Friday, February 15th: After A Very Strong Start, Second Pair Of $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flights Headline Schedule

ICYMI: Yesterday was the opening day of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), with the numbers from the first pair of flights, surpassing the expectations of those in the know.  The first full day of action attracted a total of (114) entries, with (58) entries from Flight 1A, and (56) entries from Flight 1B.  Each of the flights ended in Level 16, both with (6) players bagging chips, meaning (12) players are currently heading to Monday's Day 2.  A full list of chip counts from Flight 1A and Flight 1B are posted below:

Hal	Pawluk	391,000
Armando	Del Pozo	274,000
Don	Dove	272,000
Richard	Leger	234,000
Glen	Canelstein	184,000
Jonathan	Marcu	182,000
Bruno	Fortin	149,000
Francis	Gelman	149,000
Ed	Vasconcelos	127,000
Arlene	Vazquez	113,000
David	Brofsky	111,000
Paul	Martine	97,000

The events prize pool sits at $12,882, which is will ahead of the pace needed to eclipse the tournament's guarantee ($50,000), with just (55) entries needed (each of the six remaining flights).

Tournaments: The $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) continues today, with the second pair of flights, as well as a satellite for the event.  The action begins at 11:00am, with Flight 1C of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), which is the third of eight total flights.  The structure for the flight sees players sit down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, playing levels that last (30) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 8.

At 3:00pm, players can choose to take lesser expensive routes into the weekend's event, with a $40 No Limit Hold'em Satellite, guaranteeing five seats into the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD).  The satellite is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

The second flight (Flight 1B) then gets underway at 6:00pm, carrying the same structure as the afternoon flight before it (20,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration 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 - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- 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

3:00pm - $40 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) 5 Seats GTD

- 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 - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1D

- 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