Friday, August 10, 2018

Friday, August 10th: Strong Start To The Weekend, With $1,000 High Hands, And Flight 1C Of The "Night Owl"

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament schedule began at 11:00am, with the third $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into CPPT Event #1 ($360 NLH $200,000 GTD) of the week.  The results from the satellite will be posted shortly after the poker room opens.

The evening time slot hosted the second starting flight of the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($50,000 GTD), an event which is very likely to crush the guarantee.  Last night's Flight 1B saw registration close with (79) entries, of which (8) players would end up bagging chips for Monday's Day 2 (6:00pm).  Cathie Rankin packed away the largest stack from the flight (397,500), which also happens to be the top overall Day 2 number (at the moment).  The full list of players to bag from Flight 1B is listed below:

Cathie Rankin - 397,500
Michael Murray - 187,500
David Oshry - 170,000
Amit Savani - 148,000
Charles Odenz - 127,000
Alexander Goodrich - 122,000
Francis Gelman - 62,500
Jerrold Solov - 54,500

After two opening flights, the "Night Owl" now has a total of (130) entries, with (14) players scheduled to return for Monday's Day 2.  The prize pool currently sits at $17,810, but with three of the largest flights yet to be played, it's expected to cruise past the $50,000 guaranteed number.

Tournaments: The day's schedule opens up at 11:00am, with the final $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #1 of the Card Player Poker Tour of the week.  The $360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD) tournament runs from August 16th-August 20th, and is sure to be an event that crushes the guarantee.  Today's satellite is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the event guaranteeing a total of (5) seats.

The evening time slot sees the third of five starting flights for the "Night Owl," a $175 No Limit Hold'em multi, that boasts a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Each of the flights has a 6:00pm starting time (hence the "Night Owl" moniker), and is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, along with (20) minute levels.  Registration is open through the first eight levels, with play scheduled to end after Level 18 (or when the 10% mark is reached).  Players that successfully bag chips will be returning on Monday (August 13th) for Day 2 (6:00pm).

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-1:00am, 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-10:00am, 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 - $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into CPPT Event #1 ($360 NLH $200,000 GTD) 5 Seats GTD

- Players start with 10,000 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 - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- Players start with 16,000 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 13th) at 6:00pm