Welcome back dreamers! Poker Dream 25 Malaysia officially gets underway today at the fabulous Genting Highlands with Event #1/A Malaysia Open (MYR 1,500,000 GTD), set to begin at 11 a.m. local time.
Day 1/A is the first of three starting flights today, with Day 1/B set to begin at 5 p.m. and Day 1/C getting underway at 9 p.m. Day 1/A and 1/B feature 20-minute levels, while Day 1/C has an accelerated structure with 15-minute levels. All of today's flights feature a MYR 1,000 buy-in and begin players with 20,000 in chips and blinds that start at 100/100 with a 100 big-blind ante. Unlimited reentries are permitted until late registration closes at the start of Level 9. Play will conclude for each flight when 10 percent of the field remains, at which point all the surviving players will bag and tag for Day 2 on Saturday, July 25 at noon.
Additional chances to earn a Day 2 berth will continue tomorrow (Friday July 24), with five more flights scheduled beginning with Day 1/D at 11 a.m. All of tomorrow's flights feature a higher MYR 1,500 buy-in, however, the top 15 percent of each field will secure a spot into Day 2, ensuring more qualifiers.
In the last Malaysia Open at Poker Dream 21, Win Kit Damien Woo won his first PD title by besting a 1,913 entry field to claim the MYR 340,000 (~USD 85,000) first-place prize and coveted Malaysia Open Trophy.
Outside of the Malaysia Open, the Poker Dream 25 schedule offers an extensive array of tournaments catering to game and buy-in preferences of all types.
The pinnacle of the series is the #34 Main Event, featuring a staggering MYR 4,000,000 prize pool guarantee. Running from 28 July to 3 August, the tournament offers 13 Day-1 Flights with two buy-in tiers: MYR 3,200 (play down to 10%) and MYR 4,800 (play down to 15%). A♠ always, players chasing bags for Day 2 will benefit from the customary Dream Bonus system.