Sunday, March 18th: Corbett And Brand Add Battles At The Beach Titles To Their Resume, With Two More Events Today

ICYMI: Saturday's Battles At The Beach schedule started in a big way, as (196) entries made up the field for Event #6.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em event had a $10,000 posted guarantee, which was in the rear view mirror long before registration closed, with the official number closing at $15,288.  A total of (25) players would reach the money, with a number of Isle Poker notables adding cashes to their resume, including Bill Oderat, Steve Zukowski, Robert Flacco, Andrew Daire, and Paul Gold.  Action continued through the final table, but would eventually conclude in a three-way deal, with Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) topping the deal.  Full details of the final table are listed below:

1. Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,175
2. Marc Roth (Plantation, FL) $2,592
3. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $2,226
4. Tercy Shadrach (Atlanta, GA) $953
5. Joshua Kammerude (Port St. Lucie, FL) $736
6. Pedro Palacio (Delray Beach, FL) $610
7. Barry Chazen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $520
8. Tyler Bentz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $449
9. Michael Mayo (Dania, FL) $381
10. Jeffrey Oldakowski (Pompano Beach, FL) $331 

Event #7 was the first non-no limit hold'em event of the series, with players excited for the $175 Pot Limit Omaha "Double Green Chip Bounty" ($10,000 Guarantee).  The field would close with (71) entries, of which eight would reach the money.  There would be no deal making, as action played down to an outright winner, with Michael Brand (Haiku, HI) besting Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) to win the title.  

1. Michael Brand (Haiku, HI) $2,257
2. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,348
3. Jordan Shepard (Boynton Beach, FL) $884
4. Jeffrey Oldakowski (Pompano Beach, FL) $626
5. Paul Gold (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $464
6. Marvin Gleicher (Boca Raton, FL) $355
7. Chad Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $284
8. Tuan Phan (Lake Worth, FL) $232

Tournaments: Sunday's Battles At The Beach schedule starts (at 11:00am) with Event #8, an $80 No Limit Hold'em event with a $10,000 guarantee.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.  Registration is open through Level 8, allowing players to join the action up until approximately 2:50pm.  

The "bounty hunting" returns at 6:00pm, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($10,000 GTD) getting underway.  Event #9 on the schedule (which is actually the halfway point of the Battles At The Beach) is structured with starting stacks of 20,000 units, and levels that last (15) minutes over the course of the evening.  Registration is open through Level 10, which means players have until approximately 8:50pm to join the action.  For each player elimination, a $25 bounty will be awarded to the winner of the hand.

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 - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #8 | $80 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 12,000 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 (20) minutes

6:00pm - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #9 | $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($10,000 GTD)

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (15) minutes