Wednesday, March 20th: Battles At The Beach Event #1 Crushes Guarantee, Day 2 Action Resumes At 12:00PM

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament schedule hosted the final pair of opening flights for Event #1 of the Battles At The Beach ($150 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 GTD).  Flight 1E and Flight 1F attracted a total of (301) entries (combined), which brought the overall number for the tournament to (640).  Of the (640) total entries, (69) players will be returning for Day 2 this afternoon (at 12:00pm), all vying a for a piece of the $72,320 prize pool.  A full list of Day 2 chip counts, and official event payouts, were posted earlier this morning...but a reminder will be published shortly before action picks back up today.

Tournaments: The day's tournament schedule sees the return (at 11:00am) of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" ($3,000 GTD), as an event outside of the Battles At The Beach.  The player-favorite event is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  For every one in ten entries in the tournament, a $1,000 pay spot will be awarded.

At 12:00pm, Event #1 of the Battles At The Beach will see all of it's remaining players returning for Day 2.  The action will resume with 24:00 minutes remaining in Level 14, which was the point that Flight 1B reached the 10% mark.  Levels will continue last (30) minutes in length, with the tournament scheduled to play down to an outright winner.

At 6:00pm, we see the emergence of the first Battles At The Beach satellite, giving the players the opportunity to win a seat into Event #2 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD).  The $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into Event #2 has a (5) seat guarantee, and is structured with: 10,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  

Promotions: Outside of the "standard" high hands, the poker opens with the Full House Promotion.  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $40 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $40.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The day's "standard" high hand period will last 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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 16,000 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

11:00am - 2019 Battles At The Beach (Event #1) | $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Day 2

- 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 - $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Battles At The Beach Event #2 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 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 (20) minutes