The $1,100 MILLIONS Open is the first tournament in the Caribbean Poker Party Festival and it got underway before our Playground Live Events Blog crew was on hand – when we first arrived in the Tournament Room, Day 2 was well underway and late registration in the event had just come to a close.
There were a total of 812 entries in the event, with a large proportion of those choosing to register on Day 2 when they first arrived in lovely Punta Cana. In fact, there were several players on the same flight from Montreal who managed to get to the resort, check in, and register for the tournament all on Day 2.
With a massive $1,000,000 guarantee, the prize pool was always going to be massive, and with registration closed we learned that 95 placed in the event were going to pay, with a min-cash being $2,000 and a huge $200,000 prize for first place.
Action gets underway tomorrow at 12:00pm local time (1 hour ahead of Eastern Standard time), and we’ll be on hand to follow the action, with a special focus on Montreal- and Canada-based players as well as players with whom we (at Playground Poker Club) have developed a strong relationship over the years.
You can also follow the PokerNews Live Blog for more comprehensive news and information about this and all of the events in the Caribbean Poker Party Festival.