Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Event #1 Ends In A Final Table Chop, Willie Wiggins Delcared Winner!!!

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 31 (Blinds 80,000/160,000/160,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 10

Before a hand was dealt at the final table, the remaining Event #1 players requested to see the ICM numbers.  Once everyone was given their respective payout, a deal was agreed to, with Willie Wiggins declared the winner (taking home first place money).  Official results from the deal are listed below:

1. Willie Wiggins (Pembroke Pines, FL) $14,847
2. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $12,538
3. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) $11,280
4. Mohan Navani (India) $10,475
5. Pasquale Caiazza (Davie, FL) $10,325
6. Richard Saunders (Weston, FL) $10,225
7. Steven Moreno (Miami, FL) $8,608
8. Kerry Keena (North Palm Beach, FL) $7,565
9. Andrew Jones (Venice, FL) $7,128
10. Ayca Erakbas (Hallandale Beach, FL) $5,745

2018 Isle Poker Classic Event #1 Winner (Willie Wiggins - Pembroke Pines, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Wiggins Scores A Double Knock-Out, Event #1 Now At The Final Table

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 31 (Blinds 80,000/160,000/160,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 10

Just a few moments ago at Table 3, Willie Wiggins limped from under-the-gun, with action folding to Steven Bennet (in the small blind).  Bennett shoved for just over ten big blinds, with Almog Biton re-shoving from the big blind (for less).  Wiggins turned over A♦ A♠, and immediately made the call, up against K♠ K♦ (Biton) and 8♠ 8♥ (Bennett).  The board ran out clean for Wiggins, who was peering at the table from afar, not able to watch the runout at the table.  The clock was then paused, and players were given new seating assignments for the final table (which are listed below):

1. Andrew Jones
2. Mohan Navani 
3. Richard Saunders
4. Kerry Keena
5. Pasquale Caiazza
6. Diane Linke
7. Ayza Erakbas
8. Steven Moreno
9. Willie Wiggins
10. Allan Bieler

Posted below, is a reminder of the remaining payouts:

1. $28,806
2. $20,190
3. $13,015
4. $9,625
5. $7,350
6. $5,825
7. $4,820
8. $3,835
9. $2,880
10. $2,390

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 11th-12th Places ($2,390)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 31 (Blinds 80,000/160,000/160,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 10

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $2,390:

11.

Steven Bennett (Deerfield Beach, FL)

12.

Almog Biton (Flushing, NY)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 13th-15th Places ($1,900)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 31 (Blinds 80,000/160,000/160,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 12


The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $1,900:

13.

Michael Garavuso (Glendale, NY)

14.

Marc Sacheli (Miami, FL)

15.

Lisa Do (Parkland, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 16th-18th Places ($1,575)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 15


The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $1,575:

16.

Russel Marco (Schenactady, NY)

   
17.

Hugh Hardy (Pompano Beach, FL)

18.

Gail Sandler (Bellmore, NY)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): New Seating Assignments After Redraw (Updated Chip Counts)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 28 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 18

After the elimination of Carey Pickus, the tournament clock was paused, and the remaining players were given new seating assignments.  The table lineups are listed below, along with updated chip counts for each player:

Table 1

1. Hugh Hardy - 1,600,000
2. Pasquale Caiazza - 520,000
3. Andrew Jones - 2,300,000
4. Kerry Keena - 1,700,000
5. Mohan Navani - 1,150,000
6. Allan Bieler - 2,400,000
7. Lisa Do - 1,000,000
8. Michael Garavuso - 2,300,000
9. Steven Moreno - 2,000,000

Table 3

1. Almog Biton - 1,800,000
2. Willie Wiggins - 3,400,000
3. Diane Linke - 2,200,000
4. Marc Sacheli - 220,000
5. Ayza Erakbas - 1,200,000
6. Gail Sandler - 340,000
7. Steven Bennett - 1,300,000
8. Russ Marco - 1,000,000

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 19th-21st Places ($1,290)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 28 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 18

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $1,290:

19. Carey Pickus (Palm Beach, FL)
20. David Poces (Boca Raton, FL)
21. Michael Dubreuil (Margate, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 22nd-24th Places ($1,100)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 28 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 21

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

22. Euclid Zurbaran (Miami, FL)
23. Claudionel Barbosa (Coconut Creek, FL)
24. Zachary Mullennix (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 25th-27th Places ($915)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 27 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 24

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $915:

25. Elliot Goldman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
26. Maritza Cuartas (Miami, FL)
27. Franklin Michel (Miami, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Lineups For Three Remaining Event #1 Tables

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 26 (Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 27

Listed below, are the seating assignments for the final three tables in the field, with two re-draws to follow (when 18 players remain, and at the final table):

Table 1

1. Carey Pickus 
2. Lisa Do
3. Franklin Michel
4. Mohan Navani
5. Phillip Zurbaran
6. Allan Bieler
7. Richard Saunders
8. Steven Moreno
9. Almog Biton

Table 2

1. Michel Dubreuil
2. Gail Sandler
3. Russ Marco
4. Ayza Erakbas
5. Elliot Goldman
6. Claudio Barbosa
7. Zachary Mullennix
8. Diane Linke
9. Michael Garavuso

Table 3

1. Maritza Quartos
2. Hugh Hardy
3. Steven Bennett
4. David Poces
5. Pascuale Caiazza
6. A. Nonymous
7. Andrew Jones
8. Kerry Keena
9. Willie Wiggins

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 28th-36th Places ($750)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 26 (Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 27

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $750:

28. Alberto Niebla (Miami, FL)
29. Claudio Khalil (Weston, FL) 
30. Carlos Castro (Miami, FL)
31. Matthew Vitale (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
32. Nigel Murray (Miami, FL) 
33. Alan Ernesto (Miami, FL) 
34. Brian Gelrod (West Palm Beach, FL)
35. Vito Polera (Palm Beach, FL)
36. Chad Whitman (Choudrant, LA)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts Before Break, Almog Biton Leads Remaining Field

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 25 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 31

Almog Biton (Flushing, NY) is the only player to have eclipsed the 2,000,000 chip mark, but with the blind:stack-size ratio as it is, things are ever shifting.

Players are about to head on another ten minute break, and will be returning to Level 26, with new blinds of 25,000/50,000/50,000.  The short stacks are in a precarious spot, considering that even those with the chip average (915,000), still have below twenty big blinds.  Updated chip counts from the field (tallied before break) are posted below, with the "big blind ratio" listed, reflecting the Level 26 blinds.

Almog Biton - 2,300,000 (46bb)
Richard Saunders - 1,800,000 (36bb)
Steven Bennett - 1,800,000 (36bb)
Andrew Jones - 1,600,000 (32bb)
Willie Wiggins - 1,600,000 (32bb)
Carey Pickus - 1,500,000 (30bb)
Russ Marco - 1,400,000 (28bb)
Allan Bieler - 1,300,000 (26bb)
Marc Sacheli - 1,100,000 (22bb)
David Poces - 1,000,000 (20bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 37th-45th Places ($650)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 25 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 36

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $650:

37. Mary Jane Forsythe (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
38. Dagoberto Borbolla (Miramar, FL)
39. Kareem Bernardo (Tamarac, FL)
40. Michael Rizzuto (Boca Raton, FL)
41. Marc Wolfe (Miami, FL)
42. David Zaldivar (Miami, FL) 
43. Rafael Ramos (Cape Coral, FL)
44. Robin Proman (Boynton Beach, FL)
45. Gregory Marcus (Miami, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 46th-54th Places ($580)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 24 (Blinds 20,000/30,000/30,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 45

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $580:

46. Gregory Marcus (Miami, FL)
47. Ronald Rentz (West Palm Beach, FL)
48. David Oshry (West Palm Beach, FL)
49. Judith Bowling (Port St. Lucie, FL)
50. Lad Gaddh (Boca Raton, FL)
51. Joshua Beckley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
52. Raymond Millard (Davie, FL)
53. Michael Lucas (Miami Beach, FL)
54. Cesar Fuentes (North Lauderdale, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Joshua Beckley Eliminated By Nigel Murray In 51st Place ($580)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 24 (Blinds 20,000/30,000/30,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 45

Nigel Murray (Miami Gardens, FL) didn't even have to get settled at his new table, shoving his sub-ten big blind stack just two hands after arriving at Table 1.

Joshua Beckley (Marlton, NJ) was looking for back-to-back Isle Poker trophies, having won Event #3 during the 2018 Isle Open (in October).  Joshua earned $22,520 for the win in the $100 No Limit Hold'em event, a result that was on the heels of a final table during the WSOP Circuit $2,200 No Limit Hold'em High Roller.  Beckley came into Day 2 with one of the top five stacks, but had trouble finding traction over the past few levels. 

The blinds caught up to Beckley, who was left with under 100,000 (after posting the big blind and ante), and ended up calling the shove of Nigel Murray (who was also short stacked, with just over 200,000).  Murray's K♣ J♥ bested the 3♠ 6♠ of Beckley, on a runout of A♠ Q♣ 9♥ 5♣ K♣.  The former WSOP Main Event runner-up earned $580 for his 50th place finish, with his back-to-back bid cut short.

Nigel Murray - 380,000 (12bb)

Joshua Beckley - Eliminated (51st Place - $580)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 55th-63rd Places ($520)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 23 (Blinds 15,000/25,000/25,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 54

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $520:

55. Josue Garcia (Miami, FL)
56. Salah Salmen (Miami, FL)
57. Mark Wasserman (Pepper Pike, OH)
58. Alex Donato (Pompano Beach, FL)
59. Elias Nassif (Plantation, FL)
60. Jose Genao (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL)
61. Kamal Mohammed (Pompano Beach, FL)
62. Robert Leff (Opa Locka. FL)
63. Michael Deplancke (Shelby Township, MI)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 64th-72nd Places ($475)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 23 (Blinds 15,000/25,000/25,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 63

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $475:

64. Juan Mubarak (Miami, FL)
65. Michael Garcell (Hialeah, FL)
66. Andrew Blake (Boynton Beach, FL)
67. Ross Ramlal (Vero Beach, FL)
68. Cathy Miller (Jupiter, FL)
69. Konstantin Tourevski (Port Washington, NY)
70. Brett Kelly (Hobe Sound, FL)
71. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL)
72. Joseph Moss (Jacksonville, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): Playing For The Win, Carey's Call On The Bubble Leads To A Heater

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 23 (Blinds 15,000/25,000/25,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 64

Carey Pickus (Palm Beach, FL) made wha could be perceived as a loose call on the money bubble, which has worked out in her favor...as she is now one of the top ten stacks in the field.

When the field was on the money bubble, Carey Pickus (Palm Beach, FL) had ten percent of her stack posted (between the big blind and ante), with action folding around to the small blind.  Having Pickus covered, the small blind announced himself all-in, with Carey quickly making the call.  Her opponent thought he was in bad shape with A♠ 8♥, but as it turned out, that was the best hand (against Carey's Q♦ J♦).  Pickus ended up flopping a pair of jacks, which held through the runout, and led to an extreme heater for Carey.  Fast forward just over an hour, and Pickus is now one of the chip leaders, sitting with over 1,000,000.  

Not yet in the money, there are many tournament players that would have folded her Q J...but Carey isn't just playing for a min-cash...she's looking to win this opening Isle Poker Classic event.  Pickus already has $40,946 in earnings this year, needed just $6,000 more in cashes, to make 2018 her most successful tournament year.

Carey Pickus - 1,100,000 (44bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 73rd-81st Places ($435)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/20,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 72

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $435:

73. Mirco Scharen (Sunny Isles Beach, FL)
74. Ronald Morone (Sunrise, FL)
75. Neil Zonenashvili (Hollywood, FL)
76. Patrick Sparks (Lighthouse Point, FL)
77. Dragos Iosub (Romania)
78. Fabio Baduy Perales (Sunrise, FL)
79. Richard Whitebrook (Miami Beach, FL)
80. Christopher Lawson (Livingston, TX)
81. John Bilas (Wilton Manors, FL)

Isle Poker Classic Event #1 (Day 2): 82nd-90th Places ($390)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #1)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack"
$100,000 GTD
Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/20,000)
Total Event #1 Entries: 1,007
Event #1 Players Remaining: 76

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 of the 2018 Isle Poker Classic ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and have cashed for $390:

82. Oleg Gaidouk (Sunny Isles Beach, FL)
83. Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
84. Denis Cyr (Quebec, Canada)
85. Paul Smerdon (Pompano Beach, FL)
86. Margaret Martin (Staten Island, NY)
87. Devond Marshall (Miami, FL) 
88. Robert Chusid (Boca Raton, FL)
89. Michael Valdez (Lake Worth, FL)
90. Yuri Pereira (Deerfield Beach, FL)