ICYMI: As expected, yesterday's final pair of Event #1 starting flights attracted the largest number of entries, and helped the prize pool soar past the guarantee. Flight 1E set the new high number with (188) entries, but was then eclipsed by the Flight 1F field, which saw registration close with (232) entries. Of the (410) total entires from the day, (56) players were able to successfully bag chips for today's Day 2, with the following taking home the chip lead bonuses:
David Albertson - 494,000 (Flight 1E)
Frank Scala - 329,000 (Flight 1E)
Mark Dube - 366,000 (Flight 1F)
Ross Ramlal - 307,500 (Flight 1F)
The numbers from yesterday, combined with the four flights that came before it, made Event #1 more successful than anyone could have imagined. The full field closed with (958) entries, and an overall prize pool of $129,330. (131) players will be returning to action at 12:00pm this afternoon, battling it out for the $22,450 first place prize. The top three spots are alls scheduled to talk away with five-figure cashes, while everyone at the final table will earn at least $1,850 (unless a deal is made at some point).
Due to an unforeseen emergency, Day 2 coverage will likely be limited to results, but we will try and bring followers as much detailed action as possible.
Tournaments: As mentioned above, the Battles At The Beach schedule sees the Day 2 players from Event #1 returning to play. Each of the (131) players will come back to their respective bagged stacks, with levels of (25) minutes throughout the day. Action resume in Level 17, with blinds of 2,500/5,000/500.
This evening's time slot (6:00pm) hosts the first satellite for the Battles At The Beach Main Event (Event #14 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em). The $175 buy-in satellite guarantees (5) seats into the series' "championship," and is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes. Registration is open through the break after Level 8, which falls around 9:00pm.
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 started back on November 1st, 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 Battles At The Beach Event #1 (Day 2) | $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 Battles At The Beach Secondary Schedule | $175 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #14 (Battles At The Beach $1,500 Main Event) (5) Seats Guaranteed
- 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
