Sunday, April 30th: Closing The Month In Style, Day 2 Of "April $100,000 GTD"

ICYMI: Yesterday saw the final two flights of the "April $100,000 GTD" on the schedule, with the turnout almost equal to that of the four flights that were played to that point.  Flight 1E began at 12:00pm, and ended up with (168) total entries, (28) of which made it to Day 2.  Domenic Pizziferri (West Palm Beach, FL) bagged the flight's chip lead with 266,000, which has him returning this afternoon with the eleventh largest Day 2 stack.  Some other notables that bagged above average stacks from Flight 1E included David Inselberg (256,000), Michael Sklar (237,500), Paula Alibrandi (208,000), Alan Munoz (195,500), and Robert Kessler (172,500).

The evening flight (Flight 1F) was the largest of the six for the tournament, attracting a total of (186) entries.  Of those entries, (25) players managed to bag chips for Day 2, led by Russell Marco (365,500).  The flight was full of notable players, many of which were part of the (25) that bagged, including Maurice Hawkins (255,000), Steven McKoy (216,000), and Darren Stabinski (206,000).

A total of (116) players will be returning to action at 12:00pm this afternoon, playing for their share of a prize pool that officially closed at $226,310 (and a first place prize over $40,000).  Levels will transition to (50) minutes after the conclusion of Level 16 (one of the flights ended with 3:00 remaining in Level 15), so it's sure to be a long day of tournament poker.  All of the action will be covered here on the blog, included payouts, updated chip counts, hand histories, and eventual tournament recap.

Tournaments: The only tournament on the schedule today is Day 2 of the $360 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD, an event that is scheduled to play down to a winner.

Promotions: Outside of the "standard" high hands during the day, the "Turbo High Hands" return, with $300 awarded to qualifying high hands from 2:00pm-9:00pm (every 15 minutes).

12:00pm - $360 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack $100,000 GTD (Day 2)

- Players will begin with a 25,000 unit starting stack

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

- Levels 1-16 will be (30) minutes, transitioning to (50) minutes from Level 17+

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

- All Day 1's will play 16 complete levels, or until 13% of the field remains (whichever comes first)