Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): Official Event #1 Final Table Results...Who Else But Matthew Bretzfield?

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 31 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 7

Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Open ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) ended in a seven-way chop, with none other than Matthew Bretzfield, taking home first place.  Official details of the deal, along with official final table results are posted below:

1. Matthew Bretzfield (Kings Park, NY) $16,932
2. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $14,345
3. Matthew Zarcadoolas (Pembroke Pines, FL) $14,078
4. Fernando Halac (North Miami Beach, FL) $13,241
5. Peter Sayet (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $12,295
6. Philip Consolo (Miami Shores, FL) $10,944
7. Fariborz Zojaji (Miami, FL) $10,405
8. Robert Campbell (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,950
9. Carey Pickus (Palm Beach, FL) $2,965

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 10th-12th Places ($2,450)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 9

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $2,450:

10. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) 
11. David Clark (Cape Coral, FL) 
12. Tracy Scala (Village Of Golf, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 13th-15th Places ($1,955)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 12

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $1,955:

13. Zyad Qasem (Port St Lucie, FL) 
14. JC Madrid (Margate, FL) 
15. Olivier Coulombier (Aventura, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 16th-18th Places ($1,620)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 15

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $1,620:

16. Solange Lucas (Davie, FL) 
17. Arnon Cline (Baltimore, MD) 
18. Joseph Biegler (Delray Beach, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 19th-21st Places ($1,325)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 18

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $1,325:

19. Anil Butisingh (Albany, NY)
20. Zoltan Czinkota (Davie, FL) 
21. Pascual Cachola (Delray Beach, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 22nd-24th Places ($1,130)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 21

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $1,130:

22. Ryan Weiss (Miami, FL) 
23. Arthur Gallinaro (Pembroke Pines, FL) 
24. Thuyen Nguyen (Waxhaw, NC)

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 25th-27th Places ($940)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 24

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $940:

25. Marc Duquette (Boca Raton, FL) 
26. Michael McGill (Coral Springs, FL) 
27. Anthony Barbera (Miami, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 28th-36th Places ($770)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 27

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $770:

28. Angelo Castaldi (Plantation, FL) 
29. Lloyd Gunther (Brooklyn, NY) 
30. Thomas Gari (Aventura, FL) 
31. Francky Dumornay (Hallandale Beach, FL) 
32. Earl Hackworth (Pompano Beach, FL) 
33. Daniel Wayson (Annapolis, MD) 
34. Scott Zakheim (Davie, FL) 
35. Andrew Daire (Boca Raton, FL) 
36. Michael Ralyea (Boca Raton, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 37th-45th Places ($675)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 36

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $675:

37. Christopher Lawson (Livingston, TX)
38. David Kahan (Boca Raton, FL) 
39. Lou Stadler (Miami, FL) 
40. Didier Bramy (Parkland, FL) 
41. Harry Silver (Boca Raton, FL) 
42. Wilnor Mercado (Tamarac, FL) 
43. Reinaldo Troconis (Miami, FL) 
44. Mohan Navani (Miami, FL) 
45. Cameron Collins (Deerfield Beach, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 46th-54th Places ($595)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 23 (Blinds 15,000/25,000/25,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 45

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $595:

46. David Poces (Boca Raton, FL) 
47. German Zaga (Tamarac, FL) 
48. Paula Alibrandi (Miramar, FL) 
49. James Salmon (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 
50. Maury Halperin (Lauderdale, FL) 
51. Sean Isola (Delray Beach, FL) 
52. Garrett Rogers (Coral Springs, FL) 
53. Mohamad Kamalzadeh (Boynton Beach, FL) 
54. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 55th-63rd Places ($540)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/20,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 54

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $540:

55. William Swicicki (Boca Raton, FL) 
56. Myles German (Boca Raton, FL)
57. David Maslowski (Lake Worth, FL)
58. Joseph Villatico (Pompano Beach, FL) 
59. Alan Saltzman (Lantana, FL) 
60. Christina Bianco (Davie, FL) 
61. Ashley Causey (Jupiter, FL) 
62. Robert Chusid (Boca Raton, FL) 
63. Richard Gayle (Mississauga, Ontario)

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 65th-72nd Places ($490)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/16,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 64

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $490:

65. Rodney-Moret Rojas (Boca Raton, FL)
66. Ari Dinov (Wellington, FL) 
67. Joseph Ritzie (Hamilton, OH) 
68. Michael Goldfarb (Parkland, FL)
69. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL)
70. Pauliius Bikus (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
71. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL)
72. Yuri Chiozzo (Deerfield Beach, FL)

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 73rd-81st Places ($450)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/16,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 72

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $450:

73. Michael Eddy (Davie, FL)
74. Julian Wohlgemuth (Boynton Beach, FL) 
75. Joseph Duchman (Miami Beach, FL)
76. Paul Gold (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) 
77. Danielle Bastarache (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
78. Adam Oerth (Portland, OR)
79. Walter Buss (Brussels, Belgium)

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): 82nd-90th Places ($405)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 20 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/12,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 81

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) of the 2018 Isle Open, and have cashed for $405:

82. Steven Carderelli (Boynton Beach, FL) 
83. Neil Blumenfield (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 
84. Elliot Zaydman (Coconut Creek, FL)
85. Howard Becks (Plantation, FL) 
86. Marc Sacheli (Miami, FL)
87. Alvaro Grisales (Miami, FL)
88. Antoine Bahi (Boca Raton, FL) 
89. Luke Doolittle (Delray Beach, FL) 
90. Bruce Kahn (Plantation, FL) $205
90. Stanton Drazen (Boynton Beach, FL) 

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): Event #1 Field In The Money!!! Focus Now Shifts To Making Deep Runs

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 90

Just over an hour into the day, the Event #1 field is now in the money!!! The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $405, but all eyes are on the big numbers up top, especially the $29,630 first place prize.  Official results will be posted as the day plays on.

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): Action Underway, As We Look To Crown First Isle Open Champion

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 114

Tournament Supervisor Ralph Brandt just finished up his rules announcement for the Day 2 field, with action to begin in just a few moments.  There are (114) hopefuls remaining in the field, from a total of 1,030 entries.  First goal of the day...reach the money, which (90) of the (114) players will do, with the money bubble expected to be reached within the first hour of the day.

There are some new names coming into the day as chip leaders, including Angelo Castaldi (588,000), Fernando Halac (535,000), and Wilnor Mercado (517,500).  Right behind those three is a player who needs no introduction, and one that's been featured a lot on the blog lately...Matthew Bretzfield (487,000).

Once play reaches the money, the updated results will be posted with each pay jump, along with updated chip counts and photos, as we reach the final table.

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): Official Seating Assignments (By Chip Counts)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 114

Sunday, October 7th: Day 2 Of Event #1 Headlines Schedule, As We Crown Our First 2018 Isle Open Champion

ICYMI: Yesterday's pair of opening flights for Event #1 attracted a total of (388) entries, which brought the combined number to 1,030.  The official prize pool closed at $162,740, with (90) of the (114) players returning reaching the money.  Live blogged overage of Day 2 will begin at 12:00pm, continuing through the moment we crown the first Isle Open champion of the year.

Tournaments: After eight starting flights for Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Open, the (114) players to have successfully bagged chips, are returning for Day 2 (12:00pm).  The structure for the event stays the same, with action picking up in Level 16 (22:04 minutes remaining), with is the point that Flight 1B reached the 10% mark.  Levels for Day 2 hold strong at (30) minutes, and will stay that way through the tournament's conclusion.  Of the players returning, (90) will reach the money, with first place scheduled to take home $29,630.

As Day 2 of Event #1 is winding down, Event #2 of the 2018 Isle Open begins (6:00pm).  Event #2 is a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which carries with it a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (15) minutes. Registration is open through the first (10) levels, with the tournament expected to end somewhere just past midnight.

Promotions: The high hand period runs from 10:00am-12:00am, 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.  From 12:00am-3:00am, 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).

12:00pm - 2018 Isle Open | Event #1 | $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Day 2

- 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 will last (30) minutes

6:00pm - 2018 Isle Open | Event #2 | $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($5,000 GTD)

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (15) minutes

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): Official Event Payouts

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 114

Isle Open Event #1 (Day 2): Official Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Counts)

2018 Isle Open | Event #1
$200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1,030
Players Remaining: 114

First	Last	Chips	Table	Seat
Angelo	Castaldi	588,000	4	3
Fernando	Halal	535,000	3	7
Wilnor	Mercado	517,500	13	7
Matt	Bretzfield	487,000	1	1
Lloyd	Gunther	413,500	1	4
Lowell	Pascual	337,000	14	4
Neil	Blumenfield	333,000	1	3
JC	Madrid	330,000	12	7
Harry	Silver	325,000	6	3
Elliott	Zaydman	320,000	13	9
Francky	Dumornay	315,500	8	10
Zoltan	Czinkota	310,500	11	3
Scott	Zakheim	292,000	10	7
David	Clark	290,000	9	9
Paula	Alibrandi	285,500	12	5
German	Zaga	277,500	14	2
Didier	Bramy	271,000	6	2
Joseph	Villarico	268,000	9	8
Allan	Bieler	265,000	5	10
Cameron	Collins	250,000	1	2
Olivier	Coulombier	249,500	9	10
Ryan	Weiss	247,000	3	9
Sean	Isola	243,000	10	8
Alan	Saltzman	243,000	14	3
Peter	Sayet	240,000	11	1
Maury	Halperin	236,000	1	9
Ari	Dinov	235,000	14	1
David	Poces	226,000	11	7
Andre	Bryan	222,500	2	7
Garrett	Rogers	216,000	12	2
Dan	Blackburn	211,000	7	10
Robert	Chusid	210,000	4	5
Andreas	Athanasopoulos	210,000	8	4
Robert	Campbell	209,500	5	6
Matthew	Zarcadoulus	207,000	11	4
Michael	McGill	207,000	2	6
Truyen	Nguyen	206,000	12	10
Howard	Becks	205,000	8	7
Harry	Obrien	201,000	6	5
Sean	Harper	195,500	10	5
Chris	Lawson	189,000	11	6
Fariborz	Zojaji	185,000	2	10
Walter	Buss	183,000	5	3
Joe	Ritzie	181,000	3	5
Michael	Goldfarb	178,500	14	8
Michael	Ralyea	178,000	2	8
Christine	Allode	178,000	9	7
Julian	Wohlgemuth	174,000	6	6
Derrick	Rose	174,000	3	3
Joseph	Duchman	171,000	4	8
Rodney	Moret	171,000	5	2
Karin	Powsner	170,500	4	6
Raminder	Singh	169,500	8	5
Mohan	Navani	167,500	12	4
Arthur	Gallinaro	167,000	9	3
Paul	Gold	166,000	14	6
Dan	Waysor	162,000	13	1
Paulius	Bikus	158,500	11	10
Anil	Butisingh	156,000	3	2
Marc	Duquette	155,500	14	7
Danielle	Bastarache	154,500	11	5
Antoine	Bahi	153,500	14	5
Brett	Biegler	153,000	2	4
Yuri	Chiozzo	153,000	12	3
Richard	Gayle	152,000	5	5
Tracy	Scala	151,000	7	1
Thomas	Gari	148,500	10	2
Gil	Aboodi	145,500	3	6
Michael	Weinberg	142,500	7	9
Robert	Leff	142,000	8	3
Haim	Toorgeman	141,500	5	8
Bruce	Kahn	141,500	13	8
Philip	Consolo	139,000	8	2
Jeff	Oldakowski	138,500	3	4
Aaron	Robbins	136,000	2	5
Vito	Polero	133,000	12	6
Rob	Tannenbaum	129,000	1	5
Steve	Cardarelli	129,000	1	6
Stanton	Drazen	128,000	9	6
Pedro	Palacio	127,500	2	9
William	Swicichi	126,000	7	6
Zyad	Qasem	121,500	12	8
James	Salmon	120,000	7	5
Reinaldo	Troconis	119,500	11	2
David	Maslowski	119,000	12	1
Dylan	Malcomson	117,000	7	4
Elise	Scheisler	117,000	1	10
Michael	Eddy	116,000	10	9
Lou	Stadler	115,000	4	1
Mohamad	Kamalzadeh	111,500	8	9
Anthony	Barbera	100,500	9	1
Ashley	Causey	95,500	14	9
Claudio	Kalili	94,000	1	7
Jonathan	Marcu	92,000	2	3
Carey	Pickus	91,500	9	4
Solange	Lucas	91,500	3	1
Michael	Stewartson	87,000	3	8
Keith	Mackworth	87,000	4	10
Ken	Bruno	86,000	13	5
Myles	German	84,500	8	6
Luke	Doolittle	78,500	1	8
Andres	Morales	74,000	8	8
Marc	Sacheli	71,000	5	9
Richard	DeVivo	70,500	8	1
Josh	Skaggs	70,500	11	8
Blaine	McRae	70,000	6	7
David	Kahan	69,000	6	9
Cesar	Solares	65,000	10	1
Larry	Kusch	56,000	2	2
Alvaro	Vivas Grisales	48,500	4	2
Andrew	Daire	36,500	4	9
Adam	Oerth	36,000	7	3
Kevin	Chan	34,000	7	2