Event 8 (Flight 1E): Beckley Looking To Add To Impressive Resume

"Battles At The Beach"

Event 8 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD)

Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 202

Joshua Beckley (Marlton, NJ)

Joshua Beckley (Marlton, FL) cut his teeth on the live tournament circuit during the Big Stax series at Parx Casino in Pennsylvania.  His first recorded cash was a heads-up chop during the Big Stax VII $1,500 Main Event in 2014 ($98,348).  After a handful of results followed, Joshua then made two final tables during the Big Stax X series, earning $53,564 for a third place finish in the Big Stax 300, and $33,942 for a fourth place finish in the $1,500 Main Event.

It was clear that Beckley was one of the young rising stars in the poker world, and only a year after those results, he introduced himself to the poker world...finishing runner-up in the 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event ($4,470,896) to Joe McKeehen.  In only three years on the live tournament poker scene, Beckley has amassed earnings over $5,200,000, and ended up moving down here to Florida.  While he's been spotted playing cash numerous times here at the Isle, Joshua is looking to notch his first Isle Poker result.  He's currently just above the starting stack, and would have to be considered "the notable" of all notable players in the flight.

Players will be heading on their second break of the day at the end of this level, returning to Level 9 and blinds of 400/800/100.  The green (25 denomination) chips will be raced off during the break, making it easier to eye down stacks for the first update of counts across the room.