Saturday, December 28th: Saturday Headlined By Day 2 Of $80 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD), $500 High Hands, And $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)!!!!

ICYMI: Friday's tournament schedule hosted the final pair of flights for the $80 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD), which was a clear hit with players.  Flight 1C got underway at 11:00am, and ended up being the largest of the four flights to have been played.  Registration for the flight closed with a total of (97) entries, of which (14) players reached the bagging process.  Official Flight 1C chip counts are listed below:

Richard Schmidt - 207,000
Jayme Carvalho - 172,000
Bernhard Schmidt - 147,000
Zaki Lichaa - 131,000
Alan Cozine - 128,000
Karin Powsner - 118,000
Stafania DeLuca - 117,000
Rich Stein - 106,000
Gerald Blum - 99,000
Dan Weitzenkorn - 95,000
Robert Mintzberg - 91,000
Mark Wasserman - 57,000
Wongduan Nannog - 45,000
Todd Berman - 42,000

The final flight of the tournament (Flight 1D) got underway at 6:00pm, and with a total of (84) entries, helped the event eclipse the posted guarantee.  The evening's action wrapped up with (9) players bagging chips, led by Lawrence Paden (283,000).  Official Flight 1D chip counts are listed below:

Lawrence Paden - 283,000
Stu Wilskev - 260,000
Vito Polero - 194,000
Katrina Powers - 150,000
Barry Chazen - 112,000
Jose Rivero - 108,000
Vicki Holmes - 104,000
Steven Fostoff - 98,000
Jose Cabrera - 26,000

The final numbers for the tournament saw a total of (334) entries, of which (41) players will be returning for play this afternoon (12:00pm).  Official Day 2 seating assignments, along with event payouts, will be posted shortly after this morning update.

Tournaments: As mentioned above, the day's tournament schedule begins at 12:00pm, with Day 2 of the $80 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD).  There are no structural changes to mention, as play will resume in Level 16 (with 19:00 minutes remaining), and continue with (20) minute levels through conclusion.

The evening time slot (6:00pm) is highlighted by a special tournament, the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD).  The single-day event is structured with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8.  This same tournament ran earlier in the month (December 14th), and ended up with a prize pool over $11,000.

Promotions: Every day, from 9:00am through 12:00pm, the high hands will be $100 every (10) minutes.  The "turbo" high hands will have rollovers, meaning we will see some healthy payouts over the course of the three hour period.  Qualifying high hands can be made using one or two cards, and will receive the same $100 payout (or whatever the rollover amount is for the period).  

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $300 every (30) minutes (from 12:00pm-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 grow even larger, as $500 will be awarded every (30) minutes.  The winning high hands made with one card (during the 6:00pm-midnight period) will be awarded $250.

From 12:00am-9:00am, the high hand will be awarded $50 every (30) minutes.

12:00pm - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) Day 2

- Players start with 16,000 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 (20) minutes

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

- Players start with 30,000 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 (20) minutes