$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Official End Of Flight 1A Chip Counts

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 16 (Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 6

Hal	Pawluk	391,000
Don	Dove	272,000
Bruno	Fortin	149,000
Ed	Vasconcelos	127,000
Arlene	Vazquez	113,000
David	Brofsky	111,000

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Entering The Final Level Of Play On The "Bagging Bubble"

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 16 (Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 7

It looked as if Flight 1A was for sure going to wrap up in Level 15, but there have been seven players remaining for the last (25) minutes.  We saw a couple of all-ins towards the latter stages of the level (from Dave Brofsky and Arlene Vazquez), but their shoves both got through.  It's a toss-up whether the flight will reach the end of Level 16 (or stop at the 10% mark, after one more elimination), but once the action has concluded, we will bring you the official chip counts from the flight.

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Hal Pawluk Holds The Monster Stack, As Flight 1A Play Enters The Homestretch

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 10

Hal Pawluk (Miami, FL) could choose to leave the table now, and he would still bag over 300,000 heading into Day 2 of this event (we all know he's not going anywhere though, until the bagging process is complete).

Flight 1A is down to it's final ten players, as they all share the same felt at Table 1, hoping to reach the bagging process.  Today's action is scheduled to conclude after Level 16, but if the 10% mark is reached beforehand (6 players), the bags will be brought out then.  Hal Pawluk holds a commanding chip lead heading into Level 15, as he sits with over 360,000 in front of him.  His closest competitor is Jacobo Mugrabi, who has a stack that's almost 100,000 shy of Pawluk's.  

Hal is looking to cash at the Isle Poker Room for the first time since last October (Isle Poker Open), and add to his live tournament resume, which boasts earnings of $14,318.

Hal Pawluk - 365,000 (91bb)

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Thomas Gari Gets Lucky To Double Up, Looking To Catch Some Heat

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/3,000)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 12

"It's the only ace I've seen in hours," Thomas Gari said when he tabled his hand, as his all-in was dominated by "Miami 305."

Of the twelve players that remain in Flight 1A, there are a handful that have chip stacks below the twenty big blind mark.  Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) was in dire straights, sitting with just 21,000 as Level 13 winded down, which equated to just eight big blinds.  He would shove from UTG just moments ago (for 21,000), and ended up getting called by "Miami 305:"

"Miami 305:" A♠ Q♦

Gari: A♦ 4♥

Runout: A♥ 9♥ 10♣ 6♥ J♥

Gari ended up running out a four-card flush to steal away the pot from "Miami," and double-up to over 50,000.  Thomas still sits below the twenty big blind mark, but earned himself a few more orbits with his newfound chips.

Thomas Gari - 52,000 (17bb)

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Final Look At Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1A Field

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 13

Players have returned from their final break of the night, and are now posting blinds of 1,500/2,500, with a 2,500 big blind ante.  Listed below, are updated counts from the field, tallied just before Level 13 got underway:

Hal Pawluk - 255,000 (102bb)

Jacobo Mugrabi - 210,000 (84bb)

Don Dove - 120,000 (48bb)

Ed Vasconcelos - 110,000 (44bb)

Bruno Fortin - 105,000 (42bb)

"Miami 305" - 75,000 (30bb)

David Brofsky - 68,000 (27bb)

Arlene Vazquez - 66,000 (26bb)

Jean Pierre Gagnon - 51,000 (20bb)

Robert Tanner - 50,000 (20bb)

Bassel E. - 36,000 (14bb)

Paul Martine - 34,000 (13bb)

Thomas Gari - 22,000 (8bb)

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Lineups For Remaining Pair Of Flight 1A Tables, List Of Full Field

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 17

Phillip Consolo (Aventura, FL) decided to pass on the WSOP Circuit events at Coconut Creek, and is now in line to bag chips in this opening flight.

Level 12 began moments ago, with the blinds going up to 1,000/2,000, and a 2,000 big blind ante.  At the conclusion of this level, the remaining players will head on their final break, returning to finish up the flight's action.  Listed below, are the table lineups for Table 1 and Table 2, which are the remaining active tables in the Flight 1A field:

Table 1

1. Phillip Consolo
2. Ed Vasconcelos
3. Don Dove
4. Geoff Maslovich
5. Bassel E.
6. Robert Tanner
7. Hal Pawluk
8. David Poces

Table 2

1. Bruno Fortin
2. Arlene Vazquez
3. Paul Martine
4. Jean Pierre Gagnon
5. Thomas Gari
6. Daniel Wayson
7. Jacobo Mugrabi
8. "Miami 305"
9. David Brofsky

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): New Name Up Top, As Robert Tanner Vaults Up The Leaderboard

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 18

Robert Tanner (Wellington, FL) has over $75,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, headlined by two major wins (WSOP Circuit, and Isle Poker Classic).

As we were heading towards the tournament area moments ago, Garrick Young was spotted heading down the escalator, which was pretty surprising (considering he was one of the top five stacks less than thirty minutes ago).  His elimination brought the field down to (20) players, and caused Table 3 to break, as players from that table found their new seating assignments.  Still racking up his chips at Table 3 was Robert Tanner (Wellington, FL), who knocked out Young, and assumed the chip lead after winning one of the larger pots of the day.

Tanner has had a very successful last two years, beginning with his trophy win during the 2017 Isle Classic.  Robert took first place in a chop of Event #16 ($150 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD), which was worth $14,202.  At the time, that was his career best cash, but he would surpass that number during last year's WSOP Circuit at Coconut Creek.  Tanner won his first ring after taking down Event #4 ($360 No Limit Hold'em "Double Stack Turbo") for $18,810.

Robert Tanner - 160,000 (100bb)

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): As The Field Shrinks...Stack Grow, Updated Flight 1A Chip Counts

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 25

Players are now a level removed from the registration break, with action spread across three tournament tables.  Listed below, are some of the top stacks from the remaining Flight 1A field:

Jacobo Mugrabi - 140,000 (116bb)

Thomas Gari - 95,000 (79bb)

Bruno Fortin - 72,000 (60bb)

Garrick Young - 70,000 (58bb)

Hal Pawluk - 68,000 (56bb)

Dennis Durand - 52,000  (43bb)

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Tournament Off To Strong Start, As Flight 1A Close With (58) Entries

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 29

Registration for Flight 1A of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) is now closed, with the tournament getting off to a very solid start.  There are currently (29) players remaining, from a total of (58) entries.  The $6,554 prize pool from this flight will be combined with the pools from the upcoming seven flights, and looks to surely be on pace to cruise past the posted guarantee of $50,000.

Updated chip counts from the field will be posted to start Level 10, as the landscape of the leaderboard really begins to take shape.

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Jacobo Mugrabi Catches Some Heat, Leads As Players Head To Second Break

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/800)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 56

Jacobo Mugrabi (Miami, FL) is the only player to have surpassed the century mark in the Flight 1A field, but that's likely to change over the next level or two.

As players prepare to head on their second break of the day (at the end of this level), Jacobo Mugrabi (Miami, FL) has separated himself from the rest of the field.  The only player to have eclipsed the century mark, Jacobo is looking to build on a nice result last month, during the Lucky Hearts Poker Open.  Mugrabi reached the final table of Event #7 ($360 No Limit Hold'em), and ended up finishing in 7th place, for a career best score of $2,714.  

Mugrabi now has $9,189 in lifetime tournament earnings, and is just a deep run away from eclipsing the $10,000 milestone mark.  Once players return from break, we will bring you the official numbers from Flight 1A, followed by updated chip counts from the field.

Jacobo Mugrabi - 105,000 (131bb)

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Hitting Gin On The River, Then Having To Make A "Somewhat" Crying Call

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/600)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 54

Ed Vasconcelos (West Palm Beach, FL) knew there were a number of hands that beat his king-high straight, but wasn't about to surrender, after getting there on the river.

There are few things in poker like drawing to a hand as you head to the river, and hitting one of your outs on the final street.  Then there are the moment that happens, and your opponent shoves all-in against you, making things slightly disconcerting.  That exact situation played out moments ago at Table 1, as two players watched the dealer complete a board of Q♠ J♥ 4♠ 6♣ K♠.  

Not even three seconds passed before the player in the small blind tossed in his remaining 5,600 (which was about a half-pot sized bet).  Ed Vasoncelos (West Palm Beach, FL) didn't seem too happy about making the call, but having made a straight on the river, he was going to make his opponent show a flush (or broadway).  Vasconcelos watched as his adversary tabled Q♣ Q♥, which was one of the "shovable' river hands that Ed could beat.  He tabled his 10♦ 9♠, and scooped up the pot, leaving his opponent talking to himself, as he exited the tournament area.

Ed Vasconcelos - 41,000 (68bb)

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Previewing The "Unofficial" March Tournament Calendar (Including 2019 Battles At The Beach)

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 6 (Blinds 300/500/500)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 54

We are only days away from the release of both the March Tournament Calendar, and the schedule for the 2019 Battles At The Beach.  Posted above, is a "blog followers" only preview of the March Tournament Calendar, which has not been made "official" just yet (meaning there could be changes to what you see).  The month begins with a $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) over it's first weekend, but is highlighted by the Battles At The Beach series, which runs form March 17th through April 3rd.  The Battle's Main Event is a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD), that runs from March 29th through April 3rd.  

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Returning From First Break, We Look At Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1A Field

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/400)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 51

Players are now back from their first break of the flight, and are posting new blinds of 200/400/400 in Level 5.  Listed below, are some early updated chip counts from the field:

Don Dove - 60,000 (150bb)

Tom Starkey - 58,000 (145bb)

Jacobo Mugrabi - 45,000 (112bb)

Arlene Vazquez - 42,000 (105bb)

Francklin Michel - 40,000 (100bb)

David Poces - 37,000 (92bb)

The next break will occur after Level 8, which is commonly known as the "registration break."  Once players return for action in Level 9, the flight's registration will be closed.

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Not Traveling The Tournament Streets, But "Raising The Nuts" Stream Host Trevor Savage Stops By The Room

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 4 (Blinds 200/300/300)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 45

Trevor Savage has seen his kids become "famous" in the poker world, especially his youngest Andrew, who has played the role of numerous different notable poker players (Doug Polk for example).

For those that just follow this particular blog, or the current affairs of South Florida poker, the name Trevor "@TreMomey" Savage may not ring a bell.  If you are in that select group that doesn't know who he is, use this as "one time" suggestion to check him out.  Savage, who hails from New Jersey, used to frequent the poker room at Parx Casino (in Bensalem, PA).  He actually happened to win the first tournament that I personally covered as a blogger (Event #1 of the 2011 Parx Open Classic, which was a $500 No Limit Hold'em event).  The $18,292 result stands as his seventh largest cash, on a resume that boasts over $484,000 in live earnings.  

Trevor also has a lot of online earnings, which is a platform that has recently given him some incredible opportunities.  Once online poker cam back to the state of New Jersey, Savage put almost all of his focus towards the online grind, and began streaming his play.  Outside of his #NeverFold (cash game) escapades (in which he doesn't fold a hand down unless there is a three-bet in front of him), Savage recently starting his "Raising The Nuts" channel on YouTube.  Originally part of the Vlogger In Paradise contest, Trevor's videos (which feature his three children) became an immediate hit in the poker world.  While he didn't win a Platinum Pass into the PCA Player's Championship, he was invited down as part of the top five in the contest, and was featured (with his family) on PokerNews:

Trevor isn't playing in the tournament this weekend, but did make time in his schedule to stop by the poker room to play some 5/10 No Limit Hold'em.

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Nobody Wants More blog "Love" Than Francklin Michel

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/200)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 36

Never shy for the camera, Francklin Michel (Miami, FL) is always happy to get featured during a tournament's coverage on the blog.

"Hey man...get the camera, I'm ready for my photo," is a line we hear from Francklin Michel (Miami, FL) most every time he spots the blogger walking around the tournament floor.  Even if he said it twenty minutes prior, he'll still pull out the same line (or something similar) after a second pass.  There aren't many players that try harder to get featured on the blog than Michel, ever since his first published photo during a $250 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) in November of 2017.  Francklin ended up reaching the final table of said tournament, eventually taking home fourth place money, in a five-way deal that wrapped up the event.  The $10,676 result still stands as Michel's largest tournament cash, on a resume that boasts (26) total results.

Of those results, all but two have come here at the Isle Poker Room, one of which occurred just a few weeks ago in Maryland.  Francklin bubbled the final table of a $120 No Limit Hold'em "Triple Stacks" event, which saw him earn $441.

Some other notables in the Flight 1A field to get some blog "love" include:

Lou Stadler

Francois Gagne

Gregg Weiss

Samuel Dorvil

Thomas Gari

Daniel Wayson

Alan Levin

Paul Martine

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): When Valentine's Day Evening Takes Precedence, You Choose The Afternoon Flight

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 2 (Blinds 100/200)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 29

Gili Prizament (Biscayne Bay, FL) saw some success during last month's $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder," and is looking to best her 48th place result.

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, we are going to talk a little bit about love and relationships.  Relationships are all about "firsts," which is why we remember things like first dates, first kiss, etc.  After being with someone for an extended period of time, it's gets harder and harder to experience "firsts," but they do come along.  After years of dating fellow poker aficionado Damien Simon (Hialeah, FL), Gili Prizament (Biscayne Bay, FL) got engaged last March, meaning she is experiencing her first Valentine's Day as an engaged couple.  

That obviously a special moment in a relationship, and probably calls for an evening together...which is likely why Gili is in this afternoon's field (allowing her to keep the night clear for any plans).  Prizament was last featured during the "Bankroll Builder" in January, a tournament she ended up cashing in 48th place ($330).  The result happens to be Gili's last recorded cash, as she sets out on a course to best her career headlining result of $2,329.  

$150 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Love Is In The Air...And So Are The Cards For Flight 1A

$150 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)

Total Flight 1A Entries: N/A

February 14th is a day that people circle on their calendars each and every year, but this time around, it wasn't just because of Valentine's Day.  Today marks the beginning of the month's second $50,000 guaranteed multi-flight tournament, which has a $150 buy-in.  February's first multi came back on the first day of the month, with the $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) event eclipsing the posted guarantee, after attracting a total of (182) entries in two flights.  Zachary Mullennix ended up winning the tournament outright, after besting Gary Fitzgerald during heads-up play.  The result was Zachary's first tournament win (outright), and happened to be the start of something special, as Mullennix won his first ever WSOP Circuit ring just a few days ago.

Outside of the buy-in amount, and number of starting flights, this week's event is very similar to the one that started the month.  Players in this $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) tournament will be sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, with (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 16, or if the 10% mark is reached...whichever happens to occur first.  Those players that bag chips for Day 2, will return on Monday (February 18th) at 12:00pm, to battle it out for the title.  

As has been customary, there will be updated coverage of the afternoon flights (Flight 1A, Flight 1C, Flight 1E, and Flight 1G), along with detailed Day 2 coverage on Monday.  We will allow for the field to fill up over the first level, before taking a look at our notables in today's Flight 1A.

Thursday, February 14th: We Show Our Valentine Love With A $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Multi

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament schedule began with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor," which ran without it's usual $3,000 guarantee.  That didn't deter players from showing strong, as the field closed with (35) entries, and a prize pool of $3,500.  The posted payouts were scheduled to see three players walk way with $1,000, and a fourth place earning $500.  Those numbers were altered though, as the tournament ended in an ICM chop, with the official results listed below:

1. Alain Jolicouer (Hallandale Beach, FL) $871
2. George Lukowski (Parkland, FL) $672
3. Glenn Fassberg (Boca Raton, FL) $623
4. Glen Bruce (Brown City, MI) $614
5. Sal Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $380
6. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $340

The "Survivor" event was followed (at 6:00pm) by an $80 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 GTD) tournament.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (28) entries, and an official prize pool of $1,980.  Official results from the evening's even are listed below:

1. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $610
2. Anthony Vuleis (Pompano Beach, FL) $580
3. Walter Buss (Brussels, Belgium) $572
4. Jeffrey Oldakowski (Pompano Beach, FL) $218

Tournaments: The wait is finally over, as the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) is upon us.  The tournament begins today, with the first pair of flights on the schedule, as well as a satellite for the event.  The action begins at 11:00am, with Flight 1A of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), which is the first of eight total flights.  The structure for the flight sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, playing levels that last (30) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 8.

At 3:00pm, players can choose to take lesser expensive routes into the weekend's event, with a $40 No Limit Hold'em Satellite, guaranteeing five seats into the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD).  The satellite is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

The second flight (Flight 1B) then gets underway at 6:00pm, carrying the same structure as the afternoon flight before it (20,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration through Level 8).

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 - $150 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 - $40 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 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 - $150 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