Get Ready for Battle with the $300 Gladiators of Poker

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Today sees the start of Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. This tournament comes with a $3,000,000 GTD prize pool.

This three-day event gets underway at 10 a.m. with the first of four starting flights. Late registration is open for 11 levels, with players allowed to reenter twice per flight. PokerNews' traditional coverage of this event starts on Day 2.

On each Day 1 flight, there will be 20-minute breaks after every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 15 (about 6:30 p.m.).

The starting stack is 30,000 chips and all Day 1s will play 22 30-minute levels or down to 15 percent of the field, whichever is later. Payouts start on Day 1 and for the surviving players, Day 2 resumes on Monday, June 10 at 11 a.m.

Flight	Date	Starting Time	Late registration
Day 1A	Thursday, June 6	10 a.m.	11 Levels (~4.30 p.m.)
Day 1B	Friday, June 7	10 a.m.	11 Levels (~4.30 p.m.)
Day 1C	Saturday, June 8	10 a.m.	11 Levels (~4.30 p.m.)
Day 1D	Sunday, June 9	10 a.m.	11 Levels (~4.30 p.m.)

Last year's event was the very first Gladiators of Poker event and saw a field of 23,088 players generate a prize pool of $3,603,162. The winner was Jason Simon who defeated Eric Trexler heads up to win a cool $1,000,000.

"It was awesome," the first gladiator of poker said. "Having your friends here with you, cheering for you in the all ins, it definitely helps."

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