Get Ready for Day 1 of the $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
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Today sees the kick-off for Event #36: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack 8-Handed at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The event will start at 10 a.m. with late registration running until the end of Level 12. Players start with 40,000 chips and one re-entry is available to each player.
Blind levels are 30 minutes long with a 20-minute break every four levels. The dinner break will be after Level 15 (estimated time of 5 p.m.) and players will have 75 minutes to eat.
Day 1 will run for 22 levels. After play closes, it will restart on on June 14 at 11 a.m. for Day 2. Play will then continue until a winner is crowned.
The 2023 bracelet for the $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack 8-Handed went to Qiang Xu who had to beat Jason Johnson heads up to take home the first place prize of $339,033. Last year's event attracted 566 players creating a prize pool of $2,659,712, both numbers the WSOP is hoping to beat this year.
"It's a dream come true," Xu said of his win. "My goal coming from China was to win a bracelet. And now, I've got it!"
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,773 | Qiang Xu | China | $339,033 |
| 2022 | 2,812 | Richard Alsup | United States | $272,065 |
| 2021 | 2,778 | Ran Koller | Israel | $269,478 |
| 2020 | - | Not Held | - | - |
| 2019 | 3,759 | Santiago Soriano | Spain | $371,203 |
| 2018 | - | Not Held | - | - |
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