Another Big Crowd Expected For the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event
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At noon today, the first of three days of poker action begins in Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em. The Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas are gearing up to welcome upwards of 1,500 entrants, if last year is anything to go by. Day 1 starts at 12 p.m. local time and sees entrants enter the mix armed with a 30,000 starting stack. Should they dust off those chips before the end of the ninth level (~7:55 p.m.), they are permitted to purchase one reentry.
The levels on Day 1 last 40 minutes, and the plan is to complete 15 of them on the first day. Players will enjoy 20-minute breaks every three levels, then a well-deserved 75-minute dinner break once the ninth level is done and dusted, which will be at approximately 6:40 p.m.
Surviving players return to their seats at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, to play another 10 levels. Those levels span 60 minutes on Day 2 and Day 3. Day 2 is scheduled to have 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21. Day 3's start time is yet to be confirmed.
Last year, Longshoreman Jared Kingery reeled in the largest score of his career and his first WSOP bracelet. Kingery came out on top of a 1,561-strong field to capture $410,359 of the $2,778,580 prize pool. Kingery's impressive win was made sweeter by him defeating seasoned Spanish pro Javier Gomez heads up for the title.
Kingery, who finished second in the $500 Housewarming Event at the 2022 WSOP for $433,255, put his more than $800,000 in WSOP winnings down to good luck.
"I’m definitely not a professional player; I’m actually a longshoreman back in Washington, so I don’t play that much," said Kingery. "That Housewarming score was my first WSOP tournament ever. I was just sun-running."
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,561 | Jared Kingery | $410,359 | |
| 2023 | 1,962 | Yuan Li | China | $524,777 |
| 2022 | 1,977 | Simeon Spasov | Bulgaria | $527,944 |
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