ICYMI: Friday's pair of starting flights were the largest of the six to be played, with Flight 1E attracting a total of (115) entries. The action would be paused with 21:45 remaining on the tournament clock, as the 10% mark was reached, and (12) players bagged up their chips for Sunday's Day 2. Pablo Madeiros (228,500) earned the chip lead bonus, and will be playing the $340 Package Satellite at the end of the month (November 29th). Other notables to bag from the flight included Moshe Wasser (220,000), Charnel El Beyrouti (203,000), Calixto Rodriguez (66,500), and Tony Mucci (35,500).
Flight 1F was the largest of those to have been played, with a total of (128) entries making up the field. The action played through the scheduled sixteen levels, with (16) players remaining when the bagging process began. Ariel Rosello (213,000) bagged the flight's chip lead, with notables Bill Napier (168,500), Manny Perez (136,500), and Manfred Rosenow (83,000) also joining.
Heading into the final day of starting flights, the "November 100,000" has a total of (586) entries, with (70) players already heading to Day 2. There is a total of $79,110 going towards the overall prize pool, with only (78) entries per flight needed to reach the guarantee.
Tournaments: The "November $100,000" wraps up the "starting" action today, as the final pair of starting flights are on the schedule. The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and will play with (25) minute levels throughout the event. Registration is open until the end of Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the flight scheduled to play through the conclusion of Level 16. The chip leader from each flight with earn a "bonus," which is entry into the $340 No Limit Hold'em Package Satellite on November 29th (into $2,500 Single-Day Series and $1,500 Isle Classic Event #1).
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 - "November $100,000" (Flight 1G) | $175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 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 (25) minutes
- The chip leader from each flight will win a seat into the $340 No Limit Hold'em Package Satellite on Wed., November 29th (satellite into $2,500 Single-Day Series and $1,500 Isle Classic Event #1).
6:00pm - "November $100,000" (Flight 1H) | $175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 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 (25) minutes
- The chip leader from each flight will win a seat into the $340 No Limit Hold'em Package Satellite on Wed., November 29th (satellite into $2,500 Single-Day Series and $1,500 Isle Classic Event #1).
