Welcome to Day 1a of Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget
The Poker Night in America crew is most famous for their televised cash games, but that could be changing as they jump into the tournament scene. Summers in Las Vegas are prime territory for drawing players, and that's what PNIA hopes to do, teaming up with the Golden Nugget for a $1,675 PNIA Main Event.
Things kick off at 11 a.m. local time in lovely downtown Las Vegas with the first of three starting flights. After the two that take place the following days, everyone who punched a Day 2 ticket will convene and play down to a televised final table. Players may reenter until the start of Level 11.
Players begin with hefty starting stacks of 30,000 and blind levels are 40 minutes throughout Day 1. Blinds begin at 50/100 and then progress to 2,500/5,000/500 by the time the night is over at the end of Level 17. Stay tuned on PokerNews as we bring you all of the live updates throughout the action.