The €1 Million Guaranteed Golden Million Cyprus is About to Begin
Players have flocked from all around the world including Europe, Asia, North America, and South America to the luxurious all-inclusive Noah's Ark Deluxe Hotel and Spa, located on the sand and surf in Bafra, Cyprus, for the latest edition of the Golden Poker Series.
PokerNews will be covering the highlight of the festival, the Golden Million Main Event featuring a mouth-watering €1 million guaranteed prize pool.
The structure is one of the deepest players can find anywhere in Europe, especially at the €800 price point. Many players already got in much cheaper via live satellites or through promotions with the festival's partners PPPoker, Neverlose Poker, and J88 Poker.
Players start off with a big stack of 80,000 in chips during each of the five opening flights on Nov. 26-30. Those looking for a little more can add another 20,000 in chips to bring their total stack up to 100,000 for €40. The add-on also acts as bubble insurance with players getting their buy-ins back if they are one spot away from a cash.
The first four opening flights feature 45-minute blind levels while the final flight is a turbo-affair with 20-minute blind levels. Players can reenter an unlimited amount of times during the 12 blind levels late registration window during each opening flight.
Each opening flight features its own bubble with 15 percent of each starting flight already cashing in the tournament. Each flight will end at different times as play will end when the field is down to 10 percent of the field.
Players bagging chips will enjoy a deeper structure as blinds increase to one hour in length on Day 2 on Nov. 30 before increasing again to 90-minute blind levels for the final two days on Dec. 1-2.
Those entering on today's Day 1a will be receiving some extra value. Any player that doesn't cash on Day 1a will be invited to a freeroll tomorrow where five players will be able to get back into the action of the Golden Million Main Event for free.
Golden Million Cyprus Main Event Day 1a Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | |
| 2 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 3 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 4 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 5 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 6 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 7 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 8 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 9 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 10 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 11 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 12 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 13 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 14 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 15 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 16 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 17 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 18 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 19 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 20 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 21 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 22 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 23 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Side Events
Each day on the schedule features tons of side events. Today's schedule includes two satellites along with the €220 Golden Warm Up at 5 p.m EET.
Of course, cash games will be running nonstop at a variety of buy-in levels. Here is a look at the entire schedule.
| Date | Time | Buy-in | Event | Levels | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 22 | 7 p.m. | €330 | Golden Opening Day 1a | 30 min. | €30,000 |
| 10 p.m. | €165 | Sat Super Rodio High Roller | 20 min. | 2 Seats | |
| Nov. 23 | 7 p.m. | €330 | Golden Opening Day 1b | 30 min. | €30,000 |
| 10 p.m. | €165 | Sat Super Rodio High Roller | 20 min. | 2 Seats | |
| Nov. 24 | 5 p.m. | €330 | Golden Opening Final Day | 40 min. | €30,000 |
| 7 p.m. | €55 | Sunday Battle Cyprus | 25 min. | €5,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | €90 | Sat Super Rodio High Roller | 20 min. | 3 Seats | |
| Nov. 25 | 6 p.m. | €165 | Golden Six Max | 20 min. | €10,000 |
| 9 p.m. | €55 | Sat Main Day 1a | 20 min. | 5 Seats | |
| 10 p.m. | €130 | Sat Super Rodio High Roller | 20 min. | 2 Seats | |
| Midnight | €110 | Hyper Turbo "The Gambler" | 20 min. | €5,000 | |
| Nov.26 | 12 p.m. | €115 | Sat Main Day 1a | 20 min. | 4 Seats |
| 3 p.m. | €800 | Golden Poker Million Day 1a | 45 min. | €1,000,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | €220 | Golden Warm Up | 20 min. | €10,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | €110 | Sat Super Rodio High Roller | 20 min. | 2 Seats | |
| Nov. 27 | 12 p.m. | €0 | Freeroll Special Eliminated Day 1a | 20 min. | 5 Seats |
| 3 p.m. | €800 | Golden Poker Million Day 1b | 45 min. | €1,000,000 | |
| 5 p.m. | €160 | Sat Super Rodio High Roller | 20 min. | 5 Seats | |
| 8 p.m. | €1,500 | Super Rodeo High Roller Day 1 | 40 min. | €150,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | €100 | Sat Main Day 1c | 20 min. | 4 Seats | |
| Nov. 28 | 12 p.m. | €110 | Sat Main Day 1c | 20 min. | 4 Seats |
| 2 p.m. | €1,500 | Super Rodeo High Roller Final Day | 40 min. | €150,000 | |
| 3 p.m. | €800 | Golden Poker Million Day 1c | 45 min. | €1,000,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | €440 | Bounty KO Progressive Bounty | 20 min. | €10,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | €100 | Sat Main Day 1d | 20 min. | 4 Seats | |
| Nov. 29 | 12 p.m. | €110 | Sat Main Day 1d | 20 min. | 4 Seats |
| 3 p.m. | €800 | Golden Poker Million Day 1d | 45 min. | €1,000,000 | |
| 4 p.m. | €220 | Rockie BountyKO Bounty €100 | 20 min. | €5,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | €220 | Golden Omaha Pot Limit | 25 min. | €10,000 | |
| 9 p.m. | €165 | Deep Stack | 20 min. | €10,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | €80 | Hyper Sat Main Event Day 1e | 15 min. | 4 Seats | |
| Nov. 30 | 12 p.m. | €800 | Golden Poker Million Day 1e Turbo | 20 min. | €1,000,000 |
| 4 p.m. | €110 | Sat Platinum High Roller | 20 min. | 4 Seats | |
| 6 p.m. | Golden Poker Million Day 2 | 60 min. | €1,000,000 | ||
| 7 p.m. | €400 | Silver Poker Side Event Day 1 | 40 min. | €111,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | €1,100 | Platinum High Roller Day 1 | 40 min. | €50,000 | |
| Dec. 1 | 12 p.m. | €110 | OFC Pineapple | 20 min. | €2,000 |
| 3 p.m. | Golden Poker Million Day 3 | 90 min. | €1,000,000 | ||
| 3 p.m. | €1,100 | Platinum High Roller Final Day | 60 min. | €50,000 | |
| 5 p.m. | €400 | Silver Poker Side Event Final Day | 40 min. | €111,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | €220 | Win the Button | 25 min. | €10,000 | |
| Dec. 2 | 3 p.m. | Golden Poker Million Final Day | 90 min. | €1,000,000 | |
| 6 p.m. | €165 | Golden Closing | 20 min. | €10,000 |
Cards are scheduled to be in the air for the Golden Million Cyprus Main Event starting at 3 p.m. EET. Stay tuned at PokerNews as we provide coverage from beginning to end.