Saturday, October 28th: Big Numbers Expected For Final Flight Of Isle Open Championship

ICYMI: Yesterday was the second of three opening flights for the $1,500 Isle Open Championship ($500,000 GTD), with the numbers continuing to grow for the premier event of the series.  Once again, we would see a field that was made up of satellite winners (Tom Gity, Michael Marks), notable poker pros from the area (Chris Bolek, Brian Hastings, Dylan Drazen), and players traveling from far and wide to join the action (Dan Heimiller, Ryan D'Angelo, Wayne Harmon).  

There would be a total of (113) entries in Day 1B, with (23) players bagging chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  Joshua Kay (Boca Raton, FL) would bag the Day 1B chip lead (365,100), which also happens to be leading number of the combined Day 2 field (to this point).  Other notable names to book tickets to Sunday's festivities included Ryandy Spain (231,000), Nancy Birnbaum (200,000), Joshua Beckley (168,200), Brian Hastings (133,900), and Jeremy Meacham (131,100).

The combined Event #21 numbers (to this point) have a total of (205) entries, with (48) players already heading to Day 2.  The combined prize pool is $276,750, with (166) entries needed during today's action to reach the $500,000 guaranteed number.

Tournaments: Today (12:00pm) is the last of three flights for Event #21, the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Open Championship, which has a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Each of the opening flights is structured with starting stacks of 30,000 units, and Day 1 levels that last (50) minutes (those levels will transition to 60 minutes on Day 2+).  The day is scheduled to conclude after Level 12, with registration open throughout each opening flight, and until the cards are in the air for Day 2 (Sunday at 12:00pm).

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.

10:00am - 2017 Isle Open (Secondary Schedule): $170 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo" Satellite Into Event #21 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em | $500,000 GTD) | 3 Seats Guaranteed

- Players start with 10,000 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 (15) minutes throughout the event

12:00pm - 2017 Isle Open  Event #21 (Day 1C) | $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+