Big Field Expected in $1,500 6-Max; Play Starts at 10 AM
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Today sees the start of Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 10 a.m. local time with late registration open for nine levels. There will be 20-minute breaks every three levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 (about 7 p.m.).
The starting stack is 25,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play 17 40-minute levels or down to 15 percent of the field, whichever is later. Day 2 resumes at 11 a.m. Tuesday where levels increase to 60 minutes.
Last year's event saw 2,454 entries generate a prize pool of $3,276,090. The winner was Rafael Reis who defeated Daniel Barriocanal heads-up. Reis took home $465,501 and his first WSOP bracelet.
“I am feeling like I had a mission, and I accomplished my mission,” Reis said in his post-win interview with PokerNews. “Last time that I was here, I was [at the final table], and I got third. This time I felt super comfortable.”
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,454 | Rafael Reis | Brazil | $465,501 |
| 2022 | 2,393 | Leo Soma | France | $456,889 |
| 2021 | 1,450 | Bradley Jansen | United States | $313,403 |
| 2019 | 1,832 | Isaac Baron | United States | $407,739 |
| 2018 | 1,663 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | $378,743 |
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What Else is Happening at the World Series of Poker?
- Bryce Yockey became a two-time WSOP bracelet winner, as did Nick Guagenti. Yockey triumphed in the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, while Guagenti took down the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event.
- The $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship is set to play down to five players; Sami Saad El-Dein leads the final 26 (including Scott Seiver) into battle on June 3.
- Raymond Chiu won back-to-back Daily Deepstacks, locking in a place in the top ten of the PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge, meaning he'll be playing in the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship for free!