The "November $100,000" Begins Tomorrow, With The First Pair Of Flights

The November Tournament Calendar is highlighted by four "headlining" events, the second of which begins this Wednesday (November 8th).  The $175 No Limit Hold'em tournament carries with it a $100,000 guarantee, and boasts (8) starting flights (over the course of four days).  The action resumes on Sunday (November 12th), as those players that were fortunate to bag chips, return to play down to a winner.

The tournament is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, and will be played with (25) minute levels throughout.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows) for each flight, which is approximately 2:40pm for the afternoon flights (which begin at 11:00am), and 9:40pm for the evening flights (which begin at 6:00pm).  The chip lead bonus returns for this event, as the leader from each flight will earn a seat into the $340 No Limit Hold'em Package Satellite on November 29th (11:00am).  The satellite is guaranteeing (10) packages into the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Day Series ($100,000 GTD), and the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Classic Event #1 ($300,000 GTD).

A similar event to this was run in August, and had a $100,000 guarantee, but was a $150 buy-in.  The tournament attracted a total of 1,126 entries, and closed with an official prize pool of $129,400.  

Tuesday, November 7th: "No Chop Monday," As We Draw One Day Closer To "November $100,000"

ICYMI: Monday's action started with the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($2,000 GTD), a tournament that attracted (32) entries, and surpassed the guarantee with a $2,404 prize pool (including bounties).  Four players were scheduled to reach the money in the event, with play continuing once the money bubble burst.  After the elimination of Euler Franco and Patricia Conrad, a heads up chop was agreed to between Donald Gordon and Henry Behr (with official results posted below).

1. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $655
2. Henry Behr (Lauderhill, FL) $500
3. Patricia Conrad (Delray Beach, FL) $273
4. Eufer Franco (Coconut Creek, FL) $176

The evening event saw the big guarantees return, as the $130 No Limit Hold'em event boasted a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The official $20,000 prize pool was comprised of (163) entries, including numerous notables players to the Isle Poker Room.  Once the payouts were posted, those still remaining would learn that (21) players were going to reach the money, and first place was going to take home $5,317.  These were some of the richest final table payouts we've seen for a Monday evening tournament, so one would expect a chop at some point (which happens more often than not in these "nightlies").  Yesterday was "no chop Monday" though, as the final table action played down to a winner, with Tom Millward besting Myles German to ship the event (with official final table results posted below).

1. Tom Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $5,317
2. Myles German (Boca Raton, FL) $3,483
3. John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) $2,052
4. Josue Garcia (Miami, FL) $1,249
5. Karen Duffy (Delray Beach, FL) $964
6. Andrey Kolchov (Pompano Beach, FL) $799
7. Yoav Mazig (Boca Raton, FL) $692
8. James McCaffrey (Sunrise, FL) $610
9. Avi Frier (Hollywood, FL) $532
10. Francis Margaglione (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $460

Tournaments: Tuesday's tournament schedule is the last day of "recurring" events for the week, as the "November $100,000" begins tomorrow ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD).  Today's afternoon event (11:00am) is the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD), a tournament that's structured with 25,000 unit starting stacks, and levels of (25) minutes.

The evening tournament brings back the larger guarantee, with the cards getting in the air for the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD) at 6:00pm.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  There is also an optional add-on at the end of registration (after Level 8), with players seeing a return of 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 starting 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 25,000 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

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

- Optional add-on at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 10,000 units, 100% goes towards the prize pool)

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack