The Opening Day of the PokerStars Festival Chile Main Event is Here!
Welcome to the picturesque 'Garden City' of Vina del Mar, where Casino Enjoy Viña del Mar plays host to the 2017 PokerStars Festival Chile. This series features a five-day $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event and the $3,300 High Roller, which is slated to conclude today.
Team PokerStars Pro, Leo Fernandez, is currently heads-up for the High Roller title and will be looking to make back-to-back deep runs in both feature events in Chile. The Argentinian native already holds two High Roller titles, as well as a Latin America Poker Tour crown, with just over $2 million in live tournament earnings in his career.
Day 1a of the $1,650 Main Event begins at 12:00 pm ET. Everyone will start out with 25,000 in chips and will play ten, 60-minute levels before bagging their chips for Day 2 on Thursday. Players who make it through today will enjoy a day off while Day 1b plays out on Wednesday, May 24th. Unlimited re-entries are available until the start of level 9 on either day, so there is lots of time to run up a stack before registration closes. There will be a 20-minute break every two rounds, and an 80-minute dinner break at the end of level 6, at approximately 6:40 p.m.
Day 2 will resume on Thursday, May 25th at noon, at which time the journey to crowning a champion carries on through Saturday, May 27th.
Here is a look at the structure for the two starting flights:
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 min | 50 | 100 | |
| 2 | 60 min | 75 | 150 | |
| 3 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 4 | 60 min | 150 | 300 | 50 |
| 5 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 6 | 60 min | 250 | 500 | 75 |
| 7 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 100 |
| 8 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 9 | 60 min | 500 | 1000 | 100 |
| 10 | 60 min | 600 | 1200 | 200 |
There's plenty of poker to be played here in Chile, and lots of time to get in on the excitement! Follow along as PokerNews brings you all of the live action from start to finish, in this much-anticipated event.