This Sunday: The Festival Online Main Event with $150,000 gtd.
This Sunday, 888poker will host the two grand finals of The Festival Online. These two events are the biggest of the entire series. So far, the first online edition of The Festival has seen three weeks of intensive action. Now, the successful series culminates with the $215 Main Event. The biggest event of the series guarantees $150,000. In addition, 888poker runs the big $525 Texas High Roller Final for players with bigger bankrolls with $50,000 is guaranteed.
These are the details of the two tournaments:
Main Event
The Main Event of The Festival Online starts at 20:00 (CEST) on Sunday and the tournament allows re-entries and late registration for the first four hours until midnight. 888poker is guaranteeing $150,000 in prize money for this tournament, and the structure of the event is relatively slow. Players start with 30,000 chips (500 big blinds in the first level) and the blinds increase every 12 minutes.
The event is played over two days. Day 1 ends when the final table is reached. The second day starts on Monday at the same time and the entire final table will be broadcast live on 888poker's Twitch channel. The broadcast has a half-hour delay and you can see the hole cards of all players.
- Name: The Festival Online - Main Event
- Date: July 31
- Time: 20:00 (CEST)
- Game: No Limit Hold'em
- Buy-in: $215
- Guarantee: $150,000
- Re-Entries: maximum 5
- Late Registration: until midnight (CEST)
- Structure: 30,000 chips (12 minute levels)
Texas High Roller Final
The High Roller Final is a good deal more expensive than the Main Event, with a buy-in of $525. This tournament guarantees a full $50,000. Up to ten re-entries are allowed during the first three hours and the tournament structure is as slow as the Main Event's structure . However, players start with only 10,000 chips. This ensures that the tournament can be completed within one day.
- Name: The Festival Online - Texas High Roller Final
- Date: July 31
- Time: 20:30 (CEST)
- Game: No Limit Hold'em
- Buy-in: $525
- Guarantee: $50,000
- Re-Entries: maximum 10
- Late Registration: until 23:30 (CEST)
- Structure: 10,000 chips (12 minute levels)
Cheap Satellites to the High Roller
Want to play the High Roller final but don't have the sufficient bankroll for such an expensive buy-in? Don't worry, 888poker has several very affordable satellite tournaments. On Sunday afternoon and in the early evening hours, 888poker runs several satellites for the High Roller Finale.
Through these satellites, you can qualify for the Texas High Roller Final with a buy-in of only 10 cents. All satellites are listed in the 888poker lobby.
