The $34,000 Championship Has Arrived at the Eastern Poker Open

The Regency Ballroom will be buzzing today, as hundreds of qualifiers converge at the Doubletree by Hilton Boston Milford for a shot at Eastern Poker Open glory.

Day 1 of The $34,000 Championship begins at 10:00 a.m. local time, when invited players from Season 34 of the Eastern Poker Tour will take their seats eyeing a spot in the money and a seat in Sunday’s finale.

The field will be trimmed down to the final 16 players, who will each earn $150 and advance to Day 2. Today’s chip leader will also win a Bar Poker Open $400 hotel & seat package.

$34,000 Championship Day 1 Structure

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
1	100	200	200
2	200	400	400
3	300	600	600
4	400	800	800
5	500	1,000	1,000
6	600	1,200	1,200
Lunch Break
7	800	1,600	1,600
8	1,000	2,000	2,000
9	1,000	2,000	2,000
10	1,500	3,000	3,000
Color Up Break
11	2,000	4,000	4,000
12	2,500	5,000	5,000
13	3,000	6,000	6,000
14	4,000	8,000	8,000
Color Up Break
15	5,000	10,000	10,000
16	10,000	15,000	15,000
17	10,000	20,000	20,000
18	15,000	30,000	30,000
Dinner Break
19	20,000	40,000	40,000
20	25,000	50,000	50,000
21	30,000	60,000	60,000
22	40,000	80,000	80,000
23	60,000	120,000	120,000
24	80,000	160,000	160,000
25	100,000	200,000	200,000

Each invitee will start with at least 20,000 chips, with some players earning bonus chips to begin play. Blinds will open at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.

The final 16 remaining players will then join other Day 2 qualifiers from the monthly championships, regional winners, and wild card spots to battle for the title on Sunday.

Stay tuned all day long as the PokerNews team has you covered throughout the $34,000 Championship. Our coverage also includes the final day of the $1,650 High Roller, so don’t miss any of the action from the Eastern Poker Open.