Isle Casino Poker : Thursday, July 13th: Chien Chiu Adds Her Name To Trophy Winners, Event #7 Begins Today

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Thursday, July 13th: Chien Chiu Adds Her Name To Trophy Winners, Event #7 Begins Today

ICYMI: There were two events on the FSPC schedule yesterday, the first of which was a satellite into this weekend's tournament (Event #7 - $360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD), which begins today (with two flights). The $60 buy-in satellite offered (10) guaranteed seats, but after (117) entries made up the field at registration's close, players found out that (14) seats (plus one cash spot) would be awarded. There were many notable names to earn a seat to Event #7 for a fraction of the price, including Joseph Petrolino, Jeffrey Lutin, Joel Goetz, Michael Bonsignore, Ian Bishop, Daniel Genachte, Patrick Carnakie, Jim Gleason, Joseph Mancuso, David Coughlin, Juan Peralta, Roberto Alvarado, Rosanna De La Rosa, and Francois Gagne.

The evening tournament was another trophy event (Event #6), which would once again soar past the posted guarantee. The $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($18,000 GTD) event got underway at 6:00pm, and after ten levels of play (at which point registration was closed), there were a total of (313) entries in the field. Once the optional add-ons were tacked onto the overall prize pool, it would officially be posted as $19,690 (plus $7,825 bounty pool). A total of (40) spots would be paid in the event, with a min-cash earning $105, and the posted first place prize $4,275. Brian O'Keefe (Sunrise, FL) would be the first player to cash in the event ($105), and would be followed by names like Robert Transue (23rd place), David Miller (20th place), and Andre Rakusa (11th place). The final table would be reached just after 11:30pm, and after the eliminations of four players, a six-way chop would be agreed to, with everyone earning over $1,500. Chien Chiu (Coconut Creek, FL) would be the tournament's declared winner, and would take home the trophy, along with a first place prize that almost matched her career earnings coming in.

Chien Chiu (Coconut Creek, FL) $3,222
Jason Brown (Boca Raton, FL) $2,033
Altabal Mohamed (Cutler Ridge, FL) $1,974
Esteban Llarena (Doral, FL) $1,762
Cory Petruny (Lighthouse Point, FL) $1,655
Garrick Young (Miami Gardens, FL) $1,509

Tournaments: Today begins Event #7, which is one of the four "major" events on the FSPC schedule. The $360 No Limit Hold'em event carries with it a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, and if the first two weeks have been a barometer, we could see some big numbers. There are six total flights for the event, with a pair each day (Thursday, Friday, Saturday), and Day 2 on Sunday. Players sit down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, and will be playing (30) minute levels during each Day 1 starting flight (transitioning to 40 minutes on Day 2). All Day 1's will play through Level 15, or until 13% of the field remains (whichever comes first).

Promotions: Today's "special" promotion (outside of the standard high hands), is the Limit Hold'em Early Bird, in which the first (50) full houses (in a limit hold'em game) are paid the minimum buy-in for the designated game. Those players in the 2/2 LHE game will receive $20 for each "winning" full house (or better), while those in 2/4 LHE will receive $40.

11:00am - FSPC Event #7 (Flight 1A): $360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips

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

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Level will last (30) minutes during Day 1 flights, transitioning to (40) minutes on Day 2

- All Day 1's will play (15) complete levels or until 13% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - FSPC Event #7 (Flight 1B): $360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)