Sunday, March 3rd: Final Flights For $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), Strong Numbers Needed To Reach Guarantee

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament focus was on the second pair of flights for the $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD).  The day's action started at 11:00am, with Flight 1C, which ended up attracting a total of (71) entries.  It was the largest flight to that point, with (8) players eventually bagging chips, as the proceeding ended early (with 23:00 minutes remaining in Level 15, as the 10% mark was reached).  Alex Doshen bagged the Flight 1C chip lead (371,000), with the official counts listed below:

Alex Doshen - 371,000
Richard Zisser - 252,000
Michael Corbett - 249,000
Harry Eisenberg - 180,000
Roy Key - 176,000
Jerry Willis - 94,000
Alexander Perez - 63,000
Edward Vojvodich - 36,000

Flight 1D surpassed the numbers from it's afternoon's counterpart, with the tournament's fourth flight attracting a total of (101) entries.  Action for the flight would end with 19:45 minutes remaining on the tournament clock, as the 10% mark was reached (players bagged chips).  Christian Santos bagged the flight's chip lead (490,000), which also happens to be the overall chip lead at the moment.  Official Flight 1D chip counts are posted below:

Christian Santos - 490,000
Wanlop Phonphornwithoon - 252,000
Gregory Shain - 245,000
Paul Smerdon - 215,000
Evan Kahan - 182,000
Aaron Friedman - 157,000
Milan Mezerovsky - 145,000
William Swicicki - 94,000
John Bilas - 88,000
Edgar Mendes - 82,000
Alan Alvarado Orozco - 71,000

After four completed flights, the $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) has had a total of (264) entries, of which (30) players have bagged chips for Day 2.  The currently prize pool of $29,832 is still a ways away from the posted guarantee, with today's final pair of flights needing to average (111) entries, in order to keep from having an overlay (spread the word).  

Tournaments: Today wraps up the opening portion of the $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) event, with the final pair of starting flights on the schedule.  After the two flights are completed, players will return for Day 2, scheduled for tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00pm.  Flight 1E (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.  End of flight chip counts will be posted after the conclusion of each starting flight, with detailed "live blogged coverage" on Day 2.
                 

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

11:00am - $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 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

6:00pm - $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 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