$5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.) Day 1a | 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival

11-20-2017 12:53 UTC-4

Early Notables to Take Their Seats

Adam Lamers

Level 1 : 2,500/5,000, 2,500 ante

Some of the early notables to take their seats include partypoker Chairman, Mike Sexton, $10,300 MILLIONS High Roller runner-up Jonathan Little and a couple of Canada's top poker pros, Ari Engel and Francois Billard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Sexton	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Jonathan Little	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

June Jenkins	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Robert Heidorn	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ari Engel	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Francois Billard	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Pfizer Jordan	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Ari Engel Francois Billard Jonathan Little Mike Sexton

11-20-2017 12:23 UTC-4

Room Filling Up fast

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Level 1 : 2,500/5,000, 2,500 ante

The total entrant count has risen to a total of 189, each starting with a massive 1,000,000 chips.

Level: 1

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 2,500

11-20-2017 12:03 UTC-4

Shuffle Up And Deal

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The tournament director just called for dealers to "shuffle up and deal!"

11-20-2017 11:38 UTC-4

Welcome To The Caribbean Poker Party Main Event!

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It's here! The $5million guaranteed 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Main Event! The first flight of the $5,300 buy-in MILLIONS Event is to be played out over eight 60-minute levels at The Level at Melia Caribe Tropical in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Day 1A starts at midday, with the later flight, Day 1B, starting at 7:00pm local time. There are two more Day 1's running tomorrow at the same times: noon and 7:00pm, before all survivors collaborate for Day 2, starting on Wednesday 22nd, with the eventual winner lifting the trophy on Saturday 25th after five days of poker.

Late registration and re-entry for this event will be available until the end of level 12, four hours into Day 2. We'll be with you the whole way to bring you updates throughout.

$5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.)

Day 1a Started