Friday, June 8th: After Four Opening Flights, The Weekend Warriors Are Now Ready To Join The $175 NLH ($100,000 GTD) Action

ICYMI: Thursday hosted the second pair of flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), with the official numbers almost exactly what we saw on Wednesday.  Flight 1C saw registration close with (51) entries, of which (8) players successfully bagged chips for Day 2.  Only two players were able to eclipse the century mark, as James Hamburger (235,400) and Darlin Quezada Lagares (109,500) bagged the largest stacks.  Full counts from the flight are listed below:

James Hamburger - 214,500
Darlin Quezada Lagares - 109,500
Rodney Moret-Rojas - 94,000
Rudy Miret - 81,500
Matthew Ewert - 74,500
Bruce Warren - 64,000
Bob Miller - 63,000
Leonard St. Germain - 62,500

Flight 1D ended up attracting (47) total entries, of which (5) players reached the bagging process.  While two of the first three starting flights ended early, neither saw play pause as quickly as Flight 1D, which ended with 1:45 remaining in Level 13.  That currently means that Day 2 action will resume at that point, unless one of the next four flights ends even quicker (which is very unlikely).  After chopping the $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) two weeks ago, Tom Gity bagged the largest Flight 1D stack, heading to Day 2 with 235,400.  Official chip counts from the fourth opening flight are listed below:

Tom Gity - 235,400
Engelbarth Valera - 190,000
Maury Halperin - 123,800
John Magnetta - 91,900
Rickie Baboolal - 55,700

To this point in the tournament, there have been (195) entries, with (24) players successfully bagging chips for Day 2.  The currently prize pool sits at $25,740, with some strong numbers needed to reach the posted $100,000 guarantee.

Tournaments: The third pair of starting flights get underway at 11:00am, as the tournament reaches the busiest point of the opening stages (the weekend).  Players will be sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000 units, and playing levels that last (25) minutes over the course of the tournament.  Registration is open through Level 8, and the break that follows, which equates to just under four hours for players to get in. Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 16, unless the field reach the 10% mark before that point.  Those players that successfully bag chips in each opening flight, will be returning to play on Sunday for Day 2 (12:00pm).

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 (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.

Weekends in June just got a little "richer," with the following promotions beginning this evening, and running through the rest of the month:

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

- 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

- Level will last (25) minutes throughout the event

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

- 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

- Level will last (25) minutes throughout the event