Monday, October 16th: Brinkley Heads Five-Way Chop Of Event #7, Seniors Championship And $25,000 GTD Headline Schedule

ICMYI: Event #7 ($360 No Limit Hold'em | $200,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open saw (127) players return for Day 2 on Sunday, with action scheduled to play down to a winner.  James Brinkley (Tampa, FL) ended up "bookending" the tournament's live coverage, cracking Charlemagne Benjamin's pocket aces to start the day, and holding up the winner's trophy to end it.  Brinkley headed a five-way deal that ended the tournament, earning the largest cash of his tournament career.  The official payouts from the deal are listed below, with the full results available by clicking here.

1. James Brinkley (Tampa, FL) $30,343
2. Reynel Hernandez (Miami, FL) $29,000
3. Vlad Mezheritsky (Aventura, FL) $29,000
4. Ray Nalbandian (Boynton Beach, FL) $28,652
5. Steve McKoy (Coral Springs, FL) $25,000

The was another Isle Open event on yesterdays schedule, which began at 6:00pm (Event #8 | $100 No Limit Hold'em "Deepstack Turbo Bounty" | $5,000 GTD).  The tournament attracted a total of (101) entries, and after the optional add-ons were included in the number, the official prize pool would close at $6,335.  There were no chops in this event though, as action played down to an outright winner.  Salvatore Accord (Pompano Beach, FL) bested Hyndi Khomutetsky (Orlando, FL) during heads-up play, earning himself the first ever tournament win of his career (recorded).

1. Salvatore Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,936
2. Hyndi Khomutetsky (Orlando, FL) $1,192
3. Alejandro Bristol (Davie, FL) $731
4. Marco Oliveira (Boca Raton, FL) $477
5. Pattarapom Vorbeck (Pompano Beach, FL) $372
6. Robert Kuznietz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $297
7. Patricia Conrad (Delray Beach, FL) $253
8. Donald Gibbs (Hollywood, FL) $219
9. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $194
10. Ian Pearson (Oveido, FL) $175

Tournaments: The 2017 Isle Open schedule continues today with two events, the first of which begins at 11:00am (Event #9).  The $175 No Limit Hold'em Seniors' Championship ($8,000 GTD) is an event that many players had circled on their calendar, from the moment the schedule for this series was announced.  The tournament offers a very generous structure, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000 units, and playing levels that last (25) minutes over the course of the tournament.

That tournament is followed at 6:00pm by Event #10, a $150 No Limit Hold'em tournament, with a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event offers a structure with 16,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the tournament.  There was a similar event run last Monday  (Event #4), which ended up attracting (278) total entries, and closed with a prize pool over $27,000.  This tournament should attract a similar sized crowd, and a prize pool that ends up somewhere in the $30,000 range.

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands.  From 12:00am-3:00am (Friday morning), players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

11:00am - 2017 Isle Open  Event #9 | $175 No Limit Hold'em Seniors' Championship 50+ | $8,000 GTD

- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Level will last (25) minutes throughout the event

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Open  Event #10 | $130 No Limit Hold'em | $20,000 GTD

- Players start with 16,000 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