Saturday, August 10, 2019

Saturday, August 10th: "Chip Buster" Looking To Surpass Guarantee Today, With Another Evening Of $500 High Hands

ICYMI: While the numbers aren't quite what we saw during the Florida State Poker Championships, this $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) is still exceeding all expectations.  After a Thursday of action that attracted a combined (240) entries over two flights, yesterday's proceedings saw the numbers continue to go up.  Flight 1E, which began at 11:00am yesterday afternoon, saw registration close with a total of (113) entries.  From that number, (16) players bagged chips for Day 2, led by Tyrese Hightower (810,000).  Official chip counts from Flight 1E are posted below:

TyresHightower810,000
EliasNassif595,000
SebastianMartinez561,000
G.A.Hamilton519,000
CraigCaffro463,000
RobertPavlick Jr.422,000
LarryBass414,000
HalPawluk376,000
HarrySilver274,000
JoeMancuso258,000
JonathanShapiro228,000
BenRobinson222,000
JasonBudd219,000
JuanBarbosa101,000
FloydMscott99,000
DougBaer86,000


The evening flight (Flight 1F) ended up being the largest flight to have been played (of the six completed), as registration closed with (165) entries.  After play concluded, a total of (22) players bagged chips for Monday's Day 2, led by Neal Corcoran (826,000).  Official Flight 1F chip counts are posted below:

NealCorcoran826,000
PaulSmerdon684,000
MiguelMarrero641,000
JerryCavicchi621,000
RayNalbandian582,000
LucianoNardi518,000
AJUnstattd458,000
KevinTorres Aponte397,000
PatriciaBasilio384,000
AlanBrostoff366,000
AustinSpinelli364,000
AaronKlausman363,000
RobertNussbaum292,000
ChrisKoulouvaris279,000
JamesPowers242,000
CarlosTorres Vazquez214,000
JeffreyBerry214,000
NestorCarabello190,000
AlfredCotton, Jr171,000
ShendaleJenna Golddstein156,000
ShawnVeinna149,000
JoseDelcid147,000

After three days of play, there have been a total of (705) entries, with exactly (100) players scheduled to return for Monday's Day 2.  With four flights remaining, the current prize pool sits at $70,500, needed only (295) more entries to reach the posted guarantee.

Tournaments: Players that are interested in joining the action for the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), are starting to run out of time...as just four flights remain.  There are two more flights are on today's schedule, with Flight 1G at 11:00am, followed by Flight 1F at 6:00pm.  Each of the flights have the same great structure, with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  Official chip counts from each flight will be posted at the end of play every evening.


Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens 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-6:00pm).  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 6:00pm-12:00am, the high hands will still be awarded every (30) minutes, but the winning amount goes up to $500 (for high hands using both cards).  Those winning high hands that are made using one card (during that time period), will be awarded $250.

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

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- 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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- 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

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