Welcome to the Caribbean Poker Party MILLIONS Open
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The 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival presented by partypoker LIVE kicks off Friday in the stunning seaside town of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and the first item on the menu is the $1,100 buy-in MILLIONS Open. Players will begin with 1,000,000 starting chips and $1,000,000 is guaranteed.
There are four scheduled starting flights: one beginning at noon and another at 7:00 p.m. local time on Friday and Saturday. Play on Day 1 will consist of eight levels; the noon flights will have 60-minute levels and the evening flights will have 30-minute levels. Late entry and re-entry are available through the end of level 12. All surviving players will combine for Day 2 on Sunday and the eventual winner will be determined on Day 4.
It is noteworthy that the structure for each event in this tournament series utilizes button antes. Instead of each player at the table posting an ante every hand, the button posts the only ante at the table. From level 2 onward, the button ante is equal to the big blind. Blinds start at 2,500/5,000 with a 2,500-chip button ante.
Last year, just one partypoker LIVE event was held as part of the Caribbean Poker Party, and Canadian Troy Quenneville took it down for a $400,000 payday.
Keep it here for coverage of the MILLIONS Open and throughout the Caribbean Poker Party at The Level at Melia Caribe Tropical from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.