Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Checking In On Counts, Event 15 Seat Up For Grabs

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 13 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 32

David Rivera (Davie, FL) is looking to continue his upward trend, and earn himself a seat into one of the
premier tournaments of the series.

The cards have now been in the air for about fifteen minutes since the final break, with some new names now topping the leaderboard.  Just a reminder for followers of the blog, and players in the field, that the chip leader from this flight (and each flight that follows) earns a seat into Event #15 of the Isle Open ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em | $150,000 GTD).

David Rivera (Davie, FL) leads the remaining (32) players, sitting with just over 160,000, just ahead of names like Eric Piderit and Stanton Drazen.  Rivera has only one result on his live tournament resume, finishing in 12th place in a $300 H.O.R.S.E. event during the 2016 SHRPO ($624).  Rivera primarily plays cash when he's in the room, but is clearly seeing his skills transition over to tournament play this afternoon.

David Rivera - 160,000
Stanton Drazen - 144,000
Eric Piderit - 140,000
Robert Tanner - 110,000
Darcy Deconza - 108,000
Richard Wetter - 100,000