The success of the first installment of the Mega Stack at Caesars Palace this summer has inspired the poker room to run another version of the deep-stack tournament series, and it all kicks off in November.
Satellites begin on the first of the month, and the first of 18 preliminary events starts on Nov. 2. Buy-ins range from $200* to $540, and players begin with lots of chips. For the no-limit hold’em events, the following are starting chip amounts: $225 = 10,000 (7,500 + 2,500 for $10 add-on), $330 = 12,500 (10,000 + 2,500 for $10 add-on), $540 = 15,000 (12,500 + 2,500 for $10 add-on). There is also a $200 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event and an Omaha eight-or-better event. Both start players with 2,500 chips with 2,500 more available for a $10 add-on. Blind levels are 50-minutes long for preliminary events.
The Mega Championship is a $1,060 buy-in event that runs Nov. 18-20. Players get 25,000 starting stacks, and blinds levels are an hour long. All tournaments begin at noon, with the exception of the two Omaha events, which start at 3 p.m.
The following is the full schedule:
| Date and Time | Buy-in | Tournament | Starting Chips |
$10 Add-On/ |
Total Starting Stack |
| Nov. 1 | Satellites Begin | ||||
| Nov. 2 @ Noon | $540 | No-limit hold’em | 12,500 | 2,500 | 15,000 |
| Nov. 3 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov. 4 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov. 4 @ 3 p.m. | $200 | Pot-limit Omaha | 2,500 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
| Nov. 5 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov. 6 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov. 7 @ Noon | $330 | No-limit hold’em | 10,000 | 2,500 | 12,500 |
| Nov. 8 @Noon | $330 | No-limit hold’em | 10,000 | 2,500 | 12,500 |
| Nov. 9 @ Noon | $540 | No-limit hold’em | 12,500 | 2,500 | 15,000 |
| Nov. 10 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov. 11 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov. 11 @ 3 p.m. | $200 | Omaha eight-or-better | 2,500 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
| Nov. 12 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov. 13 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov. 14 @ Noon | $330 | No-limit hold’em | 10,000 | 2,500 | 12,500 |
| Nov. 15 @ Noon | $330 | No-limit hold’em | 10,000 | 2,500 | 12,500 |
| Nov. 16 @ Noon | $540 | No-limit hold’em | 12,500 | 2,500 | 15,000 |
| Nov. 17 @ Noon | $225 | No-limit hold’em | 7,500 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
| Nov.18 @ Noon | $1,060 | Mega Championship | 25,000 | N/A | 25,000 |
| Nov. 19 @ 2 p.m. | Day 2 | ||||
| Nov. 20 @ 2 p.m. | Final table |
*Buy-ins mentioned in this story includes entry fees.
