Wednesday, March 28th: Players Return For Day 2 Of Event #16, With The Battles Continuing This Evening (Event #17)

ICYMI: Yesterday was the second pair of Event #16 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD) flights, as players were trying to join the (28) names already having booked tickets to Day 2.  The final two flights had a total of (216) entries combined, with (37) players successfully reaching the bagging process.  

After four completed flights, the tournament closed with a total of (367) entries, and an official prize pool of $111,935.  There will be (33) players reaching the money, with a min-cash in the event earning $715, and first place scheduled to take home $23,805.  The race for the chip lead bonus was won by the following players:

Donald Williams (Flight 1D) - 290,000
Joshua Hillock (Flight 1C) - 272,000
Eric Polirer - 250,500 (Flight 1D) - 250,500

The three players have earned seats into tomorrow's final event of the Battles At The Beach series (Event #18), but have today's business to handle first.  The cards for Day 2 will be in the air at 12:00pm, with the live blog bringing you updates throughout the day, as we play down to an eventual winner.

Tournaments: The (65) players to have bagged chips for Event #16 ($360 No Limit Hold'em) will be returning at 12:00pm, ready to play down to a winner.  Everyone will return to their respective chip stacks, with levels staying at (30) minutes through the tournament's conclusion.

The Battles At The Beach continues this evening, as Event #17 ($150 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 GTD) gets underway at 6:00pm.  The tournament is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), allowing for players to enter the action up until 9:00pm.

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 - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #16 (Day 2) | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 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

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

6:00pm - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #17 | $150 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

- Levels will last (20) minutes