Last night (6:00pm) was the final starting flight of the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($50,000 GTD), with the Flight 1E field surpassing the century mark just after the first break. This was the first opening flight to reach that milestone number, as registration closed with (116) entries, of which (12) players bagged chips for today's Day 2. Dragos Gabriel Iosub bagged the flight's chip lead (307,000), with full Flight 1E counts listed below:
Dragos Gabriel Iosub - 307,000
Bartolome Lino - 238,000
Steven Grinblat - 230,000
Marcin Plewinski - 216,000
Sergio Amato - 160,000
Justin Kadet - 147,000
Andrew Blake - 138,000
Rich Glabman - 106,000
Danilo Parada - 97,000
Brent Ferguson - 88,000
Larry Bass - 76,000
Jonathan Marcu - 58,000
The final numbers for the month's second multi are as follows...a total of (405) entries, of which (43) players will be returning at 6:00pm (today) for Day 2. The prize pool closed at $55,485, with (39) players reaching the money, and first place scheduled to take home $12,130. Players who are returning for Day 2 will find the following links helpful:
Day 2 Chip Counts
"Night Owl" Payouts
Tournaments: Today's tournament schedule kicks off at 11:00am, with the return of the $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #1 of this week's Card Player Poker Tour series ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD). The 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 (5) seats guaranteed into Event #1.
At 6:00pm, the remaining (43) players from the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($50,000 GTD) will be returning to play, with the structure staying the same as it was yesterday. Everyone will come back to the respective chips they bagged, playing levels of (20) minutes, until the tournament has reached it's conclusion.
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.
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) Day 2
- 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
