Monday, September 9th: Day 2 Of The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster," Headlines Monday's Schedule

ICYMI: Sunday hosted the final pair of (rescheduled) flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), which started over a week ago.  Flight 1I opened the day's action, and by the time registration closed, the tournament's posted guarantee would be surpassed.  The seventh starting flight of the event attracted a total of (130) entries, matching the largest total of those to have been completed.  After the conclusion of Level 16, (22) players remained, packing their stacks up for today's Day 2.  Ronald Everage (604,000) bagged the Flight 1I chip lead, with the official chip counts from the flight listed below:

Ronald Everage - 604,000
Dmitry Agrachov - 505,000
William Underwood - 492,000
Glen Canelstein - 437,000
Richard Zisser - 410,000
Martin Robbins - 380,000
Michael Wienberg - 365,000
Jairo Carrillo - 340,000
Scott Bailey - 337,000
Jorge Chavez - 286,000
Rob Tannenbaum - 284,000
Trung Le - 268,000
Joseph Duchman - 265,000
Blaine McRae - 246,000
Bob Kline - 241,000
Brian Baris - 219,000
Robert Sacher - 184,000
Thomas Gari - 181,000
Seymour Field - 160,000
Patti Norris - 139,000
Noe Acosta - 112,000
Lawrence Bebb - 87,000

The final flight of the tournament (Flight 1J) got underway at 6:00pm, and ended up attracting a total of (123) entries.  There were (17) players to bag chips early this morning, ready to return at 1:00pm this afternoon (for Day 2).  Official Flight 1J chip counts are listed below:

Hector Pacheco - 951,000
Nigel Murray - 860,000
Konstantinos Hatzikontos - 644,000
Jesse Koven - 502,000
Andre Bryan - 456,000
Joseph Nay - 383,000
Scott Zakheim - 360,000
Carlos Castro - 284,000
Robert Leff - 263,000
Shendale Goldstein - 247,000
Vito Polero - 225,000
Ronald Morone - 217,000
Cesar Fuentes - 215,000
Robert "Carwash" Williams - 213,000
Paul Smerdon - 155,000
Keith Wagner - 118,000
Miguel McDonald - 74,000

The final numbers proved just how popular this tournament is with the players, with the event drawing a total of (896) entries, which equates to a prize pool of $120,960.  There will be (140) players returning for Day 2 (at 1:00pm), all battling it out for their share of the prize pool.  (87) players will reach the money, with first place scheduled to take home $22,220.  A full list of Day 2 seating assignments can be found by CLICKING HERE, while the tournament's payouts can be found by CLICKING HERE (both the chip counts and payouts are also listed in the earlier posts). 

Tournaments: The players that bagged for Day 2 of the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), will be kicking off the day's action, with the first hand scheduled to be dealt at 1:00pm.  The only structural change to mention is a pretty big one, as levels transition to (40) minutes, allowing for things to play even deeper!!!

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.

1:00pm - $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, transitioning to (40) minutes on Day 2

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