Thursday, December 21, 2017

Thursday, December 21st: Saying Goodbye To The Isle Classic, Back To The Regularly Scheduled Programming

ICYMI: The final day of the Isle Classic started with Day 2 of Event #19 ($100 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 GTD), as (96) players returned to try and grab a piece of the $58,960 prize pool.  The field was in the money after two hours of play, and was on the final table bubble just two hours after that.  When play was twelve-handed, players agreed to look at the numbers for an ICM chop, but not deal was made.  Play continued on until the the final table was reached, at which point the discussions of a chop started back up.  The second look at the numbers sounded better to the players that remained, as they would agree to a final table chop.  Eric Sabido (Margate, FL) would become the tournament's declared winner, recording his first tournament win, and earning the second largest cash of his career ($6,055).
  1. Eric Sabido (Margate, FL) $6,055
  2. Bruce Campbell (Boca Raton, FL) $5,052
  3. Morris Husarsky (Boynton Beach, FL) $4,327
  4. David Avitsar (Miami Beach, FL) $3,882
  5. Carlos Yepez (Miami, FL) $3,760
  6. Walter West (Lake Worth, FL) $3,750
  7. Lawrence Paden (Chester Springs, PA) $3,628
  8. Bisam Karbourani (Miami, FL) $3,559
  9. Wallop Phonphornwithoon (Coral Springs, FL) $2,394
  10. Michael Larkin (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $2,068
Just an hour after the final table deal was made, players would start arriving for the final event of the 2017 Isle Classic.  Event #20 was a $60 No Limit Hold'em tournament with an $8,000 guaranteed prize pool.  A total of (145) entries made up the field, with the official prize pool landing on the $8,000 number.  Nineteen players were scheduled to reach the money, with first place in line to earn $2,209.  Once the final table was reached, play would continue on, but action would eventually get paused with seven players remaining.  Deal making discussion would start at that point, with players agreed to a deal, one which saw Romel Gayogoy (West Palm Beach, FL) the event's declared winner ($1,149).  Listed below are the details of the chop, along with the rest of the final table payouts.
  1. Romel Gayogoy (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,149
  2. Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,034
  3. David Wicinski (Deerfield Beach, FL) $854
  4. Lev Parnas (Boca Raton, FL) $848
  5. Gary Lopes (Lake Worth, FL) $807
  6. Matthew Gaquer (Delray Beach, FL) $623
  7. Francklin Michel (Miramar, FL) $606
  8. Konstantinos Levidis (Jupiter, FL) $250
  9. David Dohner (Hollywood, FL) $221
  10. Garret Rogers (Coral Springs, FL) $192
Tournaments: With the Isle Classic now over, play returns to the recurring tournament schedule, which kicks off with a mixed event.  The $130 Omaha 8B/Stud 8B Hi/Lo ($2,000) event begins at 11:00am, and sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 14,000 units, with levels that start at (15) minutes (and transition to 20 minutes after registration's close).

The no limit hold'em action then returns for the evening event (6:00pm), with the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 18,000 units, and levels that last (15) minutes over the course of the evening.  There is an optional add-on at the end of registration (after Level 8), with $25 seeing a return of 10,000 units (100% of the add-on money goes 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).

11:00am - $130 Omaha/Stud 8B Hi/Lo ($2,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks
- Levels 1-8 are (15) minutes in length, with Levels 9+ lasting (20) minutes

6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 18,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Levels are (15) minutes in length
- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($25 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool