Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Wednesday, October 11th: Trudeau Earns First Isle Poker "Major" Title, "Package Deal" And Big Guarantee On Isle Open Schedule

ICYMI: Event #5 of the 2017 Isle Open ($120 No Limit Hold'em | $15,000 GTD) has a large guaranteed number for an afternoon event, and ended up with a large showing.  A total of (145) entries made up the field, and after the optional add-ons were included into the prize pool, it would close at $15,800.  The payouts would then be posted, with players finding out that (19) spots would be paid, and first place schedule to earn $4,383.  After the money bubble burst, and player redraw at the final table, there would be some notable names still remaining (Arnold Cohen, Manuel Alvarez, Morris Heider, Angelo D'Angelo, David Licht, and Allan Bieler, and the tournament's eventual winner...Jeffrey Trudeau Jr. (Orlando, FL).  Trudeau has over $514,000 in earnings on his resume, along with numerous tournament wins...but this would be his first trophy win here at the Isle Poker Room.  Listed below are the final table results from the event, with the full (official) results found by clicking here.

  1. Jeffrey Trudeau Jr. (Orlando, FL) $4,000
  2. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $3,162
  3. Manuel Alvarez (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,636
  4. Morris Heider (Boca Raton, FL) $993
  5. Elliot Goldman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $770
  6. Yonisander Ramirez (Miami, FL) $636
  7. Angelo D' Angelo (Hialeah, FL) $556
  8. Ronald Higgins (Plantation, FL) $496
  9. David Licht (New York, NY) $438
  10. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) $381

Tournaments: Today's Isle Open schedule is very similar to yesterday's, with one championship schedule event, and one secondary event schedule (except the times are flip-flopped).  This afternoon (11:00am), it's a satellite that starts the action, giving players the opportunity to earn entry into two major events remaining in this series (Event #7 and Event #15).  The $170 No Limit Hold'em Satellite (Package Into $360 and $1,100) guarantees (4) packages, each worth $1,460.  The structure has players sitting down to starting stacks of 12,000 units, and playing levels throughout the tournament of (20) minutes.

That satellite is followed at 6:00pm by Event #6, a $100 No Limit Hold'em "Deep Stack Turbo Bounty," with an $18,000 guaranteed prize pool.  This is one of the most popular "recurring events" finding it's way to the Isle Open schedule, with a pretty sizable guarantee.  It's a recipe for a big turnout...and even bigger payouts.  Players should be pretty familiar with the event's structure, which has starting stacks of 18,000 units, and levels of (15) minutes.  Registration is open until the end of Level 10, with an optional add-on available to players at that point ($25 for 10,000 units, with 100% of add-on money going towards the prize pool).

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 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-3:00am (Tuesday morning), players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.


11:00am - 2017 Isle Open (Secondary Schedule): $170 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #7 ($360 NLH) And Event #15 ($1,100 NLH) | 4 Packages Guaranteed

- Players start with 12,000 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 - 2017 Isle Open Event #6: $100 No Limit Hold'em "Deep Stack Turbo Bounty" ($18,000 GTD)

- Players start with 18,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Level will last (15) minutes throughout the event
- 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