Monday, August 12th: "Chip Buster" Exceed Expectations Once Again, Day 2 Players Have Their Focus On $25,540 First Place Prize!!!

ICYMI: When a tournament has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and eclipses the number prior to the final pair of flights, some big numbers could definitely be expected (on that last day of open registration).  Flight 1I of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" got underway at 11:00am, and by the time the registration window closed, the tournament clock would show (230) total entries.  At the end of Level 14 (which was the designated time for the bagging process), a total of (30) players remained, led by Stephen Bristow (938,000).  An official list of Flight 1I chip counts are listed below:

Stephen Bristow - 938,000
John Valevich - 693,000
Shurland George - 600,000
Frank Velazquez - 584,000
Herbert Sousa - 566,000
Omar Niles-Parris - 510,000
Alberto Niebla - 459,000
Gilbert Whorrie - 412,000
Matthew Wingate - 380,000
JT Mendes - 378,000
Jose Ardila - 371,000
Rudolfo Miret II - 366,000
Michael Corbett - 363,000
Richard Netto - 360,000
Michael Storms - 353,000
Jon Lane - 336,000
Denis Junior Vital - 300,000
Solimar Guillent - 296,000
Emmanuel Martin - 265,000
Anthony Vetter - 258,000
Anwar Mohamed - 257,000
Joseph Block - 240,000
Jordan Kasimow - 237,000
Warren Jurkowitz - 227,000
Brian Haines - 204,000
Ray Millard - 171,000
Joe Schwartz - 170,000
Dan Miller - 169,000
William Swicicki - 164,000
Blaine McRae - 161,000
Michael Wisch - 148,000
Jeffrey Sheppard - 136,000
David Day - 131,000
Rollin Hernandez - 131,000
Jennifer Garner - 104,000
Steven Costa - 98,000

The last flight (Flight 1J) of the "Chip Buster" began at 6:00pm, and saw a field that grew all the way to (242) entries.  The largest flight of the tournament had (30) players reach the bagging process, led by Ronald Campillo (1,170,000).  The official counts from Flight 1J are listed below:

Ronald Campillo - 1,170,000
Nigel Murray - 900,000
Cairo Maciel - 696,000
Claudio Docarmo - 641,000
Tavaris Jackson - 626,000
Zachary Milchman - 552,000
Patrick Tobar - 511,000
Kareem Ford - 404,000
Brandon Lalloo - 401,000
Robert Engle - 394,000
Thomas Millmore - 392,000
Ben Sriqui - 387,000
Kenny Despuzeau - 387,000
Douglas Nelson - 381,000
Gil Nachum - 373,000
Sara Armi - 357,000
Jose Raul Vargas - 355,000
Jason Hotaling - 341,000
Eric Bellins - 340,000
Corey Babapour - 298,000
Elber Caruci - 284,000
Mario James - 280,000
Michael Cuevas - 271,000
Willmer Diaz - 251,000
Santiago Ospina - 219,000
Louis Leo IV - 207,000
Joshua Wasserman - 170,000
Bryan Torres - 151,000
Jairo Velazquez - 149,000
Feguener Gay - 126,000

The $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" attracted a total of (1,524) entries, with an official prize pool of $152,400.  A total of (213) players will be returning to action this afternoon (12:00pm), as Day 2 is scheduled to play down to a winner.  Of those returning, (145) players will reach the money, with first place scheduled to walk away with $25,540.  

Official Day 2 chip counts, seating assignments, and payouts, will be posted shortly.

Tournaments: As mentioned above, the players who were fortunate enough to bag for Day 2 of the "Chip Buster," will be returning to action at 1:00pm.  The are no structural changes to mention, as levels will continue to be (30) minutes throughout the conclusion of the tournament.

The recurring tournament schedule returns at 6:00pm, with "Maniac Mondays," a $60 No Limit Hold'em event with $40 rake-free re-buys ($1,200 GTD).  The event is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minuet levels, and registration through Level 8.  

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven day a week!!!  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

1:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Day 2

- Players start with 50,000 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 - $60 No Limit Hold'em w/ $40 Rake-Free Re-Buys ($1,200 GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 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) minutes