Event 14 (Day 1A): Stabinski Starts To Heat Up

"Battles At The Beach"

Event 14 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $500,000 GTD)

Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)

Total Entries: 99

Darren Stabinski (Miami, FL)

Darren Stabinski (Miami, FL) was in the poker room late last night, playing in one of the two "MAP" sit-n-go's that ran last night.  "MAP" stands for multi-action poker, a format that allows players to play two separate stacks simultaneously.  The $340 buy-in sit-n-go awarded (2) seats to this event, with Darren winning one of those two seats.  A deep run in this event would be even more profitable for Stabinsky, being that he's in for a fraction of the buy-in, and he's currently on a course that would put him in great position heading into Day 2.

Darren has won some critical pots since returning from dinner, and is now the field's chip leader, with over 135,000.  Stabinski, who was featured on the blog during an earlier event in the series, is no stranger to deep runs in this poker room.  His largest tournament cash came here at the Isle in 2015, when he took third place in the 2015 Isle Poker Classic $1,200 Main Event ($65,000).

Players in the flight are about to head on another (10) minute break, and will be returning to Level 9, with blinds increasing to 400/800/100.