Marcel McGray - 794,000
Jairo Carrillo - 729,000
Frank Scala - 464,000
Joe Lamberta - 448,000
Aftab Shakoor - 441,000
Shannon McCloud - 382,000
Tracy Scala - 362,000
James Hamburger - 328,000
Thomas Gari - 317,000
Edgar Cruz - 267,000
Duane Dekeyser - 222,000
Hoa Lang - 188,000
Harry Silva - 160,000
Adam Stade - 94,000
Just as the afternoon flight's action was wrapping up, the evening flight (Flight 1B) got it's cards in the air. After eight levels of open registration, the Flight 1B field would close with (83) total entries, of which (9) players bagged chips for Day 2. James Tomblin bagged the chip lead, and the overall Day 1 chip lead, bringing (857,000) to Monday's Day 2. Official Flight 1B chip counts are listed below:
James Tomblin - 857,000
Joe Pozos - 642,000
Brian Dunn - 616,000
Nagui Yassa - 500,000
Elyahe Henn - 422,000
Corey Peacock - 409,000
Patricio Gonzalez - 360,000
Craig Caffro - 196,000
David Brainard - 150,000
The opening day of the "Chip Buster" finished with a total of (187) entries, and a running prize pool of $18,700. The final eight flights need to average (136) entries per, in order to reach the posted guarantee of $100,000.
Tournaments: The $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) rolls on over the course of the day, with the second pair of opening flights on the schedule. Each of the flights have the same great structure, with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8. Official chip counts from each flight will be posted at the end of play every evening.
Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven days a week (9:00am on Saturday and Sunday). 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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($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
6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($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