Monday, February 20th: Event 1's "Final Four," Two More "Battles" On The Schedule

Event 1 Winner Evan Braunstein

If Event 1 of the 2017 Battles At The Beach is a sign of things to come, then we are in for a successful, and eventful series.  Yesterday's Day 2 saw (191) players return from the original field of 1,301 entries...a field that made up a prize pool of over $175,000!!  The storylines were abound as the tournament played out, many of which will be noted in the Event 1 recap, to be published on the blog shortly.  While we've seen many of these multi-flight events discuss deal the moment the final table is reached, action continued until the play was four-handed.  The remaining players (Evan Braunstein, "Dave," Lisa Teebagy, and Amer Ibrahim) then brought out the ICM calculator, and a chop was agreed to.  Evan Braunstein (Lighthouse Point, FL) received the largest share of the deal, and was declared the tournament's winner.  The $22,252 that Braunstein earned was the largest cash of his career, and if that wasn't enough of a highlight, he had the opportunity to share the experience with his girlfriend and family on the rail.

There are more memories to be made today, as the 2017 Battles At The Beach continues with two more events on the schedule.  Things get started at 11:00am with Event 3 ($130 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool), followed by Event 4 at 6:00pm ($60 No Limit Hold'em $12,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool).

11:00am - Event 3 (Battles At The Beach) $130 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

- Players receive 18,000 in tournament chips
- All late registrants and re-entries receive a full stack
- Levels are (20) minutes in length
- Late registration and re-entries for the first (8) levels

6:00pm - Event 4 (Battles At The Beach) $60 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack $12,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

- Players receive 14,000 in tournament chips
- All late registrants and re-entries receive a full stack
- Level are (20) minutes in length
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Optional add-on at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 10,000 units), 100% goes towards the prize pool)