888poker LIVE Heads to Bucharest

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Fresh from a successful 888poker LIVE London 2018 Kickoff Main Event, which Jonathan Bowers won for £30,630, the 888poker LIVE tour now hops on a plane and heads to the Romanian capital Bucharest.

The 888poker LIVE Bucharest festival runs from Feb. 28- Mar. 4 at the JW Marriot hotel in the Romanian capital city. It features nine events with buy-ins ranging from €60 up to €2,200, and it is simply not to be missed.

A €230 Opening Event with a €50,000 guaranteed prize pool kicks off the festival in style, and that is followed by the eagerly anticipated €888 Main Event with its €288,000 guarantee. You can also get involved in a Bounty Event, a Super Progressive KO tournament, a Deepstack format, a €2,200 High Roller, a Turbo Deepstack and a Hyper Turbo structured event.

2018 888poker LIVE Bucharest Schedule

DateTournamentBuy-inGuarantee
Wed 28 FebOpening Event€230€50,000
Fri 2 MarMain Event€888€288,000
 Bounty Event€100+€100+€30 
Sat 3 MarLadies Event€60 
 Super Progressive KO€100+€100+€30 
Sun 4 MarDeepstack€330 
 High Roller€2,200 
Mon 5 MarTurbo Deepstack€220 
Hyper Turbo€115  

The winner of the Main Event will not only win a substantial cash prize but will also be awarded a WSOP Vegas Crazy 888s package valued at $2,700, while the champion of the Ladies Event gets her hands on an 888poker LIVE Barcelona package that weighs in at $1,880.

Gentlemen are permitted to play in the Ladies Event. However, they will have to fork out €4,500 for the privilege instead of the standard €60 paid by female poker players.

Players in the Main Event and High Roller tournament will play with a 30-second shot clock enforced after a successful test at the 888poker LIVE London Kickoff. Each player in the Main Event and High Roller will have 30-seconds to act, although it is possible to use an extended time chip twice per day should they face a particularly tough decision.

Satellites for the 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event are running online at 888poker right now. These satellites start at only $0.01 and eventually feed into the $109 buy-in qualifier where a $1,700 package is up for grabs. The winner of the package receives:

  • The 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event seat worth €888
  • Three nights accommodation at the JW Marriot
  • $300 for travel expenses

Download 888poker via PokerNews and you will receive $88 worth of tournament tickets and cash just for creating an account; this is a free £20 to residents of the United Kingdom. Then when you come to make your first deposit, 888poker matches the amount 100 percent up to $888 in the form of a welcome bonus. All you need to do then is bring your A-game to the tables and see if you can bag yourself an 888poker LIVE Bucharest package.

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Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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