Saturday, April 7th: Friday's Two Tournament Deals, With A Saturday Full Of Action

ICYMI: The tournament schedule for Friday kicked off with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The player-friendly structure attracted a total of (31) entries by registration's end, which equated to an official prize pool of $3,000.  The storyline for the afternoon was about the dominance of Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL), who steamrolled through the field, and amassed a stack that almost covered his four opponents (combined) when play was five-handed.  The ICM implication were such, that the players agreed to five Rick $1,200, while the rest took $450 each.  The official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $1,200
2. Vincent Lo Bianco (Coconut Creek, FL) $450
3. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $450
4. Gregg Weiss (Delray Beach, FL) $450
5. Stacy Thomas (Jupiter, FL) $450

The "Monster Stack" was followed (at 6:00pm) the $80 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD), which has become one of the most popular events of the week.  The field eclipsed the century mark, and after registration closed, ended up with (106) entries (and a prize pool of $6,042).    A total of (14) players were scheduled to reach the money, with play continuing through the bubble, and eventually pausing once action was four-handed.  At that point, an even deal was agreed to by the remaining players, with the results listed below:

1. Leroy Beckford (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,010
2. Timothy Hartman (Miami Beach, FL) $1,010
3. James Yacobelis (Lake Worth, FL) $1,010
4. Linzell Borders (Tamarac, FL) $1,010
5. Gail Lutin (Boca Raton, FL) $338
6. Eugene Alkes (Delray Beach, FL) $278
7. Jerrold Solov (Pompano Beach, FL) $236
8. Lawrence Owens (Plantation, FL) $205
9. Nathan Schwartz (Boca Raton, FL) $181
10. Anthony Zambrowski (Chandler, AZ) $160
11. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $160
12. Irwin Block (Deerfield Beach, FL) $160
13. Diana Shirey (Laurel, MD) $142
14. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $142

Tournaments: Saturday's tournament schedule begins at 11:00am, with the return of the $130 No Limit Hold'em Survivor (1 In 10 @ $1,000).   Formatted similar to a satellite, for every ten entries in the field, a $1,000 pay spot will be posted on the tournament clock. For example, if there are forty entries in the tournament, then four players will be scheduled to earn $1,000 each.  The event is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8, allowing players until approximately 2:00pm to join the action.

The survivor is followed (at 6:00pm) by a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasts a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the evening.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), which falls around 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 - $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