Sunday, November 18, 2018

Sunday, November 18th: Crowning Two More Isle Poker Tournament Winners, As Day 2 Of The "Early Bird" And "Night Owl"

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament schedule hosted the final starting flights for the "Early Bird" and "Night Owl," and as expected, we saw some of the biggest numbers all week.  Flight 1D of the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD) "Early Bird" saw registration close with (76) total entries, of which (8) players bagged chips for today's Day 2.  Scott Tenenbaum bagged the flight's chip lead (363,000), which also happened to be the overall Day 2 chip lead.  Official chip counts from Flight 1D are listed below:

Scott Tenenbaum - 363,000
Will Shedrick - 227,000
Susan Krowitz - 187,000
Zaki Lichaa - 184,000
Brett Kelly - 159,000
Glenn Popkin - 137,500
Erez Fishman - 136,000
Dan Wayson - 127,500

With all of the flights completed, the official numbers for the tournament are as follows: (164) total entries, $25,000 prize pool, (18) players getting paid, and $6,980 scheduled to first place.  Everyone returning for Day 2 is in the money, with official seating assignments found by clicking here.

Flight 1D of the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($25,000 GTD) also drew it's largest field, as registration closed with (103) entries.  A total of (12) players reached the bagging process, led by Tom Gity, who packed away 654,000.  That number will see Gity coming back with the Day 2 chip lead, holding 100,000 more than his nearest competitor.  Official Flight 1D chip counts are listed below:

Tom Gity - 654,000
Vitalis Herbst - 316,500
Vicki Holmes - 175,000
Robert Schmeltzer - 156,500
Eric Shriller - 143,000
Marc Cohen - 134,500
Jeremiah Pinto - 99,500
Fred Alesi - 87,000
Dave Price - 83,500
Richard Stein - 76,000
Alain Alvarado - 68,000
Jeffrey Sheftel - 67,000

With all of the "Night Owl" flights completed, the official numbers for the tournament are as follows: (253) entries, (28) players getting paid, and $5,960 for first place.  Everyone returning (at 6:00pm) for Day 2 is in the money, with official seating assignments found by clicking here.

Tournaments: The only events are today's tournament schedule are the respective Day 2's of the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD) "Early Bird," and the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD) "Night Owl."

Players in the "Early Bird" will be returning to action at 12:00pm, while those in the "Night Owl" will see the first hand dealt at 6:00pm.


Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-12:00am, 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.  

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).

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

12:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD) Day 2

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels 1-18 will last (20) minutes, Levels 19+ will last (30) minutes

6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($25,000 GTD) Day 2

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels 1-18 will last (20) minutes, Levels 19+ will last (30) minutes

$100 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD) "Night Owl:" Day 2 Seating Assignments & Chip Counts

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl"
$25,000 GTD
Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)
Total Entries: 253
Players Remaining: 28




$100 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD) "Early Bird:" Day 2 Seating Assignments & Prize Pool

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Early Bird"
$25,000 GTD
Level 14 (Blinds 2,000/3,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 164
Players Remaining: 18