Thursday, July 27th: The 2017 Florida State Poker Championships $1,500 NLH Main Event Is Upon Us

ICYMI: The day before the main event of any of the Isle Poker major series is known as "satellite day," with both the afternoon and evening time slots hosting "discounted routes" to the championship event.  Yesterday's first event was a $340 No Limit Hold'em Mega Satellite into the $1,500 Main Event, that offered a guarantee of (30) seats.  The event ended up with (152) entries, which reached the guarantee, and offered cash to the 31st place finisher.  A full list of players to earn a seat into the FSPC $1,500 Main Event will be posted during coverage of today's opening flight.

The evening event was a $175 No Limit Hold'em Super Satellite into the $1,500 Main Event, with (10) seats guaranteed.  Even with competing one-day events at properties in the surrounding area, the Super Satellite reached the guarantee in Level 4 (registration was open until Level 8).  It's clear that players want to join the action in the highlighting event of the series, and while the price point may not be for everyone, there are still two more satellites on the schedule (tonight at 6:00pm, and tomorrow at 6:00pm).  Those interested can also put their names on a list for a "Sit and Go" satellite, which would be $350, and offers up (2) seats into the main.

Tournaments: Today marks the beginning of the 2017 FSPC $1,500 Main Event, one of the most popular championships of the four "major series" that are run each year.  Event #20 is a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament, with a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Players in each starting flight will begin at 12:00pm, sitting down to starting stacks of 30,000 units.  The levels are (50) minutes in length during each Day 1, and will transition to (60) minutes for Day 2.  Each starting flight is scheduled to play (12) full levels, with registration open all day, including until the moment the cards are in the air for Day 2.  This tournament will be played nine-handed, until the final table of ten is reached.

As mentioned above, there is another satellite on the schedule this evening, with the $175 No Limit Hold'em Super Satellite (8 Seats GTD) getting underway at 6:00pm.

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.

12:00pm - FSPC Event #20 (Flight 1A): $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($500,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels, to include before the 1st card on Day 2

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Level will last (50) minutes (Day 1), transitioning to (60) minutes (Day 2+)

- All Day 1's will play (12) complete levels or until 13% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em Super Satellite Into Event #20 (8 Seats Guaranteed)

- Players start with 12,000 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 (20) minutes throughout the event