ICYMI: November 1st-6th "Week In Review"

The week started as we closed the books on the month of October, and the 2016 Isle Poker Open.  Monday's Isle Poker Open Championship Event final table lasted just under eight hours, and saw Edward Novak (Simsbury, CT) outlast the likes of Sam Panzica, Alex Nguyen, Josh Hillock, and AJ Gambino to take down the title and over $166,000.  Isaiah Goldman (Princeton, NJ) finished runner-up for the second major time this year in a Main Event, after chopping the Florida State Poker Championship with Panzica in July.

Raymond Rickard

Tuesday November 1 saw the return of the "Daily Tournament" schedule, with two tournaments on the day's slate.  Things began in the early afternoon with the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD), and finished up in the evening with the $40 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD).  Isle Poker regular Raymond "Dirt" Rickard (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) introduced himself to the blog (with a new nickname) by taking down the winner's share of a five-way deal.

11:00am - $100 NLH "Monster Stack ($3,000 GTD):

1. Leonid Goldshteyn ($1,014)
2. Jared Carter ($984)
3. David Padilla ($894)
4. Stanton Drazen ($770)
5. Gregg Weiss ($561)
6. Karin Powsner ($263)
7. Arthur Rodriguez ($211)

6:00pm - $40 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD):

1. Raymond Rickard ($1,710)
2. Charlie Zusage ($1,485)
3. Barry Chazen ($1,433)
4. Francis Langer ($1,350)
5. Michael Mundy ($907)
6. Harry Freeman ($440)
7. Mike Corbett ($340)
8. Carlos Vasquez ($250)
9. Louis Calabrese ($180)
10. Richard Desanctis ($140)
11. Jorge Medros ($140)
12. Jaanus Anton ($140)
13. Alberto Palma ($120)
14. Scott Hudson ($120)
15. Steve Bromfield ($120)
16. Jose Arvelo ($105)
17. Jorge Martinez ($105)
18. Sean Ryan ($105)
19. Neil Shapiro ($90)
20. Hector Caraballo ($90)
21. Randall Amiel ($90)
22. Eric Evans ($90)
23. Fabrice Mace ($90)
24. Andy Phillips ($90)
25. Marien Dumtrescu ($90)
26. Jillian Rukeyser ($90)
27. Paula Holder ($90)

Wednesday November 2 had only one tournament on the schedule ($100 NLH Big Stack Turbo w/ $25 Bounties - $5,000 GTD), but most of the day's focus was on the "Spin To Win" high hand promotion.  We saw one $1,000 winner over the course of the promotion, and two $2,000 winners that highlighted the wheel spinning madness!!

7:00pm - $100 NLH "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($5,000 GTD):

1. James Orleans ($1,012)
2. Jared Carter ($891)
3. Melissa Mancini ($612)
4. Julio Rangel ($593)
5. Lynne Fremont ($496)
6. Alan Beyda ($225)
7. Hugh Hardy ($180)

Daniel Restrepo (Boca Raton, FL)

Thursday November 3 saw the return of the "Free Roll" to the schedule, as the $2,000 GTD No Limit Hold'em event started the day off at 10:00am.  The 6:00pm $100 NLH "Monster Stack" ($14,000 GTD) drew a really nice crowd, and was one of the only tournaments of the week not to end in a chop, as Daniel Restrepo (Boca Raton, FL) took home the trophy and over $4,000.

10:00am - $2,000 GTD No Limit Hold'em "Free Roll:"

1. James Cure ($190)
2. Samuel Cosey ($181)
3. Richard Golonka ($181)
4. Dave Henry ($181)
5. Dave Albertson ($181)
6. Meno Maxwell ($181)
7. Terry Faust ($181)
8. Ann Bardgett ($181)
9. Warren Fridley ($181)
10. Dillon Bindewald ($181)
11. Michael Hefley ($181)

6:00pm - $100 NLH "Monster Stack" ($10,000 GTD):

1. Daniel Restrepo ($4,340)
2. Samuel Paolini ($2,520)
3. Lloyd Kapper ($1,610)
4. Leonid Goldshteyn ($1,134)
5. Alfonso Perez ($875)
6. Kenneth Schockett ($665)
7. Tom Gity ($518)
8. Gatien Dumoulin ($385)
9. Robert Transue ($273)
10. Hugh Hardy ($217)
11. Robert Perniola ($217)
12. Ian Cohen ($217)
13. Matt Allen ($182)
14. Stephen Ekin ($182)
15. Gene Hochman ($182)
16. Glen Appell ($161)
17. Carey Pickus ($161)
18. Nathan Schwartz ($161)

Friday November 4 was more of the "calm before the storm," with Breeders' Cup Saturday the following day, along with the "richest" promotion of the month.  There was only one tournament on the schedule, which was chopped six ways, and saw Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) reach his second final table in as many days.

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD):

1. Ralph Maula ($2,200)
2. Karin Powsner ($2,200)
3. Jacob Fields ($1,200)
4. Peter Birnbryer ($1,200)
5. Benjamin Kramer ($1,200)
6. John Bilas ($1,200)
7. Tom Gity ($440)
8. Seasanrine Ishwar ($360)

Marc Freund

Saturday November 5 was by far the busiest day of the week in the poker room, and it wasn't just because the race book was packed for the Breeders' Cup.  The first of two $5,000 GTD "Free Rolls" started the tournament slate at 10:00am, with the $75 No Limit Hold'em $5,000 GTD offering up a solid prize pool for the "evening" weekend warriors.  We would be remise to forget about the $1,000 "high hand" promotion that saw winners every (30) minutes from 2:00-10:00pm.

10:00am - $5,000 GTD No Limit Hold'em "Free Roll:"

1. Marc Freund ($845)
2. Ralph Simon ($687)
3. John Sailey ($644)
4. Jay Fabian ($628)
5. Tammy Campbell ($429)
6. Jorge Ramos ($391)
7. Charles Brooks ($368)
8. David Albertson ($305)
9. Jermiah Pinto ($75)
10. Kevin Montagna ($68)
11. Glen Canelstein ($68)
12. Robert Alvarado ($68)
13. Gerald Blum ($58)
14. Edson Franca ($58)
15. Terry Faust ($58)
16. Mary Carlson ($50)
17. Salvatore Taravella ($50)
18. Kenneth Arnaez ($50)
19. Ivan Larrosa ($50)
20. Alan Werner ($50)

7:00pm - $75 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD):

1. Stephen Cocoras ($1,967)
2. David Shepard ($1,561)
3. Salas Ferrer ($1,327)
4. Jack Searcy ($655)
5. Damion Loli ($483)
6. James F. Smith Jr. ($374)
7. William Naper ($281)
8. Karen Duffy ($187)
9. Johnathan Dunlop ($179)
10. Yves Fequiere ($171)
11. Marcus Wu-Hamel ($164)
12. Paula Alibrandi ($156)
13. Julio Rangel ($148)
14. Richard Hicks ($140)

The "Week In Review" wraps up with Sunday November 6, with two tournaments on the schedule, and a high hand promotion seeing $300 high hands every (15) minutes from 2:00-9:00pm.  "Bounty Day" saw a $70 buy-in event with $10 bounties at 11:00am, and a $135 buy-in event with $25 bounties at 6:00pm.

11:00am - $70 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD):

1. Bruce Carmen ($680)
2. Michael Hefley ($680)
3. Martin Spatt ($340)

6:00pm - $135 No Limit Hold'em w/ $25 Bounties ($2,500 GTD)

1. John Yander ($1,039)
2. Eugene Pessecow ($624)
3. Alfred Zucaro ($416)