Welcome to Day 1c of the 2017 PokerStars Festival Hamburg €1,100 Main Event
The third and penultimate starting day of the PokerStars Festival Hamburg €1,100 Main Event in Casino Schenefeld kicks off in two hours from now, as Day 1c gets underway at 1 p.m. local time. So far, the event has attracted fields of 118 entries and 201 participants respectively to boost the field size to 319 entries in total.
Day 1c is the last regular flight, albeit with a reduced level duration of 30 minutes. All those that have not taken a shot at the €500,000 guaranteed prize pool will be joining the action today including Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki and Team PokerStars Online Felix Schneiders. Also in the mix today will be Mike Hill as well as 2015 Eureka Hamburg Main Event champion Tom Holke, who emerged victorious at this very venue two years ago.
| Day | Date | Further Info |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | November 22nd 2017 at 1 p.m. | 37 of 118 players advanced to Day 2 |
| Day 1b | November 23rd 2017 at 1 p.m. | 63 of 201 players advanced to Day 2 |
| Day 1c | November 24th 2017 at 1 p.m. | 12 levels of 30 minutes each; registration closes start of level 7 |
| Day 1d | November 24th 2017 at 8 p.m. | 12 levels of 20 minutes each; re-entry for players eliminated on Day 1a-1c only |
| Day 2 | November 25th 2017 at 1 p.m. | 10 levels of 60 minutes each or down to the final table, whichever comes first |
| Day 3 | November 26th 2017 at 1 p.m. | play down to a winner |
The players will start with 30,000 in chips today and there is a cap of 200 players with the registration remaining open until the start of level seven mid-way through the day. All those to take part and bust have another chance in the Day 1d (reentry flight) which takes place as of 8 p.m local time with 20-minute levels.
Day 1c Level Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 50 | 100 | - |
| 2 | 30 | 75 | 150 | - |
| 3 | 30 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 4 | 30 | 150 | 300 | 50 |
| 15-minute break | ||||
| 5 | 30 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 6 | 30 | 250 | 500 | 75 |
| 7 | 30 | 300 | 600 | 100 |
| 8 | 30 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 15-minute break | ||||
| 9 | 30 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 10 | 30 | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
| 11 | 30 | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 12 | 30 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
Follow along the action from Hamburg as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor until a new PokerStars Festival Main Event champion is crowned this Sunday, November 26th 2017.