Day 1 kicks off in Event #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, with play of this three-day event beginning at 10 a.m. local time at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. The second-year event at the 2023 World Series of Poker is sure to attract a star-studded field.
Last year, Sebastien Aube endured three long days of play in the debut edition of this event which was stacked with notables. Aube bested a field of 1,364 entries in 2022 to take home a first-place prize of $499,636 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
2022 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastien Aube | Canada | $499,636 |
| 2 | Julien Loire | France | $308,817 |
| 3 | Brian Keith Etheridge | United States | $222,762 |
| 4 | Axel Hallay | France | $162,627 |
| 5 | Leandro Vlastaris | United States | $120,177 |
| 6 | Santiago Plante | Canada | $89,905 |
| 7 | Matt Berkey | United States | $68,102 |
| 8 | Ran Koller | Israel | $52,240 |
| 9 | Jonathan Zarin | United States | $40,588 |
Just like the rest of the series, this event is expected to break records and with a lot of notable players still looking to capture their first WSOP bracelet of the summer.
Players will begin with 35,000 in chips with blinds starting at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 40 minutes with a 15-minute break after every three levels. A 75-minute dinner break will begin after Level 12 at approximately 7 p.m. and registration will close at the end of that break (approximately 8:15 p.m.). The remaining players will play until Level 18 before bagging up for Day 2.
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