Sunday, October 13, 2019

Sunday, October 13th: Event #3 Reaches Final Pair Of Flights, With (50) Players Already Eyeing Tomorrow's Day 2

ICYMI: Saturday's Isle Open schedule hosted the third pair of starting flights for Event #3 ($130 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 GTD).  Flight 1E got the day started at 11:00am, and saw registration close with (54) entries, of which (6) players bagged chips for tomorrow's Day 2 (Monday at 12:00pm).  Official chip counts from the afternoon's flight are listed below:

Dana Leonaggeo - 483,500
Mahmoud Masri - 344,000
Sara Azmi - 320,500
Paul Gold - 282,000
Frank Velasquez - 117,000
Eric Piderit - 73,500

The evening flight (Flight 1F) ended up closing just one entry short of becoming the largest to have been played, officially attracting (71) entries.  It was the first flight to reach the bagging process with double-digit players, as (11) players made it to Day 2.  Official Flight 1F chip counts are listed below:

Jason Prest - 302,000
Gil Aboodi - 291,000
Leo Chavel - 277,000
Engelbarth Valera - 240,000
David Feyjin - 229,000
Carlos Torres Vazquez - 197,000
Hector Mariani - 171,000
Rodolfo Tormes - 159,000
Larry Sullivan - 135,000
John Scigliano - 72,000
Leonid Goldshteyn - 58,000

After six completed flights, Event #3 has attracted a total of (369) entries, of which (50) players have bagged chips for Day 2.  The current prize pool sits at $36,900, with today's pair of flights needing to average (66) entries, to reach the $50,000 guarantee.

Tournaments:  Today is the final day for players to try and bag chips for Event #3, trying to join the (50) to have booked tickets to Monday's festivities. Event #3, which is a $130 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), continues at 11:00am this afternoon.  Flight 1H (along with the rest of the flights that follow) is structured with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 16 (or if the field reaches it's 10% mark), with those that bag for Day 2, returning at 12:00pm on Monday (October 14th).

Flight 1I gets underway just around the time the afternoon flight is bagging (6:00pm), with the structure mirroring the earlier action.


Promotions: The "standard" high hands will be awarding $300 every (30) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  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.



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

11:00am: 2019 Isle Open | Event #3 $130 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- Players start with 30,000 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 2 on Monday (October 14th)

6:00pm: 2019 Isle Open | Event #3 $130 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- Players start with 30,000 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 2 on Monday (October 14th)