Norwegian Poker Challenge. Onboard “the Norwegian Epic” shipped December 10 until the 17, 2016. The first poker cruise took place in 2014 with 186 players and has seen a sensational growth year-over year, almost doubling their entrances this years with a total of 337.
The first full day at sea on Dec. 11 will see two flights play out. The survivors of those two flights will combine into one field on day 2, taking place on Dec. 14, and will continue until the final table is set in the main event. On Dec. 16. The eventual champion will walk away with the title and a first-place prize of $84,250 with an entrance for 2017.
Players began with 20,000 in chips with blinds at 50-100, meaning that each stack starts with 200 big blinds. The levels are 30 minutes long. The top 24 finishers will make the money, with a min-cash worth $1,685. Of course, every player in the event will have their eyes on the title and the top prize of $84,250.
After setting sail from Port Canaveral, Florida the players will hace three stops at excellent ports Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Great Stirrup Cay, a private island in the Bahamas.
Senior Vice President of Casino Operations Jim Abbas affirmed, “We are hoping to continue to grow this event every year. This event is unique, there are not a lot of poker tournaments at sea and especially not on this scale. We’ve done this event three years in a row now and have no intention of ever stopping.”
