Thursday, August 2nd: "Card Player Poker Tour Warmup" & $1,500 High Hands (6:00PM-12:00AM) Headline The Day

ICYMI: Yesterday hosted the opening pair of flight's for the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($30,000 GTD),  which is the first multi of the month of August.  A total of (96) entries made up both flights, as Flight 1A closed with (42) entries, and (54) in Flight 1B.  From this entries, (11) players were able to bag chips for Sunday's Day 2 (12:00pm), with the full list of chip counts posted below:

Roberto Alvarado - 355,000
Stanton Drazen - 192,000
Peter Bejusca - 151,000
Nathan Hinz - 117,000
Joakim Dag - 115,000
Melvyn Littman - 106,000
Rolando Garcia - 86,000
Jonathan Marcu - 59,000
Kevin McGilliworn - 57,000
Richard Zisser - 57,000
Bob Peoples - 55,000

The overall prize pool currently sits at $6,912, and with six flights still remaining, we should see the guaranteed number easily attained.

Tournaments: The month's first multi continues this afternoon, with Flight 1C at 11:00am, followed by Flight 1D at 6:00pm.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em ($30,000 GTD) is a "Card Player Poker Tour Warmup," with the prestigious series coming to the Isle Casino Poker Room from August 16th-27th, 2018 (highlighted by an $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event).

The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the event.  The registration period for each flight is open through Level 8, with the day scheduled to end after Level 20 (or if 10% of the field remains, whichever comes first).  The tournament uses the big blind ante format, which was utilized for numerous events during the FSPC.  

Promotions: The standard high hands begin at 10:00am, 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.  

At 6:00pm-12:00am, the promotion transitions, and offers the opportunity for players to earn $1,500 every (30) minutes.  During that time period, high hands will be awarded as follows:

NLH: 2 Cards ($1,000) 1 Card ($500)

3/6 Limit Hold'em (And Higher): 2 Cards ($500) 1 Card ($250)
2/2 & 2/4 Limit Hold'em: 2 Cards ($500) 1 Card ($250)
Tournament: 2 Cards ($500) 1 Card ($250)

(In flop games, to be awarded the $1,500, you must flop the high hand)

From 12:00am-3:00am, 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($30,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- Players start with 14,000 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

- Players to bag chips from any of the starting flights, will return Sunday (August 5th) at 12:00pm

6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($30,000 GTD) Flight 1D

- Players start with 14,000 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

- Players to bag chips from any of the starting flights, will return Sunday (August 5th) at 12:00pm