With 8 preliminary events concluded and a raft of satellites behind us, attention in the Montréal Poker Expo turns to the $1,000 + $100 Main Event. Festival Main Events of this buy-in have become a valued tradition at Playground Poker Club, and over the years they have been some of the greatest events we’ve hosted. In this case, there’s a $500,000 Prize pool guarantee – so it’s sure to be a huge payday for the eventual winner!

One of the most appealing things about a tournament at this price is the fact that there are so many ways to enter via satellite. In this case. satellites and seats via the monthly Tournament Leaderboard have been awarded since May, and there are about 150 players who will be entering via this lower-cost route. Just last night the big “Eve of the Main” satellite alone awarded 42 seats!

The Montréal Poker Expo Main Event features 3 Day 1s – Day 1a today, Day 1b on Saturday, and Day 1c on Sunday. As a “Next Day Re-entry” event, anyone may play one, two, or all three starting days to try and qualify for Day 2 – and if a player qualifies more than once, only their best stack moves to Day 2.

The action gets under way at 11am and each Day 1 will play through 13 45-minute levels. Players start with 30,000 tournament chips. Late registration is open until the end of the break following level 6 – which is to say that you can join the tournament with a full stack until 4pm today.

Good luck!