The stage for the Paradise Masters 1 LIVE final table has been set. After 9 hours of poker play we have our 10 finalists.

On May 4th, these 10 players will be going on an all-expense paid vacation to the beautiful Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. They’ll have a few days to lounge around before playing out the final table on Sunday, May 7th.

To follow the final table action live, make sure you check out our Paradise Masters blog on May 7th where we’ll try to post as many updates and photos as we can.

Check out all the live poker action!

Photos of the welcome party
Final table player biographies
Videos of live poker play and interviews
Photos of the live tournament
Get the play by play details on the pokerblog.
Online Final
Rank User ID Name Chip Count
1st micke44 Mikael Rehn $485,859
2nd Debt Free Robert Edgar Hiler $465,707
3rd CASINOCASIN0 Konstantin Sobol $282,404
4th betgo Joseph Hammerman $270,508
5th jmsu1 James Stewart $240,428
6th lestr1972 Rich Walker $231,615
7th trickybstrd Jody Trainer $210,152
8th willibal Wilhelm Hardenberg $206,482
9th dlv54 Daniel Voss $196,764
10th Foggsy Marc Foggin $72,581

Here’s what they’ll be playing for:

Winner $242,287
2nd $135,681
3rd $82,377
4th $62,994
5th $50,880
6th $41,188
7th $31,497
8th $21,805
9th $14,537
10th $9,691

Good luck players!

The 2006 PARADISE MASTERS POINT RACE
The 2006 Masters Point race is underway. Don’t miss your chance to walk away with some serious cash!

Be the Top point earner from February 13th, 2006 through to February 12th, 2007 and you’ll be automatically awarded with a Paradise Masters prize pack worth over $15,000 and the title of the 2006 Paradise Master. 

Finish in the top 250 and you'll qualify for the Masters Showdown tournament where you’ll have a chance to play for a 2006 Paradise Masters prize pack worth over $25,000 in tournament entries and cash!

*** Don’t forget about the Masters Week special! ***
Once Masters 1 has been completed (including the main event live final table), if you're ranked in the Top 200 on the Masters Point Race Leaderboard you'll be invited to play in a private tournament on Saturday, May 20th at 3pm ET.

Win this tournament and you'll receive a FREE $12k WSOP prize pack.

See the current Point Leaderboard!
Read complete details on how Masters Points are calculated.
Read the details on how to win the Masters Point Race.
Blind Levels for the Paradise Masters Live Final Table will be determined through the following formula:
Total tournament chips/Number of players at live final table = Average Chip Stack at the final table

Final Table Average Chip stack/40 big blinds (40 big blinds represents an average stack) = Starting Big Blind

Using this Starting Big Blind number, match it to the closest big blind (rounding down) using one of the two charts below.

Whichever chart you find it on, that is the blind level chart that will be used for the remainder of the tournament.

Two examples:
1,000,000 in chips
Average Chip Stack at the final table = 166,667
166,667/40 = 4,167
Starting Blind Level = Level 2, Chart 2

6,000,000 in chips
Average Chip Stack at the final table = 1,500,000
1,500,000/40 = 37,500
Starting Blind Level = Level 7, Chart 1

Chart 1 Chart 2
Level  Blinds Ante Level Blinds Ante
1 1,000  2,000  300  1 1,200  2,400  300 
2 1,500  3,000  400  2 2,000  4,000  500 
3 2,500  5,000  500  3 3,000  6,000  1,000 
4 4,000  8,000  1,000  4 5,000  10,000  1,000 
5 6,000  12,000  2,000  5 8,000  16,000  2,000 
6 10,000  20,000  2,000  6 12,000  24,000  3,000 
7 15,000  30,000  3,000  7 20,000  40,000  5,000 
8 25,000  50,000  5,000  8 30,000  60,000  10,000 
9 40,000  80,000  10,000  9 50,000  100,000  10,000 
10 60,000  120,000  15,000  10 80,000  160,000  15,000 
11 100,000  200,000  20,000  11 120,000  240,000  30,000 
12 150,000  300,000  30,000  12 200,000  400,000  50,000 

There will be no ante in the first level. The first 2 blind levels will last 90 minutes in length. From there, blind levels will be 60 minutes in length. After the 3rd level of the day, any level that starts heads-up will last for only 30 minutes.

Terms and Conditions
Offer only open to players aged 18 and over. Employees and immediate family members of employees of ParadisePoker.com, its associated companies, affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies are not eligible to take part in the Promotion. Entry to the Promotion is limited to those people who are resident in countries where their registration and use of the Cardroom is permitted by the law of their country.
The company reserves the right to ask for proof of age from any customer and customer accounts may be suspended until satisfactory proof of age is provided.
By downloading the software and registering an account, a customer is deemed to have fully accepted and understood all rules, terms and conditions published by this website.
The Promoter does not accept liability for any of the weekly tournaments or Final Event tournament not taking place, being postponed or delayed for circumstances beyond their control. Any disputes relating to the provision of the Prize must be taken up with ParadisePoker.com
Players with multiple entries into the Paradise Masters Tournament will be refunded. The extra entries will be paid into players’ Paradisepoker.com accounts.
Where the prize for the winner of a tournament includes a buy-in for an offline poker tournament or any other non-cash prize, ParadisePoker.com shall not offer a cash alternative for such prizes. Further, in the event that the winning Player does not accept or use such non-cash prize, ParadisePoker.com shall have no liability whatsoever towards the relevant Player in such regard.
The Promoter reserves the right to alter, modify or terminate the Promotion and/or these Terms at any time, without giving you any prior notice (written or verbal) where it is reasonable to do so or for reasons beyond the Promoter’s control. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility or liability for any late or undelivered entries or registrations, notifications or communications or for any form of technical failure, error, malfunction or difficultly or for any other event beyond its reasonable control that may cause the operation of the Promotion to be disrupted, unavailable or incorrect.
Final Table Qualifiers
In consideration for the opportunity to participate in the “ParadiseMasters” currently scheduled in May 2006 (the “Final Table”), the undersigned player (“Player”), hereby agrees as follows:
Grant of Rights: The Player acknowledges that ParadisePoker.com and its successors, assigns and licensees (collectively, “ParadisePoker.com”) will be recording, filming, photographing and exploiting films and/or television specials or other audio visual works of and/or about the ParadiseMasters (jointly and severally the “Programs”). The Player consents to such filming and exploitation of the Programs, and hereby irrevocably grants to ParadisePoker.com the right to film, record, edit, reproduce and otherwise use Player's name, likeness, biographical information, appearance, actions (including, without limitation, revealing Player's hole or pocket cards), conversations (including, without limitation, "behind the scenes" footage and filmed interviews with Player) and/or voice (the “Recordings”) in, and in connection with, the Programs and in connection with the advertising, publicizing, exhibition and exploitation thereof and of other audio-visual works and any and all derivative, subsidiary and/or ancillary uses related thereto, in whole or in part, by any and all means, media, devices, processes and technology now or hereafter known or devised in perpetuity throughout the universe.
Release of Rights: The Player agrees that they will make no claim of any kind against ParadisePoker.com as a result of any of the uses described above, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and releases ParadisePoker.com and its invitees, participants, from all claims arising out of such use, including, without limitation, any claims for invasion of privacy, infringement of Player’s right of publicity, defamation (including libel and slander) and any other personal and/or property rights. The Player hereby confirms that Player has the authority to grant to ParadisePoker.com the right to use the Recordings and that ParadisePoker.com’s exercise of such rights shall not violate or infringe any rights of any third party. The Player understands that ParadisePoker.com has been induced to proceed with the production, distribution and exploitation of the Programs in reliance upon this agreement.
Non-transferability: Final table places are non-transferable: Qualifiers cannot sell, transfer, or award their Paradise Masters Tournament seat to anybody else. The ID of the finalist will be checked against your ParadisePoker.com account details and proof of age, identity and address will be required.
Ability to travel: All final table qualifiers will be required to hold a valid passport
The final table will be played live in May 2006. Any qualifiers unable to attend the final table will be posted and folded until their chips are gone and their final position and any prize money determined. There is a limit of one Final Table Seat per player and all players must be of the legal age of majority as determined by the laws of the country in which they reside.
ParadisePoker.com final table rules:
During filming of the Final Table and as required for any promotional appearances or opportunities, the Player agrees to dress as directed by ParadisePoker.com and adhere to the Final Table rules, and ParadisePoker.com’s rules and restrictions, including, without limitation, the prohibition of the use of headphones, cellphones, computing equipment, books, PDAs and/or clothing or other items containing endorsements of any kind.
Player represents and warrants that Player has not accepted, and will not accept, any money, service or other valuable consideration from anyone for the inclusion of any matter in the Programs.
Player represents and warrants that Player has not entered into, and will not enter into, any understanding or agreement (whether verbal or written) with any other player at the Final Table with respect to the outcome of the Final Table or the division of any prize money between players at the Final Table, and Player further acknowledges that it is a violation of Final Table rules to enter into any such understanding or agreement.
ParadisePoker.com may prevent Player from participating, or continuing to participate, in the Final Table for a violation of the rules of the Final Table, with no further obligation to Player. The table structure for the Final Table shall be shall be announced when the Final Table composition is determined, provided that such table structure shall be subject to change at any time in ParadisePoker.com's sole discretion. Prize money for final table players will be determined by their final positions at the end of the tournament. All prize money will be deposited to the qualifier’s ParadisePoker.com account.
Management's decision is final