Friday, December 7th: Frederico Dabus Bags The Day 1A Chip Lead, As The Isle Poker Classic Main Event Rolls On

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament schedule hosted the first starting day of the Isle Poker Classic $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($200,000 GTD).  Day 1A of Event #7 reached the bagging process with (57) entries, of which (16) players packed bags for Monday's Day 2. Frederico Dabus (Doral, FL) bagged the Day 1A chip lead (208,000), as he bested his nearest competitor by over 30,000 (Isaiah Goldman).  Official chip counts from Day 1A are listed below:

Frederico	Dabus	208,000
Isaiah	Goldman	177,000
John	Magnetta	160,000
Staffan	Lind	156,000
Dylan	Malconson	132,500
Lukas	Pribyl	128,000
Raffaello	Locatelli	123,000
James	Hamburger	120,500
Mathew	Smith	102,000
Josh	Hillock	83,500
Jason	Atherley	77,000
Sebastian	Kos	56,500
Tom	Macey	56,000
Erik	Christensen	52,000
Raminder	Singh	48,500
Cory	Williams	29,500

With one opening day in the books, and three more to follow, the Event #7 prize pool currently sits at $55,860.  The number will not be made official until Monday afternoon, as registration for the tournament is open through the first hand of Day 2.

Tournaments: For the next three days, the focus of the tournament schedule will be strictly on Event #7.  Today's slate begins at 10:00am, with a $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD).  The satellite is structured with 15,000 units, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  For every five entries into the satellite, a seat will be awarded into the Isle Poker Classic Main Event.  

At 2:00pm, the second opening day of Event #7 gets underway (Day 1B).  The main event is structured with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (40) minute levels (on Day 1, transitioning to 50 on Day 2), and registration that is open through Level 12.  While each of the starting days are scheduled to end at Level 12, registration stays open through 12:00pm on Day 2, closing when the first hand is dealt on Monday.

At 6:00pm, there is another $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into Event #7, which mirrors the structure from the 10:00am satellite that runs before it.

Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-12:00am, 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.  

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 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

10:00am - $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Isle Poker Classic Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $200,000 GTD)

- 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

- Levels will last (20) minutes

2:00pm - 2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7) | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($200,000 GTD) Day 1B

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels, including before the first hand is dealt on Day 2

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels 1-12 will last (40) minutes, Levels 12+ will last (50) minutes

6:00pm - $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Isle Poker Classic Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $200,000 GTD)

- 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

- Levels will last (20) minutes