Welcome to 888Live S?o Paulo!
Today 888Poker kicks off the 888Live Festival in S?o Paulo. The tournament itself will take place at the Casa Bossa �C Shopping Cidade Jardim and will run from September 6 �C 11.
The six day festival will be a host to multiple tournaments, including a R$2,500 (~$800 USD) High Roller with R$200,000 (~$65,000 USD) Guaranteed, a R$500 (~$160 USD) Ladies Event, and of course the R$1,000,000 (~$320,000 USD) Guaranteed Main Event which PokerNews will be providing coverage for throughout the week.
S?o Paulo has been dubbed my many, including 888Poker��s own Bruno Foster Politano, as the best place in Brazil to play poker. It is the country��s most populated city with over 12 million people living in it and is home to the country��s tallest buildings, as well as over 12,000 different restaurants. S?o Paulo is also touted for having some of the best nightlife in the country, so, if you��re not playing poker there should be plenty to do and plenty to eat.
A list of poker superstars is slated to attend including Politano, as well Sofia L?vgren, Kara Scott, Chris ��moorman1�� Moorman, Leo Margets, Tiffany Michelle and Nicolau Villa-Lobos.
Also this week will be two invite only tournaments including a celebrity event and a Flop O Mania �C 6 Max event, both taking place on Friday, September 8th. Flop O Mania is 888Poker��s newest innovation in Poker. The game released earlier in mid-August and is very similar to No-Limit Hold��em, albeit one big change; There is no preflop. This creates a faster paced, more action heavy game. You can try your hand at Flop O Mania on 888poker by downloading the client on 888poker.com.
The celebrity invitational tournament is set to feature 888poker ambassador Den��lson de Oliveira Ara��jo will join his friend and former soccer world champion Cafu. The special celebrity charity event hosted by 888poker will make a donation to the ��Cafu Foundation.��
The R$1,300 (~$420 USD) Main Event here at 888Live S?o Paulo will feature six starting flights over the next four days, starting Wednesday, September 6th at 8 p.m. local time all the way up to Saturday, September 9th with two final starting flights at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. local time.
One of the biggest draws of the 888Live Festivals is not only the prizepools and awesome venues, but the fact that the winners of the Ladies Event, the High Roller, and the Main Event will all receive $13,000 Packages to the WSOP Europe which kicks off on October 19th in the Czech Republic.
Full Schedule For 888Live S?o Paulo:
| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6 Sep | 3:00 p.m. | High Roller Satellite | R$300 | 10 seats |
| 5:00 p.m. | High Roller Day 1 | R$2,500 | R$200,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1a | R$1,300 | R$1 million | |
| Thu 7 Sep | 2:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1b | R$1,300 | R$1 million |
| 5:00 p.m. | High Roller Final Day | R$2,500 | R$200,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1c | R$1,300 | R$1 million | |
| Fri 8 Sep | 6:00 p.m. | Flop Omania 6-Max | Freeroll | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1d | R$1,300 | R$1 million | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Celebrities Freezeout Invitational | |||
| Sat 9 Sep | 2:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1e | R$1,300 | R$1 million |
| 8:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1f | R$1,300 | R$1 million | |
| Sun 10 Sep | 2:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | R$1 million | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Ladies Event Day 1 | R$500 | ||
| Mon 11 Sep | 2:00 p.m. | Main Event Final Day | R$1 million | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Ladies Event Final Day | |||
| 7:00 p.m. | Last Chance Tournament | R$150 |
Day 1a through 1e will feature 10, 50-minute levels and a starting stack of 25,000 chips, while Day 1f will only play 30-minute levels through the day. Once players reach day 2, things will slow down a bit with 60-minute levels. Players will have a break every two hours.
For the start of the tournament, we at PokerNews will be providing longer, feature updates about the tournament, and will begin a traditional live updates style on the start of day 2. Make sure you stay tuned to catch it all.