$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1B): Official End Of Flight 1B Chip Counts

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)

Total Flight 1B Entries: 73
Flight 1B Players Remaining: 13

Scott	Levitt	205,000
Carlos	Rodriguez	183,000
Michael	Garavuso	174,500
Thomas	Millward	171,000
Evan	Kahan	161,000
Zachary	Mullennix	112,500
Marc	Duquette	94,500
Riley	Fuller	85,500
R.F	McDonough	81,500
Fred	Dabus	69,500
Stuart	Greenbaum	61,000
Andrew	Daire	35,000
Robert	Christensen	30,000

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Official End Of Flight 1A Chip Counts

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 12

Mark Dube - 180,000
Jerry Willis - 156,500
Robert Flacco - 145,000
Jack Battaglia - 115,500
Jean-Pierre Gagnon - 112,000
Chris Lawson - 110,000
Scott Baumstein - 107,000
Chris Arcidiacano - 94,500
Nagui Yassa - 70,000
Steve Raeman - 64,000
Gary Fitzgerald - 51,000
Kiaran McLaughlin - 35,000

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Final Level Of Player For Flight 1A, Bagging Process To Follow

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 17

The remaining (17) Flight 1A players are now back from their final break, and ready to play out the final scheduled level of the afternoon.   Once the tournament clock reaches the 10:00 minute mark, it will be paused, and players will find out how many hands are left before bagging.  After the bagging process is complete, official Flight 1A chip counts will be posted.  

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Roni Zelichonok Leads the Way, But Has Numerous Players On His Heels

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 20

Roni Zelichonok (Aventura, FL) has $488 in lifetime tournament earnings, with his first recorded result coming just a month ago (during the Fun In the Sun series at Hard Rock).

Play entered Level 12 just moments ago, with the final break of the flight to follow its conclusion.  Blinds are now 1,000/2,000/2,000, with a chip average of 62,000 (31bb).  Roni Zelichonok (Aventura, FL) is currently leading the field (with a stack of 135,000), but has a handful of players within striking distance (including Gary Fitzgerald).  

Roni Zelichonok - 135,000 (67bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Remaining Players In The Flight 1A Field (By Table Lineup)

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/1,600)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 27

Flight 1A is now entering it's homestretch, with just three scheduled levels left to play.  There will be a break after Level 12, and once players return to finish Level 13, the bagging process will then begin (unless the 10% mark is reached before that point).  Listed below, are the players that are still active in the field, and trying to find themselves a Day 2 bag:

Table 3

1. Roni Zehichonok
2. Skip McDonough
3. Jack Battaglia
4. Marc Sacheli
5. Donald Williams
6. Robert Antunes
7. Christopher Arcidiacano
8. Joe Gigliero

Table 4

1. Teddy Andesse
2. Steve Raemen
3. Mark Dube
4. Kiaran McGlaughlin
5. Michael Weinberg
6. Mike Fryett
7. Jean Pierre Gagnon
8. Jerry Willis
9. Gary Fitzgerald
10. Rodney Moret-Rojas

Table 9

1. Christopher Lawson
2. Frank Traino
3. John Magnetta
4. Zaki Lichaa
5. Scott Baumstein
6. David Stokes
7. Andrew Kaplan
8. Nagui Yassa
9. Bob Flacco

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1A Field

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/1,200)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 28

Players are now one level removed from the registration break, with the landscape of the leaderboard finally coming into focus.  Updated chip counts from the beginning of Level 10 are posted below:

Rodney Moret-Rojas - 125,000 (104bb)

Jean Pierre Gagnon - 120,000 (100bb)

Gary Fitzgerald - 80,000 (66bb)

Donald Williams - 75,000 (62bb)

Christopher Lawson - 70,000 (58bb)

Nagui Yassa - 60,000 (50bb)

Scott Baumstein - 35,000 (29bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): With Registration Now Closed, The Official Numbers For Flight 1A Are In

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/1,000)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 30

Registration for Flight 1A of the $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) is now closed, officially attracted a total of (62) entries, of which (30) currently remain.  The $18,910 from this prize pool will go to the overall number, which is well on pace to eclipse the $50,000 posted number.  The remaining pair of flights need only to average (50) entries to eclipse the guarantee, with Flight 1B's field already over (21) entries in the first level. 

Updated chip counts from the field will be posted to begin Level 10.

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Jean Pierre Gagnon Entering Uncharted Waters, Heads To Registration Break With The Chip Lead

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/800)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Jean Pierre Gagnon (Quebec) may not be familiar to followers of the blog, but he's making his introduction in a big way.

Jean Pierre Gagnon (Quebec) is a relative unknown in our South Florida poker community, with just three tournament results on his resume.  Each of those cashes came here at the Isle Poker Room, with two during 2017's Battles At The Beach, and one during last year's Battle At The Beach.  While his lifetime earnings of $1,059 would leave some to believe there is inexperience in the tournament court, Gagnon only spends a short time in Florida each year (between here and Canada), so his forte could be cash games (or even online action).

Gagnon is going to let his results to the talking today though, as he is the first player to eclipse the century, and will head to the registration break with over 130,000.  As just mentioned, players will take a ten minute break after this level, at which point registration for Flight 1A will close.  We will bring all of the official numbers from the flight following that point, but those still interested in playing, have Flight 1B (3:00pm) and Flight 1C (6:00pm) to choose from.  

Jean Pierre Gagnon - 135,000 (168bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Keeping An Eye On Isle Poker Notables Outside The Room, Ian O'Hara Reaches WPT Borgata Final Table

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/600)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 52

Ian O'Hara has seen great success at tournaments here at the Isle Poker Room, and now has his eyes on a WPT title (photo courtesy World Poker Tour).

While today's focus is on Flight 1A of the $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), we would be remiss to not congratulate Isle Poker notable Ian O'Hara, on reaching the final table of the WPT Borgata Main Event.  The $3,500 No Limit Hold'em event attracted a total of 1,415 entrants, and an official prize pool of $4,529,415.  In a new "twist" to certain WPT spots this year, the final table will be played out on March 13th (in Las Vegas).  O'Hara currently has over $150,000 locked up, but has his sights on the $728,430 up top (and coveted WPT Champions Cup).  Listed below are the remaining players, along with chip counts heading to final table, and potential payouts:

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Gary Fitzgerald Knocks One Out, Climbs The Leaderboard

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 6 (Blinds 300/500/500)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 

Gary Fitzgerald (Miami, FL) saw his pocket nines hold up moments ago, allowing him to shoot up the Flight 1A leaderboard. 

We didn't happen to catch the action, but moments ago, Alcides Gomez was spotted leaving Table 1.  His 10♠ 8♠ fell to the 9♥ 9♦ of Gary Fitzgerald (Miami, FL), after the two got it in on a flop of J♠ 7♣ 3♥.  The turn and river stayed clean for Fitzgerald, who scooped up the pot, and increased his stack to 65,000.  That looks to be the chip leading number at the moment, but there is still a very long way to go in the flight. 

Gary i just a few months removed from his career best cash, finishing in 21st place during the opening event of the Rock N' Roll Poker Open (Hard Rock Hollywood).  The deep run was worth $4,786, as his career earnings now stand at $18,657.

Gary Fitzgerald - 65,000 (130bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): An Early Look At Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1A Field

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/400)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 47

Players are now back from their first break of the day, and are posting new blinds of 200/400/400. Mike Fryett (Palm City, FL) is currently leading the field (with a stack of 57,000), and is making his return to the Isle Poker Room after a year away.  Fryett holds lifetime earnings of $69,792, including a pair of deep runs in $100,000 GTD stand-alone events on last January's schedule.  Updated chip counts from the end of Level 4 are posted below:

Mike Fryett - 57,000 (142bb)

Marc Sacheli - 40,000 (100bb)

Michael Weinberg - 36,000 (90bb)

Rodney Moret-Rojas - 30,000 (75bb)

Gary Fitzgerald - 30,000 (75bb)

Nagui Yassa - 29,000 (72bb)

John Magnetta - 28,000 (70bb)

Christopher Lawson - 21,000 (52bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Yaroslav Nakonechnyy Quietly Succeeds Under The Radar

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 4 (Blinds 200/300/300)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 43

Yaroslav Nakonechnny (Las Vegas, NV) is no stranger to the Isle Poker Room's blog, having made numerous deep runs in the past two years.

Yaroslav Nakonechnyy (Las Vegas, NV) is a player who has a very "introverted" demeanor at the table, always with his headphones on, and while he watches video/movies on his iPad.  Even when he's involved in a hand, the quiet and laid back stance continues.  Those that keep quiet, are usually those that once has to look out for at the poker table, which is the case with Yaroslav.  He has over $216,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, and is coming off a solid run in the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em WPT Deepstacks Main Event (during the most recent Lucky Hearts Poker Open).

Nakonechnny reached the final three tables of the event, eventually bowing out in 23rd place, which was worth $7,975.  Interesting to note, it was Yaroslav's fifteenth cash in a row, that saw a return of at least $1,100.  Nakonechnny finds himself at Table 1, which opened up just a few moments ago, as the Flight 1A field continues to grow.

Players will be taking their first break of the day at the end of this level, and will return to Level 5, with new blinds of 200/400/400.

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Rodney Moret-Rojas Making A Habit Of Final Tabling Isle Poker Major Events

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/200)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 41

Rodney Moret-Rojas (Troy, MI) feels like he's going to win each time he sits at a tournament table here at the Isle, and who could blame him, with two big scores in the past four months.  

Rodney Moret-Rojas (Troy, MI) was a name we'd seen numerous times since the inception of the Isle Poker Room's blog, but since October of last year, he's been one of the primary focuses.  Rodney first won Event #6 of the 2018 Isle Open, which was a $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD).  He took first place money in a four-way deal, which was worth $25,711.  At the time, Moret-Rojas wasn't in love with the idea of chopping, but couldn't pass up the value of the ICM numbers.  

Fast forward three months, and Moret-Rojas found himself once again at a major final table, this time during the $200 No Limit Hold'em "Isle New Year Kickstart" ($100,000 GTD).  With nine players remaining in the tournament, Rodney was posed with a potential ICM deal, again holding the chip lead at the time of the talks.  It look a slight bit of time before he would agree to the chop, but eventually came to terms with a $18,764 score.

It's no surprise that Rodney is back in the field today, as he joins a group of players to arrive in the last thirty minutes:

Jonathan Steward

Cary Hecker

Zaki Lichaa

Nagui Yassa

John Magnetta

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Michael Weinberg Returns To Action, Off Deep Run In The "Bankroll Builder"

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 2 (Blinds 100/200)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 26

Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) is just two weeks removed from a deep run in the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).

The last time we saw Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL), he was going deep in the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD), which ran just two weeks ago.  The tournament's Day 2 moved swiftly, and was all about keeping the stack "above water,"' which Weinberg was able to do until the final three tables.  Michael ended up getting eliminated in 31st place, which was worth $430.  The results brought his earnings to $24,227, and stands as he most recently cash.  Michael's in today's Flight 1A field, and hoping to bag chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  Some other early notables in the field include:

Paul Shafran 

Robert Flacco 

Steve Raeman

Russell Friedman

Donald Williams

Thomas Gari

Richard Leger

Stanley Aufseher

David Stokes

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Starting Off The Month February Right, With A "Condensed" Weekend Multi

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)

Total Flight 1A Entries: N/A

As February starts, there is no waiting for players looking for great tournament action, as today begins the $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD).  The event runs over the next two days, with three starting flights on today's schedule (Flight 1A at 11:00am, Flight 1B at 3:00pm, and Flight 1C at 7:00pm), and Day 2 tomorrow (at 1:00pm).  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting flights, levels that last (30) minutes in length, and registration open through Level 8.  Each of the flights are scheduled to conclude after Level 13, or if the field reaches the 10% mark (whichever occurs first).  

There will be live blogged coverage of today's afternoon flight (11:00am), which will conclude at the bagging process, and pick back up for tomorrow's Day 2.  This is one of the first time we are seeing a tournament format like this (with three starting flights all on the same day), so it will be interesting to see how things end up after tonight's final flight.

It's time to "shuffle up and deal," as the first hand of the event is now being dealt.

Friday, February 1st: February Starts Of With $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), Three Starting Flights On Today's Schedule

ICYMI: Thursday's tournament schedule began with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which boasted a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Registration for the event closed with (25) entries, with the $3,000 prize pool scheduled to be spread across four payspots.  Once the money bubble burst, the remaining four players agreed to a deal, with Yesniel Pulido (Davie, FL) taking home first place money.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Yesniel Pulido (Davie, FL) $1,000
2. Leonard Feldman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $730
3. William Swicicki (Boca Raton, FL) $685
4. Robert Flacco (Ambler, PA) $585

The evening time slot hosted a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty," one of the longest tenured recurring tournaments.  Yesterday's installment saw a field that closed with (23) entries, and an official prize pool of $1,656.  Three spots were scheduled to get paid, and once Howard Katz (Deerfield Beach, FL) was eliminated in third place, the final two players agreed to a heads-up deal.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Michael Stonehill (Orlando, FL) $725
2. Stan Walkanowski (Saratoga Springs, FL) $600
3. Howard Katz (Deerfield Beach, FL) $331

Tournaments: February's tournament schedule starts strong, with a $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) event.  There are three starting flights for the event, all of which fall on today's slate.  Players can choose from Flight 1A (at 11:00am), Flight 1B (at 3:00pm), or Flight 1C (at 7:00pm).  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, levels that last (30) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Each of the flights are scheduled to wrap up after Level 13, or when the field reaches the 10% mark...whichever comes first.  Those that are fortunate to bag chips for Day 2, will be returning to action tomorrow afternoon (at 1:00pm), with the event to play to a conclusion.

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

11:00am - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1A

- 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 (30) minutes

3:00pm - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- 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 (30) minutes

7:00pm - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- 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 (30) minutes