Isle Classic Event #10 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts At First Break, Money Bubble Looming

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 19 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Event #10 Entries: 679
Event #10 Players Remaining: 64

A little "brotherly love" over at Table 9, and Matt Vetstein sits next to his brother Chad, who happens to be the chip leader at the first break.

After two hours of play, those still active in the field are heading on their first ten minute break of the day.  The tournament staff will color off the purple (500 denomination) chips, as action returns in Level 19, with blinds going up to 4,000/8,000/1,000 (212,000 chip average).  Flight 1A chip leader Chad Vetstein came into the day with 308,500, but has almost doubled that number, and heads to break as the overall chip leader.  The action has slowed down to the point where the field is still just five eliminations from the money, with the money bubble expected to burst in the next few levels.

Chad Vetstein - 600,000

Ory Hen - 595,000

William Underdown - 450,000

Jerry Limber - 440,000

Andre Rakusa - 430,000

Kao Saechao - 415,000

Tony Valiente - 390,000

Steve Sanzone - 375,000

Santana Noronha - 350,000

Isle Classic Event #10 (Day 2): Looks Like Bitcoin Is Working For Gozlan As Well

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 18 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/500)
Total Event #10 Entries: 679
Event #10 Players Remaining: 66

Nissim Gozlan (Plantation, FL) keeps an encased "Bitcoin" on top of his chips, and looks like the good luck charm is working this afternoon.

Passing Table 3, Nissim Gozlan (Plantation, FL) would shove all-in for 56,000 from middle position, leaving his "Bitcoin" card protector on top of his chips.  "The coin isn't part of the pot," Gozlan would say with a smile, which turned to a look of disappointment moments later.  TK Miles called from the big blind, and quickly turned over A♠ A♥.  Gozlan was behind with J♥ J♠, and immediately stood up to report the bad luck to his friend Gil Jagar at the next table.  The dealer would run out a board of 10♦ 4♦ 6♠ Q♦ J♦, giving Gozlan a set on the river, and the miracle river double-up.  While still under the chip average, Nissim is now over 100,000, with the field only a handful of spots from the money.

Nissim Gozlan - 117,000 (19bb)

TK Miles - 35,000 (5bb)

Isle Classic Event #10 (Day 2): Just Like Bitcoin, Numbers Are Changing By The Minute

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Total Event #10 Entries: 679
Event #10 Players Remaining: 79

Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL) got a big double early, and now stands as one of the biggest movers of Day 2.

The landscape of the leaderboard has changed dramatically over the day's first hour of play, with some new names up top.  Robert Jonsson came into the day as the overwhelming chip leader (527,000), but has since seen his stack dip below 300,000.  On the other side of the spectrum, we have Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL), who started Day 2 with 148,000.

Shah and Brenda Vaca both flopped flushes in a blind v. blind hand, with Sean holding the best of it, having the nut flush.  All of the chips got in on the turn, with Brenda losing over seventy percent of her stack in the hand.  Shah is now over 320,000, and has vaulted up the leaderboard, sitting in the top ten of the chip counts.

Sean Shah - 324,000 (64bb)

Robert Jonsson - 290,000 (58bb)

Isle Classic Event #10 (Day 2): Always Taking Requests, Paul Mabel Makes First Blog Appearance

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Event #10 Entries: 679
Event #10 Players Remaining: 93

All you have to do is ask, as Paul Mabel (Ft.Lauderdale, FL) requests to be put on the blog, sending a shout out to his wife Leslie.

"Are you the guy that takes the pictures and puts them on blog," Paul Mabel asked, after pulling aside the blogger.  Once finding out that was the case, Mabel asked if he could be put on the blog, as his wife (Leslie) is following along with the action.  Paul came into the day with 77,000, and although he's dropped a bit since the action resumed, Mabel did get a shove through just moments after getting his photo taken.  Paul has over $7,000 in live tournament earnings, and if he can manage to reach the money (and make a deep run), a lifetime best tournament cash could be in his future. 

Play is about to wrap up it's first level of the day, with Level 17 starting in just a few minutes, and players posting new blinds of 2,500/5,000/500.

Isle Classic Event #10 (Day 2): "It's Time!!!" Covington Trades The Octagon For The Felt

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Event #10 Entries: 679
Event #10 Players Remaining: 98

Colby Covington (Coconut Creek, FL) blends right in at the poker table, just another player amongst a group of hopefuls, looking to grab an Isle Classic trophy (and the money that comes along with it).

It may not be the same Bruce Buffer introduction that UFC fans are accustomed to, but it is the Isle Poker Blog's announcement, that Day 2 of Event #10 has commenced.  UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington (Coconut Creek, FL) bagged chips in last night's Flight 1F, and returned to action with 105,000.  Colby has (28) recorded results on his poker resume, totaling over $40,000 in lifetime earnings.  He has one tournament win from 2012 (Everglades Poker Open), but is still looking for his first Isle Poker title.  Covington will have to deal with a few"heavyweights" at his Day 2 table, sharing the felt with Sean Shah, Nagui Yassa, Maurice Hawkins, and Georges Boyadjian.

Sunday, December 10th: Day 2 Players Returning For Event #10, Crowning Two More Isle Classic Trophy Winners

ICYMI: What happens when the schedule reaches the final two flights of a $200,000 guaranteed event...you see the turnout that we did throughout the day yesterday.  Saturday's tournament action began at 11:00am, as players started arriving for Flight 1E of Event #10.  When there were already (60) entries in the first level, it was clear that the flight was going to be a little different than those that came before it.  Three hours into the day, the tournament clock would show over (170) entries, with the final number closing at (183).  While names like Steve McKoy, Michael Newman, TJ Shulman, and Dale Smith, were in the field at some point of the afternoon, they were unsuccessful in bagging for the flight.  A total of (25) players reached the bagging process, led by Kao Saechao (Damascus, OR), who bagged 298,500.  Also heading to Day 2 from the fifth flight of the tournament, were Ory Hen (215,500), David Inselberg (153,000), Sean Shah (148,000), and Nagui Yassa (105,000).

The action would continue into the evening, with the final flight of Event #10 (Flight 1F) getting underway at 6:00pm.  The pace of entry stayed strong throughout, and with the 121st entry into the flight, the $200,000 guaranteed number would be reached.  After registration closed, the tournament clock would show (144) entries, bringing the combined Event #10 total to (679).  Ray Nalbandian led the (24) players that reached the bagging process, packing away (335,000) for Day 2.  Stephen Caplan (291,000), Ido Ashkenazi (128,000), Maurice Hawkins (126,000), and Colby Colvington (105,000), were just some of the names also heading to today's action.

Just under one-hundred players will be returning this afternoon (at 12:00pm) for Day 2, ready to play down to a winner, and get their hands on the $39,860 first place prize.

Tournaments: Day 2 of Event #10 sees the (98) players returning to action at 12:00pm, with the levels transitioning from (30) minutes during the opening flights, to (40) minutes for today's Day 2.  Action is scheduled to play down to a winner, with (59) of the returning players reaching the money.  The official payouts for the event see a min-cash taking home $730, and first place walking away with $39,860 (and the event's trophy).

Event #11 of the Isle Classic begins at 6:00pm, and is a $100 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty, which boasts a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event is structured with 18,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (15) minutes throughout.  There is an optional add-on at the end of Level 10, seeing a return of 10,000 units for $25 (with 100% of the add-on money going towards the prize pool).

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 (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) 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-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted that started back on November 1st, 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).

12:00pm - 2017 Isle Classic Event #10 (Day 2): $360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (30) minutes through Level 15, and will the transition to (40) minutes Level 16+

- All Day 1's will play (15) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

- The chip leader from each flight will earn a seat into Event 16 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante)

6:00pm - 2017 Isle Classic Event #11 | $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 18,000 starting stack

- Levels are (15) minutes in length

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

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($25 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

Isle Classic Event #10 (Day 2): Official Event #10 Payouts, Close To $40,000 Up Top

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Event #10 Entries: 679
Event #10 Players Remaining: 98

Isle Classic Event #10 (Day 2): Official Day 2 Seating Assignments (By Chip Counts)

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Event #10 Entries: 679
Event #10 Players Remaining: 98

First	Last	Chips	Table	Seat
Robert	Jonsson D	527,000	5	6
Ray	Nalbandian F	335,000	6	4
Alvin	Tight B	331,500	11	6
Chad	Vetstein A	308,500	9	9
Kao	Saechao E	298,500	4	2
Jose	Parra	297,000	11	8
Stephen	Caplan	291,000	5	8
Johnathan	Steward C	270,500	6	1
Anthony	Valiente	265,500	10	5
Brenda	Vaca	250,500	10	3
Jerry	Limber	248,000	4	4
Joel	Benson	245,000	4	5
Jon	Grasso	240,000	4	9
Andre	Rakusa	234,000	3	5
Gil	Jagar	226,500	2	8
Jason	Holzberg	216,500	4	8
Ory	Hen	215,500	7	6
Raymond	Roberty	214,000	1	4
James	Salmon	213,500	1	10
Mitchell	Smith	213,000	2	3
Jeff	Rodriguez	213,000	3	1
Nissim	Vaknin	207,000	7	7
Daniel	Chess	191,500	6	7
George	Boyadjian	191,000	10	7
Chip	Reed	183,000	9	8
Hugh	Ganter	182,500	11	2
Oktay	Albinas	177,000	11	10
Dubrevil	Michel	171,000	9	3
David	Inselberg	153,000	3	7
Pedro	Cortez	152,500	4	1
Elliott	Zaydman	150,500	11	1
Jorge	Aristizobal	150,000	10	10
Steven	Sanzone	149,500	10	4
Sean Syed	Shah	148,000	10	2
Lester	Trimino	145,500	9	1
Gary	Kaufman	144,500	5	7
Engelberth	Varela	144,000	7	4
Walter	Buss	140,000	3	2
Zachary	Mullennix	134,500	2	10
Michael Ray	Lutz	134,500	2	5
Timothy	Miles	132,000	3	9
Steven	Cohen	131,000	11	9
Theo	Lawson	131,000	1	3
Ido	Ashkenazi	128,000	4	3
Maurice	Hawkins	126,000	10	8
Haim	Toorgerian	125,500	1	1
Clint	Bowles	122,500	9	4
Stuart	Elkin	122,500	1	6
Manuel	Jo	120,000	1	2
Jordan	Schneider	117,500	6	2
Riley	Fuller	117,000	5	1
Andres	Anthanosopoulos	116,000	7	1
Allyn	Pier	114,500	4	7
Matthew	Vetstein	112,000	7	10
Santana	Noronha	110,500	5	5
Steven	Lipkins	110,000	11	3
Michael	Lipman	109,500	3	3
Leonardo	Clavel	106,000	9	6
Nagui	Yassa	105,000	10	6
Colby	Covington	105,000	10	1
Wilmer	Diaz	101,500	6	8
Scott	Zakheim	98,500	4	6
David	Zaldivan	97,000	5	4
Tracy	Scala	96,500	11	5
Nissim	Gozlan	96,500	3	6
Joseph	Duchman	96,000	7	8
Bryan	Rosen	94,500	3	8
Steven	McKoy	90,500	9	5
Michael	Sinisgalli	90,000	2	2
Yuzjian	Way	90,000	1	8
Evan	Teitelbaum	79,000	2	1
Paul	Mabel	77,000	11	4
Will	Underdown	75,000	6	3
Robert	Leff	74,000	9	2
Peter	Vitantonio	73,000	5	3
Martin	Beirne, Jr	72,500	9	7
Daniel	Watson	71,000	5	9
Matthew	Bellucci	64,000	3	4
Steven	Rosen	64,000	7	9
Frank	DiMaria	63,500	1	9
Marcin	Plewinski	63,000	10	9
Rafael	Calero	61,000	1	7
Brandon	Noe	60,500	3	10
Paraskevas	Patsatsis	60,000	6	6
David	Poces	55,000	2	7
David	Hixson	53,500	7	5
Larry	Hirschfield	52,000	6	9
Eric	Brewster	51,500	4	10
Charlemagne	Benjamin	50,000	2	9
Michelle	Shah	47,500	2	6
Cameron	Collins	46,500	9	10
Daniel	Couzens	46,500	6	5
Fariborz	Zojaji	45,500	5	2
Stewart	Newman	45,000	2	4
Richard	Rice	36,500	1	5
Yoav	Levy	35,500	6	10
Chris	Lawson	34,500	5	10
Panagiotis	Nifakos	33,000	7	3

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1F): Official End Of Flight 1F Chip Counts

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500)
Total Flight 1F Entries: 144
Flight 1F Players Remaining: 24

Ray	Nalbandian F	335,000
Stephen	Caplan	291,000
Jeff	Rodriguez	213,000
Daniel	Chess	191,500
Gary	Kaufman	144,500
Theo	Lawson	131,000
Ido	Ashkenazi	128,000
Maurice	Hawkins	126,000
Jordan	Schneider	117,500
Allyn	Pier	114,500
Santana	Noronha	110,500
Michael	Lipman	109,500
Leonardo	Clavel	106,000
Colby	Covington	105,000
Steven	McKoy	90,500
Michael	Sinisgalli	90,000
Yuzjian	Way	90,000
Evan	Teitelbaum	79,000
Robert	Leff	74,000
David	Hixson	53,500
Eric	Brewster	51,500
Fariborz	Zojaji	45,500
Stewart	Newman	45,000
Chris	Lawson	34,500

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): Official End Of Flight 1E Chip Counts

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 183
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 25

Kao	Saechao E	298,500
Joel	Benson	245,000
Gil	Jagar	226,500
Ory	Hen	215,500
Nissim	Vaknin	207,000
George	Boyadjian	191,000
Chip	Reed	183,000
Oktay	Albinas	177,000
Dubrevil	Michel	171,000
David	Inselberg	153,000
Elliott	Zaydman	150,500
Steven	Sanzone	149,500
Sean Syed	Shah	148,000
Walter	Buss	140,000
Michael Ray	Lutz	134,500
Stuart	Elkin	122,500
Manuel	Jo	120,000
Steven	Lipkins	110,000
Nagui	Yassa	105,000
Nissim	Gozlan	96,500
Paul	Mabel	77,000
Will	Underdown	75,000
Frank	DiMaria	63,500
Paraskevas	Patsatsis	60,000
Panagiotis	Nifakos	33,000

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): Kao Saechao Bags The Flight 1E Chip Lead

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 183
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 25

Kao Saechao (Damascus, OR) was under the hood...and under the radar for most of the day.

As expected, the landscape of the leaderboard shifted over the final thirty minutes, with Kao Saechao (Damascus, OR) bagging the flight's chip lead.  Saechao was one of five players that were in striking distance when Level 15 started, and pushed his stack up to 298,500 by the time the final hand was dealt.  Saechao's name may not sound familiar to followers of the blog, being that he's spent most of his time grinding on the left coast.  Kai has over $408,000 in live tournament earnings, spanning (107) recorded results on Hendon Mob.

The end of Flight 1E chip counts will be posted once the numbers have been made official.

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): Michel Dubreuil Taking Lead Into Final Level

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 183
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 31

Michel Dubreuil (Quebec, Canada) knows exactly where he stands as play enter the final level.

Play is about to enter Level 15, with blinds going up to 1,500/3,000/500, and the race for the chip lead currently a runaway.  Michel Dubrueil (Quebec, Canada) is leading the remaining field with just shy of 300,000, with his nearest competitor close to 75,000 away from that number.  A lot can change over the next twenty minutes (and additional four hands), so we'll just call him the "favorite" at the moment.

The remaining players in this flight will play until the 10:00 minute mark of Level 15.  At that point, the clock will be paused, and those players left will play four hands.  The bagging process will then commence once those hands have been finished at each table, with end of Flight 1E chip counts to be posted shortly thereafter.

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): Full Field Update (By Seating Assignment)

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/400)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 183
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 44

Listed below are the remaining players in Flight 1E, all looking to reach the bagging process, which begins with 10:00 minutes remaining in Level 15 (after four final hands).

Table 1

1. Gil Chaim
2. Craig Witz
3. Neil Blumenfield
4. Nissim Vaknin
5. Jerry Cavicchi
6. Steve Kaplan
7. Ory Hen
8. Stuart Elkin
9. Brandon Ageloff

Table 3

1. Steve Sanzone
2. Ryan Gianquitti
3. Walter Buss
4. David Inselberg
5. Daren Stabinski
6. Michael Tafuro
7. Jeffrey Silverstein
8. Kao Saechao

Table 4

1. Nagui Yassa
2. Adel Jo
3. Bob Cook
4. Frank DiMaria
5. David Baker
6. Israel De La Cerda
7. Joel Benson
8. Miechel Dubreuil
9. William Underdown

Table 5

1. Christian Soto
2. Sean Shah
3. Nissim Gozlan
4. Kenneth Bruno
5. Georges Boyadjian
6. Paul Mabel
7. Oktay Altinbas
8. Dolphins Powers

Table 9

1. Paraskevas Patsatsis
2. Michael Lutz
3. Michael Newman
4. David Nowling
5. Chip Reed
6. Andrew Blake
7. Steven Lipkins
8. Jim Stone
9. Elliot Zaydman
10. Panagiotas Nifakos

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): Ageloff Couldn't Spin It Up, But Jumps Right Back In

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 182

Andrew Blake's (Delray Beach, FL) schedule doesn't allow for much poker during the week, which is why he's a frequent attendant of these Saturday flights.

Brandon Ageloff was one of the later entries into the field this afternoon, and after spending just over an hour hovering around the starting stack, he picked his spot to try and double.  His 24,000 shove from late position (with A♠ 5♥) was called by Andrew Blake, who had him dominated with A♦ Q♥.  The 4♣ 7♠ 8♦ J♣ 8♠ runout gave Brandon some extra hope on the flop, but he found no help on the turn or river.  Blake, who won the "June $50,000" earlier this year, is now close to 100,000.  Ageloff, on the other hand, went to the cage to enter the Flight 1C field once again.

Andrew Blake - 98,000

Brandon Ageloff - 20,000

Players are about to head on their final break of the day, and will be returning to Level 13, with new blinds of 1,000/2,000/300.

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): New Members Of The Century Club

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 172

"You're the man...your'e the man," Joel Benson (Blaine, FL) said to the dealer, after rivering a set to crack pocket kings.

There are a handful of new members to the century club, including Joel Benson (Blaine, FL), who just entered the hard way.  Benson called a 40,000 chip shove holding 10♥ 10♠, but would be well behind the K♠ K♣ of his opponent.  The dealer would run out a board of A♠ 4♦ 5♦ Q♥ 10♦, giving Benson a winning set on the river, and causing his opponent to jump out of his chair.  The pot would help Joel cross the century mark, as he chipped up to 140,000.

Chip Reed - 160,000

Joel Benson - 140,000

Miechel Dubreuil - 130,000

Steve Sanzone - 120,000

Adel Jo - 120,000

John Despersio - 105,000

Players are about to enter Level 12, which is the last full level of registration.  Players that want an opportunity to bag chips after Level 13 starts, have to look towards this evening's Flight 1F, which begins at 6:00pm.

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): Inselberg Gets Value On The Final Street

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 168

David Inselberg (Long Beach, NY) has spent most of his poker career playing tournaments in the Northeast, but found himself playing here in Florida a good amount over the course of this year.

The action at Table 3 was spotted on the river, in a hand between David Inselberg (Long Beach, FL) and Jeffrey Silverstein.  The board read K♦ 9♣ 5♥ K♠ 4♥, with Inselberg putting out just more than a pot sized river bet (20,000).  Silverstein spent a solid minute agonizing over his decision, his body language giving off the the look of, "really...what could you possibly have?"  Jeffrey eventually decided to toss in the chips for a call, only to see Inselberg roll over K♥ 9♥, having turned a full house.  Silverstein did end up showing his hand (tabling K♣ Q♠), giving a little insight to why he was taking time with his decision.

David Inselberg - 90,000 (90bb)

Jeffrey Silverstein  - 35,000 (35bb)

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): Updated Chip Counts After Break

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 9 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 165

Cangir Elcin (Hollywood, FL) spent a good amount of time frequenting events only at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, but is back at the Isle Poker Room, after chopping up the $250 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante.

After a lap around the field (post break), Stuart Elkin still leads the field, but players are beginning to catch up to his impressive number.  Cangir Elcin (Hollywood, FL) is the closest to Elkin, sitting with just over 120,000, and feeling pretty comfortable.  Elcin has over $82,800 in live tournament earning (spanning 21 recorded results), with all but one of those results coming at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.  After close to five years of cashes from the same poker room, Cangir recently put a stop to that trend, after chopping the $250 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante (Event #8), that ran earlier this week.  The $4,443 that Elcin earned fro the even chop was his second largest cash of the year, and first outside of Hollywood.  It seems as if he liked these new surroundings, as he's back in today's field, and seeing success once again.

Stuart Elkin - 162,000

Cangir Elcin - 124,000

Adel Jo - 100,000

Ory Hen - 90,000

Georges Boyadjian - 88,000

Craig Witz - 85,000

Evan Teitelbaum - 62,000

Kenneth Bruno - 60,000 

Isle Classic Event #10 (Flight 1E): Stuart Elkin Taking A Sizable Lead Into Flight's Second Break

2017 Isle Classic | Event #10
$360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD)
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 159

Stuart Elkin (Delray Beach, FL) had a very successful WSOP summer this year, cashing in three events, including the $10,000 WSOP Main Event.

As the field continues to grow, so do the chip stacks across the tournament tables.  None are bigger than that of Stuart Elkin, who has over 150,000 in front of him, which is the earliest we've seen a stack of that size in these starting flights.  With more than 3,000,000 chips currently in play, we are sure to see some sizable numbers once the bagging process is reached, but Elkin is already holding a stack that's larger than the Day 2 average.

Players will be heading on their second break of the day (at the end of this level), and will be returning to Level 9, with new blinds of 400/800/100 (33,000 chip average).  Once play resumes, a first look at updated chip counts from the flight will be posted.