Allen Stern - 521,000
Michael Newman - 401,000
Armando Del Pozo - 379,000
Vicki Holmes - 358,000
Danny Blackburn - 344,000
Marc Duquette - 321,000
John Aycock - 295,000
Michael Tait - 283,000
Scott Levitt - 275,000
Tony Burns - 258,000
Warren Jurkowitz - 227,000
Harjinder Chawla - 216,000
Nancy Birnbaum - 177,000
Mario James - 166,000
Michael Goodman - 162,000
Ben James - 143,000
Jonathan Ounjian - 125,000
Cathy Miller - 101,000
Errol Massey - 97,000
Cybel Cabrero - 94,000
Flight 1H, which got underway at 6:00pm, ended up being the largest of the eight flights to have been completed to this point. Registration for the flight closed with (130) entries, of which (20) players bagged chips for Day 2. Gerson Marques bagged the Flight 1H chip lead (629,000), with the official counts listed below:
Gerson Marques - 629,000
Joshua Eran Zur - 628,000
Gary Fitzgerald - 584,000
Willie Wiggins - 436,000
Patrick Tobar - 419,000
Daniel Uzzi - 381,000
David Feyjin - 360,000
Carlos Torres Vazquez - 340,000
Jordan Shamah - 339,000
Michael Marks - 336,000
Eric Kolodny - 313,000
Larry Sullivan - 304,000
James Sebastiano - 289,000
Alex Shafran - 263,000
Diego Lezcano - 224,000
Christian Cue Ovidiu - 210,000
Antonio Colon - 208,000
Jean Holland - 134,000
Michael Gutterman - 65,000
Rafael Perez Guerrero - 41,000
With just two flights remaining, the "Chip Buster" now has a total of (643) entries, of which (101) players are scheduled to return for Day 2. The $86,805 prize pool is well ahead of pace to crush the guarantee, which should be surpassed before the end of this afternoon's flight.
Tournaments: For those players interested in joining the "Chip Buster" action, today is the final opportunity to enter the $175 No Limit Hold'em event. There is an 11:00am flight (Flight 1I), and 6:00pm flight (Flight 1J), giving players two opportunities to try and bag for tomorrow's Day 2. The tournament is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and has registration that is open through Level 8.
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 - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1I
- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 2nd)
6:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1J
- 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
- Day 2 on Monday (September 2nd)
