Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2024 World Series of Poker

Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Started

07-03-2024 02:09 UTC-8

2024 WSOP Gears Up for an Independence Day Celebration

Matthew Pitt

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Today sees the start of Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.

This two-day event, which features two Day 1 flights, gets underway at 10:00 a.m. local time with late registration open for 12 levels. This event allows for one reentry per flight. There will be 20-minute breaks every four levels, with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 16 (~7:00 p.m.)

The starting stack is 40,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1a and 1b to play 22 30-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5, and plays down to a winner.

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