The 2023 Tournament of Champions Kicks Off Today at 12 Noon
An elite group of players will be making their way to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today for 2023 World Series of Poker Event #4: Tournament of Champions. The $1,000,000 freeroll is back but is now positioned at the beginning of the schedule.
The 2023 field is invitation only, limited to those winning a WSOP Circuit ring at a live event or during a online circuit from July 20, 2022 to May 22, 2023, as well as winners from WSOP Online 2022 and WSOP Europe 2022.
Last year's champion, Benjamin Kaupp, has qualified again by means of a Pennsylvania online Circuit ring win in August 2022 and there will be many more notable names looking to take the throne.
Landon Tice will have a seat in the tournament by way of a win in the March online Circuit here in Las Vegas. Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank won her seat after an impressive win at the Tunica live circuit series in March. Recent WPT Champion, Bin Weng, will also be in the mix after a Las Vegas circuit ring win in August, along with plenty of other well-known players.
Day 1 has players starting with 30,000 chips and begins at 12 p.m. PDT. They will play ten 60-minute levels with 20-minute breaks every two levels and a 75-minutes dinner break after Level 6 (≈ 6:40 p.m.). Day 2 will begin on Thursday, June 1st, at 12 p.m. and will play ten more levels following the same schedule.
Day 1 Schedule
| Level | Duration (Mins) | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
| 1 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 60 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 20-minute break | ||||
| 3 | 60 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 60 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 20-minute break | ||||
| 5 | 60 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 6 | 60 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 75-minute dinner break | ||||
| 7 | 60 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 8 | 60 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 20-minute break | ||||
| 9 | 60 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 10 | 60 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
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