Sunday, April 21, 2019

Sunday, April 21st: Final Opportunity For Players To Enter The $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), With Guarantee To Be Eclipsed Early

ICYMI: Things just continue to impress, when it comes to the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), as yesterday's number of entries totaled (284).  Flight 1E saw registration close with (141), of which (24) players bagged chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  Official counts from the flight are listed below:

Merck Nunez - 378,000
Scott Zakheim - 199,500
Jose Reyes - 192,500
John Iglesias - 154,000
Nader Bahhur - 138,000
David Oshry - 125,500
Keith Romanovitz - 118,000
Johnathan Ouijian - 102,000
Michael Goldfarb - 96,000
Jim Sullivan - 93,500
Danny Knapp - 93,000
Pedro Palacio - 89,000
Aftab Shakoor - 89,000
Blaine McRae - 79,000
Christian Sylvester - 78,500
Russell Williams - 72,000
Joseph Hernon - 71,000
Daniel Genachte - 66,000
Elliot Zaydman - 63,000
Morris Heider - 62,000
Joe Mancuso - 55,000
Charles Odenz - 49,000
Glenn Popkin - 40,500
Arlene Vazquez - 34,000

The evening flight (Flight 1F) attracted a total of (143) entries, of which (17) players bagged chips.  Official chip counts from the flight are listed below:

Nagui Yassa - 303,000
Tony Burns - 220,000
Bobby Leff - 211,000
Thomas Puccio - 205,000
Greg Abell - 204,000
Reece Lightner - 201,000
Wanlop Phonphornwithoon - 193,000
Joshua Beckley - 192,000
Sabas Ferrer - 120,000
Ben Sriqui - 116,000
Paul Smerdon - 109,000
Joshua Smith - 109,000
Manny Perez - 108,000
David Albertson - 101,000
Kathy Pennell - 95,000
Vito Polera - 53,000
Patty Conrad - 44,000

The official prize pool for the tournament now sits at $88,044, and is just under $22,000 way from reaching the posted number (which should occur at the time Flight 1H begins).  Those still interested in joining the action, have two flights to choose from today, as Day 2 picks back up tomorrow at 12:00pm.

Tournaments: Today's tournament schedule looks very much like the weekend days that have passed, but there are two small differences to take note of.  We have the final pair of flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), and a satellite for the event, but two of the starting times have changed.  Flight 1G will begin at 11:00am (as have the rest of the afternoon flights), with the $50 No Limit Hold'em Satellite following at 2:00pm, and Flight 1H starting at 5:00pm (both are pushed back one hour).  Everyone should know the structure for the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) by now, with 18,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (25) minutes (registration open through Level 8).

The structure for the satellite stays the same as well, with starting stacks of 10,000 units, and levels that last (15) minutes (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 - $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- 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) 10 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 1H

- 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