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Today sees the start of Event #52: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This four-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time, with late registration open for 11 levels. There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels of play, and a one-hour dinner break is scheduled after Level 6 (at approximately 6:30 p.m.). Only one reentry is permitted in this event.
The starting stack is 50,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play ten 60-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. Friday and ends after another ten levels of play.
Last year’s event saw a field of 1,015 entries, generating a prize pool of $426,300. The winner was Weiran Pu, who defeated Norbert Szecsi heads-up to win $938,244 and his first WSOP bracelet.
"I'm so thankful. I didn't start travelling to play poker until this year. I went to the PCA and other events like EPT's and the results were not what I expected." Wu told PokerNews. "This is a big moment. It's a big surprise because the first half of this year wasn't so smooth. Right now I'm a social media influencer for poker in China. I've made hundreds of vlogs, but this one may be my biggest."
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,199 | Weiran Pu | China | $938,244 |
| 2022 | 920 | Jonathan Pastore | France | $771,765 |
| 2021 | 604 | Scott Ball | United States | $562,667 |
| 2019 | 815 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | $758,011 |
| 2018 | 621 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | $616,302 |
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What Else is Happening at the WSOP?
- Viktor Blom leads the final six in Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, where someone will win $2,838,389.
- Benny Glaser is the man to catch at the final table of Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship as he hunts his sixth bracelet.
- Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em will crown its champion today.
