Simon Phillips - 1,239,000
Cody Ferguson - 806,000
Marc Wolfe - 660,000
Eric Kolodny - 465,000
William Underdown - 300,000
Oscar Arrieche - 290,000
Jacques Brutus - 288,000
Michael Corbett - 276,000
Chien Chui - 275,000
Danielle Basterache - 250,000
Bessie Colon - 201,000
Antonio Campbell - 109,000
Kenneth Arnaez - 81,000
The numbers got even larger for Flight 1H (the 5:00pm flight), as registration closed with a total of (117) entries, of which (15) players bagged chips for tomorrow's Day 2. Official Flight 1H chip counts are listed below:
Archibald Barrant 1,586,000
Chris Zito - 796,000
Stewart Yaneik - 742,000
Oleg Minavichev - 634,000
Jeff Morrison - 303,000
Farrell Lapi - 294,000
Richard Shoemaker - 278,000
Carlos Vazquez - 276,000
Yuri Chiozzo - 173,000
William Romano - 172,000
Michael Gutterman - 167,000
Katrina Powers - 152,000
Marc Cohen - 142,000
Brooks Long - 99,000
Denis Krasikov - 88,000
If players were looking for an overlay, they were looking in the wrong place, as this installment of the "Chip Buster" will surely eclipse the guarantee today. There have been (566) entries to this point in the event, with (79) players scheduled to return tomorrow. The $76,410 prize pool needs only (175) more entries to eclipse the $100,000 guarantee, with the final pair of flights on today's schedule.
Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the final pair of starting flights. There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1G), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1H), with a satellite sandwiched in between. The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8. Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action. The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm.
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.
10:00am - $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 30th)
5:00pm - $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 30th)
