$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Official End Of Flight 1G Chip Counts

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 130
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 14

Scott	Hecker	288,500
Scott	Krautman	265,500
Adam	Bienstock	254,000
Simon	Welds	149,000
Russ	Friedman	141,500
Paul	Efrin	131,000
Brenda	Nelson	116,500
Stuart	Greenbaum	107,500
Dolphus	Powers	106,500
Chris	Snead	98,500
Dan	Wayson	96,500
Julien	Durity	72,500
Daniel	Spangler	71,000
Jeff	Oldakowski	50,500

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Notables Still Left In The Field

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/400)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 130
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 29

Scott Krautman (Delray Beach, FL) is just a week removed from a final table finish here at the Isle Poker Room, and has hopes of reaching another tomorrow.

Play is now down to it's final three levels, with (29) players hoping to navigate their way to the Flight 1G bagging process.  There are a handful of notables remaining, including Scott Krautman (Delray Beach, FL), who has seen most of his $18,255 tournament earnings won in this very poker room.  Krautman cashed in last weekend's $175 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty" ($10,000 GTD), and is hoping to parlay that into a nice five-figure score tomorrow.  Other recognizable names still alive include:

Jose Gallegos

Julian Durity

Scott Hecker

Dolphus Powers

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): 2018 Florida State Poker Championship Will Be Here Before You Know It

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 13 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 130
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 31

Posted below is the official schedule for the 2018 Florida State Poker Championship, which is the tenth anniversary of the prestigious series.  There are (17) primary events over the course of three weeks in July, including four "showcased" events, headed by the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em FSPC Main Event ($500,000 GTD).  The main event is one of the first "post-WSOP" majors, and has grown in popularity (and numbers) each and every year.  

Leading up to the main event, there are three other tournaments which carry six-figure guarantees, starting with Event #1.  The $175 No Limit Hold'em opening event has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and eight opening flights for players to choose from.  Running from July 5th through July 9th, the event is sure to see one of the largest fields of the series.   Just a few days after Event #1's conclusion, Event #4 follows with the series' second six-figure guaranteed prize pool, as the $360 No Limit Hold'em event boasts a $200,000 guarantee.  With six flights running from July 12th through July 15th, the tournament will likely see the second largest prize pool of the series (behind the main event).  The third of four "showcased" events is Event #9, as the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em tournament offers yet another $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.  There are four opening flights that run from July 19th through July 22nd, with players returning on July 23rd for Day 2.

In between those events, there are thirteen other options for players to get their hands on a FSPC trophy, including four bounty events, an Omaha 8B Hi/Lo tournament, a Seniors Championship, and the addition of a six-max format.  

There is some excited news to follow in regards to the series, as both Scotty Nguyen and Vanessa Russo will be joining us for the FSPC $1,500 Main Event.  While they are in attendance, there will be a schedule meet and greet/autograph session (times and dates to be determined).  Structure sheets and satellite schedule will also be released in the upcoming weeks.

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Next Week Begins A New Promotion, High Hands Now Up To $1,500!!!

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 130
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 30

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): The Blog Brought Good Luck To Steven Costa

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 130
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 37

A lot of players think that being featured on the blog brings bad luck, but Steven Costa is a firm believer in the "blog run good."

Just before Table 5 broke, Steven Costa and Michael Corbett got involved in a pot, where both players were all-in pre flop.  They had very similar stacks, so when Costa saw his A♥ K♥ up against Michael's A♠ A♣, he could only lament his situation.  "How does this happen to me," Costa said aloud, as the dealer began to run out the board.  The Q♥ J♥ 2♦ flop was a very favorable one for Steven, who added both straight and flush outs to his running trips possibility.  The dealer would drop the 8♥ on the turn, completing Costa's flush, and eliminating Corbett from Flight 1G play.  "The blog brought me some luck," Costa said, as he moved his chips over to Table 2.

Steven Costa - 55,000 (45bb)

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1G Field

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 130
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 46

As of right now, Lebert Grinan is a mystery, with his name not showing any recorded results on Hendon Mob.

Just one level removed from registration's close, Noel Atherley still leads the field, and continues to be the only player above the 100,000 chip mark.  There is a group of players within striking distance of Atherley, including Lebert Grinan, who has 90,000 at this point.  Research on Grinan's name has not yielded any results on Hendon Mob, so his tournament history is unknown.  Listed below are some of the other big stacks in the field, with five scheduled levels remaining in the afternoon:

Noel Atherley - 105,000 (105bb)

Lebert Grinan - 90,000 (90bb)

Daniel Constanza - 80,000 (80bb)

Thedore Vukelich - 80,000 (80bb)

Adam Bienstock - 80,000 (80bb)

Julian Durity - 70,000 (70bb)

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Registration Closes With (130) Entries, (278) Needed This Evening To Reach $100,000 Guarantee

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 9 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 130
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 52

The cards are now in the air for Level 9 of Flight 1G, which means registration is officially closed.  The seventh of eight flights attracted the largest field yet, with a total of (130) entries.  Combined with the flights to have come before it, the tournament's total number of entries now sits at (480).  The prize pool is at $63,360, and in order to reach the posted guarantee, Flight 1H needs to sees registration close with at least (278) entries.  That may sound like a lot, but we've seen Saturday evening flights reach that number in the past, and there is nothing stopping tonight's flight to do the same.

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Noel Atherley Pacing The Field, As Registration Window For Flight 1G Closes

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 125

Noel Atherley (Lantana, FL) is known (by followers of the blog) as the player to take down Brian Hastings heads-up, to win the Isle Poker Open Event #15 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em) title.

Noel Atherley, a former Isle Poker Open trophy winner (and veteran of the tournament poker scene), currently leads the field with 100,000.  We are now just a few minutes away from the second break of the day, which also signifies the close of registration for the flight.  Once the numbers from the flight are official, we will give followers an updated look at the combined totals, allowing everyone to know what's needed in tonight's flight to make the guarantee.  

Noel Atherley - 100,000 (166bb)

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Now Everyone Knows That The 10th Anniversary Of The FSPC Is Going To Be "Special Baby"

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 7 (Blinds 250/500/75)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 125

With this year being the tenth anniversary of the Florida State Poker Championships, something special was going to be in store.  Poker Room Director Kenneth Lambert dug deep into his rolodex, and got two of the more notable celebrities to come and join the action.  Vanessa Rousso and Scotty Nguyen will be here for the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event ($500,000 GTD), and will not only be playing, but will also have a meet and greet session for fans.  More information in regards to the session will be posted in the coming weeks, with a look at the CardPlayer advertisement posted above.

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Sometimes, More Money Can Be Made With Chips That Have No Cash Value

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 6 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 110

In order to get on the blog, it's really just as easy as asking...as Steven Costa (Coconut Creek, FL) found out just a few moments ago.

Steven Costa (Coconut Creek, FL) cut his teeth playing both tournament and cash, but now focuses primarily on the latter.  In fact, he said that the only reason he entered today's flight, was to "get on the blog."  His first goal is now accomplished, but the real end result he would like to see, is a pile of chips in a plastic bag.  This tournament things is nothing new for Costa...in fact it's kind of like riding a bike...once you've seen success, you never forget how to achieve it.  Steven has over $78,000 in live tournament earnings, with his first recorded result coming back in 2011.  His career highlighting score came in 2015, when he chopped Event #8 of the Florida State Poker Championships ($360 No Limit Hold'em).  The result would earn him $32,607, and happens to be just one of nine cashes for Steven since 2015.  

Costa helps grow the list of Flight 1G notables, with more late arriving players listed below:

Frank Traino

Zoltan Czinkota

Stanley Aufseeser

William Underdown

Stuart Greenbaum

Dolline Willis

Steven Sondak

Barton Taylor

Karsten Bauer

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Bypassing Cash For The Opportunity Cash A Tournament

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 5 (Blinds 150/300/25 )
Total Flight 1G Entries: 100

Albert Barney (Pompano Beach, FL) puts in a lot of hours at the poker table, but it's usually at the cash tables.  Today he is in the Flight 1G field, trying to find himself a bag for tomorrow's Day 2.

Not to harp on a potential overlay, but when it does occur in a large tournament like this, many players that focus on cash decide to join the action.  Albert Barney (Pompano Beach, FL) spends most of his time playing 2/5 NLH and higher, but put the game on the back burner this afternoon, and is now in Flight 1G.  Just because most of his volume is at the cash tables, Barney does have a solid tournament resume, with over $16,000 in live earnings.  Albert's most recent result came during the Battles At The Beach, when he finished third in Event #5 ($130 No Limit Hold'em), earning $2,052.

Albert tops our second look at notables in the field, which continues to grow larger, as the field eclipses the century mark:

Michael Corbett

Donald Gordon

Joseph Mancuso

David Albertson

Edward Novak

Jose Gallegos

Jason Atherley

Morris Heider

Marc Duquette

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Scott Hecker Tops A Group Of New Faces In The Field

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 96

Scott Hecker (Boca Raton, FL) may not have been featured numerous times on the blog, but many of the players in the field know who he is, having been a poker room supervisor as a Florida-based poker room for years.

With the word of a potential overlay spreading across the community, we are seeing a lot of new faces across this Flight 1G field.  While Scott Hecker (Boca Raton, FL) may not be familiar to those that follow the blog, he has been seeing some recent tournament success.  Scott has two final table cashes in the last month, including a win in a recurring $100 No Limit Hold'em event here at the Isle Poker Room ($1,502).  Hecker has just under $50,000 in live tournament earnings, a majority of which was won in a year's' period (2016-2017).  Scott's largest tournament score came back in 2016, when he chopped a $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) event at Coconut Creek ($9,283).

Hecker headlines the first look at notables in the field, as we feature some names that aren't as familiar to the blog:

Thomas Puccio

Jerry Willis

Russell Friedman

Rafiki Brown

Joao Santos

Brenda Nelson

Jay Feierstadt

Willie Wiggins

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Outside Tour Comes To Isle Casino Pompano Park For The First Time In Year, CardPlayer Brings An $1,100 NLH Main Event

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 3 (Blinds 75/150/25)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 83

Followers of the Isle Casino Poker Room's blog are now the first to know, that the CardPlayer Poker Tour will be making a stop here in Pompano Beach at the end of August.  The series, which will run from August 16th-27th, will feature an $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($250,000 GTD).  The schedule, which will be released in the coming weeks, will also have a $360 No Limit Hold'em opening event (with a six-figure guarantee attached).  More information, including the official schedule, will be available here on the blog, on the poker room's Twitter handle (@PokerIslePP), and on the casino's main website.

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Official Chip Counts (Flight 1A-Flight 1F)

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 45

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1G): Second To Last Opening Flight Just Underway, Big Numbers Needed To Reach Guarantee

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Flight 1G Entries: N/A

After three days of action, we have reached the final pair of opening flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), with a strong showing needed to reach the guarantee.  The first six flights have seen a combined total of (350) entries, with (47) players bagging chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  In order to meet the $100,000 guaranteed number, the tournament needs a total of (408) entries over these final two flights, which is definitely an attainable number.  The "overlay alert" is still a real thing though, as the word is spreading across the poker community.  Flight 1G will really determine whether or not we see an overlay, so we will keep a close eye on the number of entries over the course of the afternoon.

Players are just now settling in their seats, so we will update blog followers on the Day 2 chip counts to this point, before focusing on the notables in today's field.

Saturday, June 9th: Officially An Overlay Alert, Two Flights Remain For $175 NLH ($100,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Friday's schedule hosted the third pair of starting flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), beginning with Flight 1E at 11:00am.  The field would end up being the largest of those to have played to that point, with (55) entries at registration's close.  John Sheirich (Daytona, FL) led the eight players that bagged chips for Day 2, packing 174,000 into his bag at the conclusion of Level 16.  A full list of counts from Flight 1E can be found below:

John Sheirich - 174,000
Joseph Schwartz - 127,000
Richard Leger - 122,000
Perry Wirbel - 115,500
Karin Powsner - 99,000
Thomas Milmore - 80,000
Thomas Gari - 67,500
Jose Gallegos - 40,000

Just as players were finishing up the bagging process for Flight 1E, the Flight 1F action got underway, with the cards in the air at 6:00pm.  The sixth opening flight would eventually become the first to eclipse the century mark (in regards to field size), as registration closed with exactly (100) entries.  Play would conclude at the end of Level 16, with (15) players successfully reaching the bagging process, led by Antoine Bahi (237,300).  Full Flight 1F chip counts are listed below:

Antoine Bahi - 237,300
Keith Morea - 126,700
Frank Giordano - 123,000
Joshua Wasserman - 121,400
Jason Smith - 118,100
Blaine McRae - 105,000
Justin Levy - 98,600
Brian Harris - 98,200
Brad Hughes - 92,000
Robert Transue - 90,700
Diane Linke - 86,000
Peter Bejusca - 80,300
Francklin Michel - 66,000
Cory Petruny - 35,400
Andrew Daire - 26,300

With a combined (350) entries to this point, and a current prize pool of $46,200, this event is now officially on a "overlay alert."  Over the course of this final pair of flights, a total of (408) entries are needed to reach the posted number, which is definitely attainable.  The final day of flights usually attracts the largest fields, with Flight 1G (11:00am) and Flight 1H (6:00pm) for sure to bring the largest numbers.  

Tournaments: As mentioned above, today is the final pair of starting flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD).  The opportunities for players to join the action begin at 11:00am (Flight 1G) and 6:00pm (Flight 1H), with both flights boasting open registration through Level 8.  Each flight is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (25) minutes.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 16, or if the 10% mark is reach, whichever is to happen first.

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.

Weekends in June just got a little "richer," with the following promotions beginning this evening, and running through the rest of the month:

11:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- 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

- Level will last (25) minutes throughout the event

6:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- 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

- Level will last (25) minutes throughout the event

$175 NLH $100,000 GTD (Flight 1F): Official End Of Flight 1F Chip Counts, Antoine Bahi Finds Himself Atop Leaderboard

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Flight 1F Entries: 100
Flight 1F Players Remaining: 15

Antoine	Bahi	237,300
Keith	Morea	126,700
Frank	Giordano	123,000
Josh	Wasserman	121,400
Jason	Smith	118,100
Blaine	McRae	105,000
Justin	Levy	98,600
Brian	Harris	98,200
Brad	Hughes	92,000
Robert	Transue	90,700
Diane	Linke	86,000
Peter	Bejusca	80,300
Franklin	Michel	66,000
Cory	Petruny	35,400
Andrew	Daire	26,300