Welcome to Day 1a of the 2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia Main Event
As of 12 p.m. local time, Day 1a of the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia $5,300 Main Event kicks off at the stunning Sochi Casino and Resort in Krasnaya Polyana gets underway. The flagship event of the festival in one of the largest luxury casinos in Eastern Europe comes with a guarantee of $5 million while the entire festival guarantees $9 million in prizes.
Players can qualify online via the phase satellites on partypoker and there were also live phase satellites, which ultimately send the players into the Live Day 1 here in Sochi. All direct entries receive 1,000,000 in chips and the first level starts with blinds of 1,500/3,000, the button ante format is used. With six players or more, the full big blind is to be played by the player on the button, while tables with five players or fewer only have to pay the small blind.
There are three Day 1s in total, with a turbo heat featuring levels of 20 minutes each gets underway before the start of Day 2. Each Day 1 will play eight levels in total before the field then combines for Day 2 on Monday September 11th 2017 as of 3.30 p.m. local time.
| Level | Clock | Small Blind | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60.0 | 1,500 | 3,000 |
| 2 | 60.0 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| 3 | 60.0 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
| 4 | 60.0 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| 5 | 60.0 | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| 6 | 60.0 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| 7 | 60.0 | 6,000 | 12,000 |
| 8 | 60.0 | 8,000 | 16,000 |
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