Wednesday, April 11th: Both Of Tuesday's Tournaments End In Give-Way Deals, Wednesday Has Over $8,000 In Guarantees

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament schedule began (at 11:00am) with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Numerous Isle Poker notables were in attendance, as the field grew to (48) entries, and the prize pool closed at $3,600.  Six spots were scheduled to get paid in the tournament, with action continuing through one "in-the-money" elimination.  After Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) exited the final table in sixth place, the remaining players decided to chop what was left in the prize pool.  Holding the most chips at the time of the deal, Alan Levin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) was declared the tournament's winner ($913).  Full results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Alan Levin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $913
2. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $863
3. Ronald Arena (Boynton Beach, FL) $629
4. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $558
5. Vincent Seina (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $421
6. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $216

A $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament was in the evening time slot (6:00pm), which was held without a guarantee.  That didn't deter players from showing up, as registration for the event closed with (44) entries.  The prize pool officially closed at $2,508, with six players scheduled to reach the money.  Just like the afternoon tournament that came before it, the play would continue through the money bubble, and pause after one elimination.  A five-way deal was then agreed to, with Marc Bariel (Canada) taking home first place money ($569).  A breakdown of the chop (and the rest of the results) are listed below:

1. Marc Bareil (Canada) $569
2. Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $520
3. Larry Bass (Tamarac, FL) $470
4. John Ambrosi (Melbourne, FL) $444
5. Anthony Zambrowski (Chandler, AZ) $355
6. Brandon Miller (Hollywood, FL) $150

Tournaments: Today's tournament scheduled begins in the early afternoon (11:00am), with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that boasts a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The structure sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration for the tournament is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), meaning players have until just after 2:10pm to enter.

That event is followed (at 6:00pm) by a $150 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which boasts a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 16,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes in length.  Registration is open for the first eight levels (and the break that follows), allowing players to join until just before 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 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

- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($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