Friday, December 1st: Ido Ashkenazi Wins $2,500 Single-Day As The Calendar Turns, 2017 Isle Classic Begins

ICYMI: November's tournament calendar wrapped up yesterday, with two tournaments on the scheduled, beginning with the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Day ($100,000 GTD).  The event would see many of the familiar faces that have played in the past, joined by a group of winners from Wednesday's $340 No Limit Hold'em Package Satellite (along with a few new faces).  Registration for the tournament would close with (47) entries, equating to a prize pool of $108,100.  Once the payouts were made official, players still remaining would learn that seven spots would be paid, with just over $43,000 up top.  Andjelko Andrejevic (Belgrade, Serbia) would be eliminated on the bubble just as Level 13 was wrapping up, leaving a final table that hosted some big names (and a satellite winner).  That satellite winner (Ido Ashkenazi) would end up winning the tournament, as he bested WSOP bracelet winner Chris Bolek during heads-up play.

1. Ido Ashkenazi (Davie, FL) $43,240
2. Chris Bolek (Boca Raton, FL) $25,944
3. Chad Eveslage (Ramsey, IN) $14,053
4. Sean Perry (Las Vegas, NV) $8,648
5. Barry Hutter (Hollywood, FL) $6,486
6. Jose Parra (Hialeah Gardens, FL) $5,405
7. Victor Figueroa (Miami, FL) $4,324

Just as the $2,500 Single-Day was entering the money bubble phase, the 6:00pm tournament was getting underway, a $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) event.  The tournament's registration would close with (196) entries in the field, and an official prize pool of $20,000.  A total of (25) players would reach the money in the event, with first place scheduled to take home $4,978.  The official payouts would eventually be altered, as a seven-way deal was agreed to.  The group of players to chop the event were all familiar names to the blog, headed by Daren Stabinski (Plantation, FL), who was declared the tournament's winner.

1. Daren Stabinski (Plantation, FL) $3,074
2. Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $2,949
3. Joshua Wasserman (Deerfield Beach, FL) $2,600
4. Errol Massey (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,194
5. Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,214
6. Odette Cutter (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,098
7. Antonio Colon (Princeton, FL) $1,015

Tournaments: Many of the names that were in attendance during yesterday's action will also be spotted this weekend, as the 2017 Isle Classic begins.  This series is a little different than those that have come before it, as the schedule actually begins with the largest buy-in.  The $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Event #1 is the "main event," and carries with it a $300,000 guarantee.  There are two opening flights, the first of which gets underway at 11:00am (Flight 1A), followed by Flight 1B tomorrow afternoon (also beginning at 11:00am).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 30,000 units, and levels that transition throughout the event.  The opening flights have levels that are (40) minutes, transitioning to (50) minutes on Day 2, and then (60) minutes once the final table is reached.  Registration is open through each starting flight, also to include Sunday afternoon, before the first cards are pitched for Day 2.

For those that would like the opportunity to get into this opening event for a fraction of the price, a $175 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Isle Classic Event #1 begins at 6:00pm, and guarantees (10) seats.  The satellite is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the evening.

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).

11:00am - 2017 Isle Classic Event #1 (Day 1A) | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Classic Main Event | $300,000 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 (40) minutes (Levels 1-12), transitioning to (50) minutes Levels 13+, and once again to (60) minutes once the final table is reached

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Classic (Secondary Schedule): $175 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #1 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Classic Main Event | $300,000 GTD) | 10 Seats Guaranteed

- Players start with 12,000 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