Play has begun in Event 2, the $135 + $15 Escalator tournament, and players will appreciate fast dealers as the first two blind levels are just 10 minutes in length! In level 3 they will extend to 15 minutes and 5 more minutes every second level until the end of the day.

There are currently 75 players at the tables and due to the escalating blinds, late registration is open until the end of the break following level 8 – which is to say players can register any time until approximately 7:30pm.

Tonight is Event 2 in the Playground Winter Festival, and it’s a new format of tournament that should prove to be tons of fun!

It’s called an “Escalator” tournament and how it works is this: blind levels start out at just 10 minutes in length, but every second level, the levels get 5 minutes longer. So, by level 8 the levels will have increased to 30 minutes in length and by the end of play tonight (level 17) the length of the levels will have increased to 50 minutes in length.

The Escalator is a 2-day event, but on Day 2, blind levels will continue to be 50 minutes in length throughout the day.

Players should note the fact that tonight’s event starts at 5pm, so be sure to get here on time to join in the action!