Thursday, May 3rd: Two Flights Down For $175 NLH $100,000, As A Familiar Promotion Gets A Huge Boost Tonight

ICYMI: Wednesday saw the start the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), with the first pair of starting flights (of eight total) for the event.  There would be a total of (176) entries combined over the course go the day, with (87) in the afternoon flight (Flight 1A), followed by (89) in the evening (Flight 1B).  Of those entries, (20) players would successfully bag chips for Sunday's Day 2, led by Michael Merisier (409,500).  Michael earned the chip leads bonus for Flight 1A, and will be joined in the $1,100 Single-Ante ($50,000) by Stephen Ibrahim, who bagged the Flight 1B lead (282,000).  Some other notables heading to Day 2 from the first day of play include Curtis Doyle (205,500), Scott Zakheim (167,000), David Poces (154,500), and Diane Linke (122,000).

The current prize pool sits at $23,232, and with six flights still to be played, we should see that $100,000 guarantee surpassed with ease.

Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) continues today, as the month's first multi-day tournament grows even larger.  There will be six more flights over the next three days, with players that successfully bag chips, returning on Sunday for Day 2.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and levels that will last (25) minutes over the course of the tournament.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the opening flights scheduled to play through Level 16 (or unless the 10% mark is reached before that point).  The chip lead bonus is back in a big way, as the largest stack bagged from each flight, will earn a seat into the end of month $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD).  The next three days will have two flights each, with an afternoon flight (11:00am), and an evening flight (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 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 first running of Full House Promotion (but with some sizable changes):

11:00am -  $175 No Limit Hold'em - Flight 1C ($100,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 15,000 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 (25) minutes

- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em - Flight 1D ($100,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 15,000 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 (25) minutes

- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)