Thursday, August 29th: "Chip Buster" Off To Strong Start, Action Continues With Second Pair Of Starting Flights

ICYMI: Wednesday signified the beginning of the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), an event players have had on their calendars all month.  Flight 1A of the tournament attracted a field of (101) entries, eclipsing the century mark right out of the gate.  After sixteen levels of play, the field was cut down to (16) players, who bagged up their chips for Day 2.  Tracy Scala led the group, packing away an impressive stack of 924,000.  A full list of players to bag from the opening flight is listed below:

Tracy Scala - 924,000
Thomas Milmuke - 756,000
Eric Snyder - 572,000
Luis Mantilla - 544,000
Michael Boykin - 363,000
Alik Sitnyakovsky - 273,000
Ken Baghdulan - 241,000
Scott Boldolli - 209,000
Ira Horowitz - 206,000
Zaki Lichaa - 197,000
Nicholas Visconti - 188,000
Richard Golonka - 142,000
Steve Spiegelman - 139,000
William Swicicki - 137,000
Eric Lefkowitz - 105,000

While the numbers weren't as strong for Flight 1B of the "Chip Buster," things are still off to an impressive pace, as registration closed with a total of (66) entries.  Of those entries, (9) players bagged chips at the conclusion of action, with a full list of players to reach Day 2 listed below:

David Poces - 750,000
Brandon Woodburn - 622,000
Josh Kunkel - 391,000
Claudio Kalili - 370,000
Kenneth Bruno - 366,000
Lesley Mims - 310,000
Alberto Faul - 191,000
Jestin Nevarez - 180,000
Marco Rodriguez - 121,000

Tournaments: The "Chip Buster" action continues today, with the second pair of starting flights for the event.  The $175 No Limit Hold'em tournament is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and has registration that is open through Level 8.  There are (8) flights over the next four days, with an 11:00am and 6:00pm option (Wednesday-Sunday), and Day 2 on Monday.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven days a week (9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  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.

11:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- 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

- Day 2 on Monday (September 2nd)

6:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D

- 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

- Day 2 on Monday (September 2nd)