Thursday, March 2: Battles At The Beach $1,500 Main Event Begins Today!

After (13) events and three satellites, the Battles At The Beach Main Event is upon us.  The $1,500 buy-in no limit hold'em tournament carries with it a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, and should attract some of the biggest names in the Florida poker circuit (along with big named players from across the country).  In past Battles At The Beaches main events, we've seen champions John Dollinger (2016), William Kakon (2015), Jason Weber (2014), Steven Boker (2013), Victor Coelho (2012), Anthony Spinella (2011), Fred Bunchan (2010), and Hayden Fortini (2009).  Players will begin with 30,000 chip starting stacks, playing levels that are (50) minutes in length on Day 1, followed by (60) minute levels on Day 2 (and Day 3 if necessary).

There were two schedule satellites yesterday for the Main Event, guaranteeing a total of (40) seats combined, but the field sizes ended up offering up even more than that.  If you add in the (10) seats that were given away during February 22nd's satellite, there are already more than (50) entries into the event before the cards get in the air.  We've already seen the prize pools for both Event 1 and Event 8 crush the guarantees, so it shouldn't surprise anyone if that trend continues.

Live blogged coverage of the Day 1A will begin at 12:00pm, and will continue through the bagging process to end the day.  We will also catch up the followers of the blog on all of the action leading up to this point in the series.  Followers can also look forward to some player features throughout the starting days, including the implementation of videos for the first time since the blog's inception.

12:00pm - Event 14 (Battles At The Beach) Day 1A $1,500 No Limit Hold'em $500,000 GTD

- Players receive 30,000 in tournament chips
- All late registrants and re-entries receive a full stack
- Levels 1-12 will be (50) minutes, Levels 13+ will be (60) minutes
- Late registration and re-entries for the first (12) levels, to include before the first card on Day 2

6:00pm - (Battles At The Beach) $175 No Limit Hold'em Main Event "Super Satellite" (8 Guaranteed Seats)

- Players receive 12,000 in tournament chips
- Level are (20) minutes in length
- We will award as many seats as the prize fund allows.  Any additional prize money will go to the player on the bubble in the form of cash.  The most cash that can be awarded in any satellite is $1,499.