"January $100,000" (Flight 1A): Rakusa Is Right In His Comfort Zone

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 3 (Blinds 75/150/25)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 44

Andre Rakusa (Coral Gables, FL) earned his career best cash in a tournament of this price point, taking down the $360 No Limit Hold'em event during the Isle Open (in October of 2016).

The cards have now been in the air for just over an hour, with a total of (44) entries currently making up the field.  There are a lot of familiar faces across the tournament area, including that of Andre Rakusa (Coral Gables, FL).  Andre has over $125,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, a majority of which came from cashes here at the Isle Poker Room.  Rakusa's career best score came in a $360 No Limit Hold'em event, very similar to this one, run back in October of 2016.  Andre bested a field of 1,100 entries (this was during the Isle Open), eventually chopping the tournament heads-up, and earning himself $60,181.

Rakusa's last recorded cash came during the $360 buy-in event during the Isle Classic (Event #10), when he finished in 24th place for $1,545.  Andre is just one of numerous recognizable names across this early afternoon field, joining the likes of:

TJ Shulman

Paula Alibrandi

Maurice Hawkins

Adam Koppel

Eric Piderit

Thomas Gari