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.

Keep it here for updates on the action at PokerStars Festival Korea from the PokerNews live reporting team.