Thursday, January 19th: Duo Of Event 16 Flights On Tap

The first day of Event 16 saw two flights that attracted a total of (135) entries, with (25) players successfully bagging chips for Sunday's Day 2.  The Flight 1A chip leader was Kevin Matheson (West Palm Beach, FL), who bagged 243,000, while Stefan Korolczuk bagged 301,000 as the Flight 1B chip leader.  One of the storylines of this final Isle Poker Classic event, is the emergence of new names and faces to followers of the blog.  Of the (25) players to bag chips, there were only a few recognizable names (Jeff Burdeen, Marcel Deschamps, Marc Culberson).

As the weekend approaches, the field sizes will gradually get larger, with yesterday's "intimate" fields more of an anomaly.  There are two more starting flights on the schedule today, with Flight 1C getting the dedicated "live blog coverage."

11:00am - Event 16 (Flight 1C) $150 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guarantee:

- Players receive 25,000 in tournament chips

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

- Level will be (25) minutes in length

- Late registration and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- All Day 1's will play 16 complete levels, or until 8% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - Event 16 (Flight 1D) $150 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guarantee:

- Players receive 25,000 in tournament chips

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

- Level will be (25) minutes in length

- Late registration and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- All Day 1's will play 16 complete levels, or until 8% of the field remains (whichever comes first)