Welcome to Day 1 of Event #82: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
The 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas continues today with Event #82: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack which kicks off at 12:00 p.m. local time.
Players begin with a starting stack of 40,000 and blinds at 100/100/100. Levels will be 30-minutes in duration with a 20-minute break every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 (approximately 6:40 p.m.) They will play 22 levels before chips are bagged for the night.
Last year's winner was Jason Wheeler who bested 1,921 entrants to claim the first place prize of $204,274. He defeated Colombian Julian Velasquez heads up to claim the bracelet.
If trends continue, this event will be even bigger than last year and could top last years $1,352,384 prize pool.
Stay tuned in to PokerNews for live updates on all of the action throughout both days as another WSOP champion will be crowned.