Saturday, October 5, 2019

Saturday, October 5th: Final Opportunity to "Bag The Bonus," As Event #1 Opening Flights Wrap Up

ICYMI: With the weekend beginning yesterday, big numbers were expected for the third pair of Event #1 ($400 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) flights.  Flight 1E got underway at 11:00am, and by the time it ended, it would be the largest flight to have been played (in regards to entries).  The action wrapped up with (67) entries, of which (23) players bagged chips for Sunday's Day 2.  Official Flight 1E chip counts are listed below:

Devond Marshall - 351,000
Hugh Hardy - 309,500
Mohammed Tarkmani - 250,000
Daniel Blum - 201,000
AJ Gambino - 181,500
Allyn Pier - 178,000
Hal Klein - 174,500
Irwin Block - 170,000
Andrew Blake - 147,000
Marcin Plewinski - 128,500
Alan Saltzman - 128,500
Marsha Wolak - 125,500
Kevin Kamminga - 122,000
Santana Noronha - 120,000
Kobi Ribak - 118,500
David Feigenbaum - 118,000
Raminder Singh - 102,500
Alik Sitnyakovsky - 102,000
Rob Tannenbaum - 88,500
Walter Bravo - 71,000
Joseph Hernon - 62,000
Solange Lucas - 60,500
Nicolas Kurbah - 56,000

Just like the trend has been for the evening flights, Flight 1F was a little bit smaller than it's afternoon counterpart, reaching the bagging process with (36) entries showing on the clock.  Of those entries, a total of (7) players bagged chips for Day 2, with the official Flight 1F chip counts listed below:

Neal Corcoran - 372,000
Sheldon Gross - 349,000
Madrenzie Ramsay - 325,000
Larry Sullivan - 250,000
Willie Wiggins - 213,000
Evan Dollinger - 194,000
Elliot Goldman - 97,000

After six flights, Event #1 of the Isle Open has a combined (237) entries, (60) of which have bagged chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  Only (53) entries are needed to reach the $100,000 guarantee, as the current prize pool sits at $81,765.

Tournaments: Event #1 is a $400 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) tournament, with two more flights.  The tournament is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels (on Day 1), and registration that is open through Level 16.  Day 1 is scheduled to conclude after Level 14, meaning that there is open registration for two levels on Day 2 (Sunday).  The other structural change on Day 2 comes is in regards to the level length, which shifts to (40) minutes.  Flight 1G is scheduled for 11:00am, Flight 1H for 6:00pm, with a $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite sandwiched in between (at 3:00pm).

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in October).  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 $300 every (30) minutes (from 9:00am-6:00pm).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded to those that use one card to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, high hands are worth $100.

At 6:00pm, the high hands get a little "October boost," as they transition to $500 every (30) minutes.  Players that make the high hand with one card during that period, will be awarded a $250 prize.

From 12:00am-9:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am: 2019 Isle Open | Event #1 $400 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- Players start with 50,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (16) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (30) minutes on Day 1, (40) minutes on Day 2
- Day 2 on Sunday (September 6th)

3:00pm - $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into 2019 Isle Open Event #1 ($400 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 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 (15) minutes

6:00pm: 2019 Isle Open | Event #1 $400 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- Players start with 50,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (16) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (30) minutes on Day 1, (40) minutes on Day 2
- Day 2 on Sunday (September 6th)