Thursday, July 5, 2018

Thursday, July 5th: It's Time!!!! The 2018 Florida State Poker Championship Kicks Off Today

ICYMI: While today is the official start of the 2018 Florida State Poker Championships, the action for the series technically started yesterday.  There were two $45 No Limit Hold'em satellites into Event #1, guaranteeing a combined total of (15) seats into the opening tournament of the series.  There would be (22) seats awarded between the two satellites, as the 11:00am installment saw registration close with (73) entries, and the 6:00pm installment close with (33) entries.  The full list of players to earn a seat into Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD), for a fraction of the price, are listed below:
  1. Steve Lamm (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  2. Samuel Borger (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  3. Yolvin Hernandez (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  4. Dillon Bindewald (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  5. Kevin Montagna (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  6. Robert Dobbs (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  7. Elissa Halbreich (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  8. Lloyd Nastase (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  9. Felipe Martinez (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  10. Willie Wiggins (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  11. Frank Traino (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  12. Douglas Decker (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  13. Frank Leisner (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  14. Debra Neser (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  15. Marc Freund (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  16. Mihaly Lukacs (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  17. Samuel Sternfield (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  18. Teddy Mendesse (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  19. Leonard Murray (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
  20. Helen Beyer (FSPC Event #1 Seat)
Tournaments: Today's schedule hosts the opening flights for Event #1 of the 2018 Florida State Poker Championship, which is a $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD).  There will be eight starting flights over the next four days (Thursday through Sunday), with players that bagged chips returning on Monday, for Day 2 action.  Each of the flights have the same structure, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, and levels during the tournament that last (25) minutes.  Registration for each flight is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows, allowing almost four hours for players to join the action.  The "chip lead bonus" is back, as each of the flight's chip leaders will earn a seat into Event #9, which is an $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD).

Each of the afternoon flights will have live blogged coverage, kicking off at 11:00am, and offering updates through each of the flight's bagging process.  Evening flights will have official counts posted at their conclusion, with follower's getting wall-to-wall coverage during Monday's Day 2.

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).

11:00am - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship Event #1 (Flight 1A) | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 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 will last (25) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship #1 (Flight 1B) | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 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 will last (25) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

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