Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): With Registration Window Closing, Stanton Drazen Leads Field At Break

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 104

Stanton Drazen (Delray Beach, FL) is the "self-proclaimed" oldest player in the Flight 1A field.

"You know I'm the oldest person in the field," Stanton Drazen said, just before his photograph was taken. "I'm 81 years old...but you wouldn't want to fight me, would ya," as Drazen stood up with his over six-foot frame.  While Stanton was just joking around, his stature (and handshake) would definitely intimidate most.  

While it's not been confirmed that Stanton is the oldest player in the field, he is the player with the largest stack, as the Flight 1A field heads to break (77,500).  Players have until the ten-minute break is over to jump into this opening flight of Event 1, which happens to be off to a very strong start.  Last year's opening flight saw registration close with just (69) entries, but ended up with a field over 1,100 entries.  If this start is a sign of things to come, we are in for a special tournament to start the 2017 Isle Open.

After players take their second ten-minute break of the day, they will return to Level 9, and new blinds of 400/800/100.  Once the cards are back in the air, we will bring you the official numbers from the flight, as well as our first look at updated chip counts from the field.