Day 1b Starts Today!
The Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) is one of the longest-running live poker tournament series still around. Last year, the festival doubled its schedule to include more than two dozen events to celebrate its 25th anniversary. This year's schedule is equally as big for its 26th edition, taking place at the Holland Casino Amsterdam.
The highlight of the poker festival is, of course, the MCOP €4,300 Main Event. Last year, Dutch player Hakim Zoufri won the event for €275,608 outlasting a field of 356 entrants.
That marked the fourth time this decade the trophy was kept on home soil as David Boyaciyan (2011 - €382,200), Noah Boeken (2013 - €306,821) and Ruben Visser (2014 - €306,821) also notched recent victories in the Main Event.
Main Event
This year's Main Event should prove to be equally exciting. The tournament is a deep-stacked affair with players starting out with 30,000 in chips. Blind levels increase every 60 minutes during the opening flight today and every 20 minutes during a turbo-flight later tonight. Players are allowed to re-enter once per flight, and once more before the start-of-play on Day 2.
Players bagging chips will combine for Day 2 tomorrow and the tournament will play through Nov. 24 until a winner is crowned. Starting on Day 3, blinds go up to 75 minutes, providing players a deeper structure.
| Date | Starting Time | Description | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 21 | 2 p.m. | Main Event 1B | €4,300 |
| 10 p.m. | Main Event 1C Speed | €4,300 | |
| Nov. 22 | 2 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | |
| Nov. 23 | 2 p.m. | Main Event Day 3 | |
| Nov. 24 | 3 p.m. | Main Event Final |
Day 1's Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 75 | 150 | 0 |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 5 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 6 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 7 | 250 | 500 | 50 |
| 8 | 300 | 600 | 75 |
| 9 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 10 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
