Friday, July 19, 2019

FSPC Event #2: Official Chip Counts & Day 2 Seating Assignments (Flight 1A-1B)

2019 Florida State Poker Championships
$130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 416
Players Remaining: 70


Friday, July 19th: Event #2 Of The FSPC Opens All Eyes, As First Pair Of Flights Attracts Over 400 Combined Entries!!!

ICYMI: Coming into the 2019 Florida State Poker Championships, it was clear which event was going to attract the largest field...but nobody could have predicted what happened over the course of the opening day of Event #2.  Flight 1A, which started at 11:00am, saw registration closed with over 200 entries in the field (officially 210)!!! From that number, (40) players bagged chips for Day 2, led by Event #1 winner Vittorio Faricelli.  Official chip counts from Flight 1A are listed below:

VittorioFaricelli702,000
PaulEfron679,000
ShannonMcCloud521,000
LarryPallini445,000
RichardWetter445,000
CallahanCruz442,000
MichaelTufaro410,000
ArielWilliams406,000
JoeGale376,000
KenBruno363,000
StuartCheshire355,000
EricWard341,000
MitchellWeinberger320,000
SolangeLucas317,000
NancyThomas310,000
HenryBilete309,000
JeffreyCrawford254,000
MarcCulberson253,000
JustinLevy235,000
AdamWeinberger234,000
HellerDassuncao219,000
Alvaro VivasGrisales217,000
TimShane214,000
GreggJaffy208,000
BrianKicklighter206,000
LouStadler205,000
JoeMancuso190,000
KimberlyJones185,000
MichaelMoreno157,000
JimmyTomblin132,000
LanelDelgado127,000
GeorgeTardugno106,000
ChrisZollo102,000
ArnoldCohen98,000
MarkusPetteway85,000
WillUnderdown83,000
GilGuadalpi81,000
AllenStern72,000
RickieBaboolial71,000
JohnBlevins66,000

With the incredible start to the tournament, players began to wonder...was that just a strong rush, or is this how these flights are going to be moving forward.  For now, it looks like this may be a trend, as Flight 1B ended up with a total of (206) entries.  A total of (30) player bagged chips from the evening flight, with official counts listed below:

BradleySexton997,000
John Magnetta726,000
JoeDiPrima649,000
LucianoNardi489,000
RicardoVelasco479,000
TroyMarchese478,000
HermanAlter474,000
BrianDunn466,000
StevenFostoff455,000
ManuelJo424,000
DavidNowling397,000
RandalFernandez377,000
JoseParra345,000
DianeLinke330,000
GyorgyCseke326,000
JosephKearns312,000
HarryFreeman304,000
DavidCoughlin281,000
JoseVargas243,000
JasonFicosso203,000
SabosFerrer198,000
JosephPetrolino192,000
WanlopPhonphornwithoon184,000
MelissaMancini168,000
AlexFunes165,000
DavidShifrel146,000
PaulLopez122,000
AntonioCampbell114,000
ChadMillward104,000
AdelJo N/A

In total, there were (416) entries over the course of the opening day, with (70) players having booked tickets to Monday's Day 2.  The prize pool is already at $41,600, with six starting flights still to be played!!! The $100,000 guarantee is basically just a formality now, as we watch to see how large the official numbers gets.

Tournaments: Event #2 ($130 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD)  has six flights over the next three days, with Day 2 players returning on Monday (at 1:00pm).  Each of the starting flights are structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that will last (30) minutes throughout the event.  Registration is open through Level 8 each day, allowing players who decide to enter last minute, a great opportunity to still play deep tournament poker.  Today's action begins at 11:00am with Flight 1C, and will be followed by Flight 1D, which begins at 6:00pm.

Sandwiched between the two starting flights for Event #1, is another $80 No Limit Hold'em Step Satellite, into the $340 NLH FPSC Main Event Mega (July 23rd).

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens the doors seven day a week!!!  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

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

11:00am: 2019 Florida State Poker Championships | Event #2 $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

3:00pm: $80 NLH Step-Satellite Into $340 FSPC Main Event Mega-Satellite ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD) 3 Seats GTD

- Players start with 8,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (15) minutes

6:00pm: 2019 Florida State Poker Championships | Event #2 $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes