Welcome to the 2015 EPT Barcelona Main Event
The 2015 European Poker Tour Barcelona festival continues today with the start of the €5,300 Main Event at 12 p.m. local time. A very large field of participants can be expected, as the event has grown every year since 2009. Last year's field topped off at a massive 1,496 entries with Andre Lettau taking home the first-place prize of €794,058.
Plenty of big names are expected to be in the field today, including Andrew Chen, David Vamplew, Isaac Haxton, Max Silver, Dong Kim, Jonathan Little, Leo Margets, and George Danzer.
Day 1a will see eight 75-minute levels on the schedule, with players beginning with 30,000 in tournament chips and the blinds kicking off at 50/100. There will be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6, and play should wrap up around 11:55 p.m. tonight.
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