Saturday, June 9th: Officially An Overlay Alert, Two Flights Remain For $175 NLH ($100,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Friday's schedule hosted the third pair of starting flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), beginning with Flight 1E at 11:00am.  The field would end up being the largest of those to have played to that point, with (55) entries at registration's close.  John Sheirich (Daytona, FL) led the eight players that bagged chips for Day 2, packing 174,000 into his bag at the conclusion of Level 16.  A full list of counts from Flight 1E can be found below:

John Sheirich - 174,000
Joseph Schwartz - 127,000
Richard Leger - 122,000
Perry Wirbel - 115,500
Karin Powsner - 99,000
Thomas Milmore - 80,000
Thomas Gari - 67,500
Jose Gallegos - 40,000

Just as players were finishing up the bagging process for Flight 1E, the Flight 1F action got underway, with the cards in the air at 6:00pm.  The sixth opening flight would eventually become the first to eclipse the century mark (in regards to field size), as registration closed with exactly (100) entries.  Play would conclude at the end of Level 16, with (15) players successfully reaching the bagging process, led by Antoine Bahi (237,300).  Full Flight 1F chip counts are listed below:

Antoine Bahi - 237,300
Keith Morea - 126,700
Frank Giordano - 123,000
Joshua Wasserman - 121,400
Jason Smith - 118,100
Blaine McRae - 105,000
Justin Levy - 98,600
Brian Harris - 98,200
Brad Hughes - 92,000
Robert Transue - 90,700
Diane Linke - 86,000
Peter Bejusca - 80,300
Francklin Michel - 66,000
Cory Petruny - 35,400
Andrew Daire - 26,300

With a combined (350) entries to this point, and a current prize pool of $46,200, this event is now officially on a "overlay alert."  Over the course of this final pair of flights, a total of (408) entries are needed to reach the posted number, which is definitely attainable.  The final day of flights usually attracts the largest fields, with Flight 1G (11:00am) and Flight 1H (6:00pm) for sure to bring the largest numbers.  

Tournaments: As mentioned above, today is the final pair of starting flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD).  The opportunities for players to join the action begin at 11:00am (Flight 1G) and 6:00pm (Flight 1H), with both flights boasting open registration through Level 8.  Each flight is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (25) minutes.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 16, or if the 10% mark is reach, whichever is to happen first.

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 1G

- 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 1H

- 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