FSPC Event #2: Official Chip Counts & Day 2 Seating Assignments (Flight 1A-1B)

2019 Florida State Poker Championships
$130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 416
Players Remaining: 70

Friday, July 19th: Event #2 Of The FSPC Opens All Eyes, As First Pair Of Flights Attracts Over 400 Combined Entries!!!

ICYMI: Coming into the 2019 Florida State Poker Championships, it was clear which event was going to attract the largest field...but nobody could have predicted what happened over the course of the opening day of Event #2.  Flight 1A, which started at 11:00am, saw registration closed with over 200 entries in the field (officially 210)!!! From that number, (40) players bagged chips for Day 2, led by Event #1 winner Vittorio Faricelli.  Official chip counts from Flight 1A are listed below:

Vittorio	Faricelli	702,000
Paul	Efron	679,000
Shannon	McCloud	521,000
Larry	Pallini	445,000
Richard	Wetter	445,000
Callahan	Cruz	442,000
Michael	Tufaro	410,000
Ariel	Williams	406,000
Joe	Gale	376,000
Ken	Bruno	363,000
Stuart	Cheshire	355,000
Eric	Ward	341,000
Mitchell	Weinberger	320,000
Solange	Lucas	317,000
Nancy	Thomas	310,000
Henry	Bilete	309,000
Jeffrey	Crawford	254,000
Marc	Culberson	253,000
Justin	Levy	235,000
Adam	Weinberger	234,000
Heller	Dassuncao	219,000
Alvaro Vivas	Grisales	217,000
Tim	Shane	214,000
Gregg	Jaffy	208,000
Brian	Kicklighter	206,000
Lou	Stadler	205,000
Joe	Mancuso	190,000
Kimberly	Jones	185,000
Michael	Moreno	157,000
Jimmy	Tomblin	132,000
Lanel	Delgado	127,000
George	Tardugno	106,000
Chris	Zollo	102,000
Arnold	Cohen	98,000
Markus	Petteway	85,000
Will	Underdown	83,000
Gil	Guadalpi	81,000
Allen	Stern	72,000
Rickie	Baboolial	71,000
John	Blevins	66,000

With the incredible start to the tournament, players began to wonder...was that just a strong rush, or is this how these flights are going to be moving forward.  For now, it looks like this may be a trend, as Flight 1B ended up with a total of (206) entries.  A total of (30) player bagged chips from the evening flight, with official counts listed below:

Bradley	Sexton	997,000
John	Magnetta	726,000
Joe	DiPrima	649,000
Luciano	Nardi	489,000
Ricardo	Velasco	479,000
Troy	Marchese	478,000
Herman	Alter	474,000
Brian	Dunn	466,000
Steven	Fostoff	455,000
Manuel	Jo	424,000
David	Nowling	397,000
Randal	Fernandez	377,000
Jose	Parra	345,000
Diane	Linke	330,000
Gyorgy	Cseke	326,000
Joseph	Kearns	312,000
Harry	Freeman	304,000
David	Coughlin	281,000
Jose	Vargas	243,000
Jason	Ficosso	203,000
Sabos	Ferrer	198,000
Joseph	Petrolino	192,000
Wanlop	Phonphornwithoon	184,000
Melissa	Mancini	168,000
Alex	Funes	165,000
David	Shifrel	146,000
Paul	Lopez	122,000
Antonio	Campbell	114,000
Chad	Millward	104,000
Adel	Jo	N/A

In total, there were (416) entries over the course of the opening day, with (70) players having booked tickets to Monday's Day 2.  The prize pool is already at $41,600, with six starting flights still to be played!!! The $100,000 guarantee is basically just a formality now, as we watch to see how large the official numbers gets.

Tournaments: Event #2 ($130 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD)  has six flights over the next three days, with Day 2 players returning on Monday (at 1:00pm).  Each of the starting flights are structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that will last (30) minutes throughout the event.  Registration is open through Level 8 each day, allowing players who decide to enter last minute, a great opportunity to still play deep tournament poker.  Today's action begins at 11:00am with Flight 1C, and will be followed by Flight 1D, which begins at 6:00pm.

Sandwiched between the two starting flights for Event #1, is another $80 No Limit Hold'em Step Satellite, into the $340 NLH FPSC Main Event Mega (July 23rd).

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens the doors seven day a week!!!  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

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

11:00am: 2019 Florida State Poker Championships | Event #2 $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- Players start with 50,000 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: $80 NLH Step-Satellite Into $340 FSPC Main Event Mega-Satellite ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD) 3 Seats GTD

- Players start with 8,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (15) minutes

6:00pm: 2019 Florida State Poker Championships | Event #2 $130 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D

- Players start with 50,000 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