Sunday, December 3, 2017

Isle Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Play Now Heads-Up, After Four Level 23 Eliminations

2017 Isle Classic | Event #1
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD)
Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 196
Players Remaining: 2

3. Gregory Spinder (Coral Springs, FL) $30,399
4. Stephen Smith (Juno Beach, FL) $18,431
5. Skip McDonough (Jupiter, FL) $14,233
6. Stephen Song (Greenwich, CT) $11,794

Isle Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Stewart Newman Turns Day 2 Buy-In Into 7th Place Finish, Updated Final Table Counts

2017 Isle Classic | Event #1
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD)
Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 196
Players Remaining: 6

The remaining six players from the final table are on another ten minute break, and will be returning to Level 23, and new blinds of 12,000/24,000/4,000 (980,000 chip average).  With fifteen minutes remaining in Level 22, Stewart Newman (Coral Gables, FL) was eliminated in seventh place ($10,050).  Newman was one of (12) Day 2 buy-ins, and ended up turning the starting stack (30,000) into a five-figure scores.  

Listed below are updated final table chip counts from the break:
  1. Stephen Smith - 700,000
  2. Joseph Marchese - 2,050,000
  3. Gregory Spinder - 640,000
  4. Kevin Chan - 1,360,000
  5. Raymond McDonough - 625,000
  6. A. Nonymous - 505,000

Isle Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Updated Final Table Eliminations

2017 Isle Classic | Event #1
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD)
Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 196
Players Remaining: 7

Level 21 is winding down, but in the first thirty minutes of the level, the final table saw two eliminations:

8. Israel De La Cerda (Boynton Beach, FL) $8,691
9. David T. Rubenstein (East Hampton, NY) $7,357

Isle Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Adam Adler Out In 10th Place, Updated Final Table Chip Counts

2017 Isle Classic | Event #1
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD)
Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 196
Players Remaining: 9

After the elimination of Adam Adler (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) in 10th place, the remaining nine final table players headed on a ten minute break.  Action will resume with Level 21, and new blinds of 8,000/16,000/2,000 (653,000 chip average).  Listed below are the updated chip counts from break:
  1. Stephen Smith - 1,700,000
  2. Joseph Marchese - 925,000
  3. Stewart Newman - 290,000
  4. Gregory Spinder - 500,000
  5. Kevin Chan - 1,350,000
  6. David T. Rubenstein - 170,000
  7. Israel De La Cerda - 150,000
  8. Raymond McDonough - 550,000
  9. A. Nonymous - 650,000

Isle Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Event #1 Final Table Lineup

2017 Isle Classic | Event #1
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD)
Level 19 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 196
Players Remaining: 10

Event #1 of the 2017 Isle Classic has reached it's final table, with the seating assignments listed below:
  1. Stephen Smith
  2. Adam Adler
  3. Joseph Marchese
  4. Stewart Newman
  5. Gregory Spinder
  6. Kevin Chan
  7. David T. Rubenstein
  8. Israel De La Cerda
  9. Raymond McDonough
  10. A. Nonymous

Isle Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Official Event #1 Payouts, $73,585 Up Top

2017 Isle Classic | Event #1
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 196
Players Remaining: 17

Listed below are the official payouts for Event #1 of the 2017 Isle Classic ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD):

  1. $73,585
  2. $50,660
  3. $30,299
  4. $18,431
  5. $14,233
  6. $11,794
  7. $10,050
  8. $8,691
  9. $7,357
10-12. $6,400
13-15. $5,469
16-18. $4,537
19-21. $3,621
22-24. $2,734
25. $2,217


Sunday, December 3rd: Players Return (And Arrive) For Day 2 Of Event #1

ICYMI: Flight 1B of Event #1 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD) attracted a total of (122) entries, with (33) players successfully bagging chips for this afternoon's Day 2.  Satellite winner Joe Marchese (Coral Springs, FL) set the pace early in the afternoon, and never looked back, bagging the overall chip lead with 526,700.  A large group of players were in the running for the second chip lead bonus seat (into Event #16), and after the final three hands of the night were finished at each table, it would be Adam Adler coming out second behind Marchese (with 380,000).  The top five stacks from Flight 1B belonged to Joe Marchese (526,700), Adam Adler (380,000), Farid Jattin (203,500), Stephen Song (193,500), and Tony Ruberto (192,500).

The numbers from yesterday bring the combined total for Event #1 to (184) entries, with (51) players returning at 12:00pm (this afternoon) for Day 2.  The current prize pool is at $248,400, which is just over $50,000 short of the posted guarantee.  The word "current" is used, because registration is still open until the first card is pitched this afternoon.   Players buying in this afternoon would be sitting down to just under thirteen big blinds, and would sit down with more chips than six of the returning Day 2 players.

There will be no live Day 2 coverage this afternoon, but once the numbers have been made official, the payouts from the tournament will be listed here on the blog.  Official results will also be listed once the money is reached, so followers of the blog can check back sporadically throughout the day.

Tournaments: As mentioned above, players will be returning at 12:00pm for Day 2 of Event #1.  Registration is open for players interested, as long as they enter the field before the first card is pitched.  Levels for Day 2 transition to (50) minutes, and will stay that way until the final table is reached.  Once the redraw is completed, and action begins at the final table, the next level will be (60) minutes (and stay that way until the event's conclusion).  The structure may call for a Day 3, which is tentatively scheduled for tomorrow afternoon (Monday).

Event #3 of the Isle Classic begins at 6:00pm, and is a $100 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty, which boasts a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event is structured with 18,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (15) minutes throughout.  There is an optional add-on at the end of Level 10, seeing a return of 10,000 units for $25 (with 100% of the 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 (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 - 2017 Isle Classic Event #1 (Day 2) | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Classic Main Event | $300,000 GTD

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels, to include before the first card on Day 2
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (40) minutes (Levels 1-12), transitioning to (50) minutes Levels 13+, and once again to (60) minutes once the final table is reached

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Classic Event # 2 | $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 18,000 starting stack
- Levels are (15) minutes in length
- 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 

2017 Isle Classic | Event 2 | $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) | Official Results

2017 Isle Classic | Event #2
$150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 77
Prize Pool: $10,000

Payouts:
  1. Benhamo Bebert (Concord, CA) $3,400
  2. Stephen Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $1,950
  3. Antonio Campbell (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,220
  4. Thomas Cooper (Daytona Beach, FL) $825
  5. Stephen Song (Greenwich, CT) $625
  6. Michael Sunshine (Tamarac, FL) $500
  7. Matthew Lipchitz (Pompano Beach, FL) $440
  8. Basem Karbourani (Miami, FL) $400
  9. Barry Chazen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $340
  10. Luis Mantilla (Plantation, FL) $300