$175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" (Day 2): Official Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Count)

$175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster"
$100,000 GTD
Total Entries: 846
Players Remaining: 117

First	Last	Chips	Table	Seat
Archibald	Barrant	1,586,000	7	1
Simon	Philip	1,239,000	14	2
Edward	Christ	879,000	3	2
Guillermo	Reyes	848,000	14	6
Matthew	Norris	826,000	13	5
Jeffrey	Trudeau	816,000	12	5
Cody	Ferguson	806,000	14	7
Chirs	Zito	796,000	5	10
Stewart	Yaneik	742,000	4	6
Michael	Harley	713,000	10	1
Marc	Wolfe	660,000	5	5
Kharchenko	Evgeny	650,000	11	2
Earl	Gallegos	646,000	9	1
Ricardo	Velasco	639,000	9	3
Oleg	Minavichev	634,000	13	4
Alvaro	Grisales	634,000	12	3
Robert	Kline	631,000	2	9
Thomas	Schilla	615,000	14	10
Scott	Harris	587,000	9	7
Cliff Daniel	Gonzalez	575,000	2	1
Nancy	Birnbaum	572,000	11	7
Matt	LeConche	558,000	2	3
Mutoz	Channsoui	552,000	9	8
Ira	Horowitz	540,000	2	10
Justin	Margolis	522,000	9	10
Charbel	Beyrouti	512,000	14	3
Eric	Piderit	494,000	12	8
Lunique	Pefiote	479,000	5	4
Eric	Kolodny	465,000	13	7
Karin	Powsner	462,000	3	8
Scott	Hecker	452,000	12	2
Parra	Jose	446,000	4	4
Rodolfo	Miret II	438,000	11	5
Bob	Peoples	431,000	12	9
George	Domingez	429,000	2	8
Carlos	Espinosa	422,000	11	6
Bill	Napien	418,000	10	8
Fabio	Baduy	390,000	5	7
Larry	Sullivan	387,000	14	9
David	Poces	369,000	6	3
Oren	Kimmel	362,000	10	6
Nagui	Yassa	341,000	12	4
Christian	Rodriguez	335,000	11	1
Michael	Garavuso	331,000	10	5
Dmitry	Bushnyy	330,000	4	2
Gregory	Roberts	328,000	5	6
Ron	Sorci	326,000	4	1
Scott	Harwood	317,000	7	7
Frank	Scala	313,000	6	10
Corey	Babapour	310,000	14	4
Jonathan	Marcu	309,000	6	2
Luke	Rosenberg	305,000	7	9
Tom	Milmore	305,000	12	1
Jeff	Morrison	303,000	13	2
Tom	Gity	301,000	3	9
Will	Underdown	300,000	6	7
Jonathan	Jimenez	295,000	3	4
Orestes	Melgarejo	295,000	9	9
Farrell	Lapi	294,000	6	8
Oscar	Arrieche	290,000	4	8
Jacques	Brutus	288,000	3	1
Jonathan	Alvaredo	285,000	2	5
Rafael	Perez	285,000	3	5
Marcio	Peixoto	280,000	11	9
Richard	Shoemaker	278,000	14	1
Michael	Corbett	276,000	5	2
Carlos	Vazquez	276,000	7	2
David	Oshry	275,000	6	6
Chien	Chiu	275,000	6	4
James	Kane	271,000	10	4
Carlos	Guerrero	269,000	3	3
Elliott	Merlin	256,000	5	8
Giz	Guadalpi	256,000	6	1
Jorge	Torres	254,000	5	9
Jifan	Luo	250,000	10	2
Danielle	Bastarache	250,000	7	3
Fidencio	Velez	248,000	3	7
Stuart	Brown	245,000	13	10
Tyler	Campbell	242,000	12	10
Bradley	Grossman	240,000	2	2
Stuart	Greenbaum	236,000	9	5
Vitaly	Chalka	230,000	3	6
Guillermo	Hamilton	221,000	11	4
Gregory	Frye	214,000	13	9
Elias	Nassif	204,000	4	3
Joseph	Gotlieb	204,000	12	6
Arnold	Cohen	203,000	10	3
Bessie	Colon	201,000	10	10
Calixto	Rodriguez	194,000	14	8
Daniel	Uzzi	192,000	7	5
Tim	Shane	189,000	4	9
Michael	May	188,000	13	8
Marc	Culberson	182,000	3	3
Jaime	Wiegrefe	182,000	4	7
Matthew	Parke	178,000	5	1
George	Fountonlakis	173,000	7	4
Yuri	Chiozzo	173,000	9	4
William	Romano	172,000	5	7
Richard	Russ	168,000	7	6
Michael	Gutterman	167,000	2	3
Steven	Slon	166,000	11	3
Katrina	Powers	152,000	6	5
Donald	Williams	148,000	4	10
Brian	Levine	144,000	9	9
Marc	Cohen	142,000	10	9
Nizar	Dajani	135,000	13	6
Mitchell	Smith	130,000	6	9
Martins	Polakovs	124,000	9	6
Robert	Sacher	112,000	4	5
Quang	Pham	112,000	14	5
Antonio	Campbell	109,000	7	10
Brian	Kicklighter	104,000	2	10
David	Seager	100,000	13	3
Brooks	Long	99,000	2	6
Denis	Krasikov	88,000	10	7
Kenneth	Arnaez	81,000	13	1
Sean	Hayman	57,000	7	8

Monday, September 30th: Day 2 Players Returning For "Chip Buster," Ready To Play Down To A Winner

ICYMI: With Sunday hosting the final pair of "Chip Buster" flights, the largest numbers were expected (in regards to field size).  Flight 1I did attract the largest field, as registration closed with (118) total entries.  At the end of Level 16, the bags were brought out, so the remaining (15) players could bag for Day 2.  Official chip counts from Flight 1I are listed below:

Jeffrey Trudeau - 816,000
Alvaro Grisales - 634,000
Robert Kline - 631,000
Ira Horowitz - 540,000
Justin Margolis - 522,000
Eric Piderit - 494,000
Scott Hecker - 452,000
Nagui Yassa - 341,000
Corey Babapour - 310,000
Carlos Guerrero - 269,000
Stuart Brown - 245,000
Calixto Rodriguez - 194,000
Donald Williams - 148,000
Nizar Dajani - 135,000
Quang Pham - 112,000

The final flight of the tournament (Flight 1J) saw the biggest numbers, as registration closed with (162) entries.  A total of (23) players bagged chips for today's Day 2, with the official chip counts from the flight listed below:

Matthew Norris - 826,000
Kharchenko Evgeny - 650,000
Thomas Schilla - 615,000
Nancy Birnbaum - 572,000
Rodolfo Miret - 438,000
Bob Peoples - 431,000
Carlos Espinosa - 422,000
Larry Sullivan - 387,000
Oren Kimmel - 362,000
Christian Rodriguez - 335,000
Michael Garavuso - 331,000
Dmitry Bushnyy - 330,000
Tom Milmore - 305,000
Marcio Peixoto - 280,000
Fidencio Velez - 248,000
Tyler Campbell - 242,000
Vitaly Chalka - 230,000
Guillermo Hamilton - 221,000
Gregory Frye - 214,000
Joseph Gotlieb - 204,000
Steven Slon - 166,000
Brian Levine - 144,000
Martins Polakovs - 124,000

Tournaments: At 12:00pm, the players to have bagged in the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD), will be returning for Day 2.  The only structural transition to mention, will come at the final table, as levels will become (40) minutes.

The 6:00pm time slot hosts a $60 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which offers $40 rake-free re-buys (a $1,200 guaranteed prize pool), and is known as "Maniac Mondays."  The structure for the event sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 10,000 units, playing (15) minute levels, and registration open through Level 10.

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.

12:00pm - $175 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, (40) minutes at final table

- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em w/ $40 Rake-Free Re-Buys ($1,200 GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips

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

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (15) minutes

Sunday, September 29th: Final Pair Of "Chip Buster" Flights Headline Schedule, As Numbers Continue To Grow

ICYMI: Expectations for yesterday's pair of "Chip Buster" flights were high, and they surely came through in a big way.  Both flights eclipsed the century mark, as the registration for Flight 1G (the 11:00am flight) closed with (106) entries.  A total of (13) players would reach the bagging process, with the official chip counts listed below:

Simon Phillips - 1,239,000
Cody Ferguson - 806,000
Marc Wolfe - 660,000
Eric Kolodny - 465,000
William Underdown - 300,000
Oscar Arrieche - 290,000
Jacques Brutus - 288,000
Michael Corbett - 276,000
Chien Chui - 275,000
Danielle Basterache - 250,000
Bessie Colon - 201,000
Antonio Campbell - 109,000
Kenneth Arnaez - 81,000

The numbers got even larger for Flight 1H (the 5:00pm flight), as registration closed with a total of (117) entries, of which (15) players bagged chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  Official Flight 1H chip counts are listed below:

Archibald Barrant 1,586,000
Chris Zito - 796,000
Stewart Yaneik - 742,000
Oleg Minavichev - 634,000
Jeff Morrison - 303,000
Farrell Lapi - 294,000
Richard Shoemaker - 278,000
Carlos Vazquez - 276,000
Yuri Chiozzo - 173,000
William Romano - 172,000
Michael Gutterman - 167,000
Katrina Powers - 152,000
Marc Cohen - 142,000
Brooks Long - 99,000
Denis Krasikov - 88,000

If players were looking for an overlay, they were looking in the wrong place, as this installment of the "Chip Buster" will surely eclipse the guarantee today.  There have been (566) entries to this point in the event, with (79) players scheduled to return tomorrow.  The $76,410 prize pool needs only (175) more entries to eclipse the $100,000 guarantee, with the final pair of flights on today's schedule.

Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the final pair of starting flights.  There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1G), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1H), with a satellite sandwiched in between.  The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action.  The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm.

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.

10:00am - $175 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

- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

5:00pm - $175 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

- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

Saturday, September 28th: "Chip Buster" Expected To Attract Big Crowds, $500 High Hands Return In The Evening

ICYMI: Yesterday, The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) entered it's weekend action, with a pair of Friday starting flights.  Flight 1E, which got underway at 10:00am, ended up attracting a total of (65) entries (making it the largest of the three afternoon flights to have been played).  After sixteen levels of play, the flight would wrap up with (10) players reaching the bagging process, with the official chip counts listed below:

Eduardo Christ - 879,000
Karin Powsner - 462,000
George Dominguez - 429,000
Elliot Merlin - 256,000
Giz Guadalpi - 256,000
Jifan Luo - 250,000
Stuart Greenbaum - 236,000
Tim Shane - 189,000
Jaime Wiegrefe - 182,000
Richard Russ - 168,000

Flight 1F ended up attracting the largest field of the three evening flights to have been played, as registration closed with (84) entries.  Just like Flight 1E, (10) players would reach the bagging process, with the official chip counts listed below:

Guillermo Reyes - 848,000
Michael Harley - 713,000
Mutoz Channsoui - 552,000
Charbel Beyrouti - 512,000
Lunique Pefiote - 479,000
Jonathan Marcu - 309,000
Luke Rosenberg - 305,000
Bradley Grossman - 240,000
Michael May - 188,000
David Seager - 100,000

As the "Chip Buster" passes the the midway point (of the starting flights), there have been (343) combined entries, of which (51) players bagged chips for Day 2.  The current prize pool sits at $46,305, with (398) entries needed to reach the posted guarantee of $100,000.  

Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the fourth pair of starting flights.  There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1G), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1H), with a satellite sandwiched in between.  The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action.  The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm (for the next five days).

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.

10:00am - $175 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

- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

5:00pm - $175 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

- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

Friday, September 27th: "Chip Buster" Heading Towards Homestretch, $500 High Hands Return!!!

ICYMI: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continued yesterday, with the second pair of starting flights.  Flight 1C got underway at 11:00am, and by the time registration closed, the tournament clock would show (63) total entries.  From that number, (9) players bagged chips for Monday's Day 2, with the official chip counts listed below:

Earl Gallegos - 646,000
Matt LeConche - 558,000
Jose Parra - 446,000
Frank Scala- 313,000
Tom Gity - 301,000
Orestes Melgarejo - 295,000
Arnold Cohen - 203,000
Daniel Uzzi - 192,000
Matthew Parke - 178,000

Players began arriving at 5:00pm for Flight 1D, and after eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (54) entries.  A total of (8) players would reach the flight's bagging process, with the official chip counts listed below:

Scott Harris - 587,000
Cliff Daniel Gonzalez - 575,000
Bill Napien - 418,000
Gregory Roberts - 328,000
Rafael Perez - 285,000
David Oshry - 275,000
Elias Nassif - 204,000
Sean Hayman - 57,000

After four completed flights (of ten total), the tournament has attracted (194) total entries, of which (31) players bagged chips.  The current prize pool sits at $26,190, with the remaining flights needing to average (92) entries to reach the posted guarantee.

Tournaments: The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) continues today, with the second pair of starting flights.  There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1C), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1C), with a satellite sandwiched in between.  The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action.  The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm (for the next five days).

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.

10:00am - $175 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

- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)

5:00pm - $175 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

- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)