Sunday, December 17, 2017

Sunday, December 17th: Returning For Day 2 Of Event #18, Playing For $22,790 Up Top

ICYMI: Yesterday was the final chance for players to enter Event #18 of the Isle Classic, with the last pair of opening flights on the schedule.  Flight 1E ended up attracted a total of (183) entries, which was the largest showing to that point.  From that number (24) players were able to reach the bagging process, with Julian Gallo (Miami, FL) packing up 326,000 in his Day 2 bag.  Also heading to Day 2 from Flight 1F were Maurice Hawkins (324,000), Tony Ruberto (289,000), Alfonso Perez (132,500), Noel Atherley (99,000), and Scott Zakheim (76,500).

Once Flight 1F started at 6:00pm, it was clear that it was going to be the largest flight of the six to have been played.  The $100,000 guarantee was surpassed just a few levels into the flight, and ended up closing a $124,065.  After registration closed for the flight, there were no more change upcoming for players, so any eliminations would be their last.  The bagging process began after the conclusion of Level 16, with (32) players heading to Day 2.  The group was led by Gilbert Betancourt (Miami, FL), who ended up bagging the overall Day 2 chip lead, with 514,000.  There were numerous large stacks to come out of Flight 1F, belonging to Cameron Collins (387,500), Luis Mantilla (339,500), Ellen Smith (286,000), and Al Gomez (239,000).

At total of (132) players will be returning at 12:00pm this afternoon, with all eyes on the $22,790 first place prize.  From the number listed, (87) players will reach the money, with all of the action updated via live blogged coverage (which will continue through the conclusion of the event).

Tournaments: Sunday's Isle Classic schedule sees one event resuming, while another is just beginning.  As mentioned above, players will be returning for Day 2 of Event #18 at 12:00pm, ready to play down to a winner.  There are no structural changes in the tournament, as play will return to levels that last (25) minutes in length.

While Sunday nights during the series have usually hosted the $100 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Bounty, things are a little different this evening.  At 6:00pm, action will be getting underway for Flight 1A of Event #19, a $100 No Limit Hold'em event with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.  There are five flights over the next three days, with players who bag chips returning to action on Wednesday (for Day 2).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and levels that are (20) minutes in length.  Registration is open until the end of Level 8 (and the break that follows), with opening flight play scheduled to conclude after Level 16 (or if 10% of the field is reached).

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 started back on 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 #18 (Day 2) | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 20,000 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 (25) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Classic Event #19 (Flight 1A) | $100 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 15,000 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 (20) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

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