Thursday, December 14th: After A Successful Event 16, Two Headlining Event Close Out The 2017 Isle Classic

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament action began at 11:00am, with the cards flying for Event #16 of the Isle Classic.  The $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single Ante tournament boasted a $50,000 guarantee, and was the tournament that all of the "chip lead bonus" were returning to play.  After eight levels of open registration, the event would close with (66) total entries, and a prize pool of $64,680.  Once the payouts were posted, the players that remained learned that the final table of nine would reach the money, with a lot of focus on the $22,637 first place prize.  The money bubble burst just as Level 15 was beginning, with a final table full of notables players.  It's rare that an event such as this ends in a multi-way chop, and it looked as if we were going to see an outright winner.  After about fifteen hands of heads-up play, Anthony Utnage and Ian Cohen agreed to a deal, with the former taking home the trophy (and $18,700).  Cohen earned $16,873 for his "runner-up" finish, recording his fourth cash of the series.  Listed below are the official results for Event #16 of the Isle Classic:

1. Anthony Utnage Jr. (Bloomington, IN) $18,700
2. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $16,873
3. Timothy Miles (Miami, FL) $7,923
4. Gregory Spinder (Parkland, FL) $5,660
5. Gregory Baird (Hinsdale, IL) $4,336
6. Kao Saechao (Portland, OR) $3,396
7. Alex Gladunov (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $2,911
8. Joshua Hillock (Lighthouse Point, FL) $2,587
9. Michael Tait (Parkland, FL) $2,264

As the afternoon event was reaching it's homestretch, players were arriving for Event #17 ($60 No Limit Hold'em $8,000 GTD), which got underway at 6:00pm.  The tournament's $8,018 prize pool was comprised of (159) entries (with the optional add-ons included in the number), with (20) players reaching the money.  Once the money bubble burst, we would see a number of notable players listed on the payouts, including Michele Milker, Manny Perez, Lona Rubenstein, Michael Guttermann, and Daniel Shortley.  The particular tournament had a history of multi-way deals during the series, but last night's event was a little different.  Action played down to heads-up play, at which point we would see our second heads-up chop of the day.  Welly Duroseau (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) was the event's "declared winner," taking home $2,055 for his efforts.  The final table results from the final table are listed below:

1. Welly Duroseau (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,055
2. Gary Mazzeo (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $1,500
3. Anthony Zambrowski (Chandler, AZ) $824
4. Richard Freedman (Tamarac, FL) $501
5. William Belcher Jr. (Yulee, FL) $387
6. Jose Ordonez (Miami Beach, FL) $321
7. Patricia Conrad (Delray Beach, FL) $279
8. Kamal Mohammed (Pompano Beach, FL) $250
9. Brandon Ray (Vero Beach, FL) $216
10. Justin Gelato (Glen Burnie, MD) $188

Tournaments: There are three events remaining on the Isle Classic schedule, two of which are larger guaranteed...multi-flight events.  Event #18 begins this afternoon, with the first pair of six starting flights, for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) event.  Players in the tournament sit down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, and will be playing (25) minute levels throughout the entire event.  Registration for each flight is open until the end of Level 8 (and the break that follows), with action scheduled to play a full sixteen levels (or until 10% of the field remains, whichever comes first).  Players that remain will then bag chips for Sunday's Day 2 (12:00pm), which also happens the be the start of Event #19 ($100 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 GTD), with cards flying at 6:00pm.

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 (Flight 1A) | $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 #18 (Flight 1B) | $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)