Tuesday, October 10th: Maurice Hawkins Calls His Shot, Isle Open Action Continues

ICMYI: Yesterday's Isle Open action was all about big numbers, as both tournaments crushed the guaranteed numbers.  The day opened at 11:00am (Event #3), with the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($7,000 GTD), attracting a field of (178) total entries.  After the optional add-ons were collected at the end of registration, the final prize pool would close at $8,936.  Once the payouts were released, players would see that (23) players were going to reach the money, with first place scheduled to take home $2,311.  The tournament eventually played until four-handed action was reached, at which point a deal was made, with Fred Alesi (Delray Beach, FL) declared the tournaments winner (taking home the trophy).  Posted below are the final table results, with the full results found by clicking here:

1. Fred Alesi (Delray Beach, FL) $1,800
2. Washington Gavilanes (Margate, FL) $1,800
3. Michele Milker (Delray Beach, FL) $868
4. Ruth Corneau (Stuart, FL) $868
5. Michael Russo (Coral Springs, FL) $431
6. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $357
7. Joseph Farrar (Wellington, FL) $304
8. David Smith (Vero Beach, FL) $267
9. Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $232
10. Malcolm Clark (Hialeah, FL) $197

The first storyline that came out of the 6:00pm tournament (Event #4 | $130 No Limit Hold'em | $20,000 GTD), was the size of the field.  The $27,800 prize pool was made up of (278) entries, just crushing the guaranteed number of $20,000.  The second storyline was Maurice Hawkins (Plantation, FL), who landed in Florida from a trip just before 6:00pm, and "called his shot" via Twitter (while driving to the poker room):

Firing up the 100 dollar Isle bird.Going the crush this and cuddle up with my 5k tonight.The small grind before the big explosion#HawksView

— Maurice Hawkins (@mauricehawkins) October 9, 2017

Hawkins would have actually "cuddled up" with $6,226 if he had won the tournament outright, but ended up taking home $3,970 after chopping the event five-ways.  The results is Hawkins's (21st) recorded tournament win, and fifth title during an Isle Poker Room "major series."  The final table results are listed below, with the full listing found by clicking here.

1. Maurice Hawkins (Lake Worth, FL) $3,970
2. Corey Dunbar (West Palm Beach, FL) $3,876
3. Cameron Collins (Deerfield Beach, FL) $2,980
4. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $2,944
5. Shane Whitehead (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $2,725
6. Stuart Newmark (Davie, FL) $1,108
7. Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $931
8. Erin Ward (New York, NY) $778
9. Leo Klosty (Delray Beach, FL) $622
10. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) $521 

Tournaments: There are two events on the 2017 Isle Open Schedule today, one of which is on the championship event schedule, and the other from the secondary event schedule (satellite).  The opening tournament of the day, which begins at 11:00am, is a $120 No Limit Hold'em | $15,000 GTD event (Event #5).  The tournament's structure has entrants sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000 units, with (20) minute levels over the course of the event.  There is also an optional add-on (at the end of registration), with players receiving 10,000 units for $20 (with 100% of the add-on money going towards the prize pool).

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosts the first satellite of the series, one which could possibly be the best value of the month.  The $75 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into The Main Event guarantees (5) seats, each worth $1,500.  Players in the satellite start with stacks of 10,000 units, and play levels lasting (20) minutes.  There is also an optional add-on in this event, with $20 getting players an extra 8,000 units (at the end of registration).

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), 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.  From 12:00am-3:00am (Tuesday morning), players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

11:00am - 2017 Isle Open Event #5: $120 No Limit Hold'em ($15,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($20 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Open (Secondary Schedule): $75 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Main Event (5 Seats Guaranteed)

- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($20 for 8,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

Monday, October 9th: Event 1 Chops It Up, Mbaied Wins Event 2 Outright

ICYMI: Sunday's Day 2 for Event 1 of the 2017 Isle Open saw (172) players return to play, with everything happening "quickly."  The field was (52) eliminations from the money, with the "bubble" reached just (90) minutes into the day.  A double elimination on the bubble meant that "hand-for-hand" play was skipped, and action would continue on...fast and furious.  Just five hours after reaching the money, players would redrawing for new seats at the final table, but a card was never dealt.  Discussions of an ICM chop began right away, with the numbers agreed to after brief negotiation.  A full recap will be posted this afternoon, with the final table payouts listed below:

1. Christopher Gilkey (Lake Worth, FL) $13,765
2. Arno Kruger (Lake Worth, FL) $13,194
3. Luis Santoni (Pembroke Pines, FL) $11,591
4. Andreas Athanasopoulos (Tamarac, FL) $10,459
5. Gilbert Whorrie (Hallandale Beach, FL) $9,604
6. Abbey Daniels (Coral Springs, FL) $9,340
7. Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) $8,405
8. Daniel Saffer (Hallandale, FL) $8,282
9. Thomas Schillo (Royal Palm Beach, FL) $6,910

Event 2 of the Isle Open began at 6:00pm yesterday, with the cards flying for the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($5,000).  A mixture of eliminated Event 1 players, and new names and faces, made up the field of (88) entries.  The official prize pool closed at $7,915, with the $25 bounties included in the number.  Once the payouts were posted, the field would see that eleven players were scheduled to get paid, with action playing down to an outright winner (results posted below):

1. Mohamed Mbaied (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,844
2. Andrew Kern (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,114
3. Darren Stabinski (Plantation, FL) $693
4. Robert Perniola (Pompano Beach, FL) $469
5. Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $357
6. Charlie Riley (Tampa, FL) $286
7. Herbert Souza (Boca Raton, FL) $237
8. Jeffrey Oldakowski (Pompano Beach, FL) $200
9. Sabas Ferrer (Coral Springs, FL) $184
10. Fred Alesi (Delray Beach, FL) $171
11. Tony Zambrowski (Oakland Park, FL) $160

Tournaments: The 2017 Isle Open schedule continues today with two events, the first of which begins at 11:00am.  Event 3 ($60 No Limit Hold'em | $7,000 GTD) mirrors one of the more popular "recurring" events from the monthly calendar, but inserts it in an afternoon slot for the first time.  The tournament's structure has players sitting down to starting stacks of 14,000 units, and playing levels lasting (20) minutes from start to finish.  There is also an option add-on at the end of registration (after Level 8), with $20 getting players 10,000 units (with 100% of the add-ons going towards the prize pool).

The guarantee balloons to $20,000 for the evening event, with Event 4 ($130 No Limit Hold'em | $20,000 GTD) getting underway at 6:00pm.  This tournament is normally found in the Monday night time slot (even outside of the series), and consistently attracts fields over (200) entries.  The tournament structure doesn't deviate from what's used on the "monthly calendar," with player sitting down to 16,000 unit starting stacks, and playing levels of (20) minutes over the course of the evening.

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), 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.  From 12:00am-3:00am (Tuesday morning), players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

11:00am - 2017 Isle Open  Event #3: $60 No Limit Hold'em ($7,000 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

- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($20 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Open  Event #4: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 16,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): Final Nine Players Agree To ICM Chop

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 32 (Blinds 100,000/200,000/30,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 9

The nine players to chop Event #1 of the 2017 Isle Open, many of which are earning the largest tournament cashes of their careers (including Gilbert Whorrie, Christopher Gilkey, Dan Saffer, Arno Kruger).

Before any hands were dealt at the final table, the players wanted to hear the ICM numbers, with Tournament Supervisor Rick Mims breaking the numbers down for them.  Eight of the nine players agreed to the numbers that were read aloud, but after some negotiation, the only detractor jumped on board.  Posted below are the final results for Event 1 of the 2017 Isle Open:

1. Christopher Gilkey (Lake Worth, FL) $13,765
2. Arno Kruger (Lake Worth, FL) $13,194
3. Luis Santoni (Pembroke Pines, FL) $11,591
4. Andreas Athanasopoulos (Tamarac, FL) $10,459
5. Gilbert Whorrie (Hallandale Beach, FL) $9,604
6. Abbey Daniels (Coral Springs, FL) $9,340
7. Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) $8,405
8. Daniel Saffer (Hallandale, FL) $8,282
9. Thomas Schillo (Royal Palm Beach, FL) $6,910

2017 Isle Open Event #1 Winner Christopher Gilkey (Lake Worth, FL)

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): Official Final Table Seating Assignments

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 32 (Blinds 100,000/200,000/30,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 9

Players have found their new seats at the final table, and have already began discussing a potential chop.  Tournament Supervisor Rick Mims is verifying the chip counts, and will go over the ICM numbers in just a few moments.  Until then, here is the final table lineup (chip counts to follow):

1. Gilbert Whorrie
2. Andreas Athanosopoulos
3. Thomas Gari
4. Dan Saffer
5. Luis Santoni
6. Tom Schillo
7. Abbey Daniels
8. Christopher Gilkey 
9. Arno Kruger

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 10th-12th Places ($2,205)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 32 (Blinds 100,000/200,000/30,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 9

10.

Larry Bass (Tamarac, FL) was eliminated just as the tournament floor was going to do the final table redraw.  His elimination does count as a final table finish, with Bass earning his largest tournament cash since April of 2014.

11.

Alan Saltzman (Lantana, FL) would be eliminated the hand after Moreno, as he shoved blind versus blind, and ran his Q♦ 7♦ into Christopher Gilkey's K♥ K♠.  Alan did get his money's worth on his final hand, flopping a diamond draw, and adding straight outs on the turn.  He would end up bricking the river though, and was eliminated just short of the final table.

12.

Steve Moreno (Miami, FL) lost a big flip to Alan Saltzman, with his 10♠ 10♣ falling to A♣ J♣.  The very next hand, Moreno would be all-in for 665,000, flipping again with Q♦ 10♠ against Gilbert Whorrie's 8♥ 8♦.  The runout would bring no help to Moreno, as the Isle Poker Room notable bowed out in 12th place ($2,205).

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 13th-15th Places ($1,730)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 31 (Blinds 80,000/160,000/25,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 12

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $1,730:

13.

Will Oderat (Miami, FL) had less than five big blinds, and after shoving from early position, only needed to get through the blinds.  After a good amount of thought, Thomas Gari would make the call, putting Oderat at risk.  Bill's A♥ 7♥ was well behind the A♦ 8♠ of Gari, with the J♠ 2♠ 5♠ 6♥ 8♥ runout ending his Event 1 run.

14.

Lascelles Peart (Coconut Creek, FL) was eliminated in 14th place moments ago ($1,730), earning his first tournament cash in over a month.  Peart was getting short, and ran his K♠ 10♥ in Q♠ Q♣, not able to find a fortunate runout to stay alive.

15.

Michael Russo's (Las Vegas, NV) dream run ended short of his goal, but it was the deepest tournament run he's experienced of his career (in a brick and mortar poker room).  The $1,730 he earned for 15th place is the largest cash of his career, and the first on his resume since 2015.

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 16th-18th Places ($1,425)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 30 (Blinds 60,000/120,000/20,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 15

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $1,425:

16.

Welly Duroseau (Miami, FL) just earned his largest tournament cash with this 16th place finish, besting his previous best score of $1,147, which came during this year's Battles At The Beach series.

17.

Eric Piderit (Weston, FL) was eliminated by Arno Kruger, after his Q♠ Q♣ lost the "classic race" to Arno's A♠ K♠.  This is Piderit's second final table cash in a row, after cashing in sixth place during the $365 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout at the WSOP Circuit.

18.

John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) is clearly in good form, making his second final table in as many weeks.  He earned his largest tournament cash during the WSOP Circuit, finishing in 5th place during the $580 buy-in opening event ($35,843).

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): Redraw At Eighteen, Players Finding New "Homes"

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/15,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 18

After the elimination of Cameron Collins, the tournament clock was paused, and the first redraw of the day began.  Players were given new seating assignments, and now that everyone is settled, the cards are once again in the air.  Listed below are the new seating assignments for the remaining two tables:

Table 1:

1. Michael Russo
2. Steven Moreno
3. Thomas Gari
4. John Magnetta
5. Dan Saffer
6. Gilbert Whorrie
7. Alan Saltzman
8. Will Oderat
9. Christopher Gilkey

Table 2:

1. Eric Piderit
2. Andreas Athanosopoulos
3. Anro Kruger
4. Tom Schillo
5. Lascelles Peart
6. Willie Duroseau
7. Luis Santoni
8. Larry Bass
9. Abbey Daniels

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 19th-21st Places ($1,185)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/15,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 18

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $1,185:

19. Cameron Collins (Deerfield Beach, FL)
20. Jose Delcid (Pompano Beach, FL)
21. Steven Serle (Highland Beach, FL)

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 22nd-24th Places ($995)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/15,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 19

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $995:

22. Larry Hirschfield Jr. (Boca Raton, FL)
23. Joelle Guarino (Parkland, FL)
24. Diogo Nanni (Rio Di Janeiro, Brazil)

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): "You Putting That On The Blog...My Wife Is Watching"

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/15,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 21

Luis Santoni (Puerto Rico) sends out some love to his wife, who is following all of today's action on the blog.

With the blinds climbing seemingly every orbit, every pot is super critical at this point.  Moments ago at Table 2, Luis Santoni (Aguada, Puerto Rico) open-shoved for 605,000.  Action then folded to Larry Hirschfield, who re-shoved for less, followed by players folding to Will Oderat in the small blind.  Oderat took a lot of time before making his decision, eventually putting the chips on the felt for a call.  The big blind would release, and Oderat would have two players at risk.  

When the cards were tabled, Will would hold the best hand (8♣ 8♦), up against A♦ Q♦ (Santoni) and A♠ 10♥ (Hirschfield).  The 4♠ 5♥ 7♣ flop only strengthened Oderat's lead, and after the K♦ on the turn, he'd need to fade one last card.  Unfortunately for Oderat, the Q♥ appeared on the river, giving the 1,500,000 pot to Santoni.  The poker veteran (Santoni) is now peaking for the day, and looking to make his first deep run in an Isle major in a long while.

Luis Santoni - 1,600,000
Will Orderat - 1,000,000

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 25th-27th Places ($820)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 29 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/15,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 24

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $820:

25. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
26. Julio Graham (Hollywood, FL)
27. Carlos Loving (Sarasota, FL)

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 28th-36th Places ($715)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 28 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 26

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $715:

28. Philip Tuttle (Delray Beach, FL)
29. German Zaga (Tamarac, FL)
30. Carl Handwerker (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL)
31. Francisco Pulido (Miami, FL)
32. James Heuss (Margate, FL)
33. Richard Goodman (Chesapeake, VA)
34. Fernando Pages (Miami, FL)
35. Michael Stefan Jr. (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
36. Sean Jones (North Miami Beach, FL)

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): Kruger Triples Up, Now Over 1,000,000

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 27 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 29

Arno Kruger (Sunny Isles, FL) looked defeated when the cards were tabled for his all-in, but quickly turned to smiles after flopping bottom set.

Christopher Gilkey opened the action at Table 4 to 150,000, with Arno Kruger (Sunny Isles, FL) shoving for 340,000.  After a few folds, action would be on A. Nonymous, who would re-shove for over 500,000.  Gilkey originally asked for a count, but after finding out that Gilbert's stack was in the 500,0000 range, he made the call.

Gilkey quickly turned over his hand (7♦ 7♠), and would be up against the 6♠ 6♣ of Kruger, and A♦ K♦ of A. Nonymous.  Kruger let out a loud yell after the Q♠ 6♦ 4♥ flop, grabbing the lead with bottom set, only needing to fade a seven on the turn or river.  Both streets would run out clean for Arno, who would triple up to over 1,000,000, while Chris won the side pot (eliminating A. Nonymous).

Christopher Gilkey - 2,600,000
Arno Kruger - 1,100,000

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts At Break

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 27 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 33

Will Oderat (Miami, FL) is already in the midst of his best statistical year of tournament poker, after a five year hiatus from the tournament felt.

Players from the remaining four tables are headed on another (10) minute break, and will be returning to Level 27, with new blinds of 30,000/60,000/5,000/  The chip average of 688,000 doesn't leave much room for those with an average stack, as it only equates to ten big blinds.  Listed below are the updated counts from the field, with Christopher Gilkey (Lake Worth, FL) still leading the way.

Christopher Gilkey - 3,200,000
Dan Saffer - 1,600,000
Alan Saltzman - 1,400,000
Larry Hirschfield - 1,300,000
Will Oderat - 1,150,000
John Magnetta - 1,000,000

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 37th-45th Places ($615)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 26 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 36

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $615:

37. Sheldon Gross (Hillsboro Beach, FL)
38. Justin Levy (Boynton Beach, FL)
39. Avery Bass (Atlantic Beach, FL)
40. Engelberth Varela Moreno (Sangre Sota, Venezuela)
41. James Newcomb (Parkland, FL)
42. Scott Levitt (Delray Beach, FL)
43. Robert Schafer (Sunrise, FL)
44. Preecha Taepakdee (Sunrise, FL)
45. Eric Riley (Deerfield Beach, FL)

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): Seating Assignments For Final Four Tables

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 25 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 39

Posted below are the seating assignments for the (39) players remaining in Event #1 of the 2017 Isle Open:

Table 1:

1. Fernando Pages
2. Dan Saffer
3. John Magnetta
4. Thomas Gari
5. Sean Jones
6. Francisco Pulido
7. Alan Saltzman
8. Tom Schillo
9. Justin Levy
10. Larry Bass

Table 2:

1. Sheldon Gross
2. Eric Piderit
3. Larry Hirschfield
4. Julio Graham
5. Will Oderat
6. Phil Tuttle
7. Lascelles Peart
8. Jose Delcid
9. Luis Santoni
10. Carlos Loving

Table 3:

1. German Zaga
2. Christopher Gilkey 
3. Ian Cohen
4. Arnold Krueger
5. Avery Bass
6. Willie Duroseau
7. Carl Handwerker
8. Gilbert Whorrie
9. James Huess 
10. Diogo Nanni

Table 4:

1. Cameron Collins
2. Mike Stefan
3. Joelle Guarino
4. Steve Moreno
5. Michael Russo
6. Steve Serle
7. Dave Goodman
8. Andreas Athanasopoulos
9. Abbey Daniels

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 46th-54th Places ($545)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 25 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 43

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $545:

46. Scott Hecker (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
47. Daryl Vega (Hollywood, FL)
48. Robert Klassman (Weston, FL)
49. Jeffrey Tuvil (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
50. David Shumel (Miami, FL)
51. Jason Young (Delray Beach, FL)
52. Frederico Dabus (Doral, FL)
53. Jeffrey Lutin (Boca Raton, FL)
54. Georges Boyadjian (Tamarac, FL)

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): Must Be Nice To "Run Like Gilkey"

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 24 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 46

The Day 2 storyline to this point has been Christopher Gilkey (Lake Worth, FL), who has almost 1,000,000 more chips than his nearest competitor.

Christopher Gilkey (Lake Worth, FL) returned from break as an overwhelming chip leader, and after a fortunate river moments ago, he continues to pull away from the pack.  Gilkey opened from early position to 58,000 (with big blind of 20,000), with action folding around to the player in the big blind.  After peaking down at his holdings, the player in the big would shove for just over 200,000, with Chris immediately making the call.

Gilkey would be in bad shape though, as his K♥ K♠ ran into A♠ A♣, and needed some help to get out of the hand with a win.  The board would be 8&cubs; 8♥ 9♣ 8♦ heading to the river, which happened to be the K♣, giving Gilkey a two-out come from behind win.  He now has over 2,300,000 in front of him, and is poised to earn the largest tournament cash of his career (which was $2,690 coming in).

Christopher Gilkey - 2,350,000

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 55th-63rd Places ($495)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 52

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $495:

55. Dolpus Powers (Weston, FL)
56. Marc Bebergal (Lake Worth, FL)
57. Jorge Chavez (Hollywood, FL)
58. Randy Burstein (Aventura, FL)
59. Robert Zuckerman (Boca Raton, FL)
60. Robyn Marshman (Tamarac, FL)
61. Cornelius Rogers (Vero Beach, FL)
62. Michael Pawelek (Boca Raton, FL)
63. Frank Traino (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

Isle Open Event 1 (Day 2): 64th-72nd Places ($455)

2017 Isle Open | Event #1
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,239
Players Remaining: 52

The following players have been eliminated from Event #1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD) of the 2017 Isle Open, and have cashed for $455:

64. Angelo D'Angelo (Hialeah, FL)
65. Darcy Deconza (Hollywood, FL)
66. Alfonso Perez (Coconut Creek, FL)
67. Mark Gaudino (Davie, FL)
68. Vincent Lo Bianco (Coconut Creek, FL)
69. Paula Azevedo (Delray Beach, FL)
70. Luke Doolittle (Delray Beach, FL)
71. Christian Rodriguez (Boynton Beach, FL)
72. Jordan Sosa (Royal Palm Beach, FL)