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Ignition Poker Tees Up 11th Black Diamond Poker Open

Written by Jennifer Newell
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Jennifer Newell

It is tournament series season, and Ignition has one for its poker players. The Black Diamond Poker Open is its signature series, and it is ready for its 11th iteration. To celebrate, the series will kick off on February 28 and run for more than a month with 150 events. The biggest number of all, though, is the cumulative prize pool guarantee of $10M.

Let’s get into it.

BDP011 for Short

The 11th Black Diamond Poker Open is a lot to remember, so in the spirit of internet abbreviations, we can call it BDPO11. Catchy, no?

The Ignition Poker series is set to start on Monday, February 28. The 150-event schedule will run through Friday, April 1. Buy-ins will range from $11 to $1,055, with satellites all over the place leading up to and through the series. Every event offers a guarantee, and they all add up to players taking home at least $10M.

Qualifiers and satellites begin on February 22. And special Tune-Up events will run February 22-27 to get players ready for the BDPO11.

The biggest days of the entire schedule will be Sunday, March 27. The four different buy-in Main Event options will be:

-Event 123 / March 27 at 6:11am: $82 buy-in NLHE Early Bird Main Event ($12K GTD)

-Event 124 / March 27 at 1:11pm: $109 buy-in NLHE Mini Main Event ($125K GTD)

-Event 125 / March 27 at 2:11pm: $450 buy-in NLHE Main Event ($350K GTD)

-Event 126 / March 27 at 5:11pm: $27.50 buy-in NLHE Micro Main Event ($25K GTD)

Schedule Highlights

To provide an idea of how the BDPO11 will get rolling on February 28, here is the schedule for the first few days, with the anniversary specials highlighted:

Event 1 on Feb 28: $27.50 NLHE Warm-Up Monster Stack ($4K GTD)

Event 2 on Feb 28: $27.50 NLHE Kickoff Extra Play ($20K GTD)

Event 3 on Feb 28: $82 NLHE Extra Play ($40K GTD)

Event 4 on Feb 28: $500 NLHE Super High Roller PKO ($111K GTD)

Event 5 on Mar 1: $27.50 NLHE PKO ($4K GTD)

Event 6 on Mar 1: $38.50 NLHE PKO ($12K GTD)

Event 7 on Mar 1: $162 NLHE 6-Handed ($75K GTD)

Event 8 on Mar 1: $1,055 NLHE Super Duper High Roller ($150K GTD)

Event 9 on Mar 2: $27.50 NLHE Minor Niner ($3,999 GTD)

Event 10 on Mar 2: $38.50 NLHE Mini 11th Anniversary Event ($21,111 GTD)

Event 11 on Mar 2: $325 NLHE 11th Anniversary Event ($111,111 GTD)

Event 12 on Mar 2: $82 NLHE Monster Stack ($50K GTD)

Event 13 on Mar 3: $27.50 NLHE Ante-Up ($4K GTD)

Event 14 on Mar 3: $162 NLHE ($60K GTD)

Event 15 on Mar 3: $55 PLO PKO ($11K GTD)

Event 16 on Mar 3: $270 NLHE Turbo ($75K GTD)

For those players wanting something besides Hold’em, there are some Omaha choices.

Event 15 on Mar 3: $55 PLO PKO ($11K GTD)

Event 21 on Mar 4: $109 Omaha H/L Monster Stack ($10K GTD)

Event 23 on Mar 5: $55 PLO H/L Crazy Eights ($8,888 GTD)

Event 53 on Mar 11: $55 PLO PKO Lucky Sevens ($7,777 GTD)

Event 75 on Mar 16: $82 PLO Niner ($9,999 GTD)

Event 87 on Mar 19: $135 PLO Knockout ($10K GTD)

Event 88 on Mar 19: $109 PLO H/L Crazy Eights ($18,888 GTD)

Those wanting the lower buy-ins can mark these on their poker calendars:

$11 NLHE Super Low Roller Event ($10K GTD) on Apr 1 (Event 147)

$16.50 NLHE Monster Stack ($10K GTD) on Mar 7 (Event 33)

$16.50 NLHE Monster Stack ($10K GTD) on Mar 18 (Event 82)

And those wanting to play higher can mark these options down:

$1,055 NLHE Super Duper High Roller ($150K GTD) on Mar 1 (Event 8)

$1,055 NLHE MS ($150K GTD) on Mar 6 (Event 28)

$1,055 NLHE Super Duper High Roller PKO ($111K GTD) on Mar 8 (Event 39)

$1,055 NLHE Super Duper High Roller ($150K GTD) on Mar 13 (Event 60)

$1,055 NLHE Super Duper High Roller ($150K GTD) on Mar 15 (Event 71)

$1,055 NLHE MS ($150K GTD) on Mar 20 (Event 92)

$1,055 NLHE Super Duper High Roller PKO ($111K GTD) on Mar 22 (Event 103)

$1,055 NLHE Super Duper High Roller ($211K GTD) on Mar 29 (Event 134)

Players will find a lot of tournaments starting times at 11 past the hour, more than usual $11K guarantees, tournaments with 11-minute levels, etc. All of the 11-related details are in celebration of the 11th anniversary of the BDPO.

The schedule is not yet published on the Ignition website. However, it is free to create and account and log in. Check the BDPO box and scroll down through the tournaments and satellites. Search by date and event number or buy-in, game, or status.

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