Friday, March 30, 2018

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

Thursday, March 29, 2018

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