Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1C): Newman's Notable Status Soars To New Heights

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Flight 1C Entries: 39

Michael Newman (Nanuet, NY) returns to the Isle Poker Room for the first time since winning the 2017
Rock N' Roll Poker Showdown $3,500 Championship Event.

Michael Newman's (Nanuet, NY) tournament resume started back in 2011, but it wasn't until 2015, that he started putting in some serious volume.  From that volume came results, with Newman earning just over $90,000 in 2015.  He'd follow that breakout year with even better numbers, banking over $112,000 in cashes in 2016.  Michael made a habit of winning events over the course of those two years, with all of those titles coming at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

Going into this year's Rock N' Roll Poker Open, Newman had ten tournament wins at Hard Rock, with his largest worth $17,579.  Michael had other cashes that were worth more than that win, but was still searching for the elusive six-figure score.  After winning the $3,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event of the Rock N' Roll Poker Open (just two weeks ago), that search would be over.  Newman earned $374,240 for the win, along with the trophy...and the notability that comes along with it.  The life changing score almost matched his earnings heading into the event (which were over $400,000), and was an accomplishment that was reported across numerous media outlets in the poker community.  

Michael took a few weeks off after the score, but is now back in action, heading the first look at notables in this Flight 1C field.

Neil Blumenfield

Frank Scala

Marsha Wolak

Paul Shafran

Marc Levy

Skip McDonough

Jeff Kessler

Peter Vitantonio

Jonathan Steward

Tracy Scala

Scott Zakheim

William Underdown

Tom Gity