The poker tournament series is taking place at Turning Stone Resort Casino
The 2024 East Coast Poker Championships will begin on May 16 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Three $110 buy-in satellite turbo qualifiers will held on Thursday at 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM, and 8:00 PM, with the top five finishers in each earning a ticket to the main event. The $460 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed No-Limit Hold ’em championship tournament runs from May 17 through May 19.
Two starting flights will be held on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, at 11:00 AM. Each player will sit down with 30,000 chips, with blinds starting at 100/100. Blinds for the main event will increase at 40-minute intervals through the first three levels.
Each starting flight will run for 14 levels, and blinds increase every 15 minutes after levels 3, 6, and 11. Players will take a 45-minute meal break after level 9. Re-buys and late registration will be open until the end of level 13.
Players who survive the starting flights will return for Day 2 at 11:00 AM on Sunday, May 19. Blind levels for the final day will be 50 minutes each and players will get a 20-minute break after levels 17 and 19 and a 50-minute dinner break following level 21.
The 2023 East Coast Poker Championships at Turning Stone Resort Casino smashed the $100,000 guarantee after drawing 474 entrants to create a prize pool of $189,600. Tyler Dietz walked away with the title and the $43,609 first-place prize.
