Welcome to €1,100 EPT Prague National Day 1a
While the High Rollers got the action underway yesterday with Day 1a of the €10,000 High Roller, today sees the first of starting flight for the always popular €1,100 EPT National.
Last year Georgios Vrakas defeated Ludovic Geilich heads-up to win €338,000 in the PokerStars Championship Prague €1,100 National Championship, after defeating a field of 2,117 players.
The €1,100 EPT Prague National will have three starting flights, with Day 1a getting underway at noon local time with 40-minute levels. Day 1b starts at the same time tomorrow (9th December), with a 20-minute level Day 1c starting at 7pm later tomorrow.
Play in each flight will stop when 15% of the field is remaining, which means Day 2 has to be reached in order to make the money. One entry per flight is permitted, allowing players to buy in up to three times in this tournament.
Players will each receive 30,000 in chips. The tournament structure states that there will be three 20-minute breaks on Day 1a, after levels 3 and 6 and 12. There will be a 75-minute dinner break after level 9.
Structure:
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 10 | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 11 | 800 | 1600 | 1600 |
| 12 | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 |
Levels continue until 15% of the field remain
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