Ron Levy - 503,000
Ellise Schisler - 459,000
Jose Gallegos - 442,000
Max Kassik - 437,000
Alan Munoz - 407,000
Brian Nelli - 405,000
Jan Espinoza - 336,000
Thao Le - 330,000
Alvaro Grisales - 322,000
Allen Stern - 273,000
Gilbert Sanchez - 258,000
Gregory Roberts - 246,000
Al Lockwood - 216,000
Alain Candales - 203,000
Paul Martine - 183,000
Gregg Weiss - 140,000
Stuart Brown - 95,000
Serena Anviz - 80,000
Alan Werner - 66,000
The evening starting flight (Flight 1D) ended up hosting the largest field to have been played, as the tournament clock showed (132) entries at the end of registration. From the number, (20) players reached the bagging process, with German Zaga (749,000) leading the group. A full list of chip counts from Flight 1D, are listed below:
German Zaga - 749,000
Rodney Moret-Rojas - 523,000
Andre Bryan - 518,000
Joe Yselonia - 491,000
Rade Stojkoski - 463,000
Nesly Jean-Baptiste - 458,000
Larry Sullivan - 429,000
Jason Barry - 421,000
Jon Grasso - 413,000
John Friedkes - 331,000
Glen Savell - 286,000
Julio Rodriguez - 244,000
Michael Krumenacker - 223,000
David McDonald - 213,000
Alexandre Chammas - 182,000
Jonathan Ounjian - 159,000
Andrew Daire - 144,000
Melissa Mancini - 140,000
William Underdown - 117,000
Tomer Akerman - 100,000
Tournaments: As mentioned above, the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) is about to "boil over," with the numbers trending upward. During the most recent major series (Florida State Poker Championships), this tournament saw almost 2,000 total entries, which may seem out of reach at the moment. With the weekend now here though, that mystical number could potentially be attained, if we see flights with above (200) entries (over the next three days). Before we get ahead of ourselves, lets focus on today's action, as the third pair of starting flights are on tap. 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 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-6:00pm). 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 6:00pm-12:00am, the high hands will still be awarded every (30) minutes, but the winning amount goes up to $500 (for high hands using both cards). Those winning high hands that are made using one card (during that time period), will be awarded $250.
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 1E
- 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 1F
- 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