Richard Lozito - 254,000
James Peterman - 246,000
Eugene Mirabello - 20,000
The opening flight of the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($25,000 GTD) began at 6:00pm, as well the rest of the flights for the event. Registration for Flight 1A closed with (37) entries in the field, and an official prize pool of $2,775. Action eventually paused with 4:26 remaining in Level 15, as the 10% mark was reached. The final four players from the flight bagged their chips up, with the official counts from the flight posted below:
Mohamed Mbaied - 251,000
Pat Basilio - 212,500
Roberto Desahogos - 206,000
Robert Getschow - 69,000
Tournaments: Today's tournament schedule sees the continuation of something new at the Isle Casino Pompano Park Poker Room...simultaneous multi-flight tournaments for players to choose from. Both events are $100 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD), one with only 11:00am flights, and the other (labeled the "Night Owl") with only 6:00pm flights. The events carry the same structure, with 20,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes. Registration for each flight is open through Level 8, with action scheduled to wrap up at the end of Level 18 (or if the 10% mark is reached, whichever happens first). Players who reach that point with bag chips for their respective Day 2, with the 11:00am tournament returning to action at 12:00pm on Sunday, and the "Night Owl" at 6:00pm on Sunday. Day 2 for each tournament will be played out with (30) minute levels.
Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-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.
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).
From 12:00am-9:00am (Friday into Saturday), the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.
11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD) Flight 1B
- 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 1-18 will last (20) minutes, Levels 19+ will last (30) minutes
6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($25,000 GTD) Flight 1B
- 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 1-18 will last (20) minutes, Levels 19+ will last (30) minutes