Friday, May 12th: "May $100,000 GTD" Continues With Two More Friday Flights

ICYMI: The $150 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack $100,000 GTD began yesterday afternoon, as the first of two flights got underway (Flight 1A).  The first of six flights attracted a field of (133) entries, including a trio from the group that chopped the "April $100,000 GTD" (Dmitry Agrachov, Esther Foley, and William Underdown).  While those players weren't successful in finding a Day 2 bag, a new batch of names managed to book tickets for Sunday's Day 2.  John Womack (Lauderhill, FL) bagged the flight's chip lead (380,000), with Isle Poker tournament regular Thomas Gari the closest competitor, putting 280,000 in the bag.  A total of (18) players were able to navigate their way through the opening flight, and will be back on Sunday for Day 2 (12:00pm).

Joining the group from Flight 1A were the (21) players that bagged chips in the evening flight.  Flight 1B started at 6:00pm, and by the time the registration window closed, a total of (157) entries made up the flight.  Matthew Andrews (320,500) had the top stack after the final hand was dealt, followed by Gina Minshew (303,000) and Marc Bronstein (234,500).  A full list of combined chip counts will be posted later this afternoon, as two more flights are on the schedule today...

Tournaments: ...The first of those two flights begins at 11:00am, as Flight 1C offers players a third opportunity to join the action.  "Live blogged" coverage begins the moment cards are in the air, and continues through the bagging process.  The evening flight (Flight 1D) begins at 6:00pm, with official chip counts posted in the early hours of Saturday.

Promotions: Things start off "quickly" this afternoon, with the "Turbo High Hands" running from 9:00am-12:00pm.  During that window, $100 will be awarded every (10) minutes to the qualifying high hand (rollovers do apply).  The promotion will then transition to $250 every (20) minutes (rollovers do apply), from 12:00pm-4:00pm...laddering up one more time to $500 every (20) minutes (rollovers apply), from 4:00pm-12:00am.

11:00am - $150 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack $100,000 GTD (Flight 1C)

- Players will begin with a 20,000 unit starting stack

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

- Levels 1-16 will be (25) minutes, transitioning to (30) 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 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack $100,000 GTD (Flight 1D)

- Players will begin with a 20,000 unit starting stack

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

- Levels 1-16 will be (25) minutes, transitioning to (30) 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 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)