The Only Mini Thing About the Mini Main Event is Its Name
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Today sees the start of Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The event is patterned after the Main Event, so it is a freezeout with no reentries allowed.
This three-day event begins at 10 a.m. local time, with late registration open for 12 levels (≈ 5:00 p.m.). There will be 20-minute breaks every four levels or during color-ups. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 16 (≈ 7:00 p.m.).
The starting stack is 60,000 chips and Day 1 will consist of 22 30-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 11 a.m. local time Wednesday and plays until only five players remain. Day 3 start time has yet to be decided.
Last year’s event drew 5,257 entrants, who created a $4,678,730 prize pool. America's Brad Gafford came out on top, raking in $549,555 and his first WSOP bracelet.
| Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,257 | $4,678,730 | Brad Gafford | United States | $549,555 |
| 2022 | 5,833 | $5,191,370 | Young Sik | United States | $594,189 |
| 2021 | 3,823 | $3,400,609 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | $432,575 |
| 2020 | Not Held | ||||
| 2019 | 5,521 | $4,968,900 | Jeremy Saderne | France | $628,654 |
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What Else is Happening at the 2024 WSOP?
- After finishing as the runner-up last year, Japan's Shiina Okamoto triumphed in the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship, banking $171,732 and a well-deserved first bracelet.
- WPT announcer Tony Dunst won the third bracelet of his career after taking down a $500 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack online event for $134,887.
- The $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha is down to only five players and Brian Rast is among them. Rast is hunting for a seventh career bracelet to add to his already incredible legacy.