BATB Event #1 (Day 2): Official Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Count)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500) | Structure 
Total Event #1 Entries: 958
Event #1 Players Remaining: 151

First	Last	Chips	Table	Seat
David	Albertson*	494,000	3	9
Omar	Yates *	412,000	4	1
Mark	Dube*	366,000	11	3
Donald	Williams*	341,500	3	1
Joshua Eran	Zur *	338,000	1	4
Frank	Scala*	329,000	1	7
Ross	Ramlal*	307,500	14	1
Anthony	Albano*	303,500	3	3
Frederico	Camara*	302,500	7	7
Derrick	Cutler	289,500	1	10
Zyad	Qasem	283,500	4	7
Scott	Efron*	279,000	9	5
Haralambos	Sideris	275,500	3	6
Jonathan	Rosa	271,500	13	6
Tuan	Phan *	269,000	12	7
Al	Gomez	268,500	13	8
Robert	Williamson	263,500	7	2
Guillermo	Hamilton	262,000	9	4
Robert	Kenney	256,000	13	3
Steve	Zukowski	255,500	12	5
Jake	Embres	254,500	1	5
Tom	Moran *	247,000	11	2
Miguel	Munoz	245,500	6	9
Shlomo	Maman	245,000	11	1
Dennis	Brinn	238,500	8	3
Donald	Francois	234,500	2	9
Ronald	Morone	233,500	8	10
Nancy	Thomas	215,000	7	1
Brett	Biegler	213,500	12	4
Charbel	El Beyrouti	210,000	5	5
Leroy	Biddix	208,500	5	9
Steve	Raeman	207,000	11	4
Andreas	Athanasopoulos	195,000	14	4
Ronald	Sypher	183,500	4	3
John	Dermody	181,000	10	7
Angelo	Castaldi	180,500	5	6
Michel	Dubreuil	177,500	11	10
Atanael	Thomas	177,000	5	10
Michael	Tait	177,000	8	5
Barton	Taylor	172,500	14	7
Amy	Wan	169,000	7	4
Terry	Siele	165,500	2	6
Michael	Mazzei	165,000	6	6
Diane	Linke	161,000	5	1
Jason	Kudron	160,000	5	8
Jon	Ounjian	157,000	7	6
Andrey	Kolchkov	157,000	6	1
Stephen	Thomas	156,500	11	9
Roy	Paulena	156,000	6	2
Zack	Milchman	153,000	13	9
Zaki	Lichaa	150,500	10	2
Rogelio	Padilla	148,500	7	10
John	Nguyen	148,500	10	4
Brian	Haines	147,000	4	5
Tammer	Ilcaffas	144,000	9	6
Juan	Ayechavaleta	142,000	3	7
Michael	Ortiz	140,000	4	4
Tamra	Piderit	139,000	7	3
Brandon	Berkenfeld	137,500	12	2
Bob	Miller	136,500	12	8
Andres	Vega	133,500	14	3
Kristopher	Stupicic	132,500	3	2
Andrew	Kicklighter	129,000	1	1
Gregg	Jaffy	128,000	6	10
Matthew	Kenny	126,500	13	10
Paul	Gold	125,500	10	9
Mike	Jones	125,000	7	8
Eric	Polirer	122,500	1	3
Yuri	Chiozzo	121,500	3	10
Dimitry	Agrachov	119,500	3	8
Ronald	Zweibaum	118,500	8	4
Pinchas	Chakchakov	118,500	12	3
Nicholas	Hartmann	118,500	9	1
Zack	Fish	118,000	8	8
Sean	Shah	113,000	11	5
Luckenson	Pericles	112,500	2	3
Aaron	Friedman	111,500	6	7
Anthony	Nassar	110,000	6	8
Mitchell	Smith	108,500	14	5
Stephen	Ibrahim	104,000	13	4
Manuel	Soltero	104,000	13	1
Bernie	Boudle	103,500	9	8
JoAnn	Nicolette	100,500	14	10
Vince	Francavilla	98,000	2	10
David	Oshry	97,000	10	8
Salvador	Germosen	97,000	2	1
Marlon	Ramos	97,000	2	8
Seymour	Field	94,500	2	2
Nikki	Morgan	93,000	5	4
Elliott	Zaydman	92,000	7	9
Steven	Novak	90,500	9	10
Dafney	Adisson	90,000	11	7
Mike	Bonsignore	90,000	14	6
Marco	Cantizani	89,500	10	3
Ginold	Cham	88,000	1	6
Roman	Ojeda	85,000	1	2
Alexander	Fleites	84,500	2	4
Marek	Madro	80,500	3	5
Rosemarie	Clark	79,000	14	8
Sal	Accardi	76,000	9	9
Andrew	Daire	74,000	10	5
Melvyn	Littman	72,000	11	8
Manny	Perez	71,500	11	6
Eric	Mutschler	70,000	9	3
Michael	Marks	69500	8	1
Daniel	Quesada	69,500	3	4
Robert	Feinstein	64,500	4	9
Marc	LeBranc	64,500	4	10
Carl	Batista	64,000	4	2
David	Rivera	60,500	12	6
Robert	Flacco	60,500	5	7
Robert	Transue	59,500	8	9
Carl	Pipitone	59,000	2	5
Dwight	Pinkerton	56,000	2	7
Juan	Mubarak	56,000	5	2
Howard	Charyn	54,500	8	6
David	Bleau	54,000	1	9
Riley	Fuller	51,500	10	10
Willie	Wiggins	48,000	6	4
John	Bilas	47,000	5	3
Fabio	Santos	47,000	12	9
George	Duffield	46,500	4	6
Benjamin	Arteta	46,050	6	3
Luis	Abedtabbo	42,500	8	2
Alex	Thomas	42,000	13	7
George	Lukawski	39,000	1	8
Jessica	Beyrer	37,000	8	7
Michelle	Keller	37,000	12	10
Manuel	Jo	34,500	13	5
James	Wilk	33,500	10	1
Dorene	Menozos	21,500	7	5

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1F): Official End Of Flight 1F Chip Counts, Dube And Ramal Bag Chip Lead

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500) | Structure 
Total Flight 1F Entries: 232
Flight 1F Players Remaining: 34

Mark	Dube*	366,000
Ross	Ramlal*	307,500
Jonathan	Rosa	271,500
Al	Gomez	268,500
Robert	Kenney	256,000
Steve	Zukowski	255,500
Donald	Francois	234,500
Andreas	Athanasopoulos	195,000
Barton	Taylor	172,500
Jon	Ounjian	157,000
Andrey	Kolchkov	157,000
Roy	Paulena	156,000
Zack	Milchman	153,000
Tammer	Ilcaffas	144,000
Andres	Vega	133,500
Matthew	Kenny	126,500
Yuri	Chiozzo	121,500
Mitchell	Smith	108,500
Stephen	Ibrahim	104,000
Manuel	Soltero	104,000
JoAnn	Nicolette	100,500
Steven	Novak	90,500
Mike	Bonsignore	90,000
Rosemarie	Clark	79,000
Daniel	Quesada	69,500
Carl	Batista	64,000
Robert	Transue	59,500
Howard	Charyn	54,500
Riley	Fuller	51,500
Willie	Wiggins	48,000
Fabio	Santos	47,000
Alex	Thomas	42,000
Manuel	Jo	34,500
Dorene	Menozos	21,500

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Official End Of Flight 1E Chip Counts, Albertson And Scala Bag Chip Lead

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 188
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 22

David	Albertson*	494,000
Frank	Scala*	329,000
Derrick	Cutler	289,500
Haralambos	Sideris	275,500
Robert	Williamson	263,500
Jake	Embres	254,500
Dennis	Brinn	238,500
Nancy	Thomas	215,000
Angelo	Castaldi	180,500
Zaki	Lichaa	150,500
John	Nguyen	148,500
Michael	Ortiz	140,000
Andrew	Kicklighter	129,000
Nicholas	Hartmann	118,500
Sean	Shah	113,000
Melvyn	Littman	72,000
Eric	Mutschler	70,000
Michael	Marks	69,500
Marc	LeBranc	64,500
Robert	Flacco	60,500
George	Duffield	46,500
George	Lukawski	39,000

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Wrapping Up Flight 1E, With One Final Opportunity To Try And Bag Available

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 188
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 27

Play has just entered Level 16, which is the final scheduled level of the day, with players now posting blinds of 2,000/4,000/500.

Players will continue through the 10:00 minute mark of this level, at which point the clock will be paused, and the amount of hands remaining will be announced.  Once those hands are finished at each table, the bagging process will begin, and players will pack up their chips for Wednesday (Day 2 at 12:00pm).

The official chip counts from the flight, along with the winners of the chip lead bonus, will be posted once all bags have been verified.

Those that are still interested in joining the action, have until around 9:30pm to enter Flight 1F, which will be getting underway in just a few moments.

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Andy Kicklighter Now The Leader, After Hitting One-Outer

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/400) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 188
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 42

Andy Kicklighter (Nashville, TN) continues today's trend of "new" players to the blog, introducing himself in a big way, as the late chip leader in Flight 1E.

Moments ago at Table 4, Andy Kicklighter (Nashville, TN) had a short-stacked opponent at risk, but was behind with 9♥ 9♦ against J♠ J♣.  The flop would come out Q♠ 9♠ 7♠, with Kicklighter flopping middle set to grab the lead away.  His opponent still had outs to a higher set and flush, but ended up bricking the turn and river.  The 40,000 pot would help Kicklighter eclipse the 220,000 mark, making him the chip leader, with just over two levels left to play.  Once the hand was completed, one of Andy's table mates let him know that he folded K 9, meaning Kicklighter hit a one-outer to win that hand.

Andy Kicklighter - 224,000 (93bb)

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Updated Chip Counts From The Field

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 13 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 188
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 53

Robert Williamson (Jupiter, FL) is currently leading the race for this flight's bonus, but as we know all too well...things can change very quickly over these final four levels.

The cards are back in the air, as (53) players are trying to navigate their way through four more levels.  Robert Williamson (Jupiter, FL) returned from break as the flight's chip leader, but hasn't pulled away from the rest of the field, like we've seen top stacks do the past few days.  One player right on his heels is David Albertson (Coral Springs, FL), who already has two Isle Poker tournament wins under his belt (along with $209,000 in lifetime earnings).

Robert Williamson - 195,000
David Albertson - 190,000
Willy Abdelraheem - 150,000
Eric Mutschler - 140,000
Jake Embres - 135,000
Nick Hartmann - 130,000
Derrick Cutler - 120,000
Harry Sideris - 100,000

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Players Heading On Final Break Of The Flight

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/200) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 188
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 58

Players are about to head on their final ten minute break of the flight, and will be returning to Level 13, and new blinds of 1,000/2,000/300 (65,000 chip average).  Once play resumes, we will list some updated chip counts from the field, as the "race for the chip lead bonus" really begins to heat up.

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Sean Shah Going For His Goal, But Sees Resistance From Derrick Cutler

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 188
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 68

Derrick Cutler (Marietta, GA) may not be a familiar name to followers of the blog, but he has over $379,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, including an eighth place finish in the 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship Event ($232,700).

When Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL) took his seat in the field, he made it clear (to the media at least) that his goal was to bag the chip lead.  So after he re-shoved over an all-in from a player in earlier position, it wasn't much of a surprise to find out he only looked at one card.  Shah showed his opponent (Derrick Cutler) just the A♥, and slowly peeled the second card as the rest of the table watched.  "At least I can flop the wheel," Shah said aloud, after seeing the 5♦ behind the ace.  Cutler then tabled his hand, and would be at risk:

Cutler: J♦ J♣
Shah: A♥ 5♦

Runout: A♦ K♠ Q♥ 7♦ J♠

Shah immediately claimed the lead on the flop, and had Cutler calling for a ten on the turn or river.  While it wasn't what he called for, the J on the river would give him the winning hand, as he doubled to over 80,000.

Derrick Cutler - 83,000 (69bb)
Sean Shah - 50,000 (41bb)

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Jake Embres Knocks Out A Big Stack, And Assumes Chip Lead

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 188
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 75

Jake Embres (Florida) is another relatively unknown player, that's currently making a name for himself in this flight of Event #1.

The action from the hand has yet to have been confirmed, but Jake Embres (Florida) eliminated Francisco Pulido a few hands back from break, and now sits with over 150,000.  A Hendon Mob search of Embres yields a resume with just one recorded result, coming from Seminole Coconut Creek, in May of last year.  The cash was a final table finish during one of their recurring $20,000 guaranteed events ($130 No Limit Hold'em), and was worth $1,999 (sixth place money in a nine-way chop).

Jake Embres - 155,000 (155bb)

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Registration Closes At The Largest Flight To Date, Updated Chip Counts From The Field

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 9 (Blinds 400/800/100) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 188

Angelo Castaldi (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) last cashed in the opening event of the Hard Rock's Escalator Series, and is hoping to book his first Isle Poker Room cash since the 2017 Isle Open.

Registration for Flight 1E is now closed, with the final number of entries closing at (188), which makes this the largest flight (of the five to have been played).  The $25,380 going towards the overall prize pool, means that the guarantee will be eclipsed the moment Flight 1D starts (at 6:00pm).  We would potentially see close to 1,000 entries for this event when things are all said and done, with a first place prize somewhere in the $25,000-$30,000 range.

Angelo Castaldi (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) leads the field at the second break, and will be returning to Level 9 with 115,000.  There is a large group within striking distance of that top spot, including the likes of Ellton Chester, Sean Mooney, and Harry Sideris.

Angelo Castadli - 115,000 (143bb)
Harry Sideris - 100,000 (125bb)
Sean Mooney - 100,000 (125bb)
Franciso Pulido - 95,000 (118bb)
Rodney Moret-Rojas - 95,000 (118bb)
Ellton Chester - 90,000 (112bb)

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Ellton Chester Continues The Run Good

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 145

From having never been mentioned on the blog, to two feature posts...Ellton Chester (Florida) is having a fun Tuesday afternoon.

Ellton Chester may have entered this event as a relative unknown, but he's stealing all of the headlines to start the day.  On a flop of 2♠ 2♦ 4♦, the player in the big blind would shove for 8,275 (after raising pre-flop), with Ellton Chester making the call, along with the small blind.  The three would watch as the dealer placed down the 8♦ on the turn, with the small blind check-calling Ellton's 10,000 bet.  Now with a side pot in play, the two would both check after the K♣ completed the board, with Chester turning over 9♦ 7♦ (having made a flush on the turn).  Since all hands have to be tabled in an all-in situation, we learned that the small blind had 6♠ 2♣ (trip deuces), and the eliminated big blind had A♦ K♠.

Chester is now over 130,000, and looks to be heading to the second break of the day as the chip leader.  Players will be away from the table for ten minutes at Level 8' s conclusion, at which point registration for this flight will be closed.  Once play resumes, we will bring you the final numbers from the flight, along with updated chip counts from the field.

Ellton Chester - 133,000 (221bb)

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Mitchell Smith Looking For Another Outright Win

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 7 (Blinds 250/500/50) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 155

Mitchell Smith (Winnsboro, SC) took a little break from poker after winning the "February $50,000 II," but is now entered into this Flight 1E action.

One of the most recent entries in the field was Mitchell Smith (Winnsboro, SC), a name that might sound familiar to recent followers of the blog.  Mitchell was the winner of the "February $50,000 II," a $175 No Limit Hold'em multi that ran from February 19th-21st.  The event attracted a total of (552) entries, and finished up with a prize pool of $75,624.  After besting Eric Mutschler during heads-up play, Smith would earn $15,089.  The result brought his career earnings above $320,000, and happened to be his first tournament win in almost three years.  

Smith wasn't the only notable to enter the action late, as the following players also chose the fashionably late option:

Sean Shah
Georges Boyadjian
Joseph Conti
Steven Zukowski
Steven Lipkins
Linda Lipkins

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Gilkey's Good Run At The Table Games Has Him Back In The Field

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 6 (Blinds 200/400/50) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 145

Christopher Gilkey (West Palm Beach, FL) knew that a break was upcoming, so after he busted the day's first entry, he jumped over the the three card poker table.

For those that follow the action for afar, or have never physically been in the poker room...there are also table games available in the casino (located right outside the poker room).  Players have the option to choose between Ultimate Texas Hold'em or Three Card Poker, both with minimum bets that start at $5.  After getting eliminated by Ellton Chester (in the prior mentioned hand), Christopher Gilkey (Lake Worth, FL) headed to the Three Card Poker table, where he ended up catching fire.  Some of the winnings then became a second entry into today's flight, for the Isle Open trophy winner.  Gilkey headed a chop of the opening event, which was also a $175 No Limit Hold'em event.  The "win" was worth $13,765, which still stands as his largest career tournament cash.

Christopher Gilkey - 20,000 (50bb)

BATB Event #1 (Flight 1E): Elton Chester Never Expected The Action He'd Get

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #1 | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 5 (Blinds 150/300/25) | Structure 
Total Flight 1E Entries: 130

Elton Chester (Florida) had a big smile on his face, reacting to the commotion that followed his all-in with pocket queens.

At Table 9, Ellton Chester (Florida) would be sitting with Q♠ Q♣ on a 7♦ 4♣ 3♠ flop, having just shoved for his remaining 6,250.  The action would then proceed to go: all-in for 24,000...all-in for 11,000...and then all-in for 25,000.  That would be three consecutive all-ins after that of Chester, who could only look up and smile, as the dealer figured out the side pots.  Once everything was organized, the hands would be tabled:

Flop: 7♦ 4♣ 3♠

Chester: Q♠ Q♣
Player X: 4♦ 8♦
Player Y: 3♥ 4♥
Player Z: 3♣ 6♠

Turn: 2♠
River: 2♣

Ellton may have thought his hand wasn't the best with all the action that followed, so it didn't come as much surprise to see someone else holding two-pair.  Luckily for Chester, the turn and river would come running deuces, counterfeiting his opponents two-pair.  Ellton scooped up the main pot, which was worth over 35,000, putting him well above the early chip average (26,600).

Ellton Chester - 35,500 (118bb)