Day 1a of $3,300 Main Event Begins at Noon
It is time for Day 1a of the Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event to get underway at 12 noon local time here in the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino on the shimmering shores of North Cyprus. The wild west themed event really kicks into high gear today with the marquee event of the series getting underway.
Today is one of four starting flights for the $3,300 Main Event, with Day 1b on Saturday, January 21 and Day 1c on Sunday, January 22, and a turbo Day 1d in the evening on Sunday for last-minute entries.
Players get a 100,000 starting stack for their $3,300 entry and reentry is unlimited. It is available for quite a while as players can jump in all the way until Level 13 which will be on Day 2. All levels are 60 minutes long (except for the Day 1d turbo). Day 1 will include nine levels with a 10-minute break every two levels and no scheduled dinner break as players should be bagged up by ~ 9:40 for a fairly swift day of play.
PokerNews will be on hand to report all the Day 1a action right here, so keep it locked in for the updates.