PokerStars Open | Main Event Day 1A

General Rules - Registration closes ten minutes before the start of level 13 on day 2. - Day 1's play 10 levels. - Between 13% and 15% of the field will be paid. - Scheduled breaks, including dinner breaks, are approximate and subject to change during the event. - Management reserves the right to impose pay out option restrictions. - Management reserves the right to change, amend or alter any portion of the tournament. - All tournaments may have a day added or subtracted at Tournament Director Discretion. - €1 per entry is deducted from the prizepool for the Namur Leaderboard 2026. Shot Clock - A shot clock will be implemented from the start of day three. - Each player has 15 seconds to act on their first decision and 30 seconds on any subsequent decision. - Players receive 6-time bank cards worth 30 seconds each, at the beginning of day three and all subsequent days. Pace of Play - Players are required to make decisions within a reasonable timeframe. - Players who are found to intentionally abuse time, deliberately stall, or purposely slow down the game’s progression will be subjected to a 5-second shot clock for all subsequent decision-making. - In all tournaments, including shot clock tournaments, we retain the right to limit the time any player has to make a decision. Transition to Hands-Per-Level at Final Table - Upon reaching the final table the tournament will transition from a timed level structure to a hands-per-level structure. This means each level will consist of a predetermined number of hands rather than a fixed time duration. - After completing the set number of hands for each level, the blinds will increase according to the published blind structure. - The number of hands remaining for each level will be clearly visible on the clock. - The number of hands to be played will be announced at the final two tables.