CPPT Main Event (Flight 1C): Where To Find Coverage Through Day 2, PragMATTic Returns For Monday's Day 3

2018 Card Player Poker Tour (Isle Casino Pompano Park)
Event #8 | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250,000 GTD)
Level 4 (Blinds 200/300/300)
Total Flight 1C Entries: 79

We know how much players (and followers) have come to know and love the live blogged coverage offered on this platform, but for the next three days, Card Player Media will be offering up juicy details.  Julio Rodriguez is one of the Managing Editors at Card Player Media, and does an incredible job reporting these CPPT events.  Those that are looking for the Flight 1C and Day 2 coverage, can click the link below:

Card Player Poker Tour (Isle Casino Pompano Park) Main Event Coverage

CPPT Main Event (Flight 1C): Official Chip Counts From Flight 1A-Flight 1B (w/ Day 2 Seating Assignments)

2018 Card Player Poker Tour (Isle Casino Pompano Park)
Event #8 | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250,000 GTD)
Level 2 (Blinds 100/100/100)
Total Flight 1C Entries: N/A

CPPT Main Event (Flight 1C): Final Chance For Players To Bag In Card Player Poker Tour Main Event

2018 Card Player Poker Tour (Isle Casino Pompano Park)
Event #8 | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250,000 GTD)
Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)
Total Flight 1C Entries: N/A

The first two opening flights for the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Card Player Poker Tour Main Event ($250,000 GTD) are now in the books, with the final flight set to begin in just a few moments.  To this point in the tournament, there have been a combined total of (137) entries, with (26) players successfully bagging chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  

After tournament notable Tom Gity bagged the Flight 1A chip lead, it was another well-known notable grabbing the Flight 1B lead, as Brett Bader packed away 323,000.  Bader's stack currently leads the group heading to Day 2, but with the largest starting flight about to get underway, we should see some sizable stacks at day's end.

A new group of players (along with those trying once again) started taking their seats just a few minutes ago, ready to hand around for the long haul, as the bagging process will begin about ten hours from now.  The structure stays the same this afternoon, as players sit down to starting stacks of 30,000 units, and Level 1-13 lasting (30) minutes (Day 1 play ends after Level 13).

Official chip counts from Flight 1B will be posted shortly, before we hand off Flight 1C coverage to Julio Rodriguez, of Card Player Media.

Saturday, August 25th: Final Opening Flight Of CPPT Main Event, And $1,200 High Hands Headline Saturday's Schedule

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament schedule hosted the second opening flight of the Card Player Poker Tour $1,100 Main Event ($250,000 GTD).  After Flight 1A ended with (50) entries, Flight 1B would eclipse that number early in the day, eventually reaching the bagging process with a total of (87) entries.  When that bagging process started, there would be (14) players left to pack away their stacks for Day 2, led by Brett Bader (Jericho, NY).  Bader spent the later stages of the day staidly climbing the leaderboard, which allowed him to bag 323,000, the largest stack of the (26) players to bag so far. There were some other big names to bag from Flight 1B, with Scott Baumstein (293,000), Fernando Halac (280,000), AJ Gambino (260,500), and Brian Hastings (229,500), all ending up in the top five from the flight.

With one flight remaining (Flight 1C at 2:00pm this afternoon), the tournament's prize pool sits at $134,945, which is over $115,000 away from the posted guarantee.  That being said, today's Flight 1C needs a strong showing to eclipse that number, but there will be no talk over an overlay until tomorrow.  Reason being, even if the prize pool is still short after today's flight is complete, registration is open tomorrow as well (until the first card is dealt on Day 2).

Tournaments: Today's tournament action starts at 10:00am, with a $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #8 ($1,100 CPPT Main Event), which carries a (5) seat guarantee. The satellite is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the ten minute break that follows), allowing just under three hours for players to join the action.

At 2:00pm, we see the final flight of the Card Player Poker Tour Main Event.  The $1,100 No Limit Hold'em tournament boasts a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool, which should likely be reached towards the later stages of the day.  The event has a major structure, with players sitting down to 30,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (40) minutes (during each starting flights).  Those levels will eventually transition to (50) minutes when Day 2 starts.  Registration is open throughout all of Day 1 (which is scheduled to play through Level 13), and stays open before the first hand is dealt on Sunday (Day 2).

While we have seen satellites for the CPPT Main Event the past few nights, the "standard" Card Player Poker Tour resumes at 6:00pm, with Event #9 of the series.  The tournament is a $150 No Limit Hold'em event, which carries a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The structure sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 16,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the night.  Registration is open through Level 8, and the ten minute break that follows.

Promotions: From 10:00am-600pm, players have 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.

Then, from 6:00pm through 12:00am, a "special August promotion" kicks in, with the official details posted below:

10:00am - $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into CPPT Event #8 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $250,000 GTD) 5 Seats GTD

- 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

2:00pm - Card Player Poker Tour Event #8 (Flight 1C) | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($250,000 GTD)

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (13) levels, with registration open through the first hand dealt on Day 2 (Sunday at 2:00pm).

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels 1-13 will last (30) minutes, transitioning to (40) minutes Level 14+

6:00pm - Card Player Poker Tour Event #9 | $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

- 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

CPPT Main Event (Flight 1B): Official End Of Flight 1B Chip Counts

2018 Card Player Poker Tour (Isle Casino Pompano Park)

Event #8 | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($250,000 GTD)
Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)
Total Flight 1B Entries: 87
Flight 1B Players Remaining: 14

Brett	Bader	323,000
Scott	Baumstein	293,000
Fernando	Halac	280,000
AJ	Gambino	260,500
Brian	Hastings	229,500
Carlos	Rodriguez	223,000
Ted	McNamara	179,000
Luciano	Nardi	162,000
John	Strzemp	131,500
Matt	Bretzfield	128,000
Donald	Francois	116,000
Jonah	Miller	111,000
Zack	Mullinex	106,500
Jonathan	Marcu	88,500