Friday, January 4th: "Kickstart" Continues To Impress, Should Eclipse Guarantee This Evening

ICYMI: The $200 No Limit Hold'em "Isle New Year Kickstart" ($100,000 GTD) continued it's impressive form yesterday, as Flight 1C and Flight 1D attracted a combined total of (212) entries.  There were (26) players that successfully booked their tickets to Day 2, with (15) coming out of Flight 1C, and (11) from Flight 1D.  The official chip counts from Flight 1C are listed below:

Nathaniel Moore - 248,000
Pedro Palacio - 224,500
Jason Atherley - 218,000
Michael Pawelek - 200,000
Linda Lipkins - 192,500
Noel Atherley - 172,500
Thomas Svensen - 144,000
John Mayers - 126,500
Andre Rakusa - 120,000
Michael Ingber - 93,000
Alexander Perez - 85,500
Kimberly Jones - 72,000
David Bleau - 65,000
Julian Wohlgemuth - 53,500
Randy Burnstein - 46,500

The two largest stacks (to this point) came out of Flight 1D, with the official chip counts from the evening flight listed below:

Rodney Moret-Rojas - 417,500
Douglas Decker - 414,000
Steven Krackomberger - 300,000
Kemball Grant - 247,500
Richard Saunders - 204,000
Jean Holland - 140,500
Paulo Treu - 131,000
Michael Zelen - 128,000
Leroy Jones - 114,000
Carey Pickus - 66,5000
Andrew Daire - 48,000

The "Kickstart" now has a total of (421) entries, of which (48) players have bagged chips for Day 2.  The current prize pool of $66,518 is more than halfway towards the posted guarantee ($100,000), with the number to potentially be eclipsed at some point today.

Tournaments: Today's schedule focuses strictly on the "Isle New Year Kickstart" with two starting flights (and a satellite) on the slate.  Flight 1E (at 11:00am) and Flight 1F (6:00pm) both carry the same structure: with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 16, or if the 10% mark is reached before that point (which has happened the first two flights of the event).

At 2:00pm, there is a $55 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into the "Isle New Year Kickstart." The satellite it structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

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.

11:00am - $200 No Limit Hold'em "Isle New Year Kickstart" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1E

- 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

- Day 2 on Sunday, January 6th (12:00pm)

2:00pm - $55 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into "Isle New Year Kickstart"

- Players start with 10,000 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 (15) minutes

6:00pm - $200 No Limit Hold'em "Isle New Year Kickstart" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1F

- 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

- Day 2 on Sunday, January 6th (12:00pm)