Third Ever $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Kicks Off at 10 a.m. PT
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Today sees the start of Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 10 a.m. local time with late registration open for nine levels. There will be 20-minute breaks every three levels, with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 (~4:40 p.m.). Each player is permitted one reentry.
The starting stack is 30,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play 15 40-minute levels or down to 15% of the field, whichever is later. Day 2 resumes at 11 a.m. for the surviving players and closes after another ten levels of play. A winner will be crowned on Day 3.
This is only the third time this tournament has taken place at the WSOP, with the reigning champion being China's Yuan Li. He topped the 1,962 entry field, which created the $3,492,360 prize pool.
Li overcame Jonathan Camara in heads-up play to collect his first WSOP bracelet and the $524,777 first-place prize.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,962 | Yuan Li | China | $524,777 |
| 2022 | 1,977 | Simeon Spasov | Bulgaria | $527,944 |
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