BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Ruslan Dykshteyn Casually Wins A 600+ Big Blind Pot

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150) | Structure
Total Flight 1C Entries: 86

Ruslan Dykshteyn (Staten Island, NY) has a very impressive tournament resume, with over $1,038,000 earned since 2008.

Now we've seen some fast starts to tournaments this series, but nothing like what just happened to Ruslan Dykshteyn (Staten Island, NY).  Three players would be heading to the flop for a bet of 700, including Michael Newman and Ruslan Dykshteyn.  The dealer would fan out a flop of 8♦ 5♦ 2♦, with Newman checking, first to act.  John Roveto would bet 2,000, with Dykshteyn making the call, and Newman back-raising to 10,000.  Roveto quickly announced himself all-in, with Ruslan casually making the call, along with Newman:

Flop: 8♦ 5♦ 2♦

Dykshteyn: A♦ 3♦
Newman: 8♠ 5♠
Roveto: A♥ K♦

Ruslan had flopped the nuts, and had people throwing chips into the pot before he could put in a raise.  While Dyksteyn was still at risk to Newman making a full house, the turn and river would run out clean, and he'd knock out two players from early Flight 1C play.  Michael Newman quickly re-entered the action, but we have not yet seen a reappearance of John Roveto.

Ruslan Dyksteyn - 91,000 (606bb)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Ory Hen In As Satellite Winner, Hoping To Parlay Into A Big Score

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150/25) | Structure
Total Flight 1C Entries: 68

Walking into the poker room, Ory Hen must have felt like he already won something, as he was able to save $1,325 on this initial tournament buy-in.

Tournament veteran Ory Hen (Cooper City, FL) was going to be in this event regardless, but ended up getting in for a fraction of the buy-in, after winning one of the thirteen available satellite seats last night ($175 No Limit Hold'em).  For those that play in this Florida-based circuit, Ory is someone who needs no introduction, with over $1,293,000 in lifetime earnings.  Hen is a consummate professional, who can more often than not, be found at the table with a big smile (unless he takes a bad beat).  Ory has recorded ten results to this point in the year, four of which were final table finishes.  His last result here at the Isle Poker Room came back in February, when he finished 13th in the "February $100,000," a $360 No Limit Hold'em multi that was run standalone ($1,605).

Ory is just one of many notables in the field for the first time this tournament, joining names like:

Michael Newman
Uri Kadosh
Isaiah Goldman
Nassim Gozlan
Evan Teitelbaum
Eric Brewster
Tom Gity
Danny Schiff 

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Official Chip Counts (Flights 1A-1B)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100) | Structure
Total Flight 1C Entries: 50

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Final Flight Of The Championship About To Begin

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100) | Structure
Total Flight 1C Entries: N/A

Action for the third (and final) starting flight for the 2018 Battles At The Beach $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship (Event #14) is about to get underway, with some big things expected out of the day.  To this point, there have been a combined total of (195) entries into the tournament, with (72) players successfully bagging chips for tomorrow's Day 2.  The current prize pool sits at $263,250, which is just more the half the way to the $500,000 posted guarantee.  A total of (171) entries are needed to reach the guarantee, and while registration stays open through two levels tomorrow, we should see the number eclipsed at some point this afternoon.  Not only will we see players showing up for the first time, but satellite winners that haven't chosen a starting flight yet will be in attendance, along with players that have tried...but haven't bagged chips yet.

All of the rules stay the same, with Flight 1C players sitting down to starting stacks of 30,000 units, and playing levels that last (50) minutes.  Registration is open all day, meaning players can choose to enter before play begins, all the way through the bagging process (which begins some time around 9:00-9:15pm).  

Live coverage of today's flight will start with a published post of combined chip counts (from Flight 1A and Flight 1B), and will be followed the first look at players in today's early field.

Saturday, March 24th: Final Event #14 Starting Flight, Along With A $20,000 GTD Event This Evening

ICYMI: Yesterday was Flight 1B of the Battles At The Beach $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD), the second of three starting flights for the tournament.  Early on, it was clear that the numbers were going to be much larger than Thursday, with a pace that was going to eclipse the century mark.  A late rush of entries over the last few levels saw the final number close at (115), which was almost forty-percent higher than the day before.  After ten levels of play, (45) players would remain for the bagging process, with Qasem Jamhour (205,600) and Greg McCann (204,000) bagging the top two stacks.  The race for the bonus wasn't nearly as close as the night prior, as the two players mentioned held 50,000 more than their nearest opponent.  Some other big names to bag from Flight 1B included Alex Nguyen (143,600), Joshua Kay (105,500), Daryl Jace (103,200), Daniel Pearlman (96,600), and Ryan D'Angelo (91,700).  The rest of the group to have bagged from Flight 1B will be returning tomorrow afternoon for Day 2 (Sunday at 12:00pm).

The final satellite for Event #14 kicked off yesterday evening, just as the final levels of Flight 1B were winding down.  The numbers were very strong once again, as a $175 No Limit Hold'em Satellite that was guaranteeing (8) seats, ended up awarding (13).  A fourteenth place was awarded a cash prize of $1,350, which is just a few dollars away from the tournament's buy-in ($1,500).  Listed below, are the names of the players to have earned an Event #14 seat from the satellite:

1. Michael Newman (Event #14 Seat)
2. David Oshry (Event #14 Seat)
3. Ory Hen (Event #14 Seat)
4. Tony Silv (Event #14 Seat)
5. Daren Stabinski (Event #14 Seat)
6. Sagi Zommer (Event #14 Seat)
7. Jozef Ujlaky (Event #14 Seat)
8. Eric Kolodny (Event #14 Seat)
9. Damien Simon (Event #14 Seat)
10. Michael Marks (Event #14 Seat)
11. Andre Rakusa (Event #14 Seat)
12. Richard Leger (Event #14 Seat)
13. Manuel Luna (Event #14 Seat)
14. Dolphins Powers ($1,350 Cash)

Tournaments: This afternoon hosts the final starting flight of Event #14, with the field expected to grow over (175) entries.  Players in the flight will be sitting down to starting stacks of 30,000 units.  Play for the three opening flights will have levels of (50) minutes, transitioning to (60) minutes on Day 2.  The day is scheduled to end after Level 10, with registration not only open throughout the flight, but into Day 2 play.  The registration window for Event #14 will close after Level 12, which is just over an hour into the start of Day 2.  Live coverage of the Championship Event will begin when the first card is pitched, and will continue through the bagging process.  

The Battles At The Beach schedule continues this evening, with Event #15 getting underway at 6:00pm.  The $150 No Limit Hold'em event has a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool, and will be sure to attract a large field, as some players shy away from the size of the championship event buy-in.  The tournament is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8, allowing players the opportunity to get involved until just before 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 #14 (Flight 1C) | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Battles At The Beach Championship Event ($500,000 GTD)

- Players start with 30,000 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 (50) minutes during each opening flight (Level 1-Level 10), transitioning to (60) minutes Level 11+.

6:00pm - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #15  | $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

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Official End Of Flight 1B Chip Counts, Jamhour and McCann Bag Chip Lead Bonuses

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200) | Structure
Total Flight 1B Entries: 115
Players Remaining: 45

Qasem	Jamhour B	205,600
Greg	McCann B	204,000
Alex	Nguyen	143,600
Joseph	Gotlieb	141,000
Luke	Brereton	136,300
Jose	Delcid	129,300
Josh	Kay	105,500
Nancy	Birnbaum	104,000
Daryl	Jace	103,200
Joel B	Greenfield	102,200
Daniel	Pearlman	96,600
Donald	Francois	95,800
Ryan	Dangelo	91,700
Iaron	Lightburne	89,500
Marc	Sacheli	87,700
Skip	McDonough	87,700
Brian	Hastings	84,700
Kobi	Ribak	81,400
Richard	Tennenbaum	80,000
Dennis	Brinn	75,900
Steve	Karp	75,400
Sheldon	Gross	68,900
Charles	Gomez	68,100
Erik	Nomberg	67,400
Steven	Rosen	64,700
Joseph	Dichiaro	57,700
David	Poces	56,400
Neil	Blumenfield	55,600
Lawrence	Paden	53,500
Pasquale	Caiazza	53,400
Ian	O'Hara	51,700
Juan	Mubarak	51,400
Branden	Caputo	46,000
Demitry	Agrachov	41,300
Greg	Spinder	40,400
TK	Miles	40,300
Mike	Beasley	35,000
Edward	Mandel	30,900
Dominic	Jones	30,600
David	Inselberg	30,500
Dennis	Rodriguez	26,900
Jonathan	Gold	25,700
Alex	Funes	25,300
Joshua	Lowing	23,100
Joshua	Rittenberg	21,500
Jeff	Rodriguez	20,100

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Entering The Final Level Of Play, With A Race Too Close To Call

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200) | Structure
Total Flight 1B Entries: 113

The tournament clock just transitioned to Level 10, which will be the final level of Flight 1B. There will be no runaway chip leader from this flight, as these final forty minutes will determine who walks away with the Event #18 seat.

The clock will be paused with 10:00 minutes remaining, with the remaining players then finding out how many hands are left in the night.  Once those hands are completed at each table, the bagging process will begin.  Official end of Flight 1B chip counts will be posted shortly thereafter, along with the winners of the chip lead bonus.