Welcome to Day 1 of the partypoker MILLION North America $500,000 Guaranteed High Roller!
Welcome to the partypoker MILLION North America festival, where Canada will be breaking records with the biggest prizepool in live poker history when the CA$5,300/$4,000 Main Event begins tomorrow. There will be CA$1,000,000 guaranteed to the winner, and CA$5,000,000 guaranteed in the prizepool.
Until then, it's a perfect day to play some poker, and what better way to kick things off than with the newly-added $10,300 High Roller!
With $500,000 guaranteed in the prizepool, this event is sure to attract some of the biggest players in Canada and around the world.
Day 1 kicks off in just one hour at 1:00 p.m. local time on the east coast in beautiful Montreal, Canada at the Playground Poker Club. Players begin the day with an even 100,000 chips and will play 45-minute blind levels until heads-up play begins late on Day 2. Unlimited re-entries will make for an exciting day, and registration will be open until the end of the first level of play, early on Day 2.
There will be a 15-minute break after levels 3, 6 and 8. At the end of level 10, play will pause for the night and the remaining field will bag and tag for Day 2. Play starts back up on May 5th at 1:00 p.m. and blinds will roll back to level 9 at 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante. Registration will close at 1:45 p.m. and the tournament will complete once a winner is crowned!
Here is a look at the Day 1 structure:
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 250 | 500 | 50 |
| 2 | 45 | 300 | 600 | 50 |
| 3 | 45 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 4 | 45 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 5 | 45 | 600 | 1,200 | 100 |
| 6 | 45 | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 7 | 45 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 200 |
| 8 | 45 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 300 |
| 9 | 45 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 300 |
| 10 | 45 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 400 |
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