Isle Open Event 7 (Flight 1A): Second Isle Open "Major" Kicks Off Today, With Flight 1A At 11:00AM

2017 Isle Open | Event #7
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $200,000 GTD
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Flight 1A Entries: N/A

The second "major" event of the 2017 Isle Open begins today, as the first of pair Event #7 ($360 No Limit Hold'em | $200,000 GTD) flights starts at 11:00am.  The tournament boasts the second largest guarantee on the championship schedule ($200,000), and also offers one of the more "generous" structures.  Players in the six opening flights sit down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, and play levels lasting (30) minutes (through Level 15).  The time will then transition to (40) minutes (Levels 16+), and stay that way through the conclusion of the tournament.  Registration is open through the first (12) levels of each flight, which is approximately 5:30pm.  The "chip leaders bonus" is back, as the players with the largest stack from each flight will earn a seat into (Event #15 | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em | $150,000 GTD).  Live blogged coverage also returns for the event, with each afternoon flight (Flight A, Flight C, and Flight E), and Day 2 getting the "live look-in."

This event during last year's Isle Open was a $350 buy-in event (Event #9), with a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament ended up attracting a total of 1,110 entries, and saw registration close with an official prize pool of $315,000.  The tournament finished in a heads-up chop between Andre Rakusa and Avery Bass, with the former being awarded the trophy, and first place money worth $60,181.

The tournament's supervisor will go over the rules with all of the players in the early Flight 1A field, with the cards getting in the air shortly thereafter.