Saturday, January 19th: "Bankroll Builder" Crosses The Halfway Mark, As "Bonus High Hands" ($1,000) Return

ICYMI: Friday's tournament schedule hosted the second pair of starting flights for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  Over the course of the day, there were a total of (159) entries for the vent, bringing the overall total to (311).  Flight 1C attracted (82) entries, with nine players bagging chips for Day 2, led by Engelberth Varela (460,000).  A full list of chip counts from Flight 1C, can be found by clicking here.  Flight 1D saw registration close with (77) entries, of which (8) players ended up bagging chips for Monday's return to action.  Michael Tessier-Strasbourg bagged the evening flight's chip lead, packing away 330,000.  All of the chip counts from Flight 1D can be seen by clicking here.

Overall numbers for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD): a total of (311) entries, which equates to a prize pool of $33,277.  The event still needs (390) entries to reach the posted guarantee, which means the final four flights need to average (98) entries each.  At this point, there are (33) players heading to Monday's Day 2.

Tournaments: At 11:00am, the fifth (of eight) starting flight for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD) will get underway, with a pair of flights today and tomorrow (and Day 2 on Monday).  Each of the flights have the same structure: with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 18, or once the field reaches the 10% mark, whichever happens first.  Once either of those moments are reached, players will bag up chips for Monday's Day 2 (which begins at 12:00pm).  Just as Flight 1E is entering it's "homestretch," Flight 1F will begin (at 6:00pm), carrying the same structure as the afternoon installment.

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).

There is also a "Bonus High Hand" period today (from 6:00pm-12:00am), offering players the opportunity to win up to $1,000 every half-hour.  In addition to the "standard" high hand period listed above, if the winning high hand for the half-hour is quads or better (using both hole cards), the prize will be $1,000.  Any other qualifying high hand will revert to the "standard" high hand rules.

From 12:00am-9:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $140 No Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder ($75,000 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 (20) minutes

6:00pm - $140 No Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder ($75,000 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 (20) minutes