Welcome to Day 1a of the partypoker WPT National Cyprus
In less than one hour at 13:00 local time, which is 12:00 CET, the first starting day of the €1,800+200 partypoker World Poker Tour National Cyprus Main Event kicks off at the Noah's Ark Deluxe Hotel & Spa. The luxury resort in the north east of Cyprus offers pretty much everything a poker player can ask for to relax after a long day at the tables. A huge gym before the session, an indoor pool and sauna to chill out after. Furthermore, a free buffet with fruits, snacks and sandwiches as well as free soft drinks are also available.
Day 1a is scheduled to play nine levels of 45 minutes each, though this may still be adjusted depending on the number of participants. All participants start with the usual 30,000 in chips and there is no dinner break foreseen at the moment, as bagging and tagging will be around 20:45. Just in time to head to the free and extensive dinner buffet provided by the hosts.
One re-entry per day is allowed and the late registration as well as re-entry period lasts until the end of the third level on Day 2, which is the end of level 12. As such, participants may shoot up to five bullets in total.
Some well known pros of the international poker circuit have already made it to Cyprus such as Dimitar Danchev, Simeon Naydenov, Barny Boatman and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. The PokerNews live reporting is all set up to bring you the most important key situations of the tournament until the winner is crowned next Monday, January 25th 2015.