Wednesday, October 9th: Promotions Take Center Stage, With The Full House Opening The Doors, And $500 High Hands In The Evening

ICYMI: In preparation for Event #3 of the Isle Open ($130 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD), yesterday's schedule hosted two satellites for the tournament.  Each of the satellites were of the $35 buy-in variety, offering opportunities for players to join the action, for just a fraction of the actual cost.  The 11:00am installment attracted a total of (19) players, with three seats awarded (and a fourth place cash prize), and the official results listed below:

1. Mark Molina (Event #3 Seat Winner)
2. Michael Boykin (Event #3 Seat Winner)
3. William Reich (Event #3 Seat Winner)
4. Francois Gagne ($104)

The 6:00pm satellite saw an even bigger field, as registration closed with (24) entries.  that meant that four seats would be awarded, along with one cash spot.  The official results from the satellite are listed below:

1. Frank Giodarno (Event #3 Seat Winner)
2. Craig Caffro (Event #3 Seat Winner)
3. Mariann Dewitt (Event #3 Seat Winner)
4. Charles Marik (Event #3 Seat Winner)
5. Ross Willner ($104)

Tournaments: The next tournament on the Isle Open Schedule is Event #3 ($130 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD), which begins tomorrow.  There are two satellites on today's schedule, both $35 No Limit Hold'em tournament into Event #3.  The first satellite is at 11:00am, with the second one at 6:00pm: both structured with 8,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Each of the satellites have a three seat guarantee.

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-12:00am).  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.

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

11:00am: 2019 Isle Open | $35 No Limit Hold'em Step-Satellite into Event #3 ($130 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) 3 Seats GTD)

- Players start with 8,000 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 | $35 No Limit Hold'em Step-Satellite into Event #3 ($130 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) 3 Seats GTD)

- Players start with 8,000 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