Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1C): Official End Of Day 1C Chip Counts

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 12 (Blinds 500/1,000/1,000)
Total Day 1C Entries: 58
Day 1C Players Remaining: 14

Albert	Rodriguez	236,500
Javier	Sarache	226,000
Dimitry	Agrachov	171,000
Michael	Newman	151,500
Jason	Wandling	141,500
Richard	Leger	140,000
Fernando	Halac	126,500
Matthew	Zarcadoolas	116,500
Nicolas	Yunis	95,000
Santana	Noronha	81,500
Elliott	Zaydman	76,000
Ken	Bruno	71,000
Almog	Biton	61,000
Mark	Dube	57,000

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1C): Updated Chip Counts From The Day 1C Field

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/1,000)
Total Day 1C Entries: 50
Day 1C Players Remaining: 25

Day 1C players just started Level 9, with new blinds of 500/1,000/1,000, with the final break of the evening to follow.  Once play resumes in Level 10, there will be three scheduled levels remaining, with the bagging process to begin after Level 12.  Updated chip counts from the Day 1C field are listed below (tallied at the end of Level 8):

Richard Rice - 160,000 (160bb)

Fernando Halac - 150,000 (150bb)

Jose Parra - 130,000 (130bb)

Dmitry Agrachov - 125,000 (125bb)

Santana Noronha - 110,000 (110bb)

Jason Wandling - 100,000 (100bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1C): List Of Remaining Players In The Day 1C Field

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/800)
Total Day 1C Entries: 50
Day 1C Players Remaining: 27

The Day 1C field has now grown to (50) entries, of which (27) players remain active across the tournament floor.  Listed below, are the seating assignments for the four Day 1C tables that are left (with updated chip counts from the field to follow):

Table 1

1. AJ Gambino
2. Richard Leger
3. Chad Eveslage
4. Michael Newman
5. Fernando Halac
6. Mark Dube

Table 3

1. Michael Kopjanski
2. Richard Rice
3. Raj Nasta
4. Joseph Couden
5. Javier Sarache
6. Kenneth Bruno
7. Nagui Yassa

Table 4

1. Almog Biton
2. Matthew Zarcadoolas
3. Elliot Zaydman
4. Jason Wandling
5. Ido Ashkenazi
6. Santana Noronha
7. Jake Risticli

Table 9

1. Jose Parra
2. Nick Yunis
3. Albert Rodriguez
4. Raymond Millard
5. Dmitry Agrachov
6. Alex Funes
7. Kyle Carino

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1C): Ido Ashkenazi Continues His Great Form, Can Win Back-To-Back Isle Main Events

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/400)
Total Day 1C Entries: 40

Ido Ashkenazi (Davie, FL) would like to assure himself a return for Day 2 (buy finding a bag), and the possibility at back-to-back titles.

So we promise, not every player that enters these Isle Poker Classic events is in the midst of their best year of tournament poker...but it surely seems that way.  Ido Ashkenazi (Davie, FL) entered 2018 with just over $525,000 in lifetime earnings, and an already impressive tournament resume.  When a player has reached the half-million mark in lifetime earnings, it's tough to continue with "standout" years.  

Ashkenazi managed to do just that though, as he has amassed 2018 earnings of $322,441.  Ido's year has been highlighted by two special results: a 6th place finish in the $5,250 No Limit Hold'em SHRPO Championship ($156,215), and a title win during the Isle Open $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($70,550).

Ido is the only player in the field who is alive for back-to-back Isle Poker Main Event titles, a feat that would make him an Isle Poker "legend."

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1C): Jay Romano Makes Absolute Most Of 2018 Tournament Cash

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 4 (Blinds 200/300/200)
Total Day 1C Entries: 34

The trend of players having their best year of tournament poker (in 2018) has been a very real thing, as it seems like a majority of the players we have been featuring, fit in that exact mold.  Most of those players have amassed numerous cashes to reach that point...but not Jay Romano (Parkland, FL).  Romano has recorded just one result this year, but he made the most of it, reaching the final table of Event #1 during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.  The tournament had 3,064 entries, and a prize pool of $1,532,000...so when he earned third place money (in a three-way chop), it was sizable.  Romano received a return of $160,000, which was his first six-figure score in five years (his first coming during the 2013 Isle Open).  That result from August still stands as his only cash of 2018, but he's in the Day 1C field today, looking to add to his career best year.

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1C): Willie Wiggins Hoping To Score The Isle Poker Classic "Double"

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/200)
Total Day 1C Entries: 24

Willie Wiggins (Pembroke Pines, FL) reached the ever elusive $100,000 mark in lifetime tournament earnings, topping the final table chop of the Isle Poker Classic Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em).

With only a small amount of tournaments in the course of a series, it's difficult to see any single player ship more than one trophy in the same series.  It's even more rare to see someone win two "headlining" events, but someone in today's Day 1C field has that opportunity.  Earlier this week, Willie Wiggins (Pembroke Pines, FL) topped a final table chop of Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), earning himself $14,827.  It was a special result for more than one reason, as it was Willie's first every Isle Poker trophy win, and the cash helped bring his lifetime earnings above the $100,000 mark (a very prestigious number, for any tournament player).  Following a few days off after the win, Wiggins is back on the grind, looking to bag chips for Monday's Day 2.

Willie Wiggins - 30,000 (150bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1C): Official Day 2 Chip Counts (Day 1A-Day 1B)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 2 (Blinds 100/100/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: 22

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1C): Players Ready For The "Third Verse" Of The Isle Poker Classic Main Event ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: N/A

There are now two opening day's in the books for Event #7 of the Isle Poker Classic ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event), with the third having got underway just moments ago.  The tournament supervisor went over the rules to the players currently seated at their tables, ready to turn their 30,000 unit starting stacks, into a healthy sized bag at the end of play.  

To this point in the tournament, there have been a total of (104) entries, of which (26) players have bagged chips for Monday's Day 2 (12:00pm).  The prize pool, which enters the day at $101,920, is more than halfway to the posted guarantee (of $200,000).  Today and tomorrow's starting days should be the busiest of the four to be played, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see that final number reach the $225,000-$250,000 mark.

Those players that haven't bagged are all chasing Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL), who finished Day 1B with 283,000.  After showing up a handful of levels into play, Gity started off slowly, but went on a tear over the final four levels of play.  For those looking to set a goal for Day 2, the current chip average of the bagged stacks is 121,000.  Players returning with an average stack on Monday, will resume play with over (80) big blinds.

Official chip counts from the first two starting days will be posted shortly, followed by a look at the players in today's Day 1C field.

Saturday, December 7th: Tom Gity Bags Day 1B Chip, As A New Group Arrives At 2:00PM, For Day 1C Of The Main Event

ICYMI: Friday's tournament action was all about Day 1B of the Isle Poker Classic Main Event (Event #7), as a second group of players tried to bag chips for Monday's Day 2.  In total, Day 1B would see the bagging process reached with a field of (47) entries, of which (10) players booked their tickets for Day 2.  Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) bagged the Day 1B chip lead with 283,000, which also happens to be the largest stack of the opening days to have been completed.  The full list of Day 1B chip counts are listed below:

Tom Gity - 283,000
Connor White - 215,500
Denis Cyr - 140,000
Hunter Cichy - 138,500
Howard Darnold - 136,000
Stuart Greenbaum - 127,500
Jorge Aristizabal - 105,000
Daniel Pearlman - 103,500
Evan Teitelbaum - 92,000
Matthew Bretzfield - 79,500

After two completed starting days, Event #7 now has a combined field of (104) entries, of which (26) players are scheduled to return for Day 2.  The overall prize pool sits at $101,920, and is on pace to eclipse the $200,000 posted guaranteed on the event.

Tournaments: Today's slate begins at 10:00am, with a $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD).  The satellite is structured with 15,000 units, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  For every five entries into the satellite, a seat will be awarded into the Isle Poker Classic Main Event.  

At 2:00pm, the third opening day of Event #7 gets underway (Day 1C).  The main event is structured with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (40) minute levels (on Day 1, transitioning to 50 on Day 2), and registration that is open through Level 12.  While each of the starting days are scheduled to end at Level 12, registration stays open through 12:00pm on Day 2, closing when the first hand is dealt on Monday.

At 6:00pm, there is another $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into Event #7, which mirrors the structure from the 10:00am satellite that runs before it.

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.

10:00am - $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Isle Poker Classic Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $200,000 GTD)

- Players start with 15,000 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 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7) | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($200,000 GTD) Day 1C

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels, including before the first hand is dealt on Day 2

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels 1-12 will last (40) minutes, Levels 12+ will last (50) minutes

6:00pm - $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Isle Poker Classic Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $200,000 GTD)

- Players start with 15,000 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