Thursday, November 30, 2017

Thursday, November 30th: $2,500 Single-Day The "Appetizer" To The 2017 Isle Classic

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament action began with the $340 No Limit Hold'em Package Satellite, which offered (10) guaranteed packages into today's $2,500 NLH "Single Day" ($100,000 GTD), and this weekend's Isle Classic $1,500 NLH Event #1 ($300,000 GTD).  The $340 entry, for the opportunity to win $4,000 worth of buy-ins, was clearly a satellite that players couldn't pass up.  A total of (124) entries made up the field, with just over (70) players remaining once registration closed...all hoping to grab one of those ten packages.  Listed below are the winner's of the satellite, and names you'll see in coverage over the next (72) hours.
  1. Emmanuel Santos
  2. Dale Smith
  3. Ido Ashkenazi
  4. Melissa Singh
  5. Tom Gity
  6. Bernard Muhire
  7. Daniel Genachte
  8. Tracy Scala
  9. Francklin Michel
  10. Frank Scala
The package satellite was followed at 6:00pm by a $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament.  The event saw registration close with (22) entries, and a prize pool of $1,254.  Three spots were scheduled to get paid, and after the money bubble burst (and the elimination of Diane Linke in third place), the final two players agreed to a heads up deal (with results listed below).
  1. Vincent Green (Boynton Beach, FL) $577
  2. Paul Humphrey (Ocala, FL) $426
  3. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $251
Tournaments: Today's tournament action gets started an hour later than normal, as the cards start flying for the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Day ($100,000 GTD).   The one-day event is structured with 100,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (30) minutes over the course of the event.  The actual blind structure is proportionate to the starting stacks, with the big blind posting a single ante for the table.  This is the second time that the Single-Day has a posted guarantee, with the first coming last month, during the 2017 Isle Open.  That event attracted a total of (59) entries, and saw registration close with a prize pool of $135,700.  Alex Turyansky bested the field to win the event's trophy, and just over $46,000.  There will be live look-ins throughout the day, along with updated coverage via the blog, and Twitter (@PokerIslePP).

The "Single-Day" is followed at 6:00pm by another big event (in terms of daily tournaments), with the $130 No Limit Hold'em tournament offering a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 16,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the event.


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-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted that starting November 1st, players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand!!!  The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).

12:00pm - $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Day ($100,000 GTD)

- Players start with 100,000 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 (30) minutes
- Ante is to be posted by the big blind (is a single ante), and in an all-in situation, the big blind is to be considered as having been posted first.

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks
- Levels are (20) minutes in length throughout

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