Thursday, June 7th: The Surge Of Entries Expected To Arrive Today, As $175 NLH $100,000 GTD Off To An "Intimate" Start

ICYMI: Yesterday was the beginning of the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) multi, with the first pair of starting flights (of eight total).  Flight 1A started at 11:00am, and ended up with a field of (51) entries, after eight levels of open registration (and two breaks).  The action would finish short of the scheduled Level 16 stop time, as the field reached the 10% mark.  With six players remaining, Richard Wetter would be left with a massive chip lead, putting 312,500 in a bag for Sunday's Day 2.  The official counts from Flight 1A are listed below:

Richard Wetter - 312,500
Larry Bonetti - 117,500
Alan Saltzman - 114,000
Dan Blackburn - 83,500
Allan Bieler - 69,000
Neal Gersony - 65,000

Flight 1B got underway just a few minutes after the bagging process (for Flight 1A) concluded, and would end up with (47) entries at registration's close.  The tournament clock would end up being paused with just over eight minutes in Level 15, as the 10% mark was reached once again.  James Tomblin II would bag the chip lead, taking 235,000 to Day 2 this Sunday.  Official counts from Flight 1B are listed below:

James Tomblin II - 235,000
Sadly Hevia - 185,000
Charles Glover - 111,000
Eric Kessler - 98,000
Richard Zisser - 76,000

After two flights, the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) has a total of (98) entries, with (11) players successfully bagging chips for Day 2.  The current prize pool sits at $12,936, with six flights remaining to get to the $100,000 posted number.  Action continues today, with two more flights on the schedule.

Tournaments: The second pair of starting flights get underway at 11:00am, as the tournament will reach it's halfway point at the conclusion of the 6:00pm flight.  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 (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).

From 7:00pm-10:00pm this evening, we will see the "evening" Full House Promotion:

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

- 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 1D

- 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