Day 1c of the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Germany �5,300 Main Event Kicks off at Noon
In one hour from now as of 12 p.m. noon local time, Day 1c of the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Germany �5,300 Main Event is due to start in Europe's biggest poker arena at King��s Casino. The highlight event of the festival with �12.5 million in combined prize pools comes with a stunning guarantee of �5,000,000.
Several live satellites were running here in Rozvadov and players were able to qualify online via the satellites on partypoker. All participants receive 1,000,000 in chips, worth 100 big blinds in the first two levels of the day, and the tournament will kick off with blinds of 5,000/10,000 blinds and a button ante. With six players or more, the full big blind is to be paid by the player on the button, for tables with five players or less only the amount of the small blind is due.
Two of the four Day 1s have already taken place: Day 1a attracted a field of 209 entries of which 70 advanced to Day 2 while Day 1b gathered 94 entries and 27 players bagged up last night. Current overall chip leader is Germany's ggbn with 10,27 million ahead of online legend Viktor Blom with 8.805 million and Norway's Andreas Walnum with 8.14 million.
A single re-entry is allowed during the registration period, which lasts for the first six levels of Day 1c and following break until approximately 4.30 p.m. local time. For all those that run out of chips, the fourth and final starting flight kicks off at 5 p.m. local time and the late registration is open for the first nine levels until approximately 11.45 p.m. local time.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Minutes | Small Blind | Big Blind | Button Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 |
| 2 | 40 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 3 | 40 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 4 | 40 | 7,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 |
| 5 | 40 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 6 | 40 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 7 | 40 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 8 | 40 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 9 | 40 | 15,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| 10 | 40 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 11 | 40 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 12 | 40 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to provide you with updates on all the action until a winner is crowned, so stay tuned.