Event 14 in the Playground Winter Festival is a fun tournament – it’s a $60 + $10 Ante Up tourney.
What’s an Ante Up tourney? Well, this is a format in which the blinds remain fixed at the lowest denomination of chip in play, while the antes go up every level. So, in level 1 the small blind is 25, the big blind is 25, and so is the ante – but by level 5, the blinds are still 25/25 but the ante is 150!
This kind of format is a fun departure from the normal poker tournament – and you’d better believe it changes the dynamics of the play, particularly as the event gets deeper. In level 19, the blinds will be 500/500 but the ante (put in by every player, remember) will be 3000 chips!
Late registration today is open until the end of the break after level 5 – which is a slight change from the schedule that was originally published, which provided for 4 levels of late registration. In any case, players have until 2:30 pm to enter the event.
Good luck!
