Friday, October 4th: 2019 Isle Open Reaches It's First Weekend, With Strong Numbers Expected...$500 High Hands Return This Evening (6:00PM-12:00AM)

ICYMI: Event #1 of the 2019 Isle Open ($400 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) continued yesterday, with it's second pair of opening flights.  Things started off strong in Flight 1C, as the afternoon flight ended up attracting a total of (57) entries.  That number matched the total from Wednesday's flights (combined), and gave us a glimpse into what this weekend is likely going to look like.  From those entries, a total of (14) players bagged chips, with the official Flight 1C chip counts listed below:

Allan Bieler - 394,500
Jaime Wiegrefe - 376,000
Neil Blumenfield - 356,000
Lane Garcia - 280,500
Ryan Gianquitti - 272,000
Jordan Shamah - 223,500
Scott Levitt - 145,500
Scott Zakheim - 138,000
Paulius Bikus - 126,000
Phillip Consolo - 115,000
Brian Appell - 114,500
Carey Pickus - 110,000
Ronaldo Quinones - 87,000
Duane Leverdowski - 76,000

The evening flight (Flight 1D) saw the numbers dip down from it's afternoon counterpart, reaching the bagging process with a total of (20) entries.  (4) players remained when the bags were brought out, with the official Flight 1D chip counts listed below:

Andres Morales - 421,000
Sean Shah - 220,000
Jonathan Shapiro - 217,000
Alan Katsnelson - 142,000

Tournaments: Event #1 is a $400 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) tournament, with four more flights, over the next two days.  The tournament is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels (on Day 1), and registration that is open through Level 16.  Day 1 is scheduled to conclude after Level 14, meaning that there is open registration for two levels on Day 2 (Sunday).  The other structural change on Day 2 comes is in regards to the level length, which shifts to (40) minutes.  Flight 1E is scheduled for 11:00am, Flight 1F for 6:00pm, with a $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite sandwiched in between (at 3:00pm).

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in October).  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 $300 every (30) minutes (from 9:00am-6:00pm).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded to those that use one card to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, high hands are worth $100.

At 6:00pm, the high hands get a little "October boost," as they transition to $500 every (30) minutes.  Players that make the high hand with one card during that period, will be awarded a $250 prize.

From 12:00am-9:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am: 2019 Isle Open | Event #1 $400 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1E

- Players start with 50,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (16) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (30) minutes on Day 1, (40) minutes on Day 2

- Day 2 on Sunday (September 6th)

3:00pm - $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into 2019 Isle Open Event #1 ($400 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 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 (15) minutes

6:00pm: 2019 Isle Open | Event #1 $400 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1F

- Players start with 50,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (16) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (30) minutes on Day 1, (40) minutes on Day 2

- Day 2 on Sunday (September 6th)