Monday, June 18th: Aufseeser And Alter Bag Chip Leads, As The $200 NLH ($100,000 GTD) Rolls On

ICYMI: Yesterday was the opening day of action for the month's second multi, the $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD).  Flight 1A got underway at 11:00am, with numerous notable tournament players showing up, trying to grab a few days of after finding bag.  Unfortunately, for names like Tom Gity, Thomas Gari, and Scott Levitt, the bagging process never came.  Only (8) players (of the 66 total entries) were able to bag chips, led by Stanley Aufseeser (403,000).  Full chip counts from the flight are listed below:

Stanley Aufseeser - 403,000
Daniel Stasiukiewicz - 257,500
Pavel Ivan - 179,000
James Tomblin - 168,000
Scott Hart - 96,500
Ben Robinson - 94,500
Joe Basso - 79,000
Juan Ferrer - 47,500

Just as Flight 1A was entering it's final stages, Flight 1B was getting underway (6:00pm), with (60) entries making up the flight at registration's close.  Once again, (8) players would remain when the bagging process started, let by Herman Alter (287,000).  Full Flight 1B chip counts are posted below:

Herman Alter - 287,000
Wilnor Mercado - 208,000
Jorge Castaneda - 165,500
Michael Zachman - 148,500
Cory Williams - 142,500
Megan Endres - 91,000
Ovenson Benoit - 90,000
Zack Fish - 67,000

Over the first pair of flights, there were a total of (126) combined entries, of which (16) players bagged chips for Wednesday's Day 2.  The current prize pool sits at $16,632, with an average of (133) needed over the next four flights, to reach the $100,000 guaranteed number.

Tournaments: The second day of opening flights for the month's second multi are what Monday's schedule is all about.  The $200 No Limit Hold'em event has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, with four flights (remaining) over the next two days. The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (30) minutes over the event's entirety.  Players have until the end of Level 8 (and the break that follows) to join the action, with the day scheduled to end at the conclusion of Level 16 (or if the 10% mark is reached).  Those players that successfully bag chips at the end of each flight, will be returning on Wednesday (12:00pm), ready to play down to a winner.

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, 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 - $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

6:00pm - $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