Monday, October 30th: Isle Open Championship Final Table Resumes At 12:00pm

ICYMI: Yesterday's Day 2 of the Isle Open Championship ended just before midnight, with Samuel Ganzfried (Pittsburgh, PA) getting eliminated on the final table bubble.  The remaining ten players were given their final table seating assignments, and the bags were brought out for Day 3, which begins today at 12:00pm.  The table has a similar feel from last year's Isle Open Championship, as three players from the 2016 installment return.  Paul Balzano, Sam Panzica, and defending champion Edward Novak will all be looking use their experience to their advantage.  There are seven other players looking to make a little history of their own though, including Nancy Birnbaum, who is looking to become the first lady to win an Isle Poker "main event."  The action (and live coverage) will begin at 12:00pm, with reminders of the chip counts and payouts posted below.

Final Table Chip Counts:

1. Edwark Novak - 747,000
2. Nissm Vaknin - 1,431,000
3. Scott Levitt - 1,000,000
4. Nancy Birnbaum - 665,000
5. Emanuel Quinonez - 786,000
6. Michael Aron - 895,000
7. Sam Panzica - 649,000
8. Paul Balzano - 1,729,000
9. William Valladares - 3,120,000
10. Frank Lerczak - 1,015,000

Final Table Payouts:

1. $112,075
2. $78,510
3. $50,482
4. $33,597
5. $25,852
6. $21,407
7. $17,971
8. $14,589
9. $11,208
10. $9,435

Tournaments: Outside of Day 3 for the Isle Open Championship, there is another championship schedule event this evening, with Event #23 beginning at 6:00pm.  The $130 No Limit Hold'em event has a $20,000 guarantee, and is the second to last tournament of the series.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 16,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the evening.  Registration for the tournament is open through Level 8, including the break that follows.

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, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

12:00pm - 2017 Isle Open  Event #21 (Day 3) | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Open Championship | $500,000 GTD

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels, to include before the first card on Day 2

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (50) minutes (Levels 1-12), transitioning to (60) minutes Levels 13+

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Open  Event #23 | $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

- Levels will last (20) minutes