Monday, April 1st: Battles At The Beach Main Event Sees Strong Final Flight To Eclipse Guarantee, With Day 2 Resuming At 12:00PM

ICYMI: Event #7 needed a strong showing on Sunday to help reach the tournament's $300,000 guarantee...and a strong showing is exactly what it got.  Once the bags were brought out to end the day, the Day 1C tournament clock showed (122) entries, which was just enough to help eclipse the guaranteed number.  Of those entries, (29) players successfully bagged chips for today's Day 2, led by TK Miles (335,500).  There were numerous other notables to bag stacks last night, with the full Day 1C list posted below:

TK Miles - 335,500
Joseph Couden - 263,500
Chris Gilkey - 247,500
John Dollinger - 237,500
Jason Wandling - 218,500
Tom Gity - 212,000
Ryan Gianquitti - 180,500
Dirk Perdix - 179,500
Jose Reyes - 177,500
Marc Evanier - 159,000
Hal Klein - 150,000
William Corvino - 146,500
Alejandro Funes - 129,000
Christopher Bolek - 109,500
Brandon Caputo - 102,000
Vadims Ivanovs - 100,000
Scott Levitt - 96,000
Faraz Jaka - 82,500
Jonathan Kamhazi - 78,500
Ido Ashkenazi - 66,500
Matthew Zarcadoolas - 63,500
Keith Nassetta - 58,000
Gunnar Rabe - 57,000
John Page - 51,000
Jeff Charlton - 49,000
Marc Bronstein - 44,500
Jerry Wong - 34,000
Sheldon Gross - 30,000

The running total for Event #7 now sits at (223) entries, with registration still open through the beginning of Day 2.  The overall prize pool of $301,050 will surely attract a good number of Day 2 buy-ins this afternoon, with official payouts to be listed once play resumes this afternoon.

Tournaments: The calendar has turned, and the action continues strong for the Battles At The Beach, as the series nears its conclusion.  Things get started at 11:00am, with Flight 1A of Event #8, which is a $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD).  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  There are four flights to choose from, scheduled through tomorrow, with an afternoon and evening flight each day.

At 12:00pm, Day 2 of the Battles At The Beach Main Event ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD) resumes, with registration open until the first hand of the day is dealt.  The tournament will continue with (50) minute levels, until the final table is reached, at which point the length will transition to (60) minutes.  

The schedule then hosts the second satellite for the last event of the Battles At The Beach ($360 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 GTD).  The $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  The satellite guarantees five seats into Event #8.

Flight 1B of Event #8 then wraps up the day's action, with cards getting in the air at 6:00pm.  The flight mirrors the structure of Flight 1A, which is listed above...and posted below.

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 - 2019 Battles At The Beach (Event #8) | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1A

- 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

12:00pm - 2019 Battles At The Beach (Event #7) | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD) Day 2

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (50) minutes, transitioning to (60) minutes at the final table

- Registration open until the first Day 2 hand is dealt (12:00pm)

3:00pm - $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #8 ($360 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 (20) minutes

6:00pm - 2019 Battles At The Beach (Event #8) | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- 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