Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Tuesday, October 10th: Maurice Hawkins Calls His Shot, Isle Open Action Continues

ICMYI: Yesterday's Isle Open action was all about big numbers, as both tournaments crushed the guaranteed numbers.  The day opened at 11:00am (Event #3), with the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($7,000 GTD), attracting a field of (178) total entries.  After the optional add-ons were collected at the end of registration, the final prize pool would close at $8,936.  Once the payouts were released, players would see that (23) players were going to reach the money, with first place scheduled to take home $2,311.  The tournament eventually played until four-handed action was reached, at which point a deal was made, with Fred Alesi (Delray Beach, FL) declared the tournaments winner (taking home the trophy).  Posted below are the final table results, with the full results found by clicking here:
  1. Fred Alesi (Delray Beach, FL) $1,800
  2. Washington Gavilanes (Margate, FL) $1,800
  3. Michele Milker (Delray Beach, FL) $868
  4. Ruth Corneau (Stuart, FL) $868
  5. Michael Russo (Coral Springs, FL) $431
  6. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $357
  7. Joseph Farrar (Wellington, FL) $304
  8. David Smith (Vero Beach, FL) $267
  9. Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $232
  10. Malcolm Clark (Hialeah, FL) $197
The first storyline that came out of the 6:00pm tournament (Event #4 | $130 No Limit Hold'em | $20,000 GTD), was the size of the field.  The $27,800 prize pool was made up of (278) entries, just crushing the guaranteed number of $20,000.  The second storyline was Maurice Hawkins (Plantation, FL), who landed in Florida from a trip just before 6:00pm, and "called his shot" via Twitter (while driving to the poker room):
Hawkins would have actually "cuddled up" with $6,226 if he had won the tournament outright, but ended up taking home $3,970 after chopping the event five-ways.  The results is Hawkins's (21st) recorded tournament win, and fifth title during an Isle Poker Room "major series."  The final table results are listed below, with the full listing found by clicking here.
  1. Maurice Hawkins (Lake Worth, FL) $3,970
  2. Corey Dunbar (West Palm Beach, FL) $3,876
  3. Cameron Collins (Deerfield Beach, FL) $2,980
  4. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $2,944
  5. Shane Whitehead (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $2,725
  6. Stuart Newmark (Davie, FL) $1,108
  7. Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $931
  8. Erin Ward (New York, NY) $778
  9. Leo Klosty (Delray Beach, FL) $622
  10. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) $521 
Tournaments: There are two events on the 2017 Isle Open Schedule today, one of which is on the championship event schedule, and the other from the secondary event schedule (satellite).  The opening tournament of the day, which begins at 11:00am, is a $120 No Limit Hold'em | $15,000 GTD event (Event #5).  The tournament's structure has entrants sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000 units, with (20) minute levels over the course of the event.  There is also an optional add-on (at the end of registration), with players receiving 10,000 units for $20 (with 100% of the add-on money going towards the prize pool).

 The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosts the first satellite of the series, one which could possibly be the best value of the month.  The $75 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into The Main Event guarantees (5) seats, each worth $1,500.  Players in the satellite start with stacks of 10,000 units, and play levels lasting (20) minutes.  There is also an optional add-on in this event, with $20 getting players an extra 8,000 units (at the end of registration).

 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 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 (Tuesday morning), players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.
11:00am - 2017 Isle Open Event #5: $120 No Limit Hold'em ($15,000 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
- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event
- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($20 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Open (Secondary Schedule): $75 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Main Event (5 Seats Guaranteed)

- Players start with 10,000 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 10 ($20 for 8,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 
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