Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Entering Final Level Of Play, Bagging Process In Sight

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000)
Total Day 1A Entries: 55
Day 1A Players Remaining: 23

The tournament clock just transitioned to Level 12, which is the final scheduled level of play for Day 1A.  There are currently (16) players remaining in the field, but with players busting out (and players still entering, that number may change by the bagging process).  Once the action has concluded for the day, and the bags have been packed with chips, we will post the official chip counts from the Day 1A.

ICYMI: Isle Poker Classic Event #6 (Official Results),

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #6)
$250 Limit Omaha 8B (Hi/Lo)

$15,000 GTD
Total Event #6 Entries: 44
Event #6 Prize Pool: $9,020

Results:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	Sheldon Tuerk			Hallandale Beach, FL		$1,461
2	Pattaraporn Vorbeck			Pompano Beach, FL		$1,423
3	Theodore Sobo			Boynton Beach, FL		$1,311
4	Stanley Oremland			Parkland, FL		$1,250
5	Mitchell Smith			Palm Beach, FL		$1,027
6	Arnold Cohen			West Palm Beach, FL		$945
7	Allen Green			Weston, FL		$893
8	Leonard St. Germain			Southwest Ranches, FL		$343
9	Jeffrey Cerkan			Columbus, OH		$367

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Updated Chip Counts With Three Levels Remaining In The Night

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/1,200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 55
Day 1A Players Remaining: 23

With the final break of the night behind us, there are just three levels remaining in Day 1A.  After Level 12, the remaining players will bag up their chips, returning on Monday for Day 2 (12:00PM).  Staffon Lind, who was moved from his original table to balance, has steadily trended in the right direction (and now leads the remaining field).  Updated chip counts from the beginning of Level 10 are posted below:

Staffon Lind - 200,000 (166bb)

Lukas Prybil - 130,000 (108bb)

Frederico Tabus - 125,000 (104bb)

Dylan Malcomson - 100,000 (83bb)

Erik Christensen - 90,000 (75bb)

Jason Atherley - 90,000 (75bb)

Sebastian Kos - 83,000 (69bb)

Jeff Saunders - 80,000 (66bb)

Joshua Hillock - 70,000 (58bb)

Cory Williams - 60,000 (50bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Remaining Field, As Players Prepare For Final Day 1A Break

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/1,000)
Total Day 1A Entries: 55
Day 1A Players Remaining: 24

With just under thirty minutes until the final break of the day, the Day 1A field is down to (23) players, spread across three tables.  Listed below, are the seating assignments for the active tables, which gives followers an update of each of the players that remain:

Table 4

1. Raminder Singh
2. Kenneth Bruno
3. Carey Pickus
4. Alcides Gomez
5. Cory Williams
6. Isaiah Goldman
7. Frederico Dabus
8. Rafael Locatelli

Table 6

1. Thomas Gari
2. Dylan Malcomson
3. Thomas Macey
4. Sebastian Kos
5. Erik Christensen
6. James Hamburger
7. Steve Rosen
8. Joshua Hillock

Table 10

1. Matt Smith
2. Staffon Lind
3. Ido Ashkenazi
4. John Magnetta
5. Lukas Prybil
6. Jason Atherley
7. Jeff Saunders
8. Ofer Peleg

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Field Beginning To Shrink, Oscar Valdes Can't Match Maritzas' Deep Run

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/800)
Total Day 1A Entries: 52
Day 1A Players Remaining: 31

Steven Legault (Naples, FL) gained Isle Poker Blog "fame" during the 2018 Florida State Poker Championships, and is looking to recapture that magic over the next few days.

As the blinds increase, we are beginning to see players exit the field at a steadier pace, with Oscar Valdes the most recent departure.  Valdes was all-in for just under 15,500, and got called by Steven Legault (Naples, FL), who had a very similar sized stack.  When the cards were tabled, Valdes held the lead, with 7♠ 7♣ against Legault's A♥ 5♥.  The flop 2♥ 3♠ 4♣ flop changed everything, as Legault flopped the wheel, leaving Oscar drawing to running full house outs to win.  The sweat was alive on the turn, as the board paired with the 3♦, but Valdes would brick the river.  

The stacks were counted down by the dealer, and Oscar was informed he was covered, as he wished the rest of the table good luck.  Legault is now back above the starting stack, sitting with 32,000.  Steven's name may sound familiar to followers of the blog, having taken second place in Event #1 of the 2018 Florida State Poker Championships ($175 No Limit Hold'em).  Legault earned $18,453 as part of a four-way deal that ended the event, which still stands as his largest career cash, and makes up more than half of his lifetime earnings ($32,527).

Steven Legault - 32,000 (40bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Halfway Through Day 1A, Landscape Of The Leaderboard Ever-Changing

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/600)
Total Day 1A Entries: 50

Players are back from their second break of the day, now posting new blinds of 300/600/600 (in Level 7).  The top of the leaderboard has seen a lot of shifting over the last level, with Ido Ashkenazi making his way back to the top.  Updated chip counts from the field are posted below:

Ido Ashkenazi - 120,000 (200bb)

Ofer Peleg - 118,000 (196bb)

Dylan Malcomson - 110,000 (183bb)

Staffan Lind - 95,000 (158bb)

Frederico Tabus - 93,000 (155bb)

Jeff Saunders - 80,000 (133bb)

Erik Christensen - 70,000 (116bb)

Sebastian Kos - 53,000 (88bb)

James Hamburger - 52,000 (86bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Lind's Pocket Aces Send Gambino To The Cage

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 6 (Blinds 300/500/500)
Total Day 1A Entries: 49

The time away from the table hasn't hurt Staffan Lind's reading ability, as he was able to the pieces together, and make a good call against AJ Gambino.  

Table 5 was approached during a hand between Staffan Lind and AJ Gambino, with the two players on the turn (of a board that read 2♥ 3♠ 6♠ 4♣).  With 20,000 already in the pot, Gambino checked to Lind, who put out a bet of 7,500.  Following about a forty-second pause, AJ gathered his remaining stack, and check-shoved (for about 28,000).  Lind was clearly displeased with the spot, and went into the tank, eventually making the call.

Gambino rolled over 10♠ 10♣, but was well behind the A♠ A♣ of Lind, as the board completed with the 4♦.  Lind collected the sizable pot, while AJ collected his things, and headed to the cage to re-enter.  

Staffan Lind - 105,000 (210bb)

ICYMI: Isle Poker Classic Event #5 (Official Results)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #)
$240 Pot Limit Omaha 8B (Hi/Lo)
Total Event #5 Entries: 21
Event #5 Prize Pool: $4,200

Results:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	Matthew Bianchini			Naples, FL		$1,676
2	Robert Wachtel			Boca Raton, FL		$1,380
3	Marvin Gleicher			Boca Raton, FL		$1,144

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Dylan Malcomson Pacing The Day 1A Field, First To Eclipse The Century Mark

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/400)
Total Day 1A Entries: 43

Not much is known about Dylan Malcomson's (Smithtown, NY) tournament history, as his Hendon Mob resume just got it's start a few weeks ago.

During a fifteen minute period of Level 5, Dylan Malcomson (Smithtown, NY) showed down winner after winner, and became the first player to eclipse the 100,000 mark.  While Dylan's name has been mentioned on the blog over the past few months, he is still searching for his first recorded Isle Poker tournament cash.  His Hendon Mob resume shows two results, both coming during the most recent Rock N' Roll Poker Open.  His lifetime tournament earnings are listed at $3,404, which could be eclipsed with just more than a min-cash in this event.  Without a true and tested resume to gauge, Malcomson sits as a relative "wild card" atop the leaderboard.  His stack of 120,000 is in first by a healthy margin, as former chip leader Ido Ashkenazi has trended downward since last updated.

Dylan Malcomson - 120,000 (300bb)

ICYMI: Isle Poker Classic Event #4 (Official Results)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #4)
$200 No Limit Hold'em "Seniors 50+"
Total Event #4 Entries: 84
Event #4 Prize Pool: $13,440

Results:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	Allan Bieler			Palm Beach, FL		$3,479
2	Anthony Bennett			Palm Beach, FL		$3,477
3	Patti Norris			Palm Beach, FL		$1,630
4	Robert Gelin			Boynton		$1,102
5	Nicholas Visconti			Delray Bch, FL		$840
6	Marc Sacheli			Miami, FL		$672
7	Danny Blackburn			Deerfield Bch, FL		$558
8	James Powers			Norwich, CT		$470
9	David Hixson			Hollywood, FL		$433
10	Angelo Pinto			Lords Valley, PA		$403
11	Steven Flacco			Delray Beach, FL		$188
12	Dwight  Pinkerton			Boca Raton, FL		$188

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Early Look At Updated Day 1A Chip Counts

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 4 (Blinds 200/300/300)
Total Day 1A Entries: 36

Players are now back from their first break of the day, and are posting new blinds of 200/300/300 (in Level 4).  As is the case for any multi-day tournament, nothing can be won on the opening day, but players can surely put themselves in good position for a deep run (depending on end of day stack size and such).  Listed below, are some updated chip counts from the field, with Ido Ashkenazi leading the way:

Ido Ashkenazi - 84,000 (280bb)

Staffan Lind - 60,000 (200bb)

James Hamburger - 52,000 (173bb)

Dylan  Malcomson - 50,000 (166bb)

Joshua Hillock - 47,000 (156bb)

Erik Christensen - 43,000 (143bb)

Cory Williams - 40,000 (133bb)

ICYMI: Isle Poker Classic Event #3 (Official Results)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #3)
$175 No Limit Hold'em
$20,000 GTD
Total Event #3 Entries: 136
Event #3 Prize Pool: $20,000

Results:

Place	Name			Hometown		Winnings
1	David Albertson			Margate, FL		$4,680
2	George Fountoulakis			Stuart, FL		$4,545
3	Fernando Robles			Boca Raton, FL		$2,120
4	Robert Transue			N Lauderdale, FL		$1,300
5	James McCaffrey			Sunrise, FL		$990
6	Andrew Daire			Boca Raton, FL		$840
7	Tom Gitty			Pompano Bch, FL		$730
8	Bobby Leff			Fort Lauderdale, FL		$640
9	Martin Randall			Oakland Park, FL		$565
10	Arnold Erenstoft			Coconut Creek, FL		$500
11	Elliott Zaydman			Coconut Creek, FL		$500
12	James Newcomb			Parkland, FL		$500
13	Shawn Kunkle			Boca Raton, FL		$440
14	Daniel Gonzalez			Boca Raton, FL		$440
15	Jonathan Ounjian			Deerfield Bch, FL		$440
16	William Farnan			Jupiter, FL		$385
17	Elgin Young			Lake Worth, FL		$385

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1A): Oscar Valdes No Longer On The Rail, Focused On His Own Deep Main Event Run

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 33

Oscar Valdes (Miami, FL) spent most of Monday afternoon on the rail, keeping a close eye on his wife's progress in Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD).

Earlier this week (Monday afternoon into evening), Oscar Valdes (Miami, FL) was very much focused on Day 2 of Event #1 ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" $100,000 GTD), and the progress of his wife.  Maritzas Cuartas (Miami, FL) came into the day in the middle of the pack, but quickly shot up the leaderboard.  She ended up making a solid run in the tournament, eventually bowing out in 26th place, earning herself $915.  

Oscar was there every step of the way for his wife, present in the poker room throughout the entire run, offering advice and insight.  Valdes is now looking to flip the script, as he begins his trek towards finding himself a Day 2 bag for this main event.  Oscar has just over $23,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, headlined by a fourth place finish in Event #1 of the 2015 Battles At The Beach ($175 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack $150,000 GTD).  The event ended in a final table chop (ten-ways), with Valdes earning $13,185 for the result.

We haven't confirmed whether Maritza will be in attendance over the next few days...but for now, Valdes is looking to hold it down for the pair.  Some other notables in the Day 1A field include:

Joshua Hillock

Kenneth Bruno

Frederico Tabus

Cory Williams

Thomas Gari

Steven Rosen

Julian Wohlgemuth

Ofer Peleg

Gunnar Rabe

Thomas Macey

Paul Darpino