A Look Back at $1,000 NLHE
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Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
After the United States fell into recession, many poker players were looking for cheaper buy-in tournaments to splash around in. In the 2009 WSOP, only one open $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em buy-in event was held, aptly nicknamed the "Stimulus Special."
In 2010 the WSOP upped the number of open $1,000 NLHE events to six total.
This year there are a total of five open $1,000 NLHE events on the schedule and this tournament is the third of this year.
Below is a chart showing the winners of all the $1,000 events from 2009 through today. (Note, this table does not include Ladies Events, Seniors Events, or Rebuy Events.)
Who will be the next player to join this prestigious list of winners? Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out!
Former $1,000 NLHE Champions
| Year | Event | Winner | Entrants | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Event #4 | Steve Sung | 6,012 | $771,106 |
| 2010 | Event #3 | Aadam Daya | 4,345 | $625,872 |
| 2010 | Event #13 | Steven Gee | 3,024 | $472,479 |
| 2010 | Event #24 | Jeffrey Tebben | 3,289 | $503,389 |
| 2010 | Event #36 | Scott Montgomery | 3,102 | $481,760 |
| 2010 | Event #47 | Shawn Busse | 3,128 | $485,791 |
| 2010 | Event #54 | Marcel Vonk | 3,844 | $570,960 |
| 2011 | Event #8 | Sean Getzwiller | 4,178 | $611,185 |
| 2011 | Event #20 | Jason Somerville | 3,175 | $493,091 |