Work out in the Merit Crystal Cove gym, with its wide range of the latest gym machines, or challenge other guests on the tennis courts, basketball court, and beach volleyball field. Entertainment for all ages. The Merit Crystal Cove Hotel is very welcoming to children, and has two kids' clubs to. The Merit Hotels group is happy to welcome you in one of the most beautiful establishments in the north of Cyprus: The Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino. The sophisticated casino features around 1,200 slot machines and tables of American Roulette, Blackjack, Sic Bo, Backgammon, Three Card Poker and Texas Hold’em No Limit.
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If you are looking for a sunny place where to start the new year and you are up for an exciting poker holiday, you can almost pack your bags already — because the Merit Poker Series 2020, Western 6 is the event you are looking for.
From January 8 through January 20, 2020, the seafront five-star Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino resort in North Cyprus will host the first event of the Merit Poker Series 2020, Western 6, an exciting festival that brings over $2,500,000 in combined guarantees.
The series features a $2.2K Main Event #1 with $500.000 GTD. prize pool followed by a $5K Main Event #2 that comes with a $1,000,000 guarantee.
The Western 6 event is a 13-day poker festival with more than 39 various tournaments on the schedule.
Besides the two super-sized Main Events, the schedule includes also other promising tournaments like a $5K High Roller with a $250.000 guarantee, a $2.200 Super Bounty $1.000 K.O. with a $100.000 guarantee, and an $800 Merit Cup events carrying a guarantee of $125.000.
On top of the cash prizes, the Main Events #1 and #2 and the High Roller tournament will give away also three tickets worth $5K each to enter the Winners' Championship, a special $200.000 GTD event to be held in December of 2020.
Apart from the R&A events, all the tournaments are held in the unlimited re-entry format, so there is plenty of time to get back into the action before the registration closes.
Cash games of various stakes will be running non-stop during the festival, meaning that players with different preferences and bankrolls will find games that suit them best.
Merit Poker has been organizing international series of poker tournaments since 2009, attracting hundreds of poker enthusiasts from all around the world with its colourful setup, exciting poker action, free all-inclusive treatment in the poker room, and five-star holidays in one of the best resorts in North Cyprus.
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Merit Poker Series 2020, Western 6: Full Schedule
| DATE | TIME | # | EVENT | BUY-IN | GUARANTEE | STACK |
| 08-Jan-20 | 1:00 PM | NL Freeroll to Event # 1, R&A $20 | Free | $1,600, (4 Seats) | 2K+3K+5K | |
| 3:00 PM | 1 | NL Turbo Bounty 6-Max ($200 KO) | $400+$40 | $20,000 | 15K | |
| 8:00 PM | 2 | NL Satellite to ME #1 Day 1A | $250+$25 | $22.000, (10 Seats) | 15K | |
| 09-Jan-20 | 10:30 AM | 3 | NL Turbo Sat. to ME #1 Day 1A | $200+$20 | $6,600, (3 Seats) | 10K |
| 12:00 PM | 4 | NL Main Event #1, Day 1A | $2,000+$200 | $500,000+3 TCK | 50K | |
| 5:30 PM | 5 | NL Satellite to ME #1 Day 1B | $250+$25 | $11.000, (5 Seats) | 10K | |
| 9:30 PM | 6 | NL Turbo Bounty $300 K.O | $600+$60 | $25,000 | 15K | |
| 10-Jan-20 | 10:30 AM | 7 | NL Turbo Sat. to ME #1 Day 1B | $200+$20 | $6,600, (3 Seats) | 10K |
| 12:00 PM | 4 | NL Main Event #1, Day 1B | $2,000+$200 | $500,000+3 TCK | 50K | |
| 5:00 PM | 8 | NL Satellite to ME #1 Day 1C | $300+$30 | $11.000, (5 Seats) | 10K | |
| 9:00 PM | 9 | NL Hyper Turbo Deep Stack | $400+$40 | $20,000 | 20K | |
| 9:30 PM | 4 | NL Main Event #1, Day 1C | $2000+$200 | $500,000+3 TCK | 50K | |
| 10:00 PM | 10 | NL Satellite to ME #1 Day 1D Turbo or Day 2 | $300+$30 | $11.000, (5 Seats) | 10K | |
| 11-Jan-20 | 10:00 AM | 4 | NL Main Event #1, Day 1D Turbo | $2000+$200 | $500,000+3 TCK | 50K |
| 1:30 PM | 4 | NL Main Event #1, Day 2 | $2000+$200 | $500,000+3 TCK | 50K | |
| 6:00 PM | 11 | NL Satellite to HR Day 1 | $500+$50 | $15,000, (3 Seats) | 10K | |
| 9:30 PM | 12 | NL Turbo Deep Stack Bounty 300 K.O. | $700+$70 | $30,000 | 20K | |
| 12-Jan-20 | 12:00 PM | 4 | NL Main Event #1 ,Day 3 | Closed | $500,000+3 TCK | Closed |
| 1:00 PM | 13 | NL Holdem 8-Max | $600+$60 | $30.000 | 30K | |
| 4:30 PM | 14 | NL Satellite to ME#2 Day 1A | $400+$40 | $15,000, (3 Seats) | 10K | |
| 9:30 PM | 15 | NL Mega Sat. To HR Day 1 | $700+$70 | $40,000, (8 Seats) | 15K | |
| 10:30 AM | 16 | NL Turbo Sat. to Super Bounty | $200+$20 | $6.600, (3 Seats) | 10K | |
| 13-Jan-20 | 12:00 PM | 4 | NL Main Event #1 Final Day | Closed | $500,000+3 TCK | Closed |
| 12:00 PM | 17 | NL Super Bounty ($1.000 K.O.) Day1 | $2.000+$200 | $100,000 | 20K | |
| 4:30 PM | 18 | NL Satellite to HR Day 1 | $300+$30 | $10,000, (2 Seats) | 10K | |
| 8:00 PM | 19 | NL High Roller Event 8- Max, Day 1 | $4,700 + $300 | $250,000+3 TCK | 100K | |
| 9:00 PM | 20 | NL Satellite to ME#2 Day 1A | $400+$40 | $20,000, (4 Seats) | 12K | |
| 12:00 PM | 21 | NL Last Chance Sat. to HR Day 2 | $300+$30 | $10,000, (2 Seats) | 10K | |
| 14-Jan-20 | 1:00 PM | 22 | NL Bounty $500 K.O | $1,000+$100 | $40,000 | 20K |
| 2:00 PM | 17 | NL Super Bounty ($1.000 K.O.) Final Day | Closed | $100,000 | Closed | |
| 3:00 PM | 19 | NL High Roller Event 8- Max , Day 2 | $4,700 + $300 | $250,000+3 TCK | 100K | |
| 6:00 PM | 23 | NL Turbo | $300+$30 | $10,000 | 12K | |
| 9:30 PM | 24 | NL Super Sat. to ME#2 Day 1A | $600+$60 | $50,000, (10 Seats) | 15K | |
| 10:30 AM | 25 | NL Turbo Sat. to ME #2 Day 1A | $300+$30 | $10,000, (2 Seats) | 10K | |
| 15-Jan-20 | 12:00 PM | 26 | NL Main Event #2, Day 1A | $4,700 + $300 | $1,000,000+3 TCK | 50K |
| 1:00 PM | 19 | NL High Roller Event 8- Max , Day 3 | Closed | $250,000+3 TCK | Closed | |
| 5:30 PM | 27 | NL Satellite to ME#2 Day 1B | $400+$40 | $15,000, (3 Seats) | 10K | |
| 9:30 PM | 28 | NL Hyper Turbo Deep Stack | $500+$50 | $20,000 | 20K | |
| 16-Jan-20 | 10:30 AM | 29 | NL Turbo Sat. to ME #2 Day 1B | $300+$30 | $10,000, (2 Seats) | 10K |
| 12:00 PM | 26 | NL Main Event #2, Day 1B | $4,700 + $300 | $1,000,000+3 TCK | 50K | |
| 1:00 PM | 19 | NL High Roller Event 8- Max, Final Day | Closed | $250,000+3 TCK | Closed | |
| 5:30 PM | 30 | NL Satellite to ME#2 Day 1C | $400+$40 | $15,000, (3 Seats) | 10K | |
| 9:00 PM | 31 | PL Omaha Bounty ($400 KO) | $800+$80 | $20,000 | 20K | |
| 9:30 PM | 26 | NL Main Event #2, Day 1C | $4,700+ $300 | $1,000,000+3 TCK | 50K | |
| 10:00 PM | 32 | NL Hyper Turbo Sat. to ME#2 Day 1D Turbo or Day 2 | $400+$40 | $15,000, (3 Seats) | 10K | |
| 17-Jan-20 | 10:00 AM | 26 | NL Main Event #2, Day 1D Turbo | $4,700 + $300 | $1,000,000+3 TCK | 50K |
| 1:30 PM | 26 | NL Main Event #2, Day 2 | $4,700 + $300 | $1,000,000+3 TCK | 50K | |
| 5:00 PM | 33 | NL Satellite to Mix-Max Day 1 | $150+$15 | $5.500, (5 Seats) | 10K | |
| 9:30 PM | 34 | NL Mix-Max-9Max-Day 1 | $1000+$100 | $80,000 | 25K | |
| 18-Jan-20 | 12:00 PM | 26 | NL Main Event #2, Day 3 | Closed | $1,000,000+3 TCK | Closed |
| 3:00 PM | 35 | NL Merit Cup, Day 1A | $730+$70 | $125,000 | 30K | |
| 5:00 PM | 36 | NL Hyper Sat. to Mix Max Day 2 | $150+$15 | $4.400 (4 Seats) | 10K | |
| 8:30 PM | 34 | NL Mix-Max-6Max-Day2 | $1000+$100 | $80,000 | 25K | |
| 19-Jan-20 | 12:00 PM | 26 | NL Main Event #2, Day 4 | Closed | $1,000,000+3 TCK | Closed |
| 1:00 PM | 37 | NL Turbo Bounty 100 K.O. | $200+$20 | $7,000 | 10K | |
| 3:00 PM | 35 | NL Merit Cup, Day 1B | $730+$70 | $125,000 | 30K | |
| 8:00 PM | 38 | NL Turbo Deep Stack | $500+$50 | $15,000 | 17K | |
| 20-Jan-20 | 12:00 PM | 35 | NL Merit Cup, Day 2-Final | $730+$70 | $125,000 | 30K |
| 1:00 PM | 26 | NL Main Event #2,Final Day | Closed | $1,000,000+3 TCK | Closed | |
| 6:00 PM | 39 | NL Turbo Deep Stack Bounty 6-Max ($200 KO) | $400+$40 | $15,000 | 20K |
And That's Just the Beginning!
In February 2020, Merit Poker heads to Montenegro, to the beautiful Merit Casino Royal Splendid for the Merit Poker International €777.000 GTD..
The event runs from February 12 through February 19, featuring a €1.370 + €130 Main Event with a €400.000 guaranteed prize pool.
Located in the small town of Bečići in Montenegro, the Splendid Conference & SPA Resort is situated only 2 kilometres from Budva, the pearl of the Adriatic and tourism capital of Montenegro.
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