The partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK ￡1,100 Open Kicks Off at Noon
Welcome to the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK here at the home of UK Poker, Dusk till Dawn in Nottingham. The action will kick off with Day 1a of the ￡1,100 Open at noon local time. This will the first of five starting flights of which the last will be a turbo version on Monday, October 1, just before Day 2 starts at 3 PM.
The action-packed festival started last night with a special tournament for which players could only use PP LIVE Dollars and was won by Christos Xanthopoulos for $23,400. The Open is the second of eight events in total and PokerNews will be focusing on the Open and the Main Event. The other events include the Super High Roller, Finale, and the High Roller.
partypoker is also running a satellite for the MILLIONS World tournament which will take place at the Caribbean Poker Party (CPP) in the Bahamas. And on Sunday, October 7, at 5 PM, players can enter a CPP or WSOPE satellite. Both satellites will have a package added so this could be the perfect chance for players to win their seats for some other great tournaments!
Players will start with 1,000,000 in chips and twelve levels of 40 minutes each are scheduled for today. The registration and reentry period will close at the start of Level 7 at approximately 4:30 PM. Players are allowed one reentry per flight. A break is scheduled after every 3 levels and Day 1b should commence at 5 PM local time. As usual at the partypoker events, this tournament features a button ante.
Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Button Ante | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 40 |
| 3 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 40 |
| Break | ||||
| 4 | 7,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 40 |
| 5 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 40 |
| 6 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 40 |
| Break 15 Min. | ||||
| 7 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 40 |
| 8 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 40 |
| 9 | 15,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 40 |
| Break | ||||
| 10 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40 |
| 11 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 40 |
| 12 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 40 |
At 3 PM on Monday, October 1, all remaining players of the five starting flights will come together for Day 2. Level duration will increase to 50 minutes each for Day 2 and Day 3. On the final day, levels will increase to an hour each and a winner will be crowned by the end of the day.
Schedule
| Date | Days | Start Time | Late Reg | Levels | Number of Entries | Players Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Day 1a | 12:00 | 16:30 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Day 1b | 17:00 | 23:45 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Day 1c | 12:00 | 16:30 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Day 1d | 17:00 | 23:45 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | Day 1e | 10:00 | 13:15 | 20 minutes | - | - |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | Day 2 | 15:00 | - | 50 minutes | - | - |
| Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | Day 3 | 12:00 | - | 50 minutes | - | - |
| Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | Day 4 | 12:00 | - | 60 minutes | - | - |
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