"January $100,000" (Day 2): Ruberto Becomes The Chip Leader, After Big Pot Against Tom Millward

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 18 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/500)
Total Entries: 485
Players Remaining: 50

With the field now less than ten eliminations from the money, Tony Ruberto (Miami, FL) sits atop the Day 2 leaderboard.

At Table 2, Anthony Ruberto and Tom Millward would be on the turn, of a board reading J♥ 10♦ 4♠ 3♦.  After the flop went check-check, Ruberto bet the turn for 25,000, with Millward announcing that he was all-in. Both players started with well above average stacks, but the call would be for all of Ruberto's chips.  "Do you have anything," Tony asked Millward, without getting any reaction.  "I don't think I can fold," Tony continued, eventually collecting his chips and placing them on the felt for a call.

Millward confirmed that a call was made, before turning over 7♠ 7♦, seemingly knowing that he had to be beat.  Ruberto's quickly tabled K♠ K♥, and Millward would be left looking for a two-outer to win the massive pot.  The 9♦ fell on the river, meaning that Ruberto would become the Day 2 chip leader.

Tony Ruberto - 415,000 (69bb)
Tom Millward - 128,000 (21bb)

"January $100,000" (Day 2): "One Time Baby," As Salerno Runs Out Perfect

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 17 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 485
Players Remaining: 53

Mark Salerno (Woodbridge, Canada) started the day above average, and now finds himself in the top ten...after cracking Eric Polirer's pocket aces.

As we head towards the money bubble, certain hands become critical for the larger stacks, just as much they do for the shorties looking to double.  After Mark Salerno opened from early position to 16,700, action would fold to Eric Polirer (Coral Springs, FL), who three-bet shoved for just under 70,000.  Players would quickly release their hands behind, leaving the action back on Salerno.  After getting the exact count, he would make the call, and see some unfortunate news.  

Salerno's A♠ Q♣ would be up against the A♥ A♣ of Polirer, and after the K♣ 6♠ 5♠ flop, it looked as if Eric would be earning a huge double.  Many cards could have come on the turn to leave Salerno drawing dead, but the 10♣ actually left him with four outs heading to the river...one of which would arrive, in the shape of the J♠.  "Yes...one time baby," Salerno exclaimed, as he pumped his fist in celebration.  Polirer took the beat about as well as one could, and exited the tournament area, short of the money.

Mark Salerno - 230,000 (46bb)

"January $100,000" (Day 2): Day 2 Action Underway, Money Bubble Should Be Reached Quickly

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 485
Players Remaining: 63

Sheldon Gross (Hillsboro Beach, FL) stacks up his chips after removing them from his bag, returning to Day 2 as the overall chip leader (364,500).

Ralph Brandt finished the Day 2 rules announcement just a few moments ago, with the cards currently in the air for the "January $100,000" ($360 No Limit Hold'em).  Of the (63) players to return, twenty of them will walk away empty handed, as (43) reach the money.  There are close to fifteen players that returned to stacks of less than twenty big blinds, so after the "feeling out" period that starts the day, we should see eliminations happening family quickly.  

Sunday, January 7th: Players Return For Day 2 Of The "January $100,000," Ready To Crown A Winner

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament schedule hosted the final pair of opening flights for the "January $100,000" ($360 No Limit Hold'em), and it's no surprise that we saw the largest fields.  Flight 1E began at 11:00am, and after twelve levels of play, saw registration close with (123) entries.  That ended up being the largest flight of the six, and also saw the largest number of players heading to Day 2 (14).  Tom Millward (Boca Raton, FL) ended up bagging the flight's chip lead (270,000), a number that would all but guarantee him one of the four chip lead bonuses.  There were also some other large stacks to come out of the flight, belonging to Jose Parra (245,000), Jerry Erickson (242,500), and Marc Sacheli (225,000).  A full listing of the chip counts from the flight can be found by clicking here.

Flight 1F was the final opportunity for players to try and bag chips for the event, and while it wasn't the largest flight, we did see three of the top four overall chip counts come from it.  There were a total of (106) entries in the flight, with (13) players successfully reaching the bagging process.  Topping the counts (and earning seats into the end of month $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single Ante) were Sheldon Gross (364,500), Al Gomez (273,000), Lukas Pribyl (247,500).  A full list of the players to have bagged chips from Flight 1F can be found by clicking here.

The first multi-flight event of the year attracted a total of (485) entries, and an official prize pool of $135,500.  The payouts were listed earlier in the morning, with first place scheduled to take home $28,995.

Tournaments: Players from the "January $100,000" that bagged chips for today's Day 2 will be returning at 12:00pm, reach to play down to a winner.  The tournament's structure sees no changes, as levels will last (30) minutes over the course of the afternoon/evening.

There is a second tournament on today's tournament schedule, with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($2,500) beginning at 6:00pm.  The event is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (15) minutes.  There is an optional add-on at the end of registration (Level 10), seeing a return of 10,000 units for $25.

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands.  From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted that started back on November 1st, players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand!!!  The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).

12:00pm - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Day 2

- Players start with 18,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (30) minutes

- All Day 1's will play (15) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

- The top four stacks, after all of the starting flights have been completed, will earn entry into the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD) on January 26th.

6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Levels are (15) minutes in length

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($25 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

"January $100,000" (Day 2): Official Event Payouts, $28,995 Up Top

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 485
Players Remaining: 64

"January $100,000" (Day 2): Official Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Counts)

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 485
Players Remaining: 64

First	Last	Chips	Table	Seat
Sheldon	Gross	364,500	9	2
Al	Gomez	273,000	3	3
Thomas	Millward	270,000	6	3
Lukas	Pribyl	247,500	3	4
Jose	Parra	245,000	1	5
Jerry	Erickson	242,500	2	2
Marc	Sacheli	225,000	9	3
Josh	Wasserman	216,500	3	8
Kathy	Sapp	213,500	9	5
Damion	Loli	198,500	5	5
Francisco	Palido	197,000	13	4
Richard	Kirsch	190,000	5	8
TJ	Shulman	188,000	2	4
Adam	Koppel	180,000	1	8
Greg	Spinder	180,000	3	1
Scott	Levitt	175,000	1	3
Andre	Chaviano	170,500	13	2
Bruce	Kahn	159,500	4	3
Nicholas	Persad	157,000	13	7
Jacob	Milheim	155,500	6	9
Mark	Salerno	155,500	13	9
Jeff	Kessler	149,000	13	5
Charles	Marik	148,000	6	2
Matt	Lambrecht	147,500	4	10
John	Magnetta	147,500	13	1
Brandon	Lulov	142,500	1	4
Tony	Ruberto	142,500	2	8
Michael	Newman	139,000	9	7
Paul	Balzano	138,000	5	1
Walter	Bravo	137,500	1	9
Saul	Gold	137,500	6	7
Engelbarth	Verela	135,500	2	6
Joshua	Rittenberg	131,000	6	1
Raminder	Singh	121,500	3	6
Omar	Yates	120,000	10	5
Michel	Dubrevil	118,000	6	8
Scott	Zakheim	116,000	5	7
Robert	Leff	116,000	2	9
Mike	Fryett	115,000	5	6
Justin	Levy	112,500	4	9
Felix	Reznick	111,500	13	6
Richard	Whitebrook	110,000	10	1
William	Stanton	105,000	5	3
David	White	101,500	1	6
Andre	Rakusa	100,000	4	6
Brian	Nerney	97,000	10	8
Alex	Brody	96,500	3	2
Richard	Leger	93,500	9	10
Andrew	Dakoski	90,000	1	10
Cesar	Solares	84,500	9	1
Steven	McKoy	79,500	4	4
Frank	Scala	77,000	4	2
Skip	McDonough	71,500	2	1
Gregg	Jaffy	66,000	2	7
Yoav	Levy	65,500	5	2
A.	Nonymous	58,000	3	9
Eric	Polirer	56,000	4	8
Charlie	Wells	54,000	4	5
Sam	Ganzfried	49,500	1	1
Ken	Bruno	45,000	10	10
Marcello	Nucci	42,000	9	4
David	Poces	39,500	9	8
Michael	Tait	39,000	10	2

"January $100,000" (Flight 1F): Official End Of Flight 1F Chip Counts

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500)
Total Flight 1F Entries: 106
Flight 1F Players Remaining: 13

Sheldon	Gross	364,500
Al	Gomez	273,000
Lukas	Pribyl	247,500
Richard	Kirsch	190,000
Tony	Ruberto	142,500
Robert	Leff	116,000
Felix	Reznick	111,500
William	Stanton	105,000
David	White	101,500
Cesar	Solares	84,500
Steven	McKoy	79,500
Eric	Polirer	56,000
Marcello	Nucci	42,000

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Official End Of Flight 1E Chip Counts

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 123
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 14

Thomas	Millward	270,000
Jose	Parra	245,000
Jerry	Erickson	242,500
Marc	Sacheli	225,000
Scott	Levitt	175,000
Andre	Chaviano	170,500
Nicholas	Persad	157,000
Michael	Newman	139,000
Paul	Balzano	138,000
Michel	Dubrevil	118,000
Justin	Levy	112,500
Richard	Whitebrook	110,000
Israel	Tzivin	58,000
Charlie	Wells	54,000

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Parra Looking To Bag Himself A Bonus

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 123
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 19

There aftermath of Jose Parra's elimination of two players (late in Level 14), helping him eclipse the 200,000 mark.

With Ellen Smith all-in pre-flop for less than a starting stack, Jose Parra would be heads up with an unknown opponent for a live side pot.  After the 6♣ 4♣ 3♠ flop, Parra checked first to act, and watched as his opponent shoved forward her stack of 45,000.  Jose quickly made the call, and would be a big favorite with K♠ K♦, against J♠ 10♠ (Smith) and Q♦ Q♠ (A. Nonymous).  The turn and river would run out clean for Parra, who scooped up the pot, and eclipsed the 200,000 mark.

Jose Parra - 240,000 (80bb)

The official chip counts from Flight 1E will be posted shortly after the bagging process has been completed.

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Final Flight Of The January $100,000 Beginning

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/400 )
Total Flight 1E Entries: 123
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 25

The cards just got in the air for Flight 1F of the "January $100,000," which is the final opportunity for players looking to bag chips to get in action.  There will be no live blogged coverage of the flight, but the official counts will be posted after the bagging process concludes (around 3:00am).  Players that are able to find themselves a bag will return tomorrow afternoon (12:00pm), with detailed coverage from the moment the cards start flying, to the moment a winner is crowned.

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): New Group Looking To Bag A Bonus

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 13 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 121
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 33

Michel Dubreuil (Sherbrook, Canada) spends his time between the U.S. and Canada, with a majority of his cashes coming north of the border.

The official numbers are now in for Flight 1E, and with a total of (123) entries, this has been the largest of the five flights to have been played to this point.  The official prize pool is now $113,700, and with one more flight this evening, we could see a final pool above $150,000.  Listed below are updated chip counts from the three remaining tables in the tournament area:

Jose Parra - 185,000
Scott Levitt - 160,000
Michel Dubrueil - 140,000
Tom Millward - 125,000
Paul Balzano - 120,000
Richard Lightbrook - 100,000

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Player Still Remaining, As Registration Closes

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 121

Scott Levitt (Delray Beach, FL) is not only still alive in the field, but he's currently thriving...sitting as one of the top stacks remaining.

For the past two days of live blogged coverage, this would be the point where we post the table lineups for the full field.  Being that today's flight attracted such a large number, there are just took many tables to list all of the names.  Therefore, we will give you a list of the notables that are still alive, as action heads to the final break. 

Stephen Smith
Zaki Lichaa
Larry Douglas
Jose Parra
Michael Newman
Al Gomez
Tom Millward
Marc Sacheli
Joshua Lowing
Scott Levitt

At the end of this level, players will take a ten minute break, and return to Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300).

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Parra Climbs, Joins A Small Group Above The Century Mark

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 120

Jose Parra (Hialeah Gardens, FL) entered the field late, but has been trending steadily upwards since taking his seat.

The action at Table 9 was approached on the river, in a hand between Jose Parra and Larry Douglas.  The full board read A♦ 10♦ J♦ 6♦ 6♠, and with just over 30,000 in the pot, Parra tossed out a wager of 20,000.  With four diamonds out there, and a paired board, Douglas went deep into the tank.  He had a stack that could absorb the call if he lost, but after about three minutes, he'd toss his hand face up in the muck (A♠ Q♥).  Parra showed Douglas J♠ J♣, having flopped middle set, and rivered a full house.  With that pot, Jose is above 120,000, and joins one other player in the field above the century mark (Tom Millward).

Jose Parra - 123,000 (102bb)

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Headlining Events For The Month Of January

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 120

We are currently in the midst of the first of two multi-day events for the month, the second of which falls on the last weekend of January ($250 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD).  There are also numerous "headlining" events that are single day tournaments, including the the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD), and the $250 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($30,000 GTD).  Listed below are the "special" events for the month of January:

January 8th - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000)

January 11th - $100 No Limit Hold'em Survivor  (5 @ $1,000 GTD)

January 12th - $175 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($15,000 GTD)

January 13th - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($15,000 GTD)

January 15th - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)

January 18th - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

January 20th - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($15,000 GTD)

January 25th-28th - $250 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 gTD)

January 26th - $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD)

January 29th - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

January 31st - $250 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($30,000 GTD)

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): First Look At Updated Chip Counts

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 9 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 108

Robert Chusid (Miami, FL) has quietly vaulted to the top of the leaderboard, and looks to become the first player to eclipse the century mark.

Players are back from their second break of the day, and we are still looking for our first stack over the century mark.  Robert Chusid (Miami, FL) returns from break as the chip leader, sitting with just over 85,000 in front of him.  Chusid is a seasoned tournament veteran, with over $130,000 in live tournament earnings, with his best year (statistically) coming back in 2015 ($45,582).

Robert Chusid - 86,000
Dennis Gilman - 78,000
Jerry Erickson - 77,000
Michale Newman - 66,000
Joshua Lowing - 59,000
Francis Margaglione - 50,000
Stephen Smith - 40,000
Elliot Zaydman - 36,000

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Newman One Of The Top Stack, Heading To The Second Break

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 102

Michael Newman (Nanuet, NY) is a dangerous player, especially once given some chips, as the players at Table 1 are learning at the moment.

After publishing our first post of the day, Francis Margaglione made us aware that he played last night (Flight 1D), and ended up falling short of bagging, after amassing a stack over 240,000 at one point.  Francis is seeing the same fate this afternoon, after starting the day with almost 80,000, he was just all-in for his final 15,000 (but did happen to double up).  With Margaglione dropping down as he has, some new players are atop the leaderboard, one of which is Michael Newman (Nanuet, NY).  Newman is only a few months removed from that massive score at Hard Rock, when he shipped the $3,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship, earning over $374,000.  Newman will be heading to the second break (at the end of this level) with over 80,000, with updated chip counts to follow, once play resumes in Level 9.

When players return from break, they will be posting blinds of 400/800/100, with just four more levels of open registration remaining.

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Lowing's Second Attempt Going A Little Better

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 7 (Blinds 250/500/75)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 99

We approached Table 3 just as the dealer was organizing the main/side pot of a three-way all-in.  Joshua Lowing was holding the lead with A♠ K♠ on a A♦ 8♦ 10♠ flop, up against A♥ Q♠ and 2♦ 5♦.  The turn (3♣) and river (6♥) ran out clean for Joshua, who would eliminate one opponent, while doubling through another.  After all of the pots were pushed Lowing's way, he'd collect over 68,000, which is more than double the current chip average (29,700).  

Joshua Lowing - 68,400 (136bb)

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): ...And Wrapping Up With Notables, Before Shifting To Action

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 6 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 91

Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL) is looking to start 2018 the same way he ended 2017, cashing in a tournament here at the Isle Poker Room.

We've seen a large rush of players entering the field over the past few levels, bringing the total number of entries close to the century mark (which we haven't seen yet during this event).  Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL) was one of those recent entries, coming off of his third year in a row with tournament results over six-figures.  Shah cashed for just over $118,000 in 2017, highlighted by a win during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open ($570 No Limit Hold'em Six-Max), which was worth over $20,000.  Sean finished off the year with a cash during the Isle Classic, and hopes to start 2017 with another Isle Poker tournament score.  Listed below is our final look at notables in the field, before we shift focus to the action at the tables:

Charlemagne Benjamin
Thomas Millward
Alan Saltzman
Justin Levy
Zaki Lichaa
Michelle Mcleod
Marc Sacheli
Sheldon Gross
Nicholas Persad
Steven Cohen

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Continuing The List Of Notables In The Field

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 5 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 71

Joshua Lowing (Pensacola, FL) got off to a rough start this afternoon, but jumped right back in the field, and is hoping that his second attempt goes a little better.

"That's not a great way to start, getting three-outed," Joshua Lowing said, referencing his bust out hand against Francis Margaglione.  Lowing quickly jumped back into action, looking to put himself in place to find a bag, and start off a successful 2018.  Joshua cashed for over $96,100 in 2017, highlighted by three five-figure scores, including a fifth place finish in the Big Stax $2,500 at Parx Casino in Bensalem, PA ($20,233).  While Joshua played a handful of events here at the Isle Poker Room over the course of the year, he was unable to record a cash, which he hopes to change over the next (24) hours.  Lowing joins a growing list of notables in the field, which has already surpassed the numbers of the two afternoon flights that proceeded it.

Nagui Yassa

Thomas Gari

Manny Perez

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Margaglione Headlines List Of Notables...And Early Chip Counts

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 62

Francis Margaglione (Davie, FL) is already in his comfort zone, sitting with over eight starting stacks, just two hours into the day.

After allowing a full level to pass, and the tournament area to fill up, we are seeing a lot of new faces in this afternoon's flight.  Francis Margaglione (Davie, FL) is in action for the first time this event, and didn't take long to get to work.  As a matter of fact, Margaglione was on such a heater, that he left his starting table just five handed moments ago (after eliminating two players).  Francis already has over 80,000 in front of him, and clearly has his eyes set on the chip lead bonus (and a $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante seat).  Now...we've seen this before from Francis, amassing massive stacks at the beginning of flights, with the results to follow both positive and negative.  Our early eye is on Margaglione, along with the rest of the players in action for the first time this week:

Michael Newman
Elliot Zaydman
Stephen Smith
Paul Balzano

Players will be heading on their first break of the day at the end of this level, and will be returning to Level 5, and new blinds of 150/300/50.

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Official Chip Counts Flight 1A-Flight 1D

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 55

"January $100,000" (Flight 1E): Big Numbers Expected As Weekend Warriors Look To Find A Bag

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Flight 1E Entries: N/A

The second to last starting flight of the "January $100,000" is about to get underway (11:00am), with some big numbers expected over the next twelve hours.  To this point, the tournament has attracted a total of (256) entries, with (37) players already heading to tomorrow's Day 2 (at 12:00pm).  The $78,080 prize pool to this point, leaves the field just (72) entries away from reaching the $100,000  posted guarantee.

The players who bag the top four chip stacks, after all of the starting flights have been completed, with earn entry into the end of month $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD).  Listed below are the updated counts at the top of the leaderboard:

Joshua Wasserman - 216,500

Kathy Sapp - 213,500

Damion Loli - 198,500

Fancisco Palido - 197,000

Today's flights have starting stacks of 18,000 units, and play levels that last (30) minutes.  The flights have open registration through Level 12, with action scheduled to conclude after Level 15 (or unless 10% of the field remains before that point).  

There will be live blogged coverage of Flight 1E, which will offer a look at the combined chip counts from yesterday's opening pair of flight, followed by an update of some of the notables in this early afternoon field.