Event #74: $1,000 Mini Main Event Kicks Off at 10 a.m.
The 2023 World Series of Poker continues at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today with Event #74: $1,000 Mini Main Event at 10 a.m. local time. The Mini Main Event is the precursor to the Main Event with a similar structure and format to the latter. A massive field is to be expected as all players compete for the top prize and bracelet that await the winner.
The reigning champion is the United States own Young Sik who beat a field of 5,833 entrants to claim the first-place prize of $594,189 as well as his first WSOP bracelet. If trends from this year's WSOP continue, then the entrants and prize pool will dwarf last year's numbers as many records have been broken thus far by the series.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
| 1st | Young Sik | United States | $594,189 |
| 2nd | Cosmin Joldis | Romania | $367,233 |
| 3rd | Kartik Ved | India | $275,593 |
| 4th | Phillip Lee | United States | $208,275 |
| 5th | Kei Nitta | Japan | $158,515 |
| 6th | Theodore Lee | United States | $121,504 |
| 7th | Adam Velez | United States | $93,803 |
| 8th | Keith Littlewood | United Kingdom | $72,941 |
| 9th | Sergio Ochoa | United States | $57,133 |
There will be a single Day 1 starting on Sunday, July 2nd at 10 a.m. local time. Players will start with 60,000 chips and will play 22 30-minute levels on Day 1 in hopes of bagging their chips. There will be a 20-minute break every four levels as well as a 75-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 7 p.m.). There are no reentries available. The blinds will start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Late registration will remain available until the end of Level 12 (around 5 p.m.).
PokerNews will be here for all three days of action until they play down to a winner on Day 3 as well as all other events during the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.