Seniors Set to Start at 10 A.M.
Today's first trophy event is Event #8: $340 Seniors No Limit Hold'em and the starting bell will ring at an extra-early hour of 10 a.m. local time.
Players start with 20,000 chips and levels 1-15 are 30 minutes long; levels 16+ will be 40 minutes for the remainder of the tournament. This is a one-day event, so they’ll play until a winner is determined. The term ‘Seniors’ is a loosely-defined 50+, so there will be a lot of youthful-looking entrants.
In case any of our 50+ crowd decided to sleep in, they can still late register until the start of level 9 (about 2:30pm). This is also an unlimited re-entry event, so anyone who busts out before the close of registration can opt to fire another bullet, and another, and another, etc.
Here's a look at the structure:
| Level | Big Blind Ante | Blinds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 100-100 |
| 2 | 100 | 100-100 |
| 3 | 200 | 100-200 |
| 4 | 300 | 200-300 |
| 5 | 400 | 200-400 |
| 6 | 600 | 300-600 |
| 7 | 800 | 400-800 |
| 8 | 1,000 | 500-1,000 |
| 9 | 1,200 | 600-1,200 |
| 10 | 1,500 | 800-1,500 |
| 11 | 2,000 | 1,000-2,000 |
| 12 | 2,500 | 1,500-2,500 |
| 13 | 3,000 | 1,500-3,000 |
| 14 | 4,000 | 2,000-4,000 |
| 15 | 5,000 | 2,500-5,000 |
| 16 | 6,000 | 3,000-6,000 |
| 17 | 8,000 | 4,000-8,000 |
| 18 | 10,000 | 5,000-10,000 |
| 19 | 12,000 | 6,000-12,000 |
| 20 | 15,000 | 8,000-15,000 |
| 21 | 20,000 | 10,000-20,000 |