Sunday, May 5, 2019

Sunday, May 5th: All Eyes Are On Day 2 Of The $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), Action Beginning At 1:00PM

ICYMI: With Saturday's schedule offering up the final opportunity for players to enter the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), it was no surprise that we saw the largest field sizes of the event.  Flight 1E got underway at 11:00am, and after eight levels of open registration, ended up with a field of (137) entries.  Of that number (which happened to be the largest of the six flights to have been played), a total of (21) players reached the bagging process.  Official counts from Flight 1E are listed below:

Edward Vodvodich - 222,000
Frank Andrews - 185,500
Phillip Stuttman - 180,000
Jeff Silverstein - 171,000
Antonio Albanese - 136,000
Michael Weinberg - 128,500
Olivia Katrych - 124,000
Jason Puzacke - 113,000
Dolline Vance - 109,500
Cesar Fuentes - 107,000
Roman Ojeda - 104,000
Brian Dunn - 103,000
Jesse Hatfield - 83,000
Jordan Shamah - 75,000
Stephen Proux - 72,000
Philip Tuttle - 71,000
Elise Schisler - 57,000
Michael Denker - 50,000
Melanie Hochman - 42,500
Kenneth Arnaez - 40,000
Christopher Buggs - 23,000

Flight 1F started at 6:00pm, just as the afternoon players were getting ready to bag up their chips for Day 2.  At registration's close, the tournament clock would show (109) entries, giving the tournament a combined total of (544) entries (and a prize pool of $62,560).  Of those entries, a total of (12) players bagged chips, with official Flight 1F counts listed below:

Stephen Kowlessar - 401,500
Michael Larkin - 213,000
Louis Chiofulo - 186,000
Barry Sisselman - 167,500
Larry St. Jean - 153,000
Maurice Lightner - 120,000
Fernando Pages - 119,500
Joshua Beckley - 112,500
Michael Garavuso - 85,500
Carlos Vazquez - 69,000
Greg Spinder - 55,000
Brian Alchati - 40,000

There will be a total of (67) players returning at 1:00pm this afternoon, (50) of which will be reaching the money.  First place is scheduled to take home $12,875, with official payouts to be posted shortly (along with Day 2 seating assignments).

Tournaments: Sunday's tournament schedule begins at 11:00am, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, that carries a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration that is open through Level 8.  At the end of registration, players have the option to take an add, choosing between a single ($20) or double ($40).

As mentioned above, Day 2 of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) resumes at 1:00pm.

The evening time slot (5:00pm) sees the return of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($2,000 GTD), which was a Sunday staple for a very long time.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 10.

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 - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 12,000 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
- Optional single ($20) or double ($40) add-on at the end of registration

1:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Day 2

- 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 (30) minutes, transitioning to (40) minutes at the final table

5:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (15) minute

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