"$175 NLH $100,000 GTD" (Flight 1E): Another Group Trying To Find A Bag, Action For Flight 1E Underway

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 55

The cards are already in the air for Flight 1E of the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), with the action off to yet another fast start.  The combined field from the first four flights reached (471) after the close of registration for Flight 1D, which is a higher number than anyone could have expected.  The prize pool is already over $62,000, and with the trends we've seen leading up to these final four flights, the idea of reaching $150,000 is a reality.  Of those combined entries, (57) players have successfully found a bag, led by the following (from each flight):

Flight 1A: Anthony Abdo (289,000)

Flight 1B: Joseph Marchese (331,500)

Flight 1C: Tom Gity (212,500)

Flight 1D: Antoine Bahi (413,000)

Today's flights carry the same structure as those that came before, with starting stacks of 18,000 units, and levels that will last (25) minutes over the course of the event.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the day scheduled to end at the conclusion of Level 16 (or if the 10% mark is reached).  There are four more starting flights over the next two days, with an afternoon (11:00am) and evening (6:00pm) flight.  Players that successfully bag chips for Day 2 will be returning this Sunday, with action resuming at 12:00pm.  The chip lead bonus is also back (as we just mentioned), with the top stack from each starting flight, earning a seat into next week's $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($200,000 GTD).