$360 NLH $50,000 (Day 2): Official Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Counts)

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 14 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000)

Total Entries: 182
Players Remaining: 34

First	Last	Chips	Table	Seat
Scott	Levitt	205,000	5	8
Carlos	Rodriguez	183,000	2	4
Mark	Dube	180,000	3	8
Michael	Garavuso	174,500	4	8
Thomas	Millward	171,000	5	5
Myles	German	167,000	2	6
Evan	Kahan	161,000	2	3
Jerry	Willis	156,500	5	10
Robert	Flacco	145,000	2	7
John	Magnetta	133,000	1	4
Shawn	Vrenna	129,500	4	2
Ken	Berman	126,000	3	3
Sheldon	Gross	123,000	4	4
Jack	Battaglia	115,500	4	3
Zachary	Mullennix	112,500	3	7
Jean-Pierre	Gagnon	112,000	3	4
Chris	Lawson	110,000	9	8
Scott	Baumstein	107,000	1	3
Chris	Arcidiacono	94,500	5	1
Marc	Duquette	94,500	1	10
Riley	Fuller	85,500	4	1
R.F	McDonough	81,500	5	6
Joel	Lumpkins	75,000	1	9
Nagui	Yassa	70,000	4	6
Fred	Dabus	69,500	5	4
Arno	Kruger	66,500	4	7
Steve	Raeman	64,000	2	1
Stuart	Greenbaum	61,000	2	8
Shamica	Lamar	60,000	2	5
Lev	Parnas	60,000	3	5
Gary	Fitzgerald	51,000	1	6
Kiaran	McLaughlin	35,000	9	10
Andrew	Daire	35,000	3	2
Robert	Christensen	30,000	1	1

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1C): Official End Of Flight 1C Chip Counts

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)

Total Flight 1C Entries: 47
Flight 1C Players Remaining: 9

Myles	German	167,000
John	Magnetta	133,000
Shawn	Vrenna	129,500
Ken	Berman	126,000
Sheldon	Gross	123,000
Joel	Lumpkins	75,000
Arno	Kruger	66,500
Shamica	Lamar	60,000
Lev	Parnas	60,000

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1B): Official End Of Flight 1B Chip Counts

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)

Total Flight 1B Entries: 73
Flight 1B Players Remaining: 13

Scott	Levitt	205,000
Carlos	Rodriguez	183,000
Michael	Garavuso	174,500
Thomas	Millward	171,000
Evan	Kahan	161,000
Zachary	Mullennix	112,500
Marc	Duquette	94,500
Riley	Fuller	85,500
R.F	McDonough	81,500
Fred	Dabus	69,500
Stuart	Greenbaum	61,000
Andrew	Daire	35,000
Robert	Christensen	30,000

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Official End Of Flight 1A Chip Counts

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 12

Mark Dube - 180,000
Jerry Willis - 156,500
Robert Flacco - 145,000
Jack Battaglia - 115,500
Jean-Pierre Gagnon - 112,000
Chris Lawson - 110,000
Scott Baumstein - 107,000
Chris Arcidiacano - 94,500
Nagui Yassa - 70,000
Steve Raeman - 64,000
Gary Fitzgerald - 51,000
Kiaran McLaughlin - 35,000

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Final Level Of Player For Flight 1A, Bagging Process To Follow

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 13 (Blinds 1,500/2,500/2,500)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 17

The remaining (17) Flight 1A players are now back from their final break, and ready to play out the final scheduled level of the afternoon.   Once the tournament clock reaches the 10:00 minute mark, it will be paused, and players will find out how many hands are left before bagging.  After the bagging process is complete, official Flight 1A chip counts will be posted.  

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Roni Zelichonok Leads the Way, But Has Numerous Players On His Heels

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 20

Roni Zelichonok (Aventura, FL) has $488 in lifetime tournament earnings, with his first recorded result coming just a month ago (during the Fun In the Sun series at Hard Rock).

Play entered Level 12 just moments ago, with the final break of the flight to follow its conclusion.  Blinds are now 1,000/2,000/2,000, with a chip average of 62,000 (31bb).  Roni Zelichonok (Aventura, FL) is currently leading the field (with a stack of 135,000), but has a handful of players within striking distance (including Gary Fitzgerald).  

Roni Zelichonok - 135,000 (67bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Remaining Players In The Flight 1A Field (By Table Lineup)

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/1,600)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 27

Flight 1A is now entering it's homestretch, with just three scheduled levels left to play.  There will be a break after Level 12, and once players return to finish Level 13, the bagging process will then begin (unless the 10% mark is reached before that point).  Listed below, are the players that are still active in the field, and trying to find themselves a Day 2 bag:

Table 3

1. Roni Zehichonok
2. Skip McDonough
3. Jack Battaglia
4. Marc Sacheli
5. Donald Williams
6. Robert Antunes
7. Christopher Arcidiacano
8. Joe Gigliero

Table 4

1. Teddy Andesse
2. Steve Raemen
3. Mark Dube
4. Kiaran McGlaughlin
5. Michael Weinberg
6. Mike Fryett
7. Jean Pierre Gagnon
8. Jerry Willis
9. Gary Fitzgerald
10. Rodney Moret-Rojas

Table 9

1. Christopher Lawson
2. Frank Traino
3. John Magnetta
4. Zaki Lichaa
5. Scott Baumstein
6. David Stokes
7. Andrew Kaplan
8. Nagui Yassa
9. Bob Flacco

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1A Field

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/1,200)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 28

Players are now one level removed from the registration break, with the landscape of the leaderboard finally coming into focus.  Updated chip counts from the beginning of Level 10 are posted below:

Rodney Moret-Rojas - 125,000 (104bb)

Jean Pierre Gagnon - 120,000 (100bb)

Gary Fitzgerald - 80,000 (66bb)

Donald Williams - 75,000 (62bb)

Christopher Lawson - 70,000 (58bb)

Nagui Yassa - 60,000 (50bb)

Scott Baumstein - 35,000 (29bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): With Registration Now Closed, The Official Numbers For Flight 1A Are In

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

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

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 30

Registration for Flight 1A of the $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) is now closed, officially attracted a total of (62) entries, of which (30) currently remain.  The $18,910 from this prize pool will go to the overall number, which is well on pace to eclipse the $50,000 posted number.  The remaining pair of flights need only to average (50) entries to eclipse the guarantee, with Flight 1B's field already over (21) entries in the first level. 

Updated chip counts from the field will be posted to begin Level 10.

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Jean Pierre Gagnon Entering Uncharted Waters, Heads To Registration Break With The Chip Lead

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/800)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 58

Jean Pierre Gagnon (Quebec) may not be familiar to followers of the blog, but he's making his introduction in a big way.

Jean Pierre Gagnon (Quebec) is a relative unknown in our South Florida poker community, with just three tournament results on his resume.  Each of those cashes came here at the Isle Poker Room, with two during 2017's Battles At The Beach, and one during last year's Battle At The Beach.  While his lifetime earnings of $1,059 would leave some to believe there is inexperience in the tournament court, Gagnon only spends a short time in Florida each year (between here and Canada), so his forte could be cash games (or even online action).

Gagnon is going to let his results to the talking today though, as he is the first player to eclipse the century, and will head to the registration break with over 130,000.  As just mentioned, players will take a ten minute break after this level, at which point registration for Flight 1A will close.  We will bring all of the official numbers from the flight following that point, but those still interested in playing, have Flight 1B (3:00pm) and Flight 1C (6:00pm) to choose from.  

Jean Pierre Gagnon - 135,000 (168bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Keeping An Eye On Isle Poker Notables Outside The Room, Ian O'Hara Reaches WPT Borgata Final Table

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/600)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 52

Ian O'Hara has seen great success at tournaments here at the Isle Poker Room, and now has his eyes on a WPT title (photo courtesy World Poker Tour).

While today's focus is on Flight 1A of the $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), we would be remiss to not congratulate Isle Poker notable Ian O'Hara, on reaching the final table of the WPT Borgata Main Event.  The $3,500 No Limit Hold'em event attracted a total of 1,415 entrants, and an official prize pool of $4,529,415.  In a new "twist" to certain WPT spots this year, the final table will be played out on March 13th (in Las Vegas).  O'Hara currently has over $150,000 locked up, but has his sights on the $728,430 up top (and coveted WPT Champions Cup).  Listed below are the remaining players, along with chip counts heading to final table, and potential payouts:

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Gary Fitzgerald Knocks One Out, Climbs The Leaderboard

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 6 (Blinds 300/500/500)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 

Gary Fitzgerald (Miami, FL) saw his pocket nines hold up moments ago, allowing him to shoot up the Flight 1A leaderboard. 

We didn't happen to catch the action, but moments ago, Alcides Gomez was spotted leaving Table 1.  His 10♠ 8♠ fell to the 9♥ 9♦ of Gary Fitzgerald (Miami, FL), after the two got it in on a flop of J♠ 7♣ 3♥.  The turn and river stayed clean for Fitzgerald, who scooped up the pot, and increased his stack to 65,000.  That looks to be the chip leading number at the moment, but there is still a very long way to go in the flight. 

Gary i just a few months removed from his career best cash, finishing in 21st place during the opening event of the Rock N' Roll Poker Open (Hard Rock Hollywood).  The deep run was worth $4,786, as his career earnings now stand at $18,657.

Gary Fitzgerald - 65,000 (130bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): An Early Look At Updated Chip Counts From The Flight 1A Field

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/400)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 47

Players are now back from their first break of the day, and are posting new blinds of 200/400/400. Mike Fryett (Palm City, FL) is currently leading the field (with a stack of 57,000), and is making his return to the Isle Poker Room after a year away.  Fryett holds lifetime earnings of $69,792, including a pair of deep runs in $100,000 GTD stand-alone events on last January's schedule.  Updated chip counts from the end of Level 4 are posted below:

Mike Fryett - 57,000 (142bb)

Marc Sacheli - 40,000 (100bb)

Michael Weinberg - 36,000 (90bb)

Rodney Moret-Rojas - 30,000 (75bb)

Gary Fitzgerald - 30,000 (75bb)

Nagui Yassa - 29,000 (72bb)

John Magnetta - 28,000 (70bb)

Christopher Lawson - 21,000 (52bb)

$360 NLH $50,000 GTD (Flight 1A): Yaroslav Nakonechnyy Quietly Succeeds Under The Radar

$360 No Limit Hold'em

$50,000 GTD

Level 4 (Blinds 200/300/300)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 43

Yaroslav Nakonechnny (Las Vegas, NV) is no stranger to the Isle Poker Room's blog, having made numerous deep runs in the past two years.

Yaroslav Nakonechnyy (Las Vegas, NV) is a player who has a very "introverted" demeanor at the table, always with his headphones on, and while he watches video/movies on his iPad.  Even when he's involved in a hand, the quiet and laid back stance continues.  Those that keep quiet, are usually those that once has to look out for at the poker table, which is the case with Yaroslav.  He has over $216,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, and is coming off a solid run in the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em WPT Deepstacks Main Event (during the most recent Lucky Hearts Poker Open).

Nakonechnny reached the final three tables of the event, eventually bowing out in 23rd place, which was worth $7,975.  Interesting to note, it was Yaroslav's fifteenth cash in a row, that saw a return of at least $1,100.  Nakonechnny finds himself at Table 1, which opened up just a few moments ago, as the Flight 1A field continues to grow.

Players will be taking their first break of the day at the end of this level, and will return to Level 5, with new blinds of 200/400/400.