The tournament director has welcomed the players to the tables and instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal. There are currently 26 entries showing on the tournament clock.
Level: 1
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Welcome back to the second starting flight out of five for the Merit Poker Classic $5,300 Main Event. The first Day attracted 93 entries and 43 players have already made it through with Maroun Jazzar ahead of the pack right now. Day 1b here at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino promises to be a busier one with a lot of notable players confirming that they’d play today.
Another eight levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled today, players will start with 100,000 in chips and can reenter an unlimited number of times. A 10-minute break has been scheduled after every two levels. The tournament features a big blind ante throughout and level duration will increase to 75 minutes from Day 2 onwards. The late registration and reentry period will remain open until the end of the break after Level 12 which is at approximately 5:30 PM local time on May 9th.
Day 1 Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 2 | 60 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Break | 10 | |||
| 3 | 60 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 4 | 60 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| Break | 10 | |||
| 5 | 60 | 700 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
| 6 | 60 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Break | 10 | |||
| 7 | 75 | 900 | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| 8 | 75 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
The festival is organized in cooperation with Poker Club Management and partypoker LIVE and features more than $5,000,000 in combined guarantees with a whopping $3,000,000 for the Main Event itself! And the PokerNews] live reporting team will be here to bring you all the Main Event updates from sunny Cyprus from noon local time onwards.
2019 Merit Poker Classic $5,300 Main Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Starting Time | Late Reg | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Monday May 6th | 12:00 | Thursday May 9, ~17:30 | 93 | 43 | Play 8 Levels of 60 minutes |
| 1b | Tuesday May 7th | 12:00 | Thursday May 9, ~17:30 | - | - | Play 8 Levels of 60 minutes |
| 1c | Wednesday May 8th | 12:00 | Thursday May 9, ~17:30 | - | - | Play 8 Levels of 60 minutes |
| 1d | Wednesday May 8th | 21:30 | Thursday May 9, ~17:30 | - | - | Play 8 Levels of 30 minutes |
| 1e | Thursday May 9th | 10:00 | Thursday May 9, ~17:30 | - | - | Play 8 Levels of 20 minutes |
| 2 | Thursday May 9th | 13:30 | Thursday May 9, ~17:30 | - | - | Play 6 Levels of 75 minutes |
| 3 | Friday May 10th | 12:00 | Closed | - | - | TBD |
| 4 | Saturday May 11th | 12:00 | Closed | - | - | TBD |
| 5 | Sunday May 12th | 12:00 | Closed | - | - | Play down to a winner |
Main Event
Day 1b Started
