Welcome to Day 1 of $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout

Welcome to Day 1 of Event 36, $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout, of the World Series of Poker. The event has a 2,000 player cap assigned to it, but there are still plenty of seats available. Registration will be open through the first two levels.

This is a new event on the WSOP schedule. It's shootout format which means the task is simple; just win your table. There won't be table breaks and one round of play is scheduled for today.

Some of the game's best players and sit and go specialists are expected to play today. At the start of play 70 tables have been sold seven-handed. Players will begin with 9,000 chips to start.

Cards will hit the air promptly at noon today in the Brasilia Room. Follow all the WSOP action live on PokerNews.com.