Saturday, October 19th: Final Starting Day Of Isle Open Main Event Headlines Saturday's Schedule, With $500 High Hands Sharing Top Billing

ICYMI: After a successful Day 1A, players had their second opportunity to bag chips for Day 2 of Event #6 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD), with Day 1B getting underway at 12:00pm.  By the time play concluded for the day (after Level 10), the tournament clock showed a total of (55) entries, of which (24) players bagged chips for Day 2.  Francis Margaglione bagged the Day 1B chip lead, as the only player to eclipse the 200,000 mark.  Official chip counts from Day 1B are listed below:

Francis Margaglione - 203,000
Scott Zakheim - 182,000
Edward McNamara - 161,000
Brian Hastings - 159,000
Vadims Ivanovs - 149,500
Evan Dahl - 146,500
Richard Leger - 125,500
Brett Bader - 114,500
Tom Gity - 98,000
Jason Atherley - 94,000
Skip McDonough - 92,500
Michael Newman - 78,000
Michael Garavuso - 70,500
David Oshry - 65,500
Daniel Couzens - 56,000
Frank Argano - 55,000
Athananios Polychronopoulos - 55,000
Jason Wandling - 53,000
Matthew Smith - 52,500
Neil Blumenfield - 52,000
Michael Boykin - 47,500
Joshua Hillock - 42,500
Timothy Miles - 25,000
Victor Figueroa - 20,500

After two starting days, Event #6 of the Isle Open has attracted (95) total entries, equating to a running prize pool of $128,250.  While the pace is below the point needed to reach the guarantee, there is still today's Day 1C, and open registration on Day 2.  A total of (128) entries are needed to reach the $300,000 guarantee, with today's Day 1C expected to be the largest of the three starting days.

Tournaments: Just like the past two days, the Isle Open schedule for Saturday begins with a $340 No Limit Hold'em Turbo Satellite into the Main Event.  The first hand is scheduled to be dealt at 10:00am, with (1) seat guaranteed into Event #6.

At 12:00pm, we have the final starting day of Event #6 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD), with Day 1C expected to attract the largest field.  Players in the tournament will sit down to 40,000 unit starting stacks, play (50) minute levels, and can register throughout the day's action.  Registration will stay open through Level 12, which is the second scheduled level of Day 2.

At 6:00pm, Event #7 of the Isle Open begins, and is sure to be one of the more popular events of the series.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em event has a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool, and is structured with 25,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  This is a one-day event, with a trophy to be awarded some time in the early morning hours (Sunday).

Promotions: 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.

10:00am: 2019 Isle Open | $340 No Limit Hold'em Turbo Satellite Into Event #6 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $300,000 GTD) 1 Seat GTD

12:00pm: 2019 Isle Open | Event #6 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($300,000 GTD) Day 1C

- Players start with 40,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels, including before the first Level 13 hand is dealt (on Day 2)

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (50) minutes on Day 1, transitioning to (60) minutes on Day 2

6:00pm: 2019 Isle Open | Event #7 $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

- Players start with 25,000 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 (20) minutes