Welcome to Day 1c of the €1,100 EPT National
At noon local time, cards will be in the air for the third of four starting days of the €1,100 EPT National at the 2018 EPT Barcelona. The Barcelona National has been one of the most popular 1K's in Europe for years. Last year drew an astonishing 4,557 runners, making it the largest live event in PokerStars history.
Yesterday saw 189 players from the 1,264 Day 1a entrants progress to Day 2, with 56 other names joining them from the 7 p.m. Day 1b turbo flight after 376 players had taken part.
Flying under the PokerStars Championship Banner, Argentina's Pedro Cairat conquered the massive field for a life-changing payday of €432,178. Two years ago, back when it was called the Estrellas Main Event, Mohamed Samri won it for €353,220, after chopping with Teun Kooij heads-up, who walked away with the bigger payday of €372,060.
Two $30,000 Platinum Passes are added by PokerStars to spice up the EPT National even further. The eventual winner on Sunday, August 26 will receive one, as well as one lucky winner of the Crazy Pineapple hand challenge on Day 2. Both of them will be able to punch their ticket to the Bahama's for the PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship, held from 6-10 January 2019.
Day 1c will feature 40-minute levels throughout the day. Play will be suspended after 15% of the field is remaining, which means Day 2 has to be reached in order to make the money. The fourth and final starting flight will kick off at 7 p.m. tonight and feature 20-minute levels instead. One entry per flight is permitted, allowing players to buy in up to four times in this tournament, one for each starting day.
PokerNews will cover one of the most popular tournaments in Europe wire-to-wire and will bring you all the live updates from this event, as well as eight other events over the course of the next twelve days. PokerNews will also live cover this event in Spanish and French.
Day 1c Blind Schedule
| Level | Blinds | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 min | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 40 min | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 40 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| Break 20 min | ||||
| 4 | 40 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 40 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 40 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| Break 20 min | ||||
| 7 | 40 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 40 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 40 min | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Dinner Break 75 min | ||||
| 10 | 40 min | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 11 | 40 min | 800 | 1600 | 1600 |
| 12 | 40 min | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Break 20 min | ||||
| 13 | 40 min | 1000 | 2500 | 2500 |
| 14 | 40 min | 1500 | 3000 | 3000 |
| 15 | 40 min | 2000 | 4000 | 4000 |