"February $50,000" (Flight 1A): Friday Is Definitely For "Flighting," With Afternoon Action About To Begin

"February $50,000"
$250 No Limit Hold'em | $50,000 GTD
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Flight 1A Entries: N/A

Today marks the beginning of the month's second multi-flight tournament, with a little "twist" involved.  Unlike many of the multiple starting flight events that have come before it, this $250 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) tournament has just two opening flights.  Today is the day to try and bag chips for tomorrow's action, but players also have the optional Day 2 buy-in open to them, before 12:00pm on Saturday afternoon.

This tournament has a similar structure to the "February $100,000," which ran the first week of the month (Super Bowl weekend).  Players entering the tournament will sit down to starting stacks of 18,000 units, with levels that last (40) minutes over the course of the event.  Each flight will play through Level 10, with registration open throughout the flight, and until the first hand is dealt for tomorrow's Day 2 (at 12:00pm).  The chip lead bonus also returns (in a big way), as the top ten chip counts after both flights have been completed, with earn entry in the $275 No Limit Hold'em Satellite that runs on February 21st (into the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante).

Live blogged coverage returns for the tournament, with this afternoon's Flight 1A getting the featured coverage, followed by detailed Day 2 updates.  Followers of the blog (and this weekend's tournament) will get a look at the 2018 Battles At The Beach schedule, before shifting focus to our notables in the field.