"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): Updated Chip Counts, Flight 1B Getting Underway

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 121

Kareem Bernardo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

As 3:00pm approaches, players entered in the second flight of the day (Flight 1B) are beginning to take their seats.  There are some former Flight 1A players looking for a better result, but a lot of new faces in this early afternoon field.  

Officially, Flight 1A had a total of (121) entries, which means that $6,413 will be going towards the overall prize pool for the event.  Only (39) active players currently remain at the midway point of Level 12, with everyone currently looking up at Kareem Bernardo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), who sits with over 105,000.  A  potential deep run in this event would be a career highlighting tournament score for Kareem, who comes into the day with just over $1,000 in live earnings (four of his five results have been from here at the Isle Poker Room).  The chip average sits at 46,000, which still leaves for some deep play early, as the average stack is just under (30) big blinds.  As the flight progresses, and the blinds continue to climb, you'll see the action "forced" a little by the structure.

Kareem Bernardo - 105,000

Bernie Schmidt - 92,000

Francis Margaglione - 82,000

Joseph Mancuso - 50,000

Hugh Hardy - 48,0000

Daniel Genachte - 33,000