February 8, 2019 3 min read

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888Live Bucharest Tournament Schedule Revealed

888Poker is returning to Bucharest, with a freshly revealed graphic for the upcoming 888Live. The operator will also be sponsoring the 2019 Wold Championship, continuing to be a notable backer of on-site tournaments.

888Poker Reveals Bucharest Live Schedule

Held from March 4th through March 10th at the Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest, Romania, the 888Live event will prove a strong draw for the regional community.

The event promise to fetch entrants at least €300,000 judging by the 2018 performance when the prize pool hit the neat €360,192.

With the London Live taking place now and serving as a precursor and a first event for the overall 2019 888 poker bonanza, event winners will stand a chance to fetch a package for the world’s crowning poker festival, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in July.

The package specifically covers the buy-in into the Main Event and it’s part of 888’s half-year promotion, allowing skilled players to make their way through into the most significant event of the year.

888Live Bucharest Tournaments Worth Your Money

Presently, 888Live Bucharest promises to run a handful of events that will immediately catch your eye. The Opening Event 1A on March 4th starts with a €230 buy-in at 17:00 +2 GMT. If you haven’t had a chance to win a free pass for the Main Event, you can opt for the Satellite to Main Event starting at 21:00 in exchange for €115.

888Live Bucharest events range between €60 and €1,700, with re-entries varying between 2 pe for the opening event and unlimited for almost all other events. The Turbo Deepstack is set up as a Freezeout and the Deepstack allows one additional re-entry.

Tuesday, March 5th, is pretty much a repeat of the same events, with Opening Even 1B and another Satellite to Main Event underway, which eventually gets you to Wednesday when the Main’s first day kicks off.

The satellites will continue even then, giving late arrivals an opportunity to proceed. On March 7, you will see a Ladies Event with a quite comfortable €60 buy-in.

How to Enter in the Bucharest 888Live

If you are itching to get into the fray without sparing precious penny, 888poker has you covered. The “888 Steps” is a multi-tiered competition consisting of six rounds. You can start playing with as little as €0.01 and eventually blasting your way through a comprehensive qualifying package that will cover all expenses related to:

  • Your accommodation at the Intercontinental Hotel
  • €200 in bonus credit deposited into you 888poker balance
  • A buy-in for the Bucharest LIVE Main Event

The six-level program includes tournament of increasing value, so each time you advance one level up the food chain, you will be facing off with better and more determined players. All events are held as MTTs.

If you prefer, you can wait a bit and join straight into one of the higher levels, as 888Poker imposes no restrictions. If you prefer, you can also drop by the full schedule of the event.

More Tournaments by 888Poker in 2019

The highlight of the year will be the WSOP Main Event and the WSOP Crazy Eights Events. Since the company announced their Road to Vegas initiative, players have stood a chance to set themselves apart and win qualifying packages by visiting the website and participate in the qualifying events which will run until July 13th, 2019.

You can start playing at as little as €0.10 working your way into higher tiers and eventually qualify for 2019 WSOP. If you are in Europe, you mustn’t miss the Barcelona LIVE which will be held on May 22nd.

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Simon is a freelance writer who specializes in gambling news and has been an author in the poker/casino scene for 10+ years. He brings valuable knowledge to the team and a different perspective, especially as a casual casino player.

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