Monday, September 30th: Day 2 Players Returning For "Chip Buster," Ready To Play Down To A Winner

ICYMI: With Sunday hosting the final pair of "Chip Buster" flights, the largest numbers were expected (in regards to field size).  Flight 1I did attract the largest field, as registration closed with (118) total entries.  At the end of Level 16, the bags were brought out, so the remaining (15) players could bag for Day 2.  Official chip counts from Flight 1I are listed below:

Jeffrey Trudeau - 816,000
Alvaro Grisales - 634,000
Robert Kline - 631,000
Ira Horowitz - 540,000
Justin Margolis - 522,000
Eric Piderit - 494,000
Scott Hecker - 452,000
Nagui Yassa - 341,000
Corey Babapour - 310,000
Carlos Guerrero - 269,000
Stuart Brown - 245,000
Calixto Rodriguez - 194,000
Donald Williams - 148,000
Nizar Dajani - 135,000
Quang Pham - 112,000

The final flight of the tournament (Flight 1J) saw the biggest numbers, as registration closed with (162) entries.  A total of (23) players bagged chips for today's Day 2, with the official chip counts from the flight listed below:

Matthew Norris - 826,000
Kharchenko Evgeny - 650,000
Thomas Schilla - 615,000
Nancy Birnbaum - 572,000
Rodolfo Miret - 438,000
Bob Peoples - 431,000
Carlos Espinosa - 422,000
Larry Sullivan - 387,000
Oren Kimmel - 362,000
Christian Rodriguez - 335,000
Michael Garavuso - 331,000
Dmitry Bushnyy - 330,000
Tom Milmore - 305,000
Marcio Peixoto - 280,000
Fidencio Velez - 248,000
Tyler Campbell - 242,000
Vitaly Chalka - 230,000
Guillermo Hamilton - 221,000
Gregory Frye - 214,000
Joseph Gotlieb - 204,000
Steven Slon - 166,000
Brian Levine - 144,000
Martins Polakovs - 124,000

Tournaments: At 12:00pm, the players to have bagged in the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), will be returning for Day 2.  The only structural transition to mention, will come at the final table, as levels will become (40) minutes.

The 6:00pm time slot hosts a $60 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which offers $40 rake-free re-buys (a $1,200 guaranteed prize pool), and is known as "Maniac Mondays."  The structure for the event sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 10,000 units, playing (15) minute levels, and registration open through Level 10.

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.

12:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1I

- 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, (40) minutes at final table

- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

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