$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1G Field

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 136
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 51

Players are now three levels clear of the most recent registration break, with (51) active seats occupied across the field.  Ross Lebo (Lehigh Acres, FL) leads the way with 165,000, but is trailed closely by Francis Margaglione.  Lebo is looking to notch his first tournament score since 2016, and first Isle Poker cash of his career.  Some updated chip counts from the Flight 1G field are posted below:

Ross Lebow - 165,000 (82bb)

Francis Margaglione - 160,000 (80bb)

David Coughlin - 140,000 (70bb)

Ian Cohen - 115,000 (57bb)

Al Gomez - 95,000 (47bb)

Ray Millard - 85,000 (42bb)

James Hamburger - 80,000 (40bb)

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Registration Now Closed For Flight 1G, Guarantee To Be Eclipsed In First Few Levels Of Evening Action

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 9 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 136
Flight 1G Players Remaining:79

It looks as if players have been waiting for the weekend, point in case the numbers from yesterday, and the number from today's Flight 1G.  The final number from this afternoon's flight is (136) entries, of which (79) players remain active in the field.  The overall number from the tournament now sits at (686) entries, with an official prize pool of $73,402.  We are now just (15) entires from the posted guarantee, which will be eclipsed before the cards get in the air for tonight's Flight 1H (6:00pm).

Updated chip counts from the Flight 1G field will be posted at the beginning of Level 12.

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Changing His Name From Willie Wiggins...To Willie "Winnins"

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/800)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 115

Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) is coming off a career best score, earning third place money in a deal that ended the opening event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

The last time Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) was featured on the blog, his winner's photo was being posted for the opening event of the 2018 Isle Poker Open ($200 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack").  Willie topped a ten-way chop of the tournament, earning himself $14,747.  At the time, that was Willie's second largest tournament cash, but he's now changed all of that.  Last week, Wiggins was one of three players to chop the opening event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open ($360 No Limit Hold'em Ultimate Re-Entry).  This wasn't any run-of-the-mill event...it attracted a total of 4,508 entries, and an overall prize pool of $1,352,400.  His third place money in the chop was worth $176,120, which was more than he career earnings coming into the event.  After failing to bag in the WPT Deepstacks Main Event, Wiggins is now in the Flight 1G field, looking to continue his torrid tournament run.

Wiggins is atop the second list of notables in the field, joining the likes of:

Lascelles Peart

Michael Weinberg

Jose Garcia

Roy Cohen

Craig Witz

Francis Margaglione

Joseph Durso

Johnathan Steward

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Jay Romano Focusing On The Task At Hand, Looking For Second Isle Poker Title

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 6 (Blinds 300/500/500)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 100

Jay Romano (Parkland, FL) is looking forward...not back, and hopes to best his most recent effort from the WPT Deepstacks Main Event at Hard Rock.

These final two flights of the "Bankroll Builder" can also be looked at as a "second chance," considering the fact that Day 2 of the WPT Deepstacks event is to begin at Hard Rock in (30) minutes.  Since there is no Day 2 registration for that tournament, those that were unable to bag over there, will likely take a shot in one of these flights.  Jay Romano (Parkland, FL) is an example of one of those players, now seated at Table 1.  Romano is coming off his best statistical year of tournament poker, highlighted by his 3rd place finish in the opening event of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open ($570 No Limit Hold'em).  His third place share of the three-way chop that ended the event was $160,000, a number that stands as his largest career cash.  That happened to be Jay's only recorded result of 2018, and he's already matched that number (of cashes) this year, recording a result in the most recent Lucky Hearts Poker Open.  Romano now has over $338,000 in lifetime earnings, and looks to add to that in tomorrow's Day 2 (pending he reaches that point).  

Some other earlier notables in the Flight 1G field include:

Alan Greenstein

Steve Olivier

Benjamin Robinson

David Coughlin

Moshe Wasser

David Clark

Yi Ding

Gary Fitzgerald

Bruno Fortin

Danielle Bastarache

Carlos Torres Vazquez

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Official Chip Counts (Flight 1A-Flight 1F)

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/200)

Total Flight 1G Entries: 71

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1G): Down To The Final Pair Of "Bankroll Builder" Flights, Guarantee Now In Sight

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)

Total Flight 1G Entries: N/A

Six flight are now in the books, and we have reached the final full day of open registration for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  To this point in the event, there have been a combined total of (550) entries, of which (61) players are already booked for return on Day 2 (tomorrow at 12:00pm).  The currently prize pool of $58,850 is just over $16,000 away from reaching the guarantee, with today's flights needing to average ((76) entries each, to help make the number.  Everyone is still looking up to Steve Moreno (Miami, FL), who bagged a very impressive stack of 632,000, to end Flight 1B's action.  

The seventh (of eight) flight is about to get underway, with players in Flight 1G sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units.  Levels over the course of the day will last (20) minutes, with registration open through Level 8, and play scheduled to end at the conclusion of Level 18 (or if the field reaches the 10% mark).  

A full list of chip counts will be posted at the beginning of Level 3 (approximately 11:40am), followed by a look at some of the notable players in today's field.

Sunday, January 20th: "Championship Sunday" Hosts The Final Pair Of Flights For The $140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Saturday's action was the busiest to this point of the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  Over the course of the third pair of flights, there were a total of (339) entries, which each of the flights eclipsing the century mark.  Flight 1E ended with a total of (117) entries, of which (15) players bagged chips for Day 2.  Official chip counts from Flight 1E can be found by clicking here.  Flight 1F ended up being the largest flight of the six to be completed, as registration closed with (122) entries of which (13) players bagged chips.  Official chip counts from Flight 1F can be found by clicking here.

The "Bankroll Builder" heads into it's final day with a total of (550) entries, and a combined prize pool of $58,850.  The event is just (151) entries away from reaching the guarantee, meaning today's final pair needs to average (76).

Tournaments: As mentioned above, today's schedule hosts the final pair of flights for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  Flight 1G (11:00am) and Flight 1H (6:00pm) both carry the same structure, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units.  The levels throughout each flight will last (20) minutes, with registration open through Level 8.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 18, or once the field reaches the 10% mark, whichever happens first.  Once either of those moments are reached, players will bag up chips for Monday's Day 2 (which begins at 12:00pm).  

Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-12:00am, with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible 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.  

It should also be noted that 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).

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $140 No Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder ($75,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- Players start with 20,000 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

6:00pm - $140 No Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder ($75,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- Players start with 20,000 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

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1F): Official End Of Flight 1F Chip Counts

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)

Total Flight 1F Entries: 122

Flight 1F Players Remaining: 13

Brett	Biegler	386,000
Kenneth	Mairena	377,000
Lillian	Rojo	251,000
Ken	Berman	214,000
Julio	Rodriguez	206,000
John	Magnetta	203,000
Marianne	Dewitt	195,000
Julio	Lopez	158,000
David	Aronson	157,000
Jonathan	Marcu	139,000
Rafael	Ramos	70,000
Daniel	Fishman	50,000
Michael	Scheinberg	35,000

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): Official End Of Flight 1E Chip Counts

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 117

Flight 1E Players Remaining: 15

Joseph Tumminelli - 435,000
Stuart Greenbaum - 328,000
Susan Krowtiz - 244,000
Karen Rutherford - 160,500
Lawrence Rubenstein - 156,000
Paul Batten - 133,000
Bruce Burns - 123,000
Paul Gold - 123,000
Miguel Munoz - 122,000
David Kahan - 109,500
Stanton Drazen - 106,000
William Shedrick - 84,000
Rodolfo Miret - 79,500
Joakim Dag - 69,500
Barbara Pulieri - 60,000

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): Heading Into The Final Level Of Play, (15) Players Still Hoping To Bag

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 117

Flight 1E Players Remaining: 15

Joseph Tumminelli (Cary, NC) heads into the final level of the day with the chip lead, hoping to eclipse the 400,000 mark before end of play.

As the tournament clock transitions over to Level 18, it looks like we are going to see a "Bankroll Builder" flight complete it's full eighteen scheduled levels.  There are currently (15) remaining in the field, hoping to make it just another 15-20 minutes, in order to reach the bagging process.  Once things are wrapped up for the day, we will post the official chip counts from Flight 1E.

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): Table Lineups Across The Tournament Area (Full List Of Flight 1E Players Remaining)

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 117

Flight 1E Players Remaining: 28

While we haven't seen any massive stacks across the field (like the past few afternoons), but Larry Rubenstein (Coral Springs, FL) leads the field with just over 240,000.

The remaining Flight 1E players are within arms length of the bagging process, with Level 15 starting just moments ago.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 18, but if the field gets down to (12) players before then, the bags will be brought out at that point.  The lineups for the two active tables are listed below:

Table 5

1. Cathy Miller
2. Bruce Burns
3. Susan Krowitz
4. Paul Gold
5. Larry Rubenstein
6. Gustavo Perla
7. Calixto Rodriguez
8. Mark Bernstein
9. Stanton Drazen

Table 6

1. Alvaro Grisales
2. Miguel Munoz
3. David Kahn
4. Paul Batten
5. Vicki Holmes
6. Stuart Greenbaum
7. Tyler Bentz
8. Karen Rutherford
9. Rudy Miret

Table 9

1. Hal Pawluk
2. Pedro Palacio
3. Will Shedrick
4. Zaki Lichaa
5. Joe Tumminelli
6. Douglas McLay
7. Olivia Katrych
8. Joakim Dag
9. Dan Saffer
10. Barbara Pulieri

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1E Field

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 117

Flight 1E Players Remaining: 48

The field is now three levels removed from the registration break, with (48) players still hoping to reach the Flight 1E bagging process.  Updated chip counts from the field are posted below:

Douglas McLay - 170,000 (85bb)

Greg Fund - 130,000 (65bb)

Joe Tumminelli - 120,000 (60bb)

Stuart Greenbaum - 90,000 (45bb)

Pedro Palacio - 80,000 (40bb)

Jaren Rutherford - 80,000 (40bb)

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): Numbers Are Locked In, As Registration For Flight 1E Closes

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/1,000)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 117

Flight 1E Players Remaining: 64

With registration now closed for Flight 1E, the tournament clock shows (117) entries, with (64) players still active in the field.  These are more like the numbers that were expected for this tournament, with Flight 1E becoming the the first to eclipse the century mark.  The overall numbers for the "Bankroll Builder" are as follows: (428) total entries, with (273) needed to reach the posted guarantee of $75,000.  The current prize pool sits at $45,796, with three flights remaining on the schedule.  Updated chip counts from the field will be posted at the beginning of Level 12.

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): After A "Kickstart" To The Year, Linda Lipkins Looking To Pad The Bankroll

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/800)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 108

Linda Lipkins (Boca Raton, FL) is coming off a nice run in the "Isle New Year Kickstart," and has the $100,000 mark (lifetime earnings) in sight.

In our last post, we noted Steven Lipkins as one of the notables in the Flight 1E field...and if Steven is in the field, his wife Linda Lipkins is usually there as well.  Sure enough, Linda was spotted during the last lap taken around the field.  She is coming off a nice run in the "Isle New Year Kickstart," finishing in 45th place, and earning $715.  Her lifetime earnings are now up to $94,191, with a final table finish in this tournament, potentially helping her eclipse the $100,000 mark.  Lipkins career best score came back in the summer of 2015, when she finished runner-up during a $600 No Limit Hold'em event at the Venetian ($200,000 GTD).  The second place finish was worth $45,153, and still stands as her only five-figure score.  

Linda tops the second list of notables in the field, which continues to grow larger, even with less than (30) minutes left to register:

Zaki Lichaa

Fernando Pages

Robert Bass

Harold Pawluk

Francois Gagne

Thomas Gari

Calixto Rodriguez

Jeffrey Sutherland

Eric Lerner

Donald Burns

Players will be taking their first break of the day at the end of this level, at which point registration will be closed for Flight 1E.  Once action resumes in Level 9, we will bring you the official numbers from the tournament's fifth starting flight.

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): Prizament Bypassed The Cash Streets, Headlines First Look At Notables In The Flight 1E Field

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 6 (Blinds 300/500/500)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 93

Gili Prizament (Miami, FL) is usually shuffling chips that have an actual monetary denomination, but has decided to jump in the tournament pool today.

Flight 1E of the "Bankroll Builder" got off to the strongest start yet, with over (90) by the time Level 6 started.  While there are numerous players we've seen over the last two days, today's field is full of  new faces, including that of Gili Prizament (Miami, FL).  Primarily a cash-game player, Prizament has seen tournament success in this poker room, with (13) of her (23) recorded results coming at the Isle Poker Room.  Prizament's largest tournament cash was in a recurring event here (last June), when she was part of a five-way chop that ended a $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD).  Gili eared fourth place money in the deal, which was worth $2,329.  Her lifetime earnings are just over $14,000, thanks to a most recent score during the Lucky Heart Poker Open last month ($150 No Limit Hold'em Event #44).  

Gili headlines the first list of notables in today's Flight 1C field, joining the likes of:

Joseph Mancuso

Martin Robbins

Tim Shane

Daniel Saffer

Jordan Shamah

Paul Efron

Steven Lipkins

Yi Ding

Alan Levin

Michael Mendez

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): Official Chip Counts (Flight 1A-Flight 1D)

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/200)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 70

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1E): "Bankroll Builder" Heads Around The "Turn," Four Flights Still To Play Out

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 1 (Blinds 100/100)

Total Flight 1E Entries: N/A

Four down...four to go (flights that is), as we have reached the midway point of the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  To this point in the event, there have been a total of (311) entries, of which (33) players have bagged chips for Monday's Day 2.  Steve Moreno still leads those to have bagged, after packing away 632,000 to end Flight 1B.  The current prize pool sits at $33,277, which is (390) entries away from reaching the posted number ($75,000).  In order to fade an overlay, the tournament needs to see an average of (98) entries over these final four flights.  

Flight 1E will be getting underway in just a few moments, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units.  The levels throughout the day (along with Day 2) will last (20) minutes, with registration open through Level 8.  The day's action is scheduled to conclude after Level 18, but the completed flights to this point, have all ended at the 10% mark.  

A full list of the chip counts from the first four flights will be posted at the beginning of Level 3, followed by our first look at notables in today's field. 

Saturday, January 19th: "Bankroll Builder" Crosses The Halfway Mark, As "Bonus High Hands" ($1,000) Return

ICYMI: Friday's tournament schedule hosted the second pair of starting flights for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD).  Over the course of the day, there were a total of (159) entries for the vent, bringing the overall total to (311).  Flight 1C attracted (82) entries, with nine players bagging chips for Day 2, led by Engelberth Varela (460,000).  A full list of chip counts from Flight 1C, can be found by clicking here.  Flight 1D saw registration close with (77) entries, of which (8) players ended up bagging chips for Monday's return to action.  Michael Tessier-Strasbourg bagged the evening flight's chip lead, packing away 330,000.  All of the chip counts from Flight 1D can be seen by clicking here.

Overall numbers for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD): a total of (311) entries, which equates to a prize pool of $33,277.  The event still needs (390) entries to reach the posted guarantee, which means the final four flights need to average (98) entries each.  At this point, there are (33) players heading to Monday's Day 2.

Tournaments: At 11:00am, the fifth (of eight) starting flight for the $140 No Limit Hold'em "Bankroll Builder" ($75,000 GTD) will get underway, with a pair of flights today and tomorrow (and Day 2 on Monday).  Each of the flights have the same structure: with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Play is scheduled to conclude after Level 18, or once the field reaches the 10% mark, whichever happens first.  Once either of those moments are reached, players will bag up chips for Monday's Day 2 (which begins at 12:00pm).  Just as Flight 1E is entering it's "homestretch," Flight 1F will begin (at 6:00pm), carrying the same structure as the afternoon installment.

Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-12:00am, with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible 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.  

It should also be noted that 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).

There is also a "Bonus High Hand" period today (from 6:00pm-12:00am), offering players the opportunity to win up to $1,000 every half-hour.  In addition to the "standard" high hand period listed above, if the winning high hand for the half-hour is quads or better (using both hole cards), the prize will be $1,000.  Any other qualifying high hand will revert to the "standard" high hand rules.

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

11:00am - $140 No Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder ($75,000 GTD) Flight 1E

- Players start with 20,000 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

6:00pm - $140 No Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder ($75,000 GTD) Flight 1F

- Players start with 20,000 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

$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1D): Official End Of Flight 1D Chip Counts

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/6,000)

Total Flight 1D Entries: 77

Flight 1D Players Remaining: 8

Michael	Tessier-Strasbourg	330,000
Camillo	Poerio	220,000
Scott	Hecker	216,000
Ronald	Casey	183,000
Jill	Rukeyser	178,000
Blaine	McRae	168,000
Trent-Daryl	McInturff	149,000
Kemonte	Keesee	86,000