Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1A): Stephen Smith Finds Himself With Some Familiar Company

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 33

Stephen Smith (Juno Beach, FL) made yet another final table of an Isle Poker Room major series, finishing
fourth in last week's Event #1 ($18,431).

Flight 1A now has a field that is spread across four active tables, with numerous notables choosing this first starting flight to try and bag chips for Sunday's Day 2.  Table 4 hosted two players who were familiar with one another, as they were both seated at the Event #1 ($1,500 Isle Classic Main Event) final table.  Stephen Smith (Juno Beach, FL) came into that final table with the chip lead, but eventually exited in fourth place ($18,431).  His table mate to begin today's proceedings was Joseph Marchese (Coral Springs, FL), the eventual winner of the event.  Marchese has since departed the field, failing on his first attempt at bagging.

This has been a special year for Stephen Smith, as he started 2017 with a win during the Isle Classic (which ran in January).  Smith won this same event ($360 No Limit Hold'em), heading a six-way deal that ended the tournament.  The $28,462 that Smith earned for first place still stands as his largest tournament cash, and helped propel Stephen into making this his most successful statistical year of tournament poker.

Stephen Smith headlines our first look at notables in the field, a list that includes names like:

Zachary Mullenix

Nancy Thomas

Ido Ashkenazi

Seamus Hoban

Erik Christensen

Elliot Zaydman

Matthew Zarcadoolas

Players will be taking their first break of the day at the end of this level, returning to Level 5, and new blinds of 150/300/50.