Tracy Scala - 309,000
Christopher Buggs - 247,000
JT Mendesse - 228,000
John Krueger - 212,000
Scott Zakheim - 198,000
Sergio DiBenedetto - 132,000
Margeret Martin - 129,000
Ben Robinson - 124,000
Marc Wolfe - 117,000
Stuart Greenbaum - 95,000
Robert Gelin - 84,000
Danny Blackburn - 80,000
Richard Golonka - 57,000
Kenneth Bruno - 39,000
Just as Flight 1A was wrapping up, players began arrive for Flight 1B, which got underway at 6:00pm. Registration for the flight closed with (43) total entries, of which (8) players bagged chips for Day 2. Official Flight 1B chip countsd are listed below:
Grinan Lebert - 269,000
Elliot Goldman - 265,000
Jonathan Grasso - 191,000
Bill Napier - 172,000
Zhao Endong - 134,000
Ed Rappa - 118,000
Kenneth Bruno - 97,000
Randal Fernandez - 40,000
The first day of action saw (111) combined entries over two flights, of which (22) players bagged chips for Monday's Day 2.
Tournaments: The $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the second pair of starting flights (Flight 1C at 11:00am, and Flight 1D at 6:00pm). Each of flights carries the same structure, with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8. Each of the flights are scheduled to conclude after Level 14, with those that remain to bag chips, returning for Monday's Day 2.
There is also a $45 No Limit Hold'em satellite into the event, which begins at 2:00pm.
Promotions: The doors open at 9:00am, with three hours of "Turbo High Hands," as $100 will be awarded every (10) minutes (rollovers apply). The promotion runs from 9:00am-12:00pm, and has quickly become popular with the players (as the rollovers have seen some high hands reach the $1,000 mark!!!).
The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am. Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers). During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded. For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.
From 12:00am-3:00am, $100 high hands will be awarded every (60) minutes.
The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am. Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers). During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded. For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.
From 12:00am-3:00am, $100 high hands will be awarded every (60) minutes.
11:00am: $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C
- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes
2:00pm: $45 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes
2:00pm: $45 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
6:00pm: $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D
- Players starting with 30,000 tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will sit down to full stacks
- Levels will last (30) minutes
