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World Series 2003 - Qualifiers

*WSOP and World Series of Poker (referred to from now on as the Main Event and/or World Series)

PokerStars Main Event 2003 Qualifying Tournaments

For general rules governing these tournaments visit Poker Tournament Rules.

Entry Requirements:

  • For events on February 2 and March 2; 5,000 Frequent Player Points or qualification from Round 2 satellites
  • For the event on April 6; 8,000 Frequent Player Points or qualification from Round 2 satellites.
  • For the Tournament Leaders Playoff; 18 players from the Tournament Leader Board for the period from February 1 to March 31.

General:

  • Each player will receive 1,500 chips to start playing
  • There will be a 5 minute break every hour of play
  • Each player will receive a 2 minutes Time Bank

The Prize Pool:

Place Finished February 2 March 2 April 6 April 12
1st Main Event Entry Main Event Entry Main Event Entry Main Event Entry
2nd Main Event Entry Main Event Entry Main Event Entry $2,000
3rd $2,000 Entry $2,000 Main Event Entry $1,200
4th $1,200 $1,200 $2,000 $900
5th $700 $700 $1,300 $600
6th $500 $500 $800 $500
7th $300 $300 $500 $400
8th $200 $200 $300 $300
9th $100 $100 $200 $200
10th-18th $100 $100
Total $27,000 $27,000 $39,000 $18,000

Entry will have:

  • paid entry to World Series 2003 Main Event - $10,000
  • 7 days accomodation at Binions Horseshoe Hotel in Las vegas
  • $1,000 spending money - credited to PokerStars account

The blinds and antes will increase every 30 minutes with the following structure:

Round Small Blind Big Blind Ante
1 10 20 0
2 15 30 0
3 25 50 0
4 50 100 0
5 50 100 25
6 75 150 25
7 100 200 25
8 200 400 50
9 300 600 50
10 400 800 50
11 600 1200 75
12 1000 2000 100
13 1500 3000 150
14 2000 4000 200
15 3000 6000 300
16 4000 8000 400
17 6000 12000 600
18 10000 20000 1000
19 15000 30000 1500
20 20000 40000 2000

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