Day 1 of Event #75: $1,500 Freezout No-Limit Hold’em Begins Today
The first of three days of action begins today at 11 a.m. (PST) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for Event #75: $1,500 Freezout No-Limit Hold’em, which is a new event at the World Series of Poker. .
Players will start with 25,000 in chips with the blinds at 100/100/100. Play is scheduled for 17 levels of play at 40-minutes each, with 15-minute breaks after every three levels.
There will be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 9 at approximately 5:40 p.m. and late registration is open through Level 9, until the end of the dinner break at about 6:55 p.m. local time. This is a freezeout event so there will be no rebuys.
Players who advance to Day 2 will return tomorrow, Tuesday, November 16 at 11 a.m. Day 2 will then play ten levels of 60-minutes with the winner will be crowned on Day 3.
This is the last tournament of the new freezeout series introduced by the WSOP this year.
2021 WSOP Freezeout Champions
| DATE | BUY-IN | EVENT | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6 | $3,000 | Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | Harvey Mathews | $371,914 |
| October 13 | $1,000 | Event #26: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem | Dalibor Dula | $199,227 |
| October 18 | $500 | Event #35: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem | Anthony Koutsos | $167,272 |
| October 21 | $2,500 | Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | Carlos Chang | $364,589 |
| October 24 | $5,000 | Event #47: $5,000 8-Handed Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | Alexandre Reard | $428,694 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there each day until there is the inaugural $1,500 Freezout No-Limit Hold’em champion is crowned.