Monday, July 16th: It's All About Day 2 Of Event #4, As We Crowd Another FSPC Champion

ICYMI: Yesterday was the final opening flight for Event #4 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD), and it definitely didn't disappoint.  Flight 1F attracted the largest field (by far), with an official total of (212) entries, of which (11) players bagged chips for today's Day 2.  John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) bagged the flight's chip lead, and will now be free rolling the Florida State Poker Championship's Main Event ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em).  Magnetta's Day 2 stack of 820,000 was almost 200,000 more than his nearest competitor, as Erik Christensen packed away 644,000.  

The Flight 1F numbers brought the totals for Event #4 to (864) entries, with (45) players returning 12:00pm this afternoon for Day 2.  Everyone is already in the money, but all eyes are on the $45,175 first place prize.  The total prize pool closed at $259,200, of which $36,200 was paid out to players during the opening flights.

As mentioned above, Day 2 will begin at 12:00pm, with live blogged coverage bring you updates through the tournament's conclusion.

Tournaments: Today's tournament schedule is a "light" one, compared to some of the past days we've seen on the Florida State Poker Championship's schedule.  at 12:00pm, (45) players will be returning to Day 2 of Event #4 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD).  The day will start with 3:30 minutes in Level 16, which is the point that Flight 1E ended play.  Levels will stay firm at (40) minutes over the course of Day 2, with play scheduled to reach a winner this evening.

The 3:00pm time slot hosts a $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #9 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD), with 1 in 5 entries awarded a seat into this week's premier tournament.  The satellite is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  

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.  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).

12:00pm - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship Event #4 (Day 2) | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)

- 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

- Levels 1-14 will last (30) minutes , transitioning to (40) minutes Level 15+

- Payouts: On each Day 1, 12.5% (1 in 8) of the field will be paid $450-$650 (depending on order of finish) down to 5% Day 2 field.

- Best Stack Forward: Players qualifying for Day 2 may play another Day 1 flight in an attempt to better their chip count. Players that have qualified for Day 2 with multiple chip stacks will only be permitted to play their highest qualifying stack. The other stacks will be removed from play and the player will receive the minimum Day 2 payout (approximately $1,000) for each stack “forfeited”

3:00pm - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship (Satellite Schedule)| $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #9 (1 In 5 Wins Seat)

- Players start with 12,000 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 (20) minutes