Sunday, August 11th: "Chip Buster" Prize Pool Already Over $100,000, With Player's Final Opportunity To Try And Bag Chips

ICYMI: As expected, yesterday's numbers from the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), were reminiscent of what we saw during the Florida State Poker Championships (when the event almost attracted 2,000 entries).  The 11:00am flight (Flight 1G) closed with (185) total entries, which is the largest of the eight flights to have been played.  There were (27) players to bag chips from the afternoon flight, led by Mike Valdez, who packed away 741,000 for Day 2.  And official list of chip counts from Flight 1G, are listed below:

Mike	Valdez	741,000
Rafael	Calero	692,000
Irwin	Block	635,000
Walter	Strakowski	616,000
Kyle	Robertson	604,000
Michael	Goldfarb	596,000
PJ	Capozziello	590,000
Gary	Fitzgerald	552,000
Borja	Iglesias	402,000
Juan	De Los Santos	370,000
Dimitry	Agrachov	365,000
Mike	Bonsignore	310,000
Jonathan	Marks	305,000
Daniel	Genachte	280,000
Gerald	Blum	258,000
Leroy	Jones	254,000
Robert	Hofstetterr	224,000
Juan	Mubarak	194,000
Jesse	Hatfield	190,000
Emmanuel	Santos	187,000
Quang	Pham	179,000
Terry	Stewart	155,000
Matt	Bretzfield	150,000
Zaki	Lichaa	138,000
Lila	Winterbourne	111,000
Morris	Heider	108,000
Bill	Odemt	78,000

Flight 1H got underway at 6:00pm, and saw the field grow to (162) entries, by the time the registration period closed.  While the flight didn't eclipse the largest number of entries, it did wind up with the two largest Day 2 stacks, as a pair of players bagged more than 1,000,000 chips.  A list of the (20) players to bag chips for tomorrow's Day 2, are listed below:

Miguel	McDonald	1,080,000
Gabriel	Sierra	1,016,000
Gerson	Silva, Jr	923,000
Edward	Medoff	808,000
David	Saban	627,000
Sandy	Sanchez	496,000
Vito	Polero	382,000
Fabio	Santos	359,000
Dylan	Farrell	349,000
Robert	Leff	320,000
Mohan	Navani	283,000
Sahade	Boodwah	261,000
Drew	Culhane	252,000
Joakim	Dag	192,000
Brian	Krinsky	176,000
Alexander	Perez	171,000
Pradeep	Asnane	122,000
Marla	Crumple	116,000
Francis	Margaglione	101,000
Michael	Gutterman	68,000

Tournaments: With over (1,000) entries, and a prize pool that's already eclipsed the $100,000 guarantee, today's final pair of flights are sure to be the largest.  The 11:00am (Flight 1I) and 6:00pm (Flight 1J) flights are the last opportunity for players to try and bag chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  Each of the flights have the same great structure, with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  Official chip counts from each flight will be posted at the end of play every evening.

Promotions: Things for the day begin with the "Full House Promotion," which kicks off the action seven days a week (when the doors open on the weekdays, and at 9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  Players in all jackpot eligible games are awarded $50 for each full house made.  There are some important rules to think about though, as the full house must be made using two cards, and has to be the winning hand.  

The "standard" high hand process will see $150 up for grabs, every (20) minutes.  From 9:00am-12:00am, players may qualify for the high hand, as long as they are holding aces-full or better (using one or two cards).

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

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1I

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1J

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

Saturday, August 10th: "Chip Buster" Looking To Surpass Guarantee Today, With Another Evening Of $500 High Hands

ICYMI: While the numbers aren't quite what we saw during the Florida State Poker Championships, this $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) is still exceeding all expectations.  After a Thursday of action that attracted a combined (240) entries over two flights, yesterday's proceedings saw the numbers continue to go up.  Flight 1E, which began at 11:00am yesterday afternoon, saw registration close with a total of (113) entries.  From that number, (16) players bagged chips for Day 2, led by Tyrese Hightower (810,000).  Official chip counts from Flight 1E are posted below:

Tyres	Hightower	810,000
Elias	Nassif	595,000
Sebastian	Martinez	561,000
G.A.	Hamilton	519,000
Craig	Caffro	463,000
Robert	Pavlick Jr.	422,000
Larry	Bass	414,000
Hal	Pawluk	376,000
Harry	Silver	274,000
Joe	Mancuso	258,000
Jonathan	Shapiro	228,000
Ben	Robinson	222,000
Jason	Budd	219,000
Juan	Barbosa	101,000
Floyd	Mscott	99,000
Doug	Baer	86,000

The evening flight (Flight 1F) ended up being the largest flight to have been played (of the six completed), as registration closed with (165) entries.  After play concluded, a total of (22) players bagged chips for Monday's Day 2, led by Neal Corcoran (826,000).  Official Flight 1F chip counts are posted below:

Neal	Corcoran	826,000
Paul	Smerdon	684,000
Miguel	Marrero	641,000
Jerry	Cavicchi	621,000
Ray	Nalbandian	582,000
Luciano	Nardi	518,000
AJ	Unstattd	458,000
Kevin	Torres Aponte	397,000
Patricia	Basilio	384,000
Alan	Brostoff	366,000
Austin	Spinelli	364,000
Aaron	Klausman	363,000
Robert	Nussbaum	292,000
Chris	Koulouvaris	279,000
James	Powers	242,000
Carlos	Torres Vazquez	214,000
Jeffrey	Berry	214,000
Nestor	Carabello	190,000
Alfred	Cotton, Jr	171,000
Shendale	Jenna Golddstein	156,000
Shawn	Veinna	149,000
Jose	Delcid	147,000

After three days of play, there have been a total of (705) entries, with exactly (100) players scheduled to return for Monday's Day 2.  With four flights remaining, the current prize pool sits at $70,500, needed only (295) more entries to reach the posted guarantee.

Tournaments: Players that are interested in joining the action for the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), are starting to run out of time...as just four flights remain.  There are two more flights are on today's schedule, with Flight 1G at 11:00am, followed by Flight 1F at 6:00pm.  Each of the flights have the same great structure, with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  Official chip counts from each flight will be posted at the end of play every evening.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens the doors seven day a week!!!  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-6:00pm).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

From 6:00pm-12:00am, the high hands will still be awarded every (30) minutes, but the winning amount goes up to $500 (for high hands using both cards).  Those winning high hands that are made using one card (during that time period), will be awarded $250.

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

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1G

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1H

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

Friday, August 9th: "Chip Buster" Ready To Hit It's Stride, As $500 High Hands Return This Evening!!!!

ICYMI: The $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) is currently like a pot of water, about to hit a rolling boil.  After a solid start to the tournament, yesterday's pair of opening flights bested Wednesday's numbers, giving us a little preview of what's to come this weekend.  Flight 1C attracted a total of (108) entries, with (19) players reaching the bagging process, led by Ron Levy (503,000).  An official list of chip counts from the tournament's third starting flight, are listed below:

Ron Levy - 503,000
Ellise Schisler - 459,000
Jose Gallegos - 442,000
Max Kassik - 437,000
Alan Munoz - 407,000
Brian Nelli - 405,000
Jan Espinoza - 336,000
Thao Le - 330,000
Alvaro Grisales - 322,000
Allen Stern - 273,000
Gilbert Sanchez - 258,000
Gregory Roberts - 246,000
Al Lockwood - 216,000
Alain Candales - 203,000
Paul Martine - 183,000
Gregg Weiss - 140,000
Stuart Brown - 95,000
Serena Anviz - 80,000
Alan Werner - 66,000

The evening starting flight (Flight 1D) ended up hosting the largest field to have been played, as the tournament clock showed (132) entries at the end of registration.  From the number, (20) players reached the bagging process, with German Zaga (749,000) leading the group.  A full list of chip counts from Flight 1D, are listed below:

German Zaga - 749,000
Rodney Moret-Rojas - 523,000
Andre Bryan - 518,000
Joe Yselonia - 491,000
Rade Stojkoski - 463,000
Nesly Jean-Baptiste - 458,000
Larry Sullivan - 429,000
Jason Barry - 421,000
Jon Grasso - 413,000
John Friedkes - 331,000
Glen Savell - 286,000
Julio Rodriguez - 244,000
Michael Krumenacker - 223,000
David McDonald - 213,000
Alexandre Chammas - 182,000
Jonathan Ounjian - 159,000
Andrew Daire - 144,000
Melissa Mancini - 140,000
William Underdown - 117,000
Tomer Akerman - 100,000

Tournaments: As mentioned above, the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) is about to "boil over," with the numbers trending upward.  During the most recent major series (Florida State Poker Championships), this tournament saw almost 2,000 total entries, which may seem out of reach at the moment.  With the weekend now here though, that mystical number could potentially be attained, if we see flights with above (200) entries (over the next three days).  Before we get ahead of ourselves, lets focus on today's action, as the third pair of starting flights are on tap.  Each of the flights have the same great structure, with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  Official chip counts from each flight will be posted at the end of play every evening.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens the doors seven day a week!!!  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-6:00pm).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

From 6:00pm-12:00am, the high hands will still be awarded every (30) minutes, but the winning amount goes up to $500 (for high hands using both cards).  Those winning high hands that are made using one card (during that time period), will be awarded $250.

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

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1E

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1F

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

Thursday, August 8th: "Chip Buster" Hits The Ground Running, And Continues With It's Second Pair Of Starting Flights

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament schedule hosted the opening pair of flights for the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), with things getting off to a very strong start.  Flight 1A got underway at 11:00am, and saw registration close with a total of (104) entries.  From that number, (14) players bagged chips for Day 2, led by Marcel McGray (794,000).  Official Flight 1A chip counts are listed below:

Marcel McGray - 794,000

Jairo Carrillo - 729,000

Frank Scala - 464,000

Joe Lamberta - 448,000

Aftab Shakoor - 441,000

Shannon McCloud - 382,000

Tracy Scala - 362,000

James Hamburger - 328,000

Thomas Gari - 317,000

Edgar Cruz - 267,000

Duane Dekeyser - 222,000

Hoa Lang - 188,000

Harry Silva - 160,000

Adam Stade - 94,000

Just as the afternoon flight's action was wrapping up, the evening flight (Flight 1B) got it's cards in the air.  After eight levels of open registration, the Flight 1B field would close with (83) total entries, of which (9) players bagged chips for Day 2.  James Tomblin bagged the chip lead, and the overall Day 1 chip lead, bringing (857,000) to Monday's Day 2.  Official Flight 1B chip counts are listed below:

James Tomblin - 857,000

Joe Pozos - 642,000

Brian Dunn - 616,000

Nagui Yassa - 500,000

Elyahe Henn - 422,000

Corey Peacock - 409,000

Patricio Gonzalez - 360,000

Craig Caffro - 196,000

David Brainard - 150,000

The opening day of the "Chip Buster" finished with a total of (187) entries, and a running prize pool of $18,700.  The final eight flights need to average (136) entries per, in order to reach the posted guarantee of $100,000.

Tournaments: The $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) rolls on over the course of the day, with the second pair of opening flights on the schedule.  Each of the flights have the same great structure, with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  Official chip counts from each flight will be posted at the end of play every evening.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven days a week (9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

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

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1D

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

Wednesday, August 7th: The Wait Is Over, As The "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Returns To The Schedule

ICYMI: Tuesday's recurring tournament schedule kicked off (at 11:00am) with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that boasted a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (24) total entries, and an official prize pool of $2,000.  The spots were scheduled to get paid, with action playing down to an outright winner.  Brian Dunn (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) found himself another Isle Poker tournament win, with the official results listed below:

1. Brian Dunn (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,000
2. George Lukawski (Parkland, FL) $600
3. Drew Culhane (Danbury, CT) $400

The evening tournament was the ever popular "Chip Buster," a $130 No Limit Hold'em event, that carried a $3,000 guarantee.  The numbers were exceptional, as the field closed with (59) entries, and ended up with an official prize pool of $5,723.  A total of eight players would reach the money, with action playing down to four-handed play, at which point a deal was agreed to.  Scott Hecker topped the chop, with details of the deal posted below:

1. Scott Hecker (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,355
2. Anthony Vulpis (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,247
3. Ted Transure (North Lauderdale, FL) $1,139
4. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $802
5. Scott Bailey (Loxahatchee, FL) $401
6. Brian Baris (Tamarac, FL) $315
7. Brian Dunn (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $258
8. Joseph Nay (Plantation, FL) $206

Tournaments: Today is the day that players had circled on their calendar (once the August calendar came out), as the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) returns!!!  After getting close to (2,000) entries during the FSPC, the poker community has been buzzing about what the numbers could look like this time around.  There are ten flights (one afternoon and one evening) over the next five days, with Day 2 scheduled for Monday.  Each of the flights have the same great structure, with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration open through Level 8.  Official chip counts from each flight will be posted at the end of play every evening.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven days a week (9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

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

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1A

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes

Tuesday, August 6th: Preparing For The Month's First Multi, With A Combined $5,000 In Tournament Guarantees!!!

ICYMI: Monday's recurring tournament schedule began at 11:00am, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, that offered $50 rake-free re-buys (and had a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool).  Once registration for the tournament closed, there would be a field of (12) entries, and an official prize pool of $1,500.  Two spots were scheduled to get paid, with action playing down to an outright winner (as Hal Pawluk defeated Gavin Smith), with official results listed below:

1. Hal Pawluk (Pembroke Pines, FL) $975
2. Gavin Smith (Pompano Beach, FL) $525

Last night's (6:00pm) tournament was a $60 No Limit Hold'em event, that offered $40 rake-free re-buys.  Registration for the event closed with (23) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,171.  Three spots were scheduled to get paid, but action ended in a four-way chop, with the official details of the deal listed below:

1. Roberto Desogos (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $650
2. David Schnegelberger (Boca Raton, FL) $507
3. Elsie Rodrigues (Boca Raton, FL) $507
4. Joakim Dag (Pompano Beach, FL) $507

Tournaments: After a day full of re-buys, Tuesday's tournament schedule hosts two events that have a "standard" format.  The day's action begins at 11:00am, with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that boasts a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Players in the tournament will be sitting down to starting stacks of 14,000 units, playing (20) minute levels, with open registration through Level 8.

There is a little foreshadowing in the evening event, as the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD) makes it's return to the schedule.  The popular tournament is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8.  This tournament will be front and center for the rest of the week, as the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) runs from August 7th through August 12th.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven days a week (9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

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

11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 14,000 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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 50,000 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