Saturday, March 18th: Whether It's "Turbo" Or "Deep," Today's Tournaments Have It All

ICYMI: There was one tournament on the schedule yesterday, the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), which began at 6:00pm.  The tournament attracted a total of (68) entries, with a prize pool of $10,000.  Seven places were getting paid, and once the money bubble burst, the players began discussing a deal.  The numbers worked for everyone involved, and a seven-way chop was agreed to, with Robert Tanner (Wellington, FL) receiving first place money ($2,500).  The cash brings Tanner's career earnings just short of $30,000 lifetime, and is his first cash at the Isle since winning Event 16 of 2017 Isle Poker Classic ($150 No Limit Hold'em - $14,202).  The rest of the players involved in the deal, along with the official results, will be posted in Monday's "Week In Review" feature.

Tournaments: Two tournaments are on today's schedule, totaling $11,000 in guaranteed prize money.  The first tournament, which begins at 11:00am, is a $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 GTD).  That event is followed at 6:00pm by the "New Monster Stack," a $120 No Limit Hold'em tournament with an $8,000 guaranteed prize pool.  This tournament offers a "mid-major" feel, with a 25,000 chip starting stack, and (25) minute levels throughout.

Promotions: The high hand promotions take another "breather" today, between yesterday's (11) hours worth of "turbo" high hands, tomorrow's (7) hours of $300 high hands (awarded every 15 minutes).  The "standard high hand" procedure is in place, awarded prizes to qualifying high hands every (30) minutes (with rollovers).

11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 GTD):

- Players will begin with a 18,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($25 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

- Levels are (15) minutes in length

6:oopm - $120 No Limit Hold'em "New Monster Stack" ($8,000 GTD):

- Players will start with 25,000 in tournament chips 

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

- Alternates and re-entries will start with a full stack

- Levels are (25) minutes in length