Event 16 (Flight 1C): Smith Already Feeling At Home In Florida

Event 16 ($150 No Limit Hold'em Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/25)
Total Flight 1C Entries: 64
Flight 1C Players Remaining: 54

Stephen Smith (Montgomery, AL)

Flight 1C players are one level removed from their first (10) minute break of the day, with just under (90) minutes remaining in open registration for this flight.  A handful of players arrived towards the tail end of the break, including Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL), and 2017 Isle Poker Classic Event 2 winner Stephen Smith (Montgomery, AL).

We should update that "hometown," as Smith is now a Florida resident, as the first of this year.  Without a casino and/or poker room in his home state of Alabama, Smith would do a lot of traveling to play the game he loves, hitting up rooms Biloxi, Cherokee, and Jacksonville (just to name a few).  Now that Smith lives in Florida, he has numerous poker rooms within a short drive of his home, and he made his name known two weeks ago (here at the Isle).  

When Event 2 was down to the final table, Smith held a commanding chip lead, which was even more powerful with the shallow stacks of his opponents.  After two of the shorter stacks were eliminated, the remaining eight players asked to hear the ICM numbers in regards to a chop.  Once the players agreed to the numbers that were presented, Smith was declared the winner, and walked away with over $28,000 (which happened to be close to $10,000 more than second place).  Stephen is back in action in this Flight 1C, and is looking to match Andrew Blake, who already has two trophies won during this series.