Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Official End Of Day 1B Chip Counts, Tom Gity Bags Chip Lead

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 1B Entries: 47
Day 1B Players Remaining: 10

Tom	Gity	283,000
Connor	White	215,500
Denis	Cyr	140,000
Hunter	Cichy	138,500
Howard	Darnold	136,000
Stuart	Greenbaum	127,500
Jorge	Aristizabal	105,000
Daniel	Pearlman	103,500
Evan	Teitelbaum	92,000
Matt	Bretzfield	79,500

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Down The Stretch They Come, Day 1B Enters Final Level Of Play

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 1B Entries: 47
Day 1B Players Remaining: 15

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 1B.

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Chip Lead Up For Grabs, Evan Teitelbaum Atop The Leaderboard Post-Break

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 1B Entries: 44
Day 1B Players Remaining: 22

Players are back from their final break of the day, and have three scheduled levels remaining in the flight.  Posted below, are updated chip counts from the field, tallied during the period that players were away from the tables:

Evan Teitelbaum - 140,000 (116bb)

Jorge Aristizabal - 138,000 (115bb)

Tom Gity - 129,000 (107bb)

Mark Dube - 120,000 (100bb)

Nagui Yassa - 100,000 (83bb)

Daniel Pearlman - 75,000 (62bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Remaining Players In The Day 1B Field

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 1B Entries: 44
Day 1B Players Remaining: 22

Players are a few minutes away from their final break of the day, with the field now down to (22) players, spread across three tables.  The seating assignments for the remaining players are listed below:

Table 2

1. Allan Bieler
2. Brian Hastings
3. Daniel Pearlman
4. Connor White
5. Chad Eveslage
6. Mitchell Mantin
7. Nagui Yassa
8. Matthew Bretzfield

Table 3

1. Evan Teitelbaum
2. Jorge Aristizabal
3. Skip Darnold
4. Mark Dube
5. Tom Gity
6. A. Nonymous
7. Zack Fish

Table 4

1. Brandon Noe
2. Paul Shafran
3. Denis Cyr
4. Stuart Greenbaum
5. Santana Noronha
6. Hunter Cichy
7. Raj Vohra

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Jorge Aristizabal Climbing Up The Leaderboard

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 1B Entries: 40
Day 1B Players Remaining: 24

Jorge Aristizabal (Coral Springs, FL) continues a trend that we've seen for the past few months...of players in the midst of their best tournament year (he currently has $56,802 in earnings for 2018).

Three players would limp for 600 at Table 3, with Mark Dube (from the button) then raising to 3,200, learning out the blinds (this was one of the final hands of Level 7).  UTG made the call, as did Jorge Aristizabal, and the third player to limp in front of Dube.  After the dealer fanned out a flop of 10♣ 5♦ 4♥, action checked around to Dube, who continued for 5,300.  The player UTG put together a check-raise to 12,000, and tossed it across his cards.  He'd see resistance from Aristizabal, who then three-bet shoved, having a stack that covered everyone in the hand.  A. Nonymous and Dube both folded their hands pretty quickly, as did the UTG player, conceding the pot to Jorge.  Aristizabal chipped up to 135,000 with the uncontested pot, which puts him second on the leaderboard.

Jorge Aristizabal - 135,000 (168bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Second Look At Updated Chip Counts From The Field

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 1B Entries: 39

Play resumed about fifteen minutes ago, with the blinds in Level 7 now 300/600/600 (45,000 chip average).  Updated chips from the Day 1B field are listed below:

Tom Gity - 144,000 (240bb)
Jorge Aristizabal - 100,000 (166bb)
Evan Teitelbaum - 88,000 (146bb)
Nahui Yassa - 75,000 (125bb)
Daniel Pearlman - 70,000 (116bb)
Allan Bieler - 65,000 (108bb)
Matthew Bretzfield - 60,000 (100bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Tom Gity Heading To The "Halftime" Break With The Chip Lead

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 1B Entries: 37

Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) would love to cap off a successful 2018 with another title, and is on the way towards bagging a nice stack this evening.

Players are about to head on their second break of the day, which signifies the midway mark of Day 1B (six levels remain once play resumes).  After a superb past two levels, Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) heads to break as the Day 1B chip leader, leaving a stack of 140,000 at the table.  Gity is yet another player who is in the midst of their best statistical year of tournament poker, entering today's event with over $134,000 in earnings.  Tom's best score of the year came just two months ago, when he took first place (in a heads-up chop) of the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em (8-Max) during the Isle Open ($29,000).

Tom Gity - 140,000 (280bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Eveslage Fades The World, Could Be The Start Of The Spin

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 1B Entries: 37

Chad Eveslage (Ramsey, IN) has over $154,000 in tournament earnings this year, highlighted by a final table finish in Event #4 of the WSOP ($1,500 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo).

Chad Eveslage (Ramsey, IN) was down to 5,100, and after a trio of limps in front of him, he'd shove from the big blind.  Each of the players folded, and Eveslage would get above the ten big blind mark. Just a few hands later, Chad would try the squeeze-play once again (shoving for 7,100), and got called by Harry O'Brien:

Evelsage: 5♣ 5♠

O'Brien: K♣ J♥

Runout: Q♣ 10♣ 4♠ 10♦ 4♥

While it was a flip heading to the flop, O'Brien would become a slight favorite, even without hitting a pair on the flop.  The board pairing on the turn have Harry even more outs, but the river double-paired with the wrong card (for Harry), completed the double for Evelsage.  Chad now has 15,300, and is sitting with a more manageable stack of thirty big blinds.

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Checking In On The Late Arrivals, As Matthew Bretzfield Takes His Seat In The Day 1B Field

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 1B Entries: 36

Matthew Bretzfield (Kings Park, NY) will have a hard time saying goodbye to 2018, by far the best statistical poker year of his career.

If there was a "storyline of the year" for the Florida poker community, Matthew Bretzfield (Kings Park, NY) would surely be one of the finalists for the award.  After a five year span with just over $14,000 in live tournament earnings, Bretzfield enters the last few weeks of 2018 with over $157,000 in cashes.  Matthew's dream run started with a deep run in the $5,200 SHRPO Championship Event, in which he finished in tenth place, a result that was worth $62,415.  

Just a few weeks later, Bretzfield took second place in a seven-way chop of the Card Player Poker Tour opening event ($360 No Limit Hold'em), worth $22,374.  Matthew then followed that up by winning the Card Player Poker Tour Main Event ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em), which netted him $35,443.  Bretzfield then lifted another title to begin the Isle Open, shipping Event #1 of the series for $16,932 ($200 No Limit Hold'em).

Bretzfield is just one of a handful of players to arrive late this afternoon:

Tom Gity

Santana Noronha

Denis Cyr

Chad Eveslage

Daniel Pearlman

Allan Bieler

Kiaran McLaughlin

Jerome Neloms

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): First Look At Updated Chip Counts From The Field

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 1B Entries: 35

Almost a full level removed from the first break of the day, we are starting to see certain stacks stand out from the rest.  Posted below, are the first list of updated chip counts from the Day 1B field:

Nagui Yassa - 73,000 (243bb)

AJ Gambino - 54,000 (180bb)

Harry O'Brien - 50,000 (166bb)

Evan Teitelbaum - 50,000 (166bb)

Zack Fish - 48,000 (160bb)

Kobi Ribak - 45,000 (150bb)

Scott Efron - 42,000 (140bb)

Mitchell Mantin - 37,000 (123bb)

Tom Gity - 33,000 (110bb)

Hunter Cichy - 18,000 (60bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): When The Coffee Suddenly Tastes "Burnt," Wiegreffe's Aces Cracked By Harry O'Brien

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 1B Entries: 32

2018 has been a special year for Harry O'Brien (Port St. Lucie, FL), who took third in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Coconut Creek ($101,219).

A few hands before the end of Level 3, we would spot one of the first players in the Day 1B field all-in and at risk.  Jamie Wiegreffe had his 24,000 stack in front of his cards (which happened to be A♦ A♥), with Harry O'Brien holding Q♥ Q♣, and having Jamie covered.  Wiegreffe leaned back in his chair, and took a sip of his coffee, just as the dealer began the runout.  The Q♠ 2♦ 6♠ flop definitely left a "bad taste" for Wiegreffe, who needed to find one of the two remaining aces to stay alive.  Neither would show up on the turn or river, and Jamie would exit the table.  

With the sizable Level 3 pot, Harry O'Brien chipped up to 67,000, which looks to be one of the largest stacks across the tournament area.

Harry O'Brien - 67,000 (223bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Hunter Cichy Headlines The First Look At Notables In Day 1B Field

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 1B Entries: 27

Hunter Cichy (Coon Rapids, MN) is going to be a notable in most any tournament field, regardless of the number of events he is playing per year.

The Day 1B field is growing at a slightly slower pace than yesterday, but that hasn't stopped the notables from showing up.  Amongst the group of players we see on a frequent basis, is Hunter Cichy (Coon Rapids, MN), who is making one of his few appearances throughout the year.  Hunter has over $719,000 in lifetime earnings, highlighted by three six-figure scores.  One of those cashes came here at the Isle Poker Room, courtesy of Hunter's 3rd place finish in the 2015 Florida State Poker Championships Main Event ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em).  The "finish" was actually a three-way chop, in which Cichy was awarded third place money ($104,500).  Since 2015, when Hunter cashed for over $534,000, his tournament numbers (and volume) have decreased significantly.  Cichy's lone tournament cash this year came back in June, when he finished ninth in Event #3 of the WPT Deepstacks series at Tampa ($3,199).

Hunter headlines the first list of notables in today's Day 1B field, joining the likes of:

AJ Gambino

Paul Shafran

Harry O'Brien

William Beasley

Thomas Gari

John Costello

Ronald Levy

Stuart Greenbaum

Players will be taking their first break of the day at the end of this level, returning to Level 4, and new blinds of 200/300/300.

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Brian Hastings Playing First Tournament As A Married Man, Looking For The "Wedding Run-Good"

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 1B Entries: 27

It's great to write and report about player's poker accolades, but it's also nice to focus on milestones occurring off of the felt.  Brian Hastings (Ithaca, NY) has accomplished most everything there is to do when it comes to tournament poker (short of a WSOP Main Event title), but today's he's doing something in a poker room for the first time...playing as a married man.  Brian got married to long-time girlfriend Sonya this past weekend, sharing the memorable weekend with friends and family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  Sonya was on the rail during last year's Isle Open, when Brian finished runner-up in Event #15 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em), and has also played in an event or two here at the Isle.  Congrats to the newlyweds, as we wish a lifetime of health and happiness!!!

M A G I C A L ✨ pic.twitter.com/my0Gc1IauA

— sonya hastings (@SonyaNotSonya) December 6, 2018

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Scott Efron Still Searching For First Isle Poker Tournament Win

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 2 (Blinds 100/100/100)
Total Day 1B Entries: 22

Scott Efron (Boca Raton, FL) hasn't put in the same volume as the past few years, but wasn't going to allow the calendar to turn, without taking a shot at winning his first Isle Poker trophy.

As the Day 1B field continues to grow, we go from a relative unknown (Mitchell Mantin)...to a well-known.  Scott Efron (Boca Raton, FL) has been recording results (primarily in Florida) since 2013, and is no stranger to the Isle Poker Room's blog.  Scott has over $348,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, including a career-highlighting $179,006 score, that came during the 2015 Deepstack Extravaganza (Venetian).  Efron reached the final table of Event #69 ($5,000 No Limit Hold'em), finishing in a very respectable fifth place.  That score really jump-started Efron's tournament career, as he has recorded (23) results since, mainly in "major" events.  This is the first we are seeing Scott this series, as he has his sights set on a first Isle Poker trophy win.

Scott Efron - 30,000 (300bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Mitchell Mantin Can'y Fly Under The Radar In Florida

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 2 (Blinds 100/100/100)
Total Day 1B Entries: 19

Mithcell Mantin (Las Vegas, NV) may be able to go unrecognized at the tables (by other players), but he can't get by the blogger, who has covered many of his tournament cashes.

While Florida is a "hot-bed" for tournament poker (and poker in general), poker on the "left coast" originated in Atlantic City (and other places in the Northeast, like Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun).  When a notable player from up north comes down to play tournaments, they probably don't expect to get noticed by anyone.  That's not the case here at the Isle Poker Room though, as the blogger cut his teeth in the Northeast, covering tournaments at Borgata, Parx, and Maryland Live.  

Mitchell Mantin (Las Vegas, NV) may be a name that doesn't ring a bell to those here in Florida, but t those properties listed above, he's a well-recognized notable.  Mantin has been recording results since 2003, and has amassed over $557,000 in lifetime earnings.  What stands out about that number, is that he reached over a half-million in earnings, without ever cashing in an event for over $63,233.  A lot of that can be attributed to his (67) final table cashes, and (15) five-figure scores.  Mitchell has over $44,000 in earning this year, highlighted by fifth place finish in the opening event of the WPT Deepstacks series at Maryland Live (worth $20,152).  

Mitchell Mantin - 30,000 (300bb)

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Official Chip Counts (Day 1A)

2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7)
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$200,000 GTD
Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)
Total Day 1B Entries: 15

Isle Poker Classic Event #7 (Day 1B): Weekend Action Begins With The Second (Of Four) Event #7 Opening Days

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

Event #7 of the Isle Poker Classic has one opening day in the books, with the second to begin in just a few moments.  The $1,100 No Limit Hold'em event attracted a total of (57) entries during Day 1A, of which (16) players successfully bagged chips for Monday's Day 2.  Frederico Dabus (Doral, FL) led a group of notables when the bagging process began, packing away 208,000, and earning a few days off.  Some other names to bag chips for Day 2 included: Isaiah Goldman (177,000), John Magnetta (160,000), Staffan Lind (156,000), and Dylan Malcomson (132,500).

A new group of players are prepared to start Day 1B, sitting down to starting stacks of 30,000 units.  The levels throughout the day will be (40) minutes (Level 1-12), eventually transitioning to (50) minutes on Day 2 (Monday).  Registration is open through the opening day's action, with the opportunity to enter until the first hand is dealt on Day 2.

A full list of official chip counts from Day 1A will be posted shortly, and will be followed by the first look at notables in the Day 1B field.  Live blogged coverage of the second opening day will then continue, offering updates through the day's bagging process.

Friday, December 7th: Frederico Dabus Bags The Day 1A Chip Lead, As The Isle Poker Classic Main Event Rolls On

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament schedule hosted the first starting day of the Isle Poker Classic $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($200,000 GTD).  Day 1A of Event #7 reached the bagging process with (57) entries, of which (16) players packed bags for Monday's Day 2. Frederico Dabus (Doral, FL) bagged the Day 1A chip lead (208,000), as he bested his nearest competitor by over 30,000 (Isaiah Goldman).  Official chip counts from Day 1A are listed below:

Frederico	Dabus	208,000
Isaiah	Goldman	177,000
John	Magnetta	160,000
Staffan	Lind	156,000
Dylan	Malconson	132,500
Lukas	Pribyl	128,000
Raffaello	Locatelli	123,000
James	Hamburger	120,500
Mathew	Smith	102,000
Josh	Hillock	83,500
Jason	Atherley	77,000
Sebastian	Kos	56,500
Tom	Macey	56,000
Erik	Christensen	52,000
Raminder	Singh	48,500
Cory	Williams	29,500

With one opening day in the books, and three more to follow, the Event #7 prize pool currently sits at $55,860.  The number will not be made official until Monday afternoon, as registration for the tournament is open through the first hand of Day 2.

Tournaments: For the next three days, the focus of the tournament schedule will be strictly on Event #7.  Today's slate begins at 10:00am, with a $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD).  The satellite is structured with 15,000 units, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  For every five entries into the satellite, a seat will be awarded into the Isle Poker Classic Main Event.  

At 2:00pm, the second opening day of Event #7 gets underway (Day 1B).  The main event is structured with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (40) minute levels (on Day 1, transitioning to 50 on Day 2), and registration that is open through Level 12.  While each of the starting days are scheduled to end at Level 12, registration stays open through 12:00pm on Day 2, closing when the first hand is dealt on Monday.

At 6:00pm, there is another $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into Event #7, which mirrors the structure from the 10:00am satellite that runs before it.

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-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

10:00am - $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Isle Poker Classic Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $200,000 GTD)

- Players start with 15,000 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 - 2018 Isle Poker Classic (Event #7) | $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($200,000 GTD) Day 1B

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels, including before the first hand is dealt on Day 2

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels 1-12 will last (40) minutes, Levels 12+ will last (50) minutes

6:00pm - $250 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Isle Poker Classic Event #7 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $200,000 GTD)

- Players start with 15,000 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