Friday, January 6th: Day 1B Of Event 2 Headlines, Promotions Anound

Day 1A of Event 2 (Isle Poker Classic) attracted a total of (158) entries, which is already halfway to the $100,000 guarantee posted on the tournament.  We saw a lot of familiar faces in the field for the opening flight of the event, and were introduced to some new players as the day played out.  Once the last hand was dealt at the end of Level 14, there were (18) players left to head to Day 2, lead by Ricardo Eyzaguirre (Orlando, FL).  Eyzaguirre bagged 373,000, which was just over 10,000 more than his nearest competitor (Greg Barker - 362,500).

The cards get in the air at 12:00pm for Day 1B of Event 2, with the same schedule applying.  Players will start with 20,000 tournament chips, and are scheduled to play (14) levels (40 minute levels from 1-6, and 50 minute levels from 7+).  If you don't want to put up the $360 buy-in for Event 2, the final satellite into Event 2 begins at 6:00pm, and offers a guaranteed (10) seats.

Looking at the cash side of the poker room, there are two promotions running today: the "Turbo High Hand," which runs from 9:00am-12:00pm, and (20) minutes high hands for $250 from 12:00pm-4:00pm/(20) minute high hands for $500 from 4:00pm-12:00am.

12:00pm - Isle Poker Classic Event #2 (Day 1B) $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee):

- Players receive 20,000 in tournament chips
- All late registrants and re-entries will receive full stacks
- Levels 1-6 will be (40) minutes, Levels 7+ will be (50) minutes
- Late registration and re-entries for the first (14) levels, to include before the first card on Day 2

6:00pm - $75 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #2 (1 In 6 Wins Seat) (10 Seats Guaranteed):

- Players receive 12,000 in tournament chips

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack

- Levels are (20) minutes

- Late registration and re-entries for the first (6) levels