Legends Have a Target on Their Backs in Hall of Fame Bounty
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Today sees the start of Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This two-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time with late registration open for nine levels. This event allows for unlimited reentry. There will be 15-minute breaks every three levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 (~6:30 p.m.)
The starting stack is 30,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play 15 40-minute levels or down to 15 percent of the field, whichever is later. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. on July 15 and plays down to a winner.
Players will receive the year a POKER HALL OF FAMER was inducted in dollars from the prize pool for each one they eliminate. For example, Brian Rast was inducted in 2023. Therefore, eliminating him would earn the winning player a $2,023 bounty. Players can redeem bounties after 8 p.m. on Day 1.
Last year’s event attracted 1,417 entries generating a prize pool of $2,465,590. The winner was Diego Ventura who defeated Thomas Kysar heads-up to win $402,054 and his first WSOP bracelet.
“Sometimes I used to doubt myself, because you know, how can I be playing for so long and I haven’t won many live tournaments,” Ventura said after his winner photos, “but then I was like God’s timing is the perfect timing”.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,417 | Diego Ventura | Peru | $402,054 |
| 2022 | 865 | Jinho Hong | South Korea | $276,067 |
| 2021 | 469 | Ole Schemion | Germany | $172,499 |
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