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Today sees the start of Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This three-day event begins at 2 p.m. local time, with late registration open for 12 levels. This event allows for two reentries. There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours of play.
The starting stack is 35,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play 11 levels. Levels 1-6 last 40 minutes, with the clock extending to 60 minutes from Level 7 through to the event's conclusion. Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. Tuesday for the surviving players and plays out ten levels, before Day 3 plays down to a winner. Day 3 start time is yet to be decided.
Last year’s event drew 377 entrants, who created an $838,825 prize pool. Argentina's Julio Belluscio came out on top, raking in $190,240 and his first WSOP bracelet.
| Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Payout |
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| 2023 | 377 | $838,825 | Julio Belluscio | Argentina | $190,240 |
| 2022 | 281 | $625,225 | Lok Chen | Hong Kong | $144,338 |
| 2021 | 212 | $471,700 | Denis Strebkov | Russia | $117,898 |
| 2020 | | Not Held | | | |
| 2019 | 218 | $490,500 | Loren Klein | United States | $127,808 |
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