Stage Set for Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix (6-Handed) Day One
The traditional 8-Game spread is famous for being played by some of the most talented poker minds the world has ever seen, with the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Alex Luneau, and Ben Sulsky all known for playing high stakes mixed games both live and online.
There are two 8-Game tournaments scheduled during this year's World Series of Poker. Later in the Series we have the prestigious Poker Players Championship, but today sees Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix (6-Handed) which was won last year by Paul Volpe.
Volpe famously declared to all and sundry that he was going to win the tournament, not only when he bagged on Day 1, but when he made the money and subsequently when he made the final table. Volpe took home $149,943 after beating a field of 491 entrants to take home his second WSOP gold bracelet.
Today players will face 10 levels with a starting stack of 7,500 chips starting at 3 p.m. There is no dinner break, just 15-minute breaks after every two levels. Late registration is available for six levels, meaning that registration itself will close at around 9:45 p.m. this evening.
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