ICYMI: Event #4 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD) is officially at it's halfway point, with Friday's pair of flights now in the books. The two flights attracted a total of (247) entries, of which (32) players reached the money, and (14) players bagged chips for Day 2 (Monday). The overall prize pool now sits at $122,610, and with three of the busiest flights still yet to come, we will have yet another FSPC tournament that crushes the guarantee.
Of the (14) players to reach the bagging process, two were awarded chip lead bonuses, and seats into the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em FSPC Main Event. Gerardo "Jerry" Gonzalez bagged up the Flight 1B lead with 617,000, while Erik Nomberg packed away 698,000 at the end of Flight 1C. Jim Hayes still holds the overall lead with 879,000 (from Flight 1A), a number that may possibly hold up through the next three flights.
Tournaments: Two of the final three flights are on today's schedule, and they sandwich another satellite into Event #4. Flight 1C gets underway at 11:00am, and follows the same rules that have applied for the three to come before it. Players will be sitting down to 20,000 units, playing (30) minute levels up until Level 15, at which point things transition to (40) minutes. Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), allowing over four hours to join the action. Once registration is closed, the 12.5% Day 1 payouts will be posted, and players will be informed how many will reach the bagging process.
While Flight 1C is going on, a $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #4 will get underway, with action starting at 2:00pm. The satellite is structured with 8,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout. Registration is open through Level 8, with (5) seats guaranteed to be awarded.
Flight 1D of Event #4 will then close the action, with the cards in the air at 6:00pm, and players wrapping up action somewhere around 4:00-5:00am.
Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes. The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-6:00pm, 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.
Then, from 6:00pm-12:00am, players can win up to $1,500 every (30) minutes. If the high hand is made on the flop, and then qualifies as the winning hand for the half hour, the player will be awarded $1,500 (no limit Hold'em games only). If the hand is flopped in a limit Hold'em game or tournament, and it holds up for the thirty minute period, they will be awarded $750.
Following that promotion, from 12:00am-9:00am, eligible high hands will be awarded $100 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 #4 (Flight 1D) | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 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 1-14 will last (30) minutes , transitioning to (40) minutes Level 15+
- Payouts: On each Day 1, 12.5% (1 in 8) of the field will be paid $450-$650 (depending on order of finish) down to 5% Day 2 field.
- Best Stack Forward: Players qualifying for Day 2 may play another Day 1 flight in an attempt to better their chip count. Players that have qualified for Day 2 with multiple chip stacks will only be permitted to play their highest qualifying stack. The other stacks will be removed from play and the player will receive the minimum Day 2 payout (approximately $1,000) for each stack “forfeited”
2:00pm - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship (Satellite Schedule)| $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #4 (5 Seats GTD)
- Players start with 8,000 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
6:00pm - 2018 Florida State Poker Championship Event #4 (Flight 1E) | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 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 1-14 will last (30) minutes , transitioning to (40) minutes Level 15+
- Payouts: On each Day 1, 12.5% (1 in 8) of the field will be paid $450-$650 (depending on order of finish) down to 5% Day 2 field.
- Best Stack Forward: Players qualifying for Day 2 may play another Day 1 flight in an attempt to better their chip count. Players that have qualified for Day 2 with multiple chip stacks will only be permitted to play their highest qualifying stack. The other stacks will be removed from play and the player will receive the minimum Day 2 payout (approximately $1,000) for each stack “forfeited”
