Wednesday, December 20th: Event #19 Players Return For Day 2, Wrapping Up The 2017 Isle Classic

ICYMI: Yesterday's Isle Classic schedule hosted the final pair of starting flights for Event $#19 ($100 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 GTD), with numbers that ended up crushing the posted guarantee.  Flight 1D got underway at 11:00am, and after eight levels of open registration, the official number would close at (175) entries.  Once the bagging process was reached, as total of (24) players would remain, led by John Sheirich (Daytona, FL) with 208,500.  Sean Shah (199,500), Steven Bennett (173,500), Guillermo Irving (113,500), and Lisa Teebagy (91,000) were just some of the notables to also book their tickets to Day 2 from the flight.

Flight 1E closed out the starting flight action at 6:00pm, and ended up attracting a field of (177) entries.  A total of (25) players reached the bagging process, with Eric Sabido (Margate, FL) bagging the flight's chip lead (242,000).  Other notables chip stacks from the flight include that of John Malczan (208,500), Calixto Rodriguez (159,500), Nancy Birnbaum (90,000), and John Magnetta (65,500).

A total of (737) entries made up Event #19, with (96) players returning at 12:00pm this afternoon, ready to play down to a winner.  The prize pool closed at $58.960, with first place in the tournament scheduled to take home $11,300.

Tournaments: As mentioned above, players will be returning for Day 2 of Event #19 at 12:00pm.  There are no structural transitions when play resumes, as levels will continue to be (20) minutes through the tournament's conclusion.  Updated results will be posted throughout the event, so followers of the blog can keep up with the action.

The final event of the Isle Classic gets underway at 6:00pm, as players send off the series with Event #20 ($60 No Limit Hold'em $8,000 GTD).  This has been an extremely popular tournament during the 2017 Isle Classic, and is structured with 14,000 unit starting stacks.  Players will enjoy levels of (20) minutes over the course of the night, and the opportunity to grab an optional add-on at the end of the registration.  The add-on is 10,000 units for $20, with 100% of the add-on money going towards the prize pool.

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).

12:00pm - 2017 Isle Classic Event #19 (Day 2) | $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)

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Classic Event #20 | $60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 14,000 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

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool