$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Official End Of Flight 1G Chip Counts

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 136

Flight 1G Players Remaining: 17

Al Gomez - 370,000

Rob Jonsson - 258,000

Michael Weinberg - 234,000

Andre Rakusa - 210,000

David Coughlin - 196,000

John Bilas - 172,000

Hashim Burney - 162,500

Joseph Cosby - 160,000

David Tuchinsky - 151,000

Edwin Decarbo - 141,000

Patrick Ruth - 138,500
Katherine Hoyle - 132,000
Joseph Kearns - 114,000
Alan Greenstein - 105,000
Errol Gunter - 71,000
John Scigliano - 65,000
Robert DiAntonio - 61,000

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Wrapping Up Flight 1G, Entering Final Level Of Play

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 136

Flight 1G Players Remaining: 19

Al Gomez (Miami, FL) leads the group of (19) players heading into Level 18, with a stack close to 350,000.

As the tournament clock transitions over to Level 18, it looks like we are going to see our second "Bankroll Builder" flight complete it's full eighteen scheduled levels.  There are currently (15) remaining in the field, hoping to make it just another 15-20 minutes, in order to reach the bagging process.  Once things are wrapped up for the day, we will post the official chip counts from Flight 1G.

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Tables Lineups For Remaining Players In The Flight 1G Field

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 136

Flight 1G Players Remaining: 30

The flight has reached the point where anything but finding a bag would be disappointing.  Just three scheduled levels of play remain, but you can be sure that the number we see now, will shrink dramatically in the next hour.  A full listed of the players left in the field is posted below:

Table 1

1. Wanlop Phonphornwithoo
2. Guillermo Hamilton
3. Ian Cohen
4. Rob Diantonio
5. Al Gomez
6. Alan Greenstein
7. Zaki Lichee
8. Mark Bernstein
9. Rob Johnson
10. Joe Kearns

Table 3

1. David Coughlin
2. Joe Cosby
3. Hao Chen
4. Patrick Ruth
5. Francis Margaglione
6. John Scigliano
7. Andre Rukasa
8. Hashim Barney
9. David Tuchinsky
10. Ray Millard

Table 9

1. Catherine Hoyle
2. James Hambuger
3. Marcel Dechamps
4. Eddie Decarro
5. Mike Weinberg
6. Earl Gallegos
7. John Bilas
8. David Paddila
9. Errol Gunter
10. Teddy Mendesse

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1G Field

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 136
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 51

Players are now three levels clear of the most recent registration break, with (51) active seats occupied across the field.  Ross Lebo (Lehigh Acres, FL) leads the way with 165,000, but is trailed closely by Francis Margaglione.  Lebo is looking to notch his first tournament score since 2016, and first Isle Poker cash of his career.  Some updated chip counts from the Flight 1G field are posted below:

Ross Lebow - 165,000 (82bb)

Francis Margaglione - 160,000 (80bb)

David Coughlin - 140,000 (70bb)

Ian Cohen - 115,000 (57bb)

Al Gomez - 95,000 (47bb)

Ray Millard - 85,000 (42bb)

James Hamburger - 80,000 (40bb)

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Registration Now Closed For Flight 1G, Guarantee To Be Eclipsed In First Few Levels Of Evening Action

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 9 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 136
Flight 1G Players Remaining:79

It looks as if players have been waiting for the weekend, point in case the numbers from yesterday, and the number from today's Flight 1G.  The final number from this afternoon's flight is (136) entries, of which (79) players remain active in the field.  The overall number from the tournament now sits at (686) entries, with an official prize pool of $73,402.  We are now just (15) entires from the posted guarantee, which will be eclipsed before the cards get in the air for tonight's Flight 1H (6:00pm).

Updated chip counts from the Flight 1G field will be posted at the beginning of Level 12.

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Changing His Name From Willie Wiggins...To Willie "Winnins"

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/800)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 115

Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) is coming off a career best score, earning third place money in a deal that ended the opening event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

The last time Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) was featured on the blog, his winner's photo was being posted for the opening event of the 2018 Isle Poker Open ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack").  Willie topped a ten-way chop of the tournament, earning himself $14,747.  At the time, that was Willie's second largest tournament cash, but he's now changed all of that.  Last week, Wiggins was one of three players to chop the opening event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open ($360 No Limit Hold'em Ultimate Re-Entry).  This wasn't any run-of-the-mill event...it attracted a total of 4,508 entries, and an overall prize pool of $1,352,400.  His third place money in the chop was worth $176,120, which was more than he career earnings coming into the event.  After failing to bag in the WPT Deepstacks Main Event, Wiggins is now in the Flight 1G field, looking to continue his torrid tournament run.

Wiggins is atop the second list of notables in the field, joining the likes of:

Lascelles Peart

Michael Weinberg

Jose Garcia

Roy Cohen

Craig Witz

Francis Margaglione

Joseph Durso

Johnathan Steward

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Jay Romano Focusing On The Task At Hand, Looking For Second Isle Poker Title

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 6 (Blinds 300/500/500)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 100

Jay Romano (Parkland, FL) is looking forward...not back, and hopes to best his most recent effort from the WPT Deepstacks Main Event at Hard Rock.

These final two flights of the "Bankroll Builder" can also be looked at as a "second chance," considering the fact that Day 2 of the WPT Deepstacks event is to begin at Hard Rock in (30) minutes.  Since there is no Day 2 registration for that tournament, those that were unable to bag over there, will likely take a shot in one of these flights.  Jay Romano (Parkland, FL) is an example of one of those players, now seated at Table 1.  Romano is coming off his best statistical year of tournament poker, highlighted by his 3rd place finish in the opening event of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open ($570 No Limit Hold'em).  His third place share of the three-way chop that ended the event was $160,000, a number that stands as his largest career cash.  That happened to be Jay's only recorded result of 2018, and he's already matched that number (of cashes) this year, recording a result in the most recent Lucky Hearts Poker Open.  Romano now has over $338,000 in lifetime earnings, and looks to add to that in tomorrow's Day 2 (pending he reaches that point).  

Some other earlier notables in the Flight 1G field include:

Alan Greenstein

Steve Olivier

Benjamin Robinson

David Coughlin

Moshe Wasser

David Clark

Yi Ding

Gary Fitzgerald

Bruno Fortin

Danielle Bastarache

Carlos Torres Vazquez

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Official Chip Counts (Flight 1A-Flight 1F)

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/200)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 71

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Down To The Final Pair Of "Bankroll Builder" Flights, Guarantee Now In Sight

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)

Total Flight 1G Entries: N/A

Six flight are now in the books, and we have reached the final full day of open registration for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  To this point in the event, there have been a combined total of (550) entries, of which (61) players are already booked for return on Day 2 (tomorrow at 12:00pm).  The currently prize pool of $58,850 is just over $16,000 away from reaching the guarantee, with today's flights needing to average ((76) entries each, to help make the number.  Everyone is still looking up to Steve Moreno (Miami, FL), who bagged a very impressive stack of 632,000, to end Flight 1B's action.  

The seventh (of eight) flight is about to get underway, with players in Flight 1G sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units.  Levels over the course of the day will last (20) minutes, with registration open through Level 8, and play scheduled to end at the conclusion of Level 18 (or if the field reaches the 10% mark).  

A full list of chip counts will be posted at the beginning of Level 3 (approximately 11:40am), followed by a look at some of the notable players in today's field.

Sunday, January 20th: "Championship Sunday" Hosts The Final Pair Of Flights For The $140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Saturday's action was the busiest to this point of the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  Over the course of the third pair of flights, there were a total of (339) entries, which each of the flights eclipsing the century mark.  Flight 1E ended with a total of (117) entries, of which (15) players bagged chips for Day 2.  Official chip counts from Flight 1E can be found by clicking here.  Flight 1F ended up being the largest flight of the six to be completed, as registration closed with (122) entries of which (13) players bagged chips.  Official chip counts from Flight 1F can be found by clicking here.

The "Bankroll Builder" heads into it's final day with a total of (550) entries, and a combined prize pool of $58,850.  The event is just (151) entries away from reaching the guarantee, meaning today's final pair needs to average (76).

Tournaments: As mentioned above, today's schedule hosts the final pair of flights for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  Flight 1G (11:00am) and Flight 1H (6:00pm) both carry the same structure, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units.  The levels throughout each flight will last (20) minutes, with registration open through Level 8.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 18, or once the field reaches the 10% mark, whichever happens first.  Once either of those moments are reached, players will bag up chips for Monday's Day 2 (which begins at 12:00pm).  

Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-12:00am, with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands.  

It should also be noted that players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand.  The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).

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

11:00am - $140 No Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder ($75,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- Players start with 20,000 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 - $140 No Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder ($75,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- Players start with 20,000 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

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1F): Official End Of Flight 1F Chip Counts

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)

Total Flight 1F Entries: 122

Flight 1F Players Remaining: 13

Brett	Biegler	386,000
Kenneth	Mairena	377,000
Lillian	Rojo	251,000
Ken	Berman	214,000
Julio	Rodriguez	206,000
John	Magnetta	203,000
Marianne	Dewitt	195,000
Julio	Lopez	158,000
David	Aronson	157,000
Jonathan	Marcu	139,000
Rafael	Ramos	70,000
Daniel	Fishman	50,000
Michael	Scheinberg	35,000