Ty Akbalsi - 306,000
Raymond Ford - 198,000
Rafael Calfro - 170,000
Terri Siele - 162,000
Justin Levy - 142,000
Alexander Goodrich - 118,000
Allan Bieler - 114,000
Zaki Lichaa - 103,000
Patrick Capozzillo - 101,000
Dennis Zollo - 99,000
Rolando Garcia - 92,000
Michael Valdez - 70,000
Daniel Gonzalo - 43,000
Vitaly Chalka - 29,000
The field grew even larger for the evening flight (Flight 1B), as registration closed with a total of (104) entries. Action for the night wrapped up with (13) players, and Manuel Amaro leading the way. Official Flight 1B chip counts are posted below:
Manuel Amaro - 327,000
Engelberth Varela - 255,000
Paul Price - 209,000
Cornelius Rodgers - 164,000
Andrew Jones - 161,000
Steven Bennett - 161,000
Stefan Haqq - 145,000
Harry Silver - 111,000
Jonathan Marcu - 107,000
Joshua Feyers - 81,000
Nizar Dajani - 74,000
Eric Mutschler - 40,000
Mitchell Smith - 40,000
Tournaments: Today's tournament schedule mirrors that of yesterday, with two flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), and a satellite for the event. The tournament's flights are structured with 18,000 unit starting stacks, (25) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8. Players that successfully bag chips for Day 2, will return on Monday (April 22nd) at 12:00pm.
The $50 No Limit Hold'em satellite (which carries at 5 seat guarantee), is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open 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).
There is a "special" promotion that starts this evening, that will also run every Friday and Saturday in April (from 6:00pm-10:00pm). During the listed four-hour time period, high hands will be worth $500, and will be awarded every (20) minutes. In order for the qualifying high hand to be awarded the $500 prize, the hand must be made using both hole cards. Qualifying high hands that are made with one-card, will be awarded a $250 prize.
From 12:00am-9:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.
11:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C
- Players start with 18,000 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 (25) minutes
3:00pm - $50 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) 5 Seats 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 - $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D
- Players start with 18,000 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 (25) minutes
