Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Official End Of Flight 1A Chip Counts

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 22

Darcy	Deconza	234,500
Eric	Piderit	222,000
Richard	Wetter	216,500
James	Newcomb	205,500
Charles	Glover	111,500
Diogo	Nanni	111,000
Daniel	Genachte	110,500
Rafael	Calero	109,000
Dennis	Arnold	101,000
Thomas	Gari	100,000
Angelo	D'Angelo	90,000
Howard	Darnold	89,000
Marc	Geftman	82,500
Stan	Drazan	77,500
Kevin	Matheson	77,000
Al	Lockwood	74,000
Scott	Zakheim	53,500
Melissa	Kaiser	51,500
Justin	Obront	44,500
Miguel	Munoz	44,000
James	Hamburger	34,000
Nancy	Thomas	31,000

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Darcy Deconza Bags Flight 1A Chip Lead, Official Counts To Follow

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 23

Darcy Deconza (Hollywood, FL) sheds the sunglasses for the first time all day, happy to smile for her "chip leading photo," as she becomes the first player to earn entry into Event #15 of the 2017 Isle Open ($1,100 NLH).

Richard Wetter and Darcy Deconza traded the chip lead a handful of times over the final level of the flight, but it would be a Deconza who would sit with the largest stack at the end of play (234,500).  Eric Piderit also made a run at the Event #15 seat, winning a 220,000 pot versus Robert Tanner, just three hands before the clock was paused.

Deconza is a recreational player from Hollywood, who has now booked her seat into the largest buy-in event of her career.  Darcy found herself towards the top of the leaderboard early in the flight, but used a critical hand against Elsie Rodrigues to really put herself in chip lead contention (with her Q♥ Q♣ besting the J♠ J♥ of Rodriguez, all-in pre for a pot worth 190,000).

The tournament staff is currently verifying the stacks of the (23) players that reached the bagging process, with official counts to be posted here on the blog shortly afterwards (just after 7:00pm).  This will conclude live coverage for the day, but followers can check back after the conclusion of Flight 1B (which is in action), for official counts from the second flight of Event #1.

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Richard Wetter Favorite To Bag The Bonus, One Level Remains

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 25

Richard Wetter (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) currently paces the field as the round the homestretch.

Play is just a few moments away from entering the last level of the flight, meaning players are in the "homestretch," in regards to the flight's chip lead bonus (an Event #15 seat).  Richard Wetter (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) is currently leading the field, sitting as the only player over the 200,000 mark (220,000).  Wetter is better known for his two WSOP Circuit rings, both won in Seniors events at the Palm Beach Kennel Club (2013 and 2016).  He has over $50,000 in tournament earnings, but hasn't notched an Isle Poker tournament cash since March of 2015 (Battle At The Beach).

There are a handful of players within striking distance of Richard, so the landscape can change with every hand that passes.  When ten minutes remain in Level 16, the tournament clock will be paused, and players will finish with a pre-determined amount of hands (which will be updated later, as the number has yet to have been announced).

The next update on the blog will come at the conclusion of the final set of hands, as we update you on the recipient of the chip lead bonus.  Just as the flight is entering the bagging process, the cards will be getting in the air for Flight 1B, which begins at 6:00pm.  There will not be live blogged coverage during the evening flight's of this event, but end of flight chip counts will be posted at it's conclusion (just after 2:00am).

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Players Remaining In The Flight (Full Field Lineup)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/400)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 29

Listed below, are the seating assignments for the (29) players that remain in the Flight 1A field:

Table 1:

1. Bruce Schlichting
2. Rafael Calero
3. Daniel Genachte
4. Miguel Munoz
5. Thomas Gari
6. James Newcomb
7. James Hamburger
8. Trent Smith
9. Anderson Premdas
10. Stanton Drazen

Table 2:

1. Charles Glover
2. Eric Piderit
3. Angelo D'Angelo
4. Skip Darnold
5. Marc Geftman
6. A. Nonymous
7. Nancy Thomas
8. Kevin Matheson 
9. Robert Tanner
10. Corey Brysman

Table 3:

1. Richard Wetter
2. David Rivera
3. Dennis Arnold
4. Melissa Kaiser
5. Eric Rivkin
6. Justin Obronto
7. Al Lockwood
8. Diogo Neanni
9. Darcy Deconza

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Checking In On Counts, Event 15 Seat Up For Grabs

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 13 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 32

David Rivera (Davie, FL) is looking to continue his upward trend, and earn himself a seat into one of the
premier tournaments of the series.

The cards have now been in the air for about fifteen minutes since the final break, with some new names now topping the leaderboard.  Just a reminder for followers of the blog, and players in the field, that the chip leader from this flight (and each flight that follows) earns a seat into Event #15 of the Isle Open ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em | $150,000 GTD).

David Rivera (Davie, FL) leads the remaining (32) players, sitting with just over 160,000, just ahead of names like Eric Piderit and Stanton Drazen.  Rivera has only one result on his live tournament resume, finishing in 12th place in a $300 H.O.R.S.E. event during the 2016 SHRPO ($624).  Rivera primarily plays cash when he's in the room, but is clearly seeing his skills transition over to tournament play this afternoon.

David Rivera - 160,000
Stanton Drazen - 144,000
Eric Piderit - 140,000
Robert Tanner - 110,000
Darcy Deconza - 108,000
Richard Wetter - 100,000

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Darcy Deconza Doubles Through Elsie, As Flight Reaches Final Break

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 36

Darcy Deconza (Hollywood, FL) doubles up, and sits with a top-ten stack heading to the final break of Flight 1A.

The words "all-in" could be heard from across the room, as the dealer at Table 3 made sure everyone knew the action.  It would be Darcy Deconza (Hollywood, FL) four-bet shoving for 42,400, over an open from Frank Scala, and a 20,000 three-bet from Elsie Rodrigues (a former dealer here at the Isle Poker Room).  Scala ended up releasing his hand when faced with the four-bet, but Elsie would make the call, having Deconza covered (by just a few thousand).

When the hands were turned over, it would be Deconza's Q♥ Q♣ well ahead of the J♠ J♥ of Rodrigues.  Elsie would actually gain some outs heading to the river (9♠ 9♣ 8♥ 7♣ runout to that point), but bricked when the 4♣ hit the felt.  Darcy would more than double to 90,000, while Elsie found herself with less than three big blinds (5,000).

Darcy Deconza - 90,000
Elsie Rodrigues - 5,000

Players are heading on their final break at the end of this level, and will be returning to Level 13, with new blinds of 1,000/2,000/300.  There will then be four more levels of play scheduled, before the bagging process begins after Level 16.

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): From Worst To First, Wohlgemuth Triples Up

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 41

Julian Wohlegmuth (Boynton Beach, FL) checks the tournament clock, looking to see how his newfound stack relates
to the current blinds.

Julian Wohlgemuth (Boynton Beach, FL) is one of the "tournament regulars" that chose this opening flight to fire their shell, and after a little bit of luck, he's looking to find his way to the bagging process.  Wohlgemuth had open shoved from under-the-gun (for 13,800), and would watch as Frank Scala three-bet shoved (for 27,000), and then an unknown player behind four-bet shove (for over 65,000).  The blinds would release their hands, and once the three players tabled their holdings, Julian would be in third place (but still have good equity).

Julian held 10♣ 9♣, up against the A♦ K♦ of Scala, and the A♠ Q♥ of the third (and unknown) player.  Wohlgemuth then went from worst to first, after the 9♠ 6♣ 5♥ flop, leaving his opponents drawing to just over a handful of outs.  The 4♠ on the turn only strengthened Julian's lead, with the river 6♦ completing his triple-up.  His stack would go from 13,800 to 45,000, giving Julian a stack over (30) big blinds for the first time since the beginning stages of the flight.

Julian Wohlgemuth - 45,000
Frank Scala - 17,000 

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Scala's Fortunate Runout Not So Fortunate For Donald Gordon

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 47

Frank Scala (Boca Raton, FL) goes runner-runner to eliminated Donald Gordon, and is currently peaking for the day.

The field continues to shrink at a rapid pace, as many of the short stacked players are dropping, after picking unsuccessful spots.  Donald Gordon, who was featured earlier in the day, seemed to have found a great spot to double-up.  Gordon got his final 18,000 chips in holding A♦ 8♣ against Frank Scala's 9♥ 7♦, on a flop of 8♠ 7♣ 4♣.  The 10♠ on the turn would help give Scala some extra outs, as he stood from his chair, with the river yet to come.  Scala would complete the unlikely comeback on the river, as he made a straight with the J♠, and clenched his fist in celebration. 

Gordon would be eliminated from Flight 1A play, while Scala brings his stack closer to the 48,000 chip average.

Frank Scala - 43,500 (43bb)

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): First Look At Updated Chip Counts

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 9 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 54

Anderson Premdas (Jacksonville, FL) leads the field after break, with play spread across six tables at the moment.

Just over halfway through Level 9, there are now (54) players remaining in this Flight 1A field, which saw registration close with (113) total entries.  That equates to $15,255 towards the overall Event 1 prize pool, and sets a pace for this tournament to soar past the posted guarantee of $100,000.  The field sizes only grow as the week continues on, which means that we could be looking at a final prize pool in the $150,000 range.

Even though he just helped Daniel Genachte double up, Anderson Premedas (Jacksonville, FL) leads the field at the moment, sitting with just under 125,000.  James Newcomb continued to climb since his triple-up earlier in the day (115,000), with Bruce Schlichting (Rockford, IL) rounding out the trio of players over the century mark (105,000).

Anderson Premdas - 123,000
James Newcomb - 115,000
Bruce Schlichting - 105,000
Robert Tanner - 76,000
Stanton Drazen - 63,000
Thomas Gari - 63,000
Carlos Loving - 55,000

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): With Registration Window Closing, Stanton Drazen Leads Field At Break

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 104

Stanton Drazen (Delray Beach, FL) is the "self-proclaimed" oldest player in the Flight 1A field.

"You know I'm the oldest person in the field," Stanton Drazen said, just before his photograph was taken. "I'm 81 years old...but you wouldn't want to fight me, would ya," as Drazen stood up with his over six-foot frame.  While Stanton was just joking around, his stature (and handshake) would definitely intimidate most.  

While it's not been confirmed that Stanton is the oldest player in the field, he is the player with the largest stack, as the Flight 1A field heads to break (77,500).  Players have until the ten-minute break is over to jump into this opening flight of Event 1, which happens to be off to a very strong start.  Last year's opening flight saw registration close with just (69) entries, but ended up with a field over 1,100 entries.  If this start is a sign of things to come, we are in for a special tournament to start the 2017 Isle Open.

After players take their second ten-minute break of the day, they will return to Level 9, and new blinds of 400/800/100.  Once the cards are back in the air, we will bring you the official numbers from the flight, as well as our first look at updated chip counts from the field.

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Newcomb Turns The Nuts, And The Action Ensues

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 7 (Blinds 250/500/75)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 102

James Newcomb (Parkland, FL) triples up after turning a straight, and watching his two opponents stick
all of their chips in the middle.

Action was approached at Table 4, with three players looking down at a board of K♥ 9♦ 3♥ J♣.  Carlos Loving led the turn for 8,500, with James Newcomb (Parkland, FL) flatting the bet, and Frank Martin going in the tank.  After about a minute of thought, Martin collected his chips and dropped them across his cards, going all-in for 16,250.  

Carlos Loving had both players covered, and took little time before making the call, with James Newcomb almost beating both players into the pot (with a stack of 16,450).  James had turned the nut-straight with Q♥ 10♠, and would be up against the K♦ J♦ of Martin, and the A♦ K♠ of Loving.  The A♠ on the river would improve Loving to two-pair, but that just left him as the second place finisher in the hand.  Newcomb would collect the pot worth over 50,000, vaulting himself up the leaderboard.

James Newcomb - 51,500

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Opening Flight Crosses The Century Mark

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 6 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 102

Carlos Loving (Sarasota, FL) is another player from out of the area, who is sticking around for the
2017 Isle Open.

As Flight 1A reaches the century mark (in terms of entries), we are continuing to see players from out of the area join the action, including Carlos Loving (Sarasota, FL).  Loving is a resident of Florida's West Coast, but makes frequent trips to this area, most recently to Seminole Hard Rock (during the WSOP Circuit).  Carlos has over $557,000 in career tournament earnings, a majority of which has come over the last three years.  His resume started in 2004, but went the next eight years with some gaps in results.  It wasn't until 2014 that Loving's poker career really took off, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Heartland Poker Tour $1,500 Main Event (Daytona Beach), worth $79,225.  

Loving ended up recording over $224,000 in tournament results during that year, and while those numbers dipped to $43,000 in 2015, he bounced back last year with over $153,000 in total cashes.  Carlos joins a group of later arriving players, with just over an hour remaining in registration for this flight:

Jeffrey Trudeau
Paul Shafran
Daren Stabinski
Stanton Drazen
Elsie Rodrigues
Paula Holder
Alberto Niebla
Garrick Young

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): List Of Flight 1A Notables Growing Longer

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 5 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 92

Eric Rivkin (East Hempstead, NY) finds it wise to stick around the Florida area post-WSOP Circuit, entering 
the Flight 1A field just before break.

Coming off of the heels of the WSOP Circuit in town, it should come as no surprise that we are seeing some players from out of town in the field.  Eric Rivkin (East Hampton, NY) was down in Florida for the circuit, and decided to extend his trip, knowing that the 2017 Isle Open began this week.  Eric is a tournament grinder from the Northeast, who travels the country playing events, and has a pretty impressive resume to show for it.  With over $696,000 in career earnings, Rivkin is in the top 1,400 of the "all-time money list" (United States), and is coming off of his best statistical year of poker.  

Eric earned $195,201 in 2016, which happened to be the only six-figure year of earnings, spanning his eleven year career.  His year was highlighted by an "unofficial" WPT final table at Choctaw (in Durant, Oklahoma), where he finished in eight place, earning $82,533.  That still stands as Eric's largest tournament cash, on a resume that also boasts (62) final tables finishes (of 171 total recorded results).

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Donald Gordon Feeling Right At Home

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 85

Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) boasts a tournament resume with all but one result coming here at the Isle.

One pattern that we've seen since the blog was launched (a year ago this series), is that the opening flights of these "main events" during the series usually boast the highest numbers of "tournament regulars."  This afternoon's flight has been no different, as the field hosts numerous names and faces that we see on a regular basis (outside of tournament series).  

Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) is one of those tournament regulars in this flight, boasting a resume that is built around Isle Poker Room daily cashes.  Gordon has career earnings of $14,369, spread over (18) recorded results...seventeen of which came at the Isle.  Gordon's only non-Isle Poker tournament cash happened to be he first, which came in 2014, during the L.A. Poker Classic (Commerce Casino in California).  Donald went on to record a handful of Isle Poker cashes over the next two years that followed, but has really "broke out" this year.  He has eleven cashes year-to-date, making 2017 his most successful tournament year (in terms of results), with a combined $5,276 in earnings.

Gordon headlines the first group of notables in the field, which all happen to be tournament regulars at this poker room:

Seymour Field

Alan Saltzman

Zaki Lichaa

Thomas Gari

Julian Wohlgemuth

Linda Lipkins

Steven Lipkins

Frank Traino

Frank Scala

David Miller

James Hamburger

Players are taking their first break of the day at the end of this level, and will be returning to Level 5, with new blinds of 150/300/50.  There will be four more levels played before the second break, which signifies the close of registration for this opening flight.

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Genachte Falls Short Of Ring, But Earns Career Best Score

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 3 (Blinds 75/150/25)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 75

Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) sits down in the Flight 1A field, coming off a career best score of $31,229.

Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) is close to the top of the "who loves it more" list, when it comes to tournament poker.  He is a staple entrant in a majority of the daily tournaments that are run here at the Isle Poker Room, along with numerous surrounding properties.  Daniel recorded enough results at Seminole Coconut Creek during the month of September, to earn a top spot on their tournament leaderboard, which saw him receive entry into the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood ($1,675 No Limit Hold'em).

Genachte then parlayed that free entry into a ride of a lifetime, reaching the tournament's final table, ad putting himself in position to earn life changing money.  While his run fell short of the primary goal, Daniel did earn his largest tournament cash to date, taking home $31,229 for his eighth place finish.  Genachte just took his seat in the Flight 1A field, and is looking to continue playing some of the best poker of his career.

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Follow @PokerIslePP For Even More #IsleOpen (And Poker Room) Coverage

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 55

The Isle Casino Pompano Beach is pleased to launch the Isle Casino Poker Room Twitter account @PokerIslePP, which will be a platform for followers to receive, share, and communicate information relevant to the Isle Poker Room community.  The handle will be tweeting out information concerning the news of upcoming events and announcements, as well as sharing the content we regularly post on the poker room's blog.  We also adopted the hashtag #IsleOpen for the 2017 Isle Open, and we are going to continue using "major series" hashtags as the new calendar year begins (and the 2018 installments of our tournament series take place).  Throughout the year, and outside of major tournament series, we've adopted #IslePoker as the go to hashtag.  We hope than many of our players (and those in the community) choose to follow @PokerIslePP, and we can build a vibrant following around the Isle Casino Poker Room.

Isle Open Event 1 (Flight 1A): Kicking Off The Year's Final Major Series, Event 1 Underway

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Flight 1A Entries: N/A

Tournament Supervisor Adam Kemper just finished up with the rules announcement for the seated Flight 1A field, and the cards are now in the air for Event #1 of the 2017 Isle Open.  This opening event is a $175 buy-in no limit hold'em tournament, with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.  There are eight starting flights through Saturday evening, with an afternoon (11:00am) and evening (6:00pm) flight each day.  The structure stays the same for each flight, with players sitting down to 20,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (25) minutes over the course of the event.  Registration is open until the end of Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the flight's play concluding after Level 16 (or until 10% of the field remains, whichever comes first).  The chip leader from each flight will earn a seat into Event 15 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em | $150,000 GTD), which is one of the "main events" of the series.

This same event during last year's Isle Open was a $150 No Limit Hold'em event, which also boasted a $100,000 guarantee.  The tournament would end up with a total of 1,148 entries, which equated to a prize pool of $113,210.  Washington Gavilanes (Plantation, FL) bested Albert Efremoff (Hollywood, GL) to win the title, taking home $26,037 for first place, which still stands as his largest tournament cash to date.

"Live blogged coverage" will be offered for each afternoon flight, along with full coverage of Sunday's Day 2.  Remember to follow @PokerIslePP on Twitter each day throughout the series, as the poker room's social media platform continues to grow.

Wednesday, October 4th: 2017 Isle Open Begins, $100,000 GTD Kicks Off The Action

ICYMI: The Tuesday afternoon "Monster Stack" lived up to it's name, as (54) entries made up the $100 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event's field.  The prize pool grew to $4,158 before registration closed, which was spread across seven pay-spots, with first place scheduled to earn $1,539.  The scheduled payouts eventually got altered though, as discussions of a chop began while play was on the money bubble.  Those talks worked for everyone, as an eight-way deal was agreed to, with Michael Brinson (Boynton Beach, FL) declared the tournament's winner.

1. Michael Brinson (Boynton Beach, FL) $686
2. Steven Olek (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $599
3. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $598
4. William Scott (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $589
5. Robert Valentine (Jupiter, FL) $452
6. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $433
7. Alfonso Perez (Coconut Creek, FL) $411
8. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $390

The final "recurring tournament" of the month started a 6:00pm last night, as the cards got in the air for the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD).  The tournament's field would be comprised of (159) entries, and saw the prize pool close right on the guaranteed number ($8,000).  When the payouts were posted, players would learn that (20) spots were going to reach the money, but their focus was primarily on the $2,149 first place prize.  After the elimination of James Wolf (Plantation, FL) in seventh place, the remaining group agreed to a six-way deal, with Alvaro Grisales (Miami, FL) declared the tournament's winner.

1. Alvaro Grisales (Miami, FL) $1,127
2. Pedro Palacio (Delray Beach, FL) $1,103
3. Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,088
4. Carlos Apinaye (Pembroke Pines, FL) $828
5. Aaron Klausman (Wellington, FL) $721
6. David Goodman (Deerfield Beach, FL) $705

Tournaments: The 2017 Isle Open begins today, with a pair of flights for Event #1, a $175 No Limit Hold'em event that has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.  There are eight total flights over the next four days, with the players that have bagged chips returning for Day 2 on Sunday.  Each of the starting flights have the same structure, with entrants sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, and playing levels that last (25) minutes over the course of the event.  Registration for each flight is open through Level 8 (approx. 2:40pm), and is scheduled to conclude after Level 16 (approx. 6:10pm).  The chip lead bonus is back, as the player to bag the largest stack from each flight will earn a seat into Event #15 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em | $150,000 GTD).

Promotions: When the doors open for the day, the first hour (9:00am-10:00am) 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 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-3:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

11:00am - 2017 Isle Open  Event #1 (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

- Level will last (25) minutes throughout the event

- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

- The chip leader from each flight will earn a seat into Event 15 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em)

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Open  Event #1 (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

- Level will last (25) minutes throughout the event

- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

- The chip leader from each flight will earn a seat into Event 15 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em)

"Week In Review:" Official Daily Tournament Results (October 2nd-October 3rd)

Monday, October 2nd

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Deepstack Turbo Bounty" ($2,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 18

Total Prize Pool: $2,000

1. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $543
2. Pedro Palacio (Delray Beach, FL) $539
3. Francois Gagne (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $468

$130 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 186

Total Prize Pool: $25,000

1. Nicholas Persad (Coconut Creek, FL) $3,067
2. Kenneth Schockett (Arlington, VA) $2,865
3. Hector Caraballo (Hialeah, FL) $2,500
4. James Orleans (Boca Raton, FL) $2,069
5. Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,982
6. Amit Savani (Miami, FL) $1,842
7. Bernard Lubitz (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,643
8. Juan Garaza (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,620
9. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,616
10. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $548
11. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $548
12. Antonio Campbell (Boynton Beach, FL) $548
13. James Newcomb (Parkland, FL) $463
14. Joshua Tabrue (Pembroke Pines, FL) $463
15. Guillermo Hamilton (Miami, FL) $463
16. Brad Rabinowitz (Coral Springs, FL) $384
17. Dominic Morosini (Delray Beach, FL) $384
18. Cameron Collins (Palm City, FL) $384
19. Cherie Thoman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $306
20. Dean Arahovites (Margate, FL) $306
21. Dwayne Charles (North Lauderdale, FL) $306
22. Steve Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $231
23. Phillip Tyson (West Palm Beach, FL) $231
24. Tom Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $231

Tuesday, October 3rd

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 54

Total Prize Pool: $4,158

1. Michael Brinson (Boynton Beach, FL) $686
2. Steven Olek (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $599
3. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $598
4. William Scott Jr. (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $589
5. Robert Valentine (Jupiter, FL) $452
6. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $433
7. Alfonso Perez (Coconut Creek, FL) $411
8. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $390

$60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 159

Total Prize Pool: $8,000

1. Alvaro Grisales (Miami, FL) $1,127
2. Pedro Palacio (Delray Beach, FL) $1,103
3. Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,088
4. Carlos Apinaye (Pembroke Pines, FL) $828
5. Aaron Klausman (Wellington, FL) $721
6. David Goodman (Deerfield Beach, FL) $705
7. James Wolf (Plantation, FL) $278
8. Robert Blanchette (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $250
9. Anreas Athanasopoulos (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $215
10. Ahmad Fleming (Miami, FL) $188
11. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $188
12. Carl Rockoff (Tamarac, FL) $188
13. Joe Ricco (Boynton Beach, FL) $162
14. Michele Milker (Delray Beach, FL) $162
15. Christopher Post (Monmouth County, NJ) $162
16. Oleg Efremov (Pompano Beach, FL) $137
17. Robert Transue (North Lauderdale, FL) $137
18. Paul Smerdon (Oakland Park, FL) $137
19. Steven Raab (Davie, FL) $112
20. Al Florez (Miami, FL) $112