Friday, July 20th: Flight 1A In The Books, Event #9 Continues This Afternoon (With Two More Satellites As Well)

ICYMI: Yesterday was the first opening flight for Event #9 (Flight 1A), and ended up with a total of (64) entries.  From those entries, (13) players were able to reach the bagging process, led by Alan Ramkhalawn, who bagged up 427,000.  The official prize pool from the flight closed at $63,040, which is very much on pace to surpass the $200,000 posted guarantee.  The top five stacks from the tournament's first flight are posted below:

Alan Ramkhalawn - 427,000
Juan Martinez - 349,500
Corey Dodd - 310,500
Matthew Smith - 169,000
Ryan Gianquitti - 113,500

The tournament continues this afternoon (with Flight 1B), with the action getting underway at 2:00pm.

Tournaments: Today's schedule is very similar to yesterday, expect that the satellite times are swapped (in terms of price point).  The day's action starts with a $130 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #9, which gets underway at 10:00am.  The satellite guarantees (2) seats into Event #9 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD), and is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, and (20) minute levels.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), and closes the moment the first hand is dealt in Level 9.

Event #9 gets underway at 2:00pm, and is structured with 30,000 unit starting stacks.  The levels of Day 1 (Levels 1-13) are (40) minutes in length, and will transition to (50) minutes on Day 2 (Levels 14+).  Registration is open through all of the starting flights, with the opportunity also open to enter before the first hand is dealt on Day 2.  The chip lead bonus is also back, with each of the flight's largest stacks earning an Event #14 seat ($1,500 NLH Main Event).

Promotions: The standard high hands begin at 9:00am, 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.

At 6:00pm, (every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday), the promotion transitions, and offers the opportunity for players to earn $1,500 every (30) minutes.  If a player (in no limit hold'em) flops the high hand (and it qualifies as the winning hand for that period), they will be awarded $1,500.  If the player is at a limit hold'em table (or tournament), and flops the high hand, they will be awarded $750.

From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted that 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.

10:00am - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship (Satellite Schedule) | $130 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #9 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD) 1 In 10 Wins Seat (2 Seats GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips

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

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (20) minutes

2:00pm - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship Event # 9 | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (13) levels, including before the first hand on Day 2

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack 

- Levels 1-13 will last (40) minutes, Levels 14+ will last (50) minutes

6:00pm - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship (Satellite Schedule) | $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #9 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD) 1 In 5 Wins Seat (5 Seats GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips

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

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (20) minutes