Sunday, June 11th: Day 2 Of "June $50,000 GTD," "Turbo High Hands," And "Hard Stop, ICM Chop"

ICYMI: Yesterday saw the final three flights of the "June $50,000 GTD," and as expected, it was the busiest of all the starting days.  After registration closed, Flight 1G had a total of (239) entries, Flight 1H with a couple less (237 entries), and Flight 1I with the most of the nine flights (330 entries).  The $500 chip lead bonuses from the day were awarded to:

Flight 1G: Nick Persad (278,000)
Flight 1H: Ira Miller (283,700)
Flight 1I: Mohd Abdul-Majid (397,200)

With all nine flights now in the books, the "June $50,000 GTD" numbers are in...with a total of 1,725 entries making up the field.  The official prize pool closed at $86,925, with the tournament offering up a first place prize of $14,293.  Two places at the final table will be walking away with a five-figure score, while everyone who reaches the final table will walk away with over $1,000...in a $75 buy-in event!  It's been more than evident that this tournament was extremely popular with the players, whether recreational or professional.  A total of (226) players will be returning at 12:00pm this afternoon, and will be playing down to a winner.  The money bubble should burst within the first 10-15 minutes of play, as (216) of the (226) players returning will be walking away with a payout.

Tournaments: As mentioned above, the first tournament on the schedule is the resumption of the "June $50,000 GTD" at 12:00pm.  The Day 2 action is going to move quickly with (20) minute levels, so as the field shrinks, the schedule sees an opportunity for players to take a "second chance."  At 6:00pm, the cards will be in the air for the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop" ($5,000 GTD), and event that allows for players to "plan ahead."  The tournament is just like any other on the schedule (in terms of structure and play), but offers a "hard stop" time.  After (16) completed levels of play, and (10) hands (in hand-for-hand play), those remaining will ICM chop the remaining prize pool.  The tournament was run for the first time last week, and was chopped by Isle Poker regulars Tom Gity and Diane Linke.

Promotions: For a number of months, Sunday's high hand promotion has been of the "turbo" format, with $300 awarded every (15) minutes from 2:00pm-9:00pm (rollovers apply).  While that promotion is still in place this afternoon, there will be an extra six hours of "turbo" high hands, with $100 awarded every (10) minutes, from 8:00am-2:00pm (rollovers apply).  However you break it down, it's $600 worth of high hands up for grabs over the span of (13) hours.  Both tournaments are high hand eligible, adding even more appeal to the events.

12:00pm - $75 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Day 2

6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop" ($2,500 GTD)

- Players will start with 16,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels are (20) minutes

- At the end of Level 16, tables will be balanced and tournament will play (10) more hands, in hard-for-hand format.  Tables will be re-balanced after (5) hands.

- At the end of (10) hands, tournament play will end, and all remaining players will chop the prize pool using an ICM calculation.