ICYMI: The $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) started yesterday, and drew numbers that nobody could have expected (for a Thursday). The first pair of flights attracted a total of (214) entries, of which (30) players bagged chips for Monday's Day 2 (12:00pm). The combined total of $28,248 heading to the overall prize pool has things way ahead of pace, as there are still six opening flights remaining. Yesterday's chip lead bonus winners were William Swicicki (316,500) and Andrew Kern (372,500), both earning a seat into next week's $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD). The top five stacks from the opening day of action belong to:
Andrew Kern - 372,500
Brett Biegler - 344,500
William Swicicki - 316,500
Ray Nalbandian - 253,000
Jospeh Gale - 187,500
The current Day 2 chip average sits at 143,000, but that number will change over the next three days. These weekend flights always grow larger in size, and with an extra day of play on the schedule because of the holiday (Sunday), we could be looking at an eventual prize pool over $150,000.
Tournaments: Today continues the month's last multi, with action getting weekend play, for the $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD). The event runs through Monday (May 28th), with a pair of flights on the schedule for each of the next three days (an 11:00am and 6:00pm). The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (30) minutes. Registration for the opening flights is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows). Each starting flight is scheduled to conclude after Level 16, which falls somewhere around 7:30, or is the 10% mark is reached (players remaining in the field). The chip lead bonus is back, as the top stack from each opening flight will earn a seat into next week's $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD).
There is also a satellite for the $200 NLH ($100,000 GTD) on the schedule (each of the next three days), with the action getting underway at 2:00pm. Today's $50 NLH Satellite has (2) seats guaranteed, and is structured with 8,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (15) minutes. Registration for each of the satellites is open through Level 10, with players having until approximately 5:00pm to join the action.
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 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).
...And one other big thing to note...from 7:00pm-10:00pm this evening, we will see the second running of Full House Promotion (but with some sizable changes):
11:00am - $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C
- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Level will last (30) minutes throughout the event
- The top stack from the flight will earn a seat into the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD) on May 31st.
2:00pm - $50 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $200 NLH ($100,000 GTD) *2 Seats GTD*
- Players start with 8,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Level will last (15) minutes
6:00pm - $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D
- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Level will last (30) minutes throughout the event
- The top stack from the flight will earn a seat into the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD) on May 31st.
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