Flight 1D began at 6:00pm, and ended up yielding three of the top four Day 2 stacks to have been bagged to this point. A total of (68) entries made up the field for the fourth of six starting flights, with nine players reaching the bagging process. The top three stacks from the flight belonged to Joshua Wasserman (216,500), Damion Loli (198,500), and Francisco Palido (197,000). Those three names (and stacks) are currently in the running for the "chip lead bonus," joining Flight 1A chip leader Kathy Sapp. A full listing of the chip counts from Flight 1D can be found by clicking here.
Tournaments: The "January $100,000" now has (256) entries, with (37) players heading to tomorrow's Day 2 (12:00pm). The official prize pool sits at $78,080, with only (72) entries needed from today's pair of flights to reach the guarantee.
The tournament action continues today, with the final pair of starting flights. Players in the flights sit down to starting stacks of 18,000 units, with levels that last (30) minutes over the course of the event. Registration is open through Level 12, with each opening flight scheduled to end after Level 15 is completed. There is a small change when it comes to the chip lead bonus, as the top four stacks after all of the starting flights have been completed, with earn entry into this month's $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD). There are two flights on today's schedule, with Flight 1E beginning at 11:00am, followed by Flight 1F at 6:00pm.
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 - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1E
- Players start with 18,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (30) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (15) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)
- The top four stacks, after all of the starting flights have been completed, will earn entry into the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD) on January 26th.
6:00pm - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1F
- Players start with 18,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (30) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (15) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)
- The top four stacks, after all of the starting flights have been completed, will earn entry into the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD) on January 26th.
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