Tournament Structures
Main Event(€2,200)Points Scores Super Eliminator Tournament Blind Levels for each Round Final Tables Payout Structure |
Side Event (€550)Blind Levels Payout Structure |
MTT Turbo Bounty Tournament (€120)Blind Levels Payout Structure |
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP OF STTs (ECOSTT) MAIN EVENT – €2,200 BUY-IN
Based on 4 individual rounds of STTs. Points will be earned per round. The 18 highest points’ scorers will go through to the ECOSTT Main Event Final. Two additional players will win seats to the ECOSTT final through a Super Eliminator Tournament.
Your starting chips for the ECOSTT Main Event Final will be dependent on your overall finishing position after the 4 Rounds.
Players’ seating positions will be drawn randomly for each round.
| Finishing Place | Points Earned |
|---|---|
| 1st | 12 points |
| 2nd | 10 points |
| 3rd | 8 points |
| 4th | 6 points |
| 5th | 5 points |
| 6th | 4 points |
| 7th | 3 points |
| 8th | 2 points |
| 9th | 1 point |
| 10th | 0 points |
Cash prizes for Round 4
Cash prizes will be awarded during Round 4 only for the top 3 finishers on each table.
- 1st prize €200 for Round 4 only
- 2nd prize €100 for Round 4 only
- 3rd prize €50 for Round 4 only
Super Eliminator Tournament
The players who finish from 19th to 28th place after the completion of the 4 Rounds of the ECOSTT will go through to a Super Eliminator Tournament. The first two winning players will qualify for the ECOSTT final.
The Super Eliminator Tournament will be a 10-seater STT and will follow the same structure as the ECOSTT Rounds.
Players will get their money back (€120) if they are playing in the Super Eliminator and are unable to play in the MTT Turbo Bounty Poker Tournament, which runs at the same time. Click here for the Tournament Schedule.
Blind levels for the European Championships of STTs & Super Eliminator Tournament
The following blind levels will be used.
9/10 seat tables depending on final numbers. Players will start with 15,000 in chips.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 30 mins |
| 2 | 200 | 400 | 30 mins |
| 3 | 300 | 600 | 30 mins |
| 4 | 400 | 800 | 30 mins |
| 15 mins break | |||
| 5 | 500 | 1000 | 30 mins |
| 6 | 700 | 1400 | 30 mins |
| 7 | 1000 | 2000 | 30 mins |
| 8 | 1500 | 3000 | 30 mins |
| 9 | 2000 | 4000 | 30 mins |
| 10 | 3000 | 6000 | Until finish |
The blinds stay at level 10 until each round is concluded. Each round will last 5+ hours.
MAIN EVENT FINAL – 20 players of European Championships of STTs (ECOSTT) – Sunday 20 November
The final 20 players in the ECOSTT Main Event Final will compete against each other on the last day of the tournament, starting at 12:30pm hours. The duration of the event will last 10+ hours.
Starting chips for the ECOSTT Main Event Final will be dependent on your finishing position after 4 Rounds. It will be from 40,000 to 60,000 starting chips.
| Finishing Position after 4 Rounds | Starting chip stack for the Final Tables |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60,000 |
| 2 | 58,000 |
| 3 | 56,000 |
| 4 | 55,000 |
| 5 | 54,000 |
| 6 | 53,000 |
| 7 | 52,000 |
| 8 | 51,000 |
| 9 | 50,000 |
| 10 | 49,000 |
| 11 | 48,000 |
| 12 | 47,000 |
| 13 | 46,000 |
| 14 | 45,000 |
| 15 | 44,000 |
| 16 | 43,000 |
| 17 | 42,000 |
| 18 | 41,000 |
| 19 | 40,000 (from Super Eliminator) |
| 20 | 40,000 (from Super Eliminator) |
ECOSTT Main Event Final Tables Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Duration | Breaks | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 30 mins | 12:30pm start | |
| 2 | 200 | 400 | 30 mins | ||
| 3 | 300 | 600 | 30 mins | ||
| 4 | 400 | 800 | 30 mins | ||
| 15 mins break | 14:30pm to 14:45pm | ||||
| 5 | 600 | 1200 | 30 mins | ||
| 6 | 800 | 1600 | 30 mins | ||
| 7 | 1000 | 2000 | 30 mins | ||
| 8 | 1200 | 2400 | 30 mins | ||
| 15 mins break | 16:45pm to 17:00pm | ||||
| 9 | 1500 | 3000 | 30 mins | ||
| 10 | 2000 | 4000 | 30 mins | ||
| 11 | 2500 | 5000 | 30 mins | ||
| 12 | 3000 | 6000 | 30 mins | ||
| 1 hour dinner break | 19:00pm to 20:00pm | ||||
| 13 | 4000 | 8000 | 30 mins | ||
| 14 | 5000 | 10000 | 30 mins | ||
| 15 | 6000 | 12000 | 30 mins | ||
| 16 | 7000 | 14000 | 30 mins | ||
| 15 mins break | 22:00pm to 22:15pm | ||||
| 17 | 8000 | 16000 | 30 mins | ||
| 18 | 10000 | 20000 | 30 mins | ||
| 19 | 12000 | 24000 | 30 mins | ||
| 20 | 15000 | 30000 | Until finish |
Payout Structure for the ECOSTT Main Event
The payout structure for the ECOSTT Main Event will be based on a minimum €120,000 prize pool based on 60 players.
The full payout structure will be announced when final player numbers are confirmed.
€550 BUY-IN NL HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT – Sunday 20 November
Players still in the final of the ECOSTT, at the start of the €550 side event, will receive their buy-in back, in addition to their prize payout.
This Side Event will take place while the final tables of the ECOSTT are taking place.
Players will be able to buy-in direct online to the €550 Side Event via the Microgaming Poker Network. Players will need a Microgaming Poker Network account to buy-in.
Players will start with 20,000 chips. The tournament will use the same structure as the ECOSST Main Event Final.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Duration | Breaks | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 30 mins | 12:30pm start | |
| 2 | 200 | 400 | 30 mins | ||
| 3 | 300 | 600 | 30 mins | ||
| 4 | 400 | 800 | 30 mins | ||
| 15 mins break | 14:30pm to 14:45pm | ||||
| 5 | 600 | 1200 | 30 mins | ||
| 6 | 800 | 1600 | 30 mins | ||
| 7 | 1000 | 2000 | 30 mins | ||
| 8 | 1200 | 2400 | 30 mins | ||
| 15 mins break | 16:45pm to 17:00pm | ||||
| 9 | 1500 | 3000 | 30 mins | ||
| 10 | 2000 | 4000 | 30 mins | ||
| 11 | 2500 | 5000 | 30 mins | ||
| 12 | 3000 | 6000 | 30 mins | ||
| 1 hour dinner break | 19:00pm to 20:00pm | ||||
| 13 | 4000 | 8000 | 30 mins | ||
| 14 | 5000 | 10000 | 30 mins | ||
| 15 | 6000 | 12000 | 30 mins | ||
| 16 | 7000 | 14000 | 30 mins | ||
| 15 mins break | 22:00pm to 22:15pm | ||||
| 17 | 8000 | 16000 | 30 mins | ||
| 18 | 10000 | 20000 | 30 mins | ||
| 19 | 12000 | 24000 | 30 mins | ||
| 20 | 15000 | 30000 | Until finish |
Payout Structure for the €550 NL Hold’em Tournament
The payout structure for the ECOSTT Side Event will be based on a minimum €20,000 prize pool based on 40 players.
The full payout structure will be announced when final player numbers are confirmed.
€120 BUY-IN MTT TURBO BOUNTY POKER TOURNAMENT – Saturday 19 November
This will be based on an MTT Turbo Bounty Poker Tournament for a maximum of 80 players.
Players will be able to buy-in direct online to the €120 Bounty Tournament via the Microgaming Poker Network.
Players start with 15,000 chips.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Duration | Breaks | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 20 mins | 19:00pm start | |
| 2 | 200 | 400 | 20 mins | ||
| 3 | 300 | 600 | 20 mins | ||
| 4 | 500 | 1000 | 20 mins | ||
| 5 | 700 | 1400 | 20 mins | ||
| 6 | 1000 | 2000 | 20 mins | ||
| 15 mins break | 21:00pm to 21:15pm | ||||
| 7 | 1500 | 3000 | 20 mins | ||
| 8 | 2000 | 4000 | 20 mins | ||
| 9 | 3000 | 6000 | 20 mins | ||
| 10 | 4000 | 8000 | 20 mins | ||
| 11 | 5000 | 10000 | 20 mins | ||
| 12 | 7000 | 14000 | 20 mins | ||
| 15 mins break | 23:15pm to 23:30pm | ||||
| 13 | 10000 | 20000 | 20 mins | ||
| 14 | 15000 | 30000 | 20 mins | ||
| 15 | 20000 | 40000 | 20 mins | ||
| 16 | 30000 | 60000 | 20 mins | Until finish |
€90 per player will be put into the prize pool with €20 going towards the bounty payouts and €10 registration fee.
Each player will receive a Bounty chip. You will receive €20 for every bounty chip which you win when you knock out another player.
A prize worth in excess of €200 will be awarded if you knock-out one of the Microgaming Poker Network hosts or one of your Poker Sites’ Poker Managers!
The top 20% will be paid depending on final player numbers. The full payout structure will be announced when final player numbers are confirmed.