,600.  Eight players were scheduled to get paid, with the money bubble reached just before 5:00pm.  One body at the nine-handed final table would walk away empty handed, with that player being Daryl Jace.  Jace entered the final table with over sixty big blinds, but found himself spiraling downward, eventually exiting the tournament short of the money.  Once in the money, play would continue until things were three-handed, at which point a deal was made.  With a lot of tournament and cash history together, the three players (Jerry Wong, Sam Panzica, and Joseph Couden) had an easy decision to walk away with five-figures each.  By topping the chop, Jerry Wong became the first players to ever win the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante twice.  The official results from Event #18 are listed below:

1. Jerry Wong (Margate, FL) $30,887
2. Samuel Panzica (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $29,730
3. Joseph Couden (Coconut Creek, FL) $23,103
4. Ruslan Dyshteyn (Hollywood, FL) $9,568
5. Joshua Hillock (Lighthouse Point, FL) $8,372
6. Marc Sacheli (Miami, FL) $7,176
7. Samuel Ganzfried (Miami, FL) $5,980
8. Tony Utnage Jr. (Hallandale Beach, FL) $4,784

The recurring schedule returned at 6:00pm, with the $150 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty," which has a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The field would close with (50) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,100 (not including bounties).  A total of five players would reach the money, with the event ending in a heads up chop.  Marlon Ramos and Steve Raeman split the top two spots evenly, both walking away with $1,007.  The results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Marlon Ramos (Brazil) $1,007
2. Steve Raeman (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,007
3. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $497
4. Jason Young (Suffern, NY) $341
5. Linzell Borders (Tamarac, FL) $248

Tournaments: The day kicks off with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD), which boasts one of the best recurring tournament structures around. Players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and play levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.  Registration for the event is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), which is approximately 3:00pm.

The "Monster Stack" is followed by an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which carries a $5,000 guarantee.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is also open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), which allows players the opportunity to join up until approximately 9:00pm.

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands.  From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted that started back on November 1st, players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand!!!  The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).

11:00am - $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 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

- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event

6:00pm - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 12,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack

BATB Event #18 ($2,500 NLH Single-Ante): Official Event #18 Payouts, Over $43,000 Up Top

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #18 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD)
Level 11 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)
Total Event #18 Entries: 52
Players Remaining: 13

BATB Event #18 ($2,500 NLH Single-Ante): Guarantee Surpassed, Registration Window Closing

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #18 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD)
Level 10 (Blinds 3,500/7,000/7,000)
Total Event #18 Entries: 51

Sam Panzica (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) entered Event #18 after the first break, and has since climbed his way to the top of the leaderboard.  

Event #18 play has just entered Level 10, which is the final level of open registration for the tournament.  With the guarantee reached more than an hour ago, any entries from this point on will only pad the prize pool, which currently sits at $117,300.  One of the later arriving players to the field was Sam Panzica (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), who wasted no time getting involved in the action.  With only (15) players now remaining, Panzica holds the chip lead, sitting with over 600,000 in front of him.  Listed below are the entries into Event #18 since last updated:

Jake Schwartz
Ruslan Dyshteyn
Michael Aron
Alexander Gambino
Anthony Ruberto
Sam Panzica
Joseph Couden
Christopher Bolek
John Nguyen
Jacquelyn Scott
Chad Eveslage
Phillip Hui
Loni Harwood

Once registration closes, the official payouts for Event #18 will be posted.

BATB Event #18 ($2,500 NLH Single-Ante): "Fashionably Late" Is The Trend For This Event

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #18 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD)
Level 3 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000)
Total Event #18 Entries: 25

Jerry Wong (Margate, FL) is in the field, and looking to become the first player to have won this $2,500 Single-Ante twice.

One trend that has been a  constant for this tournament is the later arriving crowd, as we are seeing this afternoon.  There are now (25) entries showing on the clock, which is already more than half the way towards the $100,000 posted guarantee.  One of the "early birds" this afternoon was Jerry Wong (Margate, FL), who won this event in January.  Wong bested a field of (42) entries, taking home $42,000 for his efforts.  Other players to cash that evening included Rodney Moret-Rojas and Joshua Kay, both of who are in today's field.  Listed below are all of the entries into Event #18, to this point in the day:

Neil Blumenfield
Rodney Moret-Rojas
Donald Williams
Isaiah Goldman
Alex Nguyen
Joshua Hillock
Scott Levitt
Eric Polirer
Joshua Kay
Jerry Wong
Marc Sacheli
Mohammed Jaffar
TJ Shulman
Gren McCann
Lawrence Paden
Sam Ganzfried
Ian O'Hara
Anthony Utnage
Steven Rosen
Richard Kirsch
Richard Rice
Jose Parra
Daryl Jace
Steven Karp

2018 Battles At The Beach | Event #17 ($150 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 GTD) | Official Results

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #17 | $150 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)
Total Event #17 Entries: 149
Prize Pool: $20,000

Payouts:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	Antonio Albanes			Key Largo, FL		$4,651
2	Milan Novakovich			Pompano Beach, FL		$3,670
3	Garrick Young			Miami Gardens, FL		$2,760
4	Scott Harwood			Deerfield Beach, FL		$1,251
5	David Oshry			Lake Worth, FL		$970
6	Michael Shaw Jr			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$801
7	Denise Westerfield			Coconut Creek, FL		$700
8	Walter West			Lantana, FL		$625
9	Kevin Maingot			Vero Beach, FL		$552
10	Daniel Restrepo			Boca Raton, FL		$480
11	Robert Arnedo			Miami, FL		$480
12	Larry St. Jean			Salsbury Beach, MA		$480
13	Ian Auvil			Stuart, FL		$410
14	Richard Wetter			Hobe Sound, FL		$410
15	Steve Zukowski			Coral Springs, FL		$410
16	V Eyzerovich			Staten Island, NY		$350
17	Lawrence Kornhaber			Deerfield Beach, FL		$350
18	Andreas Athanasopoulos			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$350
19	Tony Ruberto			Davie, FL		$300

2018 Battles At The Beach | Event #16 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) | Official Results

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #16 | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Total Event #16 Entries: 367
Prize Pool: $111,935

Payouts:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	Josh Hillock			Lighthouse Point, FL		$17,611
2	Dafney Adisson			Lauderdale Lakes, FL		$14,351
3	Michael Tait			Parkland, FL		$13,065
4	Brian Haines			Southwest Ranches, FL		$12,728
5	Eric Polirer			Coconut Creek, FL		$5,030
6	John Nguyen			Hollywood, FL		$4,165
7	Justin Harvell			Delray Beach, FL		$3,500
8	Charlemagne Benjamin			Miami Gardens, FL		$2,925
9	James McCaffrey			Sunrise, FL		$2,380
10	Maxwell Young			Portland, OR		$2,010
11	Scott Zakheim			Davie, FL		$2,010
12	Dimitry Agrachov			Delray Beach, FL		$2,010
13	Joshua Wasserman			Deerfield Beach, FL		$1,725
14	Feguener Gay			Greenacres, FL		$1,725
15	Eduardo Christ			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$1,725
16	Marlon Ramos			Brasil		$1,450
17	Matthew Zarcadoolas			Pembroke Pines, FL		$1,450
18	Jeffrey Davis			Miami, FL		$1,450
19	Dave Phillips			St. Petersburg, FL		$1,190
20	Pedro Palacio			Coconut Creek, FL		$1,190
21	William Swicicki			Boca Raton, FL		$1,190
22	Jaime Wiegrefe			Miami, FL		$940
23	Rafael Calero			Deerfield Beach, FL		$940
24	Karin Powsner			Pompano Beach, FL		$940
25	Ben Robin			Coral Springs, FL		$815
26	Rodney Moret			Boca Raton, FL		$815
27	Mitchel Smith			Palm Beach , FL		$815
28	Scott Harwood			Deerfield Beach, FL		$715
29	Nancy Thomas			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$715
30	Andrew Dakoski			Stow, OH		$715
31	Matt Yorra			Miami, FL		$715
32	Steve Karp			North Miami Beach, FL		$715
33	Darin Stabinski			Plantation, FL		$715

2018 Battles At The Beach | Event #15 ($150 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 GTD) | Official Results

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #15 | $150 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)
Total Event #15 Entries: 163
Prize Pool: $20,000

Payouts:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	Celso Leroy			Delray Beach, FL		$3,361
2	Luis Guarda			Coral Springs, FL		$2,594
3	Marvin Tulloch			Sunrise, FL		$1,931
4	Andreas Athansopoulos			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$1,875
5	Michael Scheinberg			Miami, FL		$1,835
6	Nathan Schwartz			Boca Raton, FL		$1,675
7	Hugh Coley			Lake Worth, FL		$1,285
8	Joseph Boulais			Cocoa, FL		$610
9	Sergio Amato			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$532
10	Michael Horton			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$460
11	Luz Sanchez Garcia			Miami, FL		$460
12	Michael Larkin			Palm Beach Gardens, FL		$460
13	Richard Coppola			Plantation, FL		$390
14	Carlos Guerrero			Orlando, FL		$390
15	David Albertson			Margate, Fl		$390
16	Paul Smerdon			Oakland Park, FL		$324
17	Thomas Svensen			Delray Beach, FL		$324
18	Gyorgy Cseke			Tamarac, FL		$324
19	Craig Stern			Aventura, FL		$260
20	Robyn Marshman			Tamarac, FL		$260
21	Jerold Solov			Pompano Beach, Fl		$260

2018 Battles At The Beach | Event #14 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event $500,000 GTD) | Official Results

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Total Event #14 Entries: 433
Prize Pool: $569,550

Payouts:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	Uri Kadosh			Davie, FL		$98,993
2	Marshall White			Banner Elk, NC		$96,660
3	Jake Schwartz			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$51,880
4	Josh Kay			Delray Beach, FL		$34,970
5	Joel Deutsch			Hollywood, FL		$26,883
6	Qasem Jamhour			Miami, FL		$22,326
7	William Farnan			Jupiter, FL		$18,698
8	Jacobo Fernandez-Hernandez			Coral Springs, FL		$15,093
9	Loni Harwood			Tamarac, FL		$11,499
10	TJ Shulman			Boynton Beach, FL		$9,739
11	Michael Morton			Davie, FL		$9,739
12	Ginold Cham			Lake Worth, FL		$9,739
13	Daniel Genachte			Deerfield Beach, FL		$8,088
14	Frederico Dabus			Doral, FL		$8,088
15	Evan Dollinger			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$8,088
16	Yaroslav Nakonechnyy			Sunny Isles Beach, FL		$6,635
17	Richard Leger			Lighthouse Pt, FL		$6,635
18	Dayan Danit			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$6,635
19	Donald Francois			Delray Beach, FL		$5,525
20	Vincent Aloi			Delray Beach, FL		$5,525
21	Samuel Panzica			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$5,525
22	John Roveto			Sarasota, FL		$4,665
23	Kevin Schaffel			Coral Springs, FL		$4,665
24	Mikhail Alkhazov			Coral Springs, FL		$4,665
25	Raj Vohra			Lake Worth, FL		$3,816
26	Nancy Birnbaum			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$3,816
27	Dennis Brinn			Lake Worth, FL		$3,816
28	Donald Williams			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$3,144
29	John Restrepo			Miami, FL		$3,144
30	Feguener Gay			Green Acres, FL		$3,144
31	Daniel Pearlman			Hollywood, FL		$3,144
32	Ryan D'Angelo			Deerfield Beach, FL		$3,144
33	Tom Gity			Pompano Beach, FL		$3,144
34	Shea Smith			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$3,144
35	Marc Sacheli			Miami, FL		$3,144
36	Gudmundur Sigurjonsson			Iceland		$2,956
37	Daryl Jace			Pompano Beach, FL		$2,956
38	Daren Stabinski			Plantation, FL		$2,768
39	Jeffrey Saunders			Boca Raton, FL		$2,768
40	Robert Dixon			Naples, FL		$2,768
41	Carlos Guerrero			Orlando, FL		$2,768
42	Jonathan Borenstein			Teaneck, Nj		$2,768
43	Kevin Chan			Coconut Creek, FL		$2,768
44	Doron Molinasky			Hollywood, FL		$2,768
45	Josias Santos			Lithia, FL		$2,768
46	Brandon Agleoff			Coconut Creek, FL		$2,426
47	Ismail Patel			Weston, FL		$2,426
48	Luke Brereton			Manchester, UK		$2,426
49	Rene Crha			Czech Republic		$2,426
50	Ruslan Dykshteyn			Hollywood, FL		$2,426
51	Andreas Athanasopolous			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$2,426
52	Joseph Gotlieb			Hollywood, FL		$2,426
53	Sheldon Gross			Hillsboro Beach, FL		$2,426
54	Alex Nguyen			Coral Dprings, FL		$2,426
55	Nancy Thomas			Ft. Lauderdale, FL		$2,102

BATB Event #18 ($2,500 NLH Single-Ante): Big Things Expected From The Series Final Tournament

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #18 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD)
Level 1 (Blinds 500/1,000/1,000)
Total Event #18 Entries: N/A

The 2018 Battles Of The Beach started three weeks ago, and after eighteen days...and seventeen crowned champions, we have reached the final event of the series.  This year's installment of the "Battles" isn't going out quietly though, as today hosts the largest buy-in event of the schedule.   The $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante was a tournament introduced to the Isle Poker Room calendar in August of last year.  Since then, the event has run every month, including an appearance in December's Isle Classic schedule.  The largest field for this tournament was actually during it's first run (75 entries), but that number could potentially be surpassed this afternoon.

Today's structure is the same that players have come to know and love, with starting stacks of 100,000 units, and levels that last (30) minutes over the course of the event.  This tournament is a one-day event, so it does have a little "turbo" to it, but stacks tend to be super deep around the money bubble (and the final table).  Players just started to arrive moments ago, and while there will not be detailed live coverage of today's event, we will bring you updates over the course of the afternoon/evening.

Thursday, March 29th: Hillock Tops Event #16 Deal, Battles Wrapping Up In A Big Way

ICYMI: Joshua Hillock's confidence was very high when he was playing the third opening flight of Event #16 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD), as he "called his shot" in regards to bagging a chip lead bonus stack.  Joshua was able to bag the second largest stack heading to yesterday's Day 2, and while he never said aloud that he was definitely winning the tournament, that confidence showed in the later stages of the event.  

A total of (65) players returned to action yesterday afternoon, with close to half that number reaching the money.  The bubble actually took much longer than anyone expected, with Joshua Hillock eventually sending the field into the money, with the elimination of Marc Culberson.  From there, it would take just two hours to reach the final table, with numerous notable notching a Battles At The Beach cash.  Some of those to record a result short of the final table included Daren Stabinski (33rd place), Nancy Thomas (29th place), Karin  Powsner (24th place), Pedro Palacio (20th place), Matthew Zarcadoolas (17th place), and Scott Zakheim (11th place).  

Michael Tait entered the final table as an overwhelming chip leader, and stayed in the top spot, even after the first four eliminations.  Once play reached six-handed, players began discussing a deal, but Joshua Hillock's confidence returned (and got in the way).  Hillock was insisting on a significant amount more than the ICM numbers called for, which others weren't too keen on.  Play would then continue, with John Nguyen (6th place) and Eric Polirer (5th place) the next to exit.   During the break after Level 29, the final four players began negotiating again, with a deal struck just minutes before play was to resume.  Hillock, who had assumed the chip lead after eliminating Polirer, would be awarded first place money.  The results of the deal, along with full final table numbers, are listed below:

1. Joshua Hillock (Lighthouse Point, FL) $17,611
2. Dafney Adisson (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $14,351
3. Michael Tait (Parkland, FL) $13,065
4. Brian Haines (Southwest Ranches, FL) $12,728
5. Eric Polirer (Coconut Creek, FL) $5,030
6. John Nguyen (Hollywood, FL) $4,165
7. Justin Harvell (Delray Beach, FL) $3,500
8. Charlemagne Benjamin (Miami Gardens, FL) $2,925
9. James McCaffrey (Sunrise, FL) $2,380
10. Maxwell Young (Portland, OR) $2,010

As the final table was wrapping up, Event #17 of the Battles At The Beach was getting underway, a $150 No Limit Hold'em tournament (with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool).  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (149) entries, and an official prize pool of $20,000.  A total of nineteen players reached the money, with names like Tony Ruberto, Andreas Athanasopoulos, Steve Zukowski, and Robert Amedo, all cashing short of the final table.  The tournament's action would continue until play was three-handed, at which point a deal was agreed to.  Antonio Albanes (Key Largo, FL) topped the chop, walking away with the trophy, and $4,651.  Official results from the final table are listed below:

1. Antonio Albanes (Key Largo, FL) $4,651
2. Milan Novakovich (Pompano Beach, FL) $3,670
3. Garrick Young (Miami Gardens, FL) $2,760
4. Scott Harwood (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,251
5. David Oshry (Lake Worth, FL) $970
6. Michael Shaw (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $801
7. Denise Westerfield (Coconut Creek, FL) $700
8. Walter West (Lantana, FL) $625
9. Kevin Maingot (Vero Beach, FL) $552
10. Daniel Restrepo (Boca Raton, FL) $480

Tournaments: The 2018 Battles At The Beach wraps up this afternoon, but in a very big way, as Event #18 begins at 11:00am.  The $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante once again has a $100,000 guarantee, and should attract one of the biggest fields in the tournament's history.  The structure stays the same, with players sitting down to 100,000 unit starting stacks, and playing levels that last (30) minutes.  Registration is open for the first ten levels, allowing players until 4:20pm to join the action.  

The recurring tournament schedule returns in the evening (6:00pm), with the $150 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Turbo Bounty" ($5,000 GTD).  The event is structured with starting stacks of 16,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open for the first eight levels, with the window closing just after 8:00pm.  There is a $50 "bounty" awarded for each player eliminated throughout the tournament.

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands.  From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted that started back on November 1st, players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand!!!  The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).

11:00am - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #18 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 100,000 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 (30) minutes

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty" ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack

- Each player in the tournament will carry a $50 "bounty," which will be awarded to the opponent that eliminates them.

BATB Event #16 (Day 2): Four-Way Deal Agreed To, Joshua Hillock Wins The Trophy ($17,611)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #16 | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 30 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 367
Players Remaining: 4

Joshua Hillock (Orlando, FL) assumed the chip lead when the time mattered, and ended up walking away with first place money ($17,611), and the trophy.

1. Joshua Hillock (Orlando, FL) $17,611
2. Daphne Addison (Pompano Beach, FL) $14,351
3. Michael Tait (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $13,065
4. Brian Haines (Southwest Ranches, FL) $12,728

BATB Event #16 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts At Break, Only Seventy Big Blinds In Play (Total)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #16 | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 30 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 367
Players Remaining: 4

1. Brian Haines - 1,590,000 (15bb)
2. Daphne Addison - 2,125,000 (21bb)
3. Joshua Hillock - 2,225,000 (22bb)
4. Michael Tait - 1,400,000 (14bb)

BATB Event #16 (Day 2): Hillock Eliminates Eric Polirer In 5th Place ($5,030), Moves Into Chip Lead

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #16 | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 367
Players Remaining: 4

With the stack sizes what they were, it was going to be very difficult for Eric Polirer to get away from the spot he was in just now.  Eric and Joshua Hillock got it all-in moments ago, with Joshua in a very dominating position:

Hillock: A♣ K♠

Polirer: A♠ Q♣

Runout: J♥ J♠ 3♠ 8♣ 6♦

The pot would put Hillock into the chips lead, as he now holds just 20,000 more than Michael Tait.  The clock was going to be paused for discussion of a deal, but things we quickly shut down, and the cards we back in the air.

BATB Event #16 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts As Level Transitions

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #16 | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 367
Players Remaining: 5

Play just entered Level 29, with the blinds going up to 40,000/80,000/10,000.  Players are in the "shallow end" now, as the largest stack (which belongs to Michael Tait) only has (32) big blinds.

1. Brian Haines - 1,100,000 (13bb)
2. Daphne Addison - 1,400,000 (17bb)
3. Eric Polirer - 1,050,000 (13bb)
4. Joshua Hillock - 1,250,000 (15bb)
5. Michael Tait - 2,700,000 (33bb)