Welcome to the Main Event at the Inaugural PokerStars Festival Korea
The Main Event of the inaugural PokerStars Festival Korea, the first PokerStars Festival held in Asia, begins today. Cards will fly at 2:00 p.m. local time in the first of four starting flights in this ₩1,650,000 (equivalent to approximately $1,470) buy-in event held at Paradise City Incheon. Over the course of 12 45-minute levels, players in Day 1a will endeavor to grow their starting stacks of 30,000 as much as possible before bagging chips for the night.
There will be three additional starting flights before Day 2 begins on Sunday, July 23. Here's a look at the structure for Day 1a:
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 45 min | 50 | 100 | |
2 | 45 min | 75 | 150 | |
3 | 45 min | 100 | 200 | 25 |
4 | 45 min | 150 | 300 | 50 |
5 | 45 min | 200 | 400 | 50 |
6 | 45 min | 250 | 500 | 75 |
7 | 45 min | 300 | 600 | 100 |
8 | 45 min | 400 | 800 | 100 |
9 | 45 min | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
10 | 45 min | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
11 | 45 min | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
12 | 45 min | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
Registration will remain open until the end of level 9. There will be a 10-minute break every three levels and each player is allowed one entry per starting flight.
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