Day 1b of the €2,200 EPT National High Roller Kicks Off at 7 p.m.

At 7 pm local time, Day 1b of the €2,200 EPT National High Roller gets underway as the players gather for their final opportunity to qualify for tomorrow's Day 2.

Last year, Tuomo Niskanen emerged as champion out of a 1,527-entry strong field, making a deal with Brian Kaufman to claim the trophy and €368,925 after a deal was made, guaranteeing Kaufman a nice €432,135 payday. The prize pool reached €2,962,380 and a similarly monstrous turnout and prize pool is expected again this year.

The 2019 PokerStars European Tour Barcelona event will follow the format of the EPT National but with 20-minutes levels and a break after every six levels. This is a freezeout event and play will finish when 15% of the field remains, with all the players being in the money.

Players get 30,000 in starting chips at blinds of just 100/100 to start, leaving some space for action. The survivors from both fields will be reunited on Monday, August 26 at noon and play down until a new champion is crowned.

Day 1b Blind Schedule

Level	Blinds	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
1	20 min	100	100
2	20 min	100	100	100
3	20 min	100	200	200
4	20 min	100	300	300
5	20 min	200	400	400
6	20 min	200	500	500
Break 20 min
7	20 min	300	600	600
8	20 min	400	800	800
9	20 min	500	1000	1000
10	20 min	600	1200	1200
11	20 min	800	1600	1600
12	20 min	1000	2000	2000
Break 20 min
13	20 min	1000	2500	2500
14	20 min	1500	3000	3000
15	20 min	2000	4000	4000