Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
Day: 1
Welcome to New Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship!
Today features the start of another new event added to the 2019 World Series Of Poker calendar; Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship.
The tournament will kick off in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino at 11:00 a.m. Players will have a chance to take home a gold bracelet and become the first winner of this event. The new champion will also be rewarded by a Main Event seat in addition to the first-place prize.
A guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 and each player will be given 30,000 in starting chips. Players will play fifteen 40-minute levels today, with Level 1 starting at 100-100, which will allow them plenty of room for maneuver. There will be a 20-minute break after every three levels of play, with a 75-minute dinner break after coming after nine levels, which will be approximately 5.40 p.m local time.
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Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
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