Isle Open Championship (Day 1A): Breakout Series For Francklin Michel

2017 Isle Open | Event #21
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Open Championship| $500,000 GTD
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150/25)
Total Day 1A Entries: 40

Francklin Michel (Miami, FL) has spent the last week re-writing his poker resume, making three final tables in a seven-day span.

Francklin Michel (Miami, FL) came into this series with just under $2,500 in live tournament earnings, and a top score of $614.  He would get a "late start" in terms of results for the Isle Open, but started things off with a final table finish in Event #12 ($60 No Limit Hold'em | $7,000 GTD).  The $680 he earned for ninth place in the tournament became his largest tournament cash, but that didn't last a week, as Michel reached the final table of Event #15 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em | $150,000 GTD).  He would finish in fifth place, not only earning a breakout score, but eclipsing his total earnings with that cash alone ($5,896).  

Francklin then continued the run good, making his third final table in the span of a week, earning fourth place money in a deal that ended Event #17 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $15,000 GTD).  That score would be good for $1,776, and would help bring his updated career earnings north of $10,000.  If all of those finishes weren't enough, Michel would earn entry into this event via a satellite, which he only paid $340 to get into.

Michel is one of a growing group of players to have chosen this opening flight as their opportunity to bag chips for Sunday's Day 2 (12:00pm).