Welcome Back to Day 1b of the $25,500 MILLIONS World
After a low-key opening day at the 2018 Caribbean Poker Party, things are about to ramp up today. There will be multiple events on the schedule as players pack into the convention center at the Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas. While the $5,300 Main Event gets underway today, the focus here will be on Day 1b of the $25,500 MILLIONS World.
With an ambitious $10 million guaranteed prizepool, there is plenty of money up for grabs that will attract some of the best players from all around the world. There were a total of 77 entries on Day 1a and just 49 players making it through to Day 2. A total of 400 entries are needed to reach the guarantee and that leaves a lot of room for players who may not usually jump into a such a steep High Roller event.
It was a strong first day for the partypoker pros with eight of their team members finding a bag and moving on to Day 2. However, there are still plenty more who will likely be joining the field today including Marcel Luske, Bertrand Grospellier, Roberto Romanello, Joni Jouhkimainen, and chairman Mike Sexton.
When the action gets underway at 12 p.m. local time, the players will sit down with 1,000,000 chips. That translates into 200 big blinds with the blinds starting at 2,000/5,000 and a 5,000 button ante. The blinds levels will be 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels. The dinner break yesterday was reduced to a regular break and that will likely hold true for today as well.
Each player will be allowed to re-enter once per day, a maximum of six entries, should they choose to do so. With just eight levels on the schedule for today, late registration will remain open for the entirety. Late registration is available for 12 levels meaning that it will carry into Day 2 for four levels.
Day 1 Structure
| Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | Button Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 2 | 60 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 15-minute Break | ||||
| 3 | 60 | 3,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| 4 | 60 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 15-minute Break | ||||
| 5 | 60 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 6 | 60 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 60-minute Dinner Break | ||||
| 7 | 60 | 7,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 |
| 8 | 60 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as we bring you the partypoker specific overview style of the tournament proceedings throughout the day.