You can debate the title of the poker tournament at the Isle -- the Florida State Poker Championships -- but you can't debate the turnout. More than 200 players for each of four events.

The biggie began Saturday, an $800 (plus $80 house fee) tournament. That drew 251 players. That put first prize at $56,000 and they're paying through 26th ($1,300). The earlier events also drew at least 220 each.

The reason this tournament matters is that it's the largest in the Isle's history, and in the history of the Broward paris (*Hard Rock doesn't count). The state relaxed the gamling rules last July 1, and so, here we go...

I have the list of winners from the Thursday-Friday tournament, and when I get the Saturday-Sunday-maybe Monday winners, I'll put them all up.

Among the notables in Saturday's tournament was a Sun-Sentinel journalist (not me). Not outing him yet, but his name rhymes with Day-O.