Star-Studded Lineup Expected in $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
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Today sees the start of Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship (8-Handed) here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 2 p.m. local time with late registration open for 11 levels (approx. 2:15 p.m. on Day 2). There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours of play, with no dinner break scheduled on Day 1.
The starting stack is 60,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play ten levels. Levels 1-6 are 40 minutes, and Levels 7-15 are 60 minutes. From Level 16 onwards, levels increase to 90 minutes in length. Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. on Friday before a winner is determined on Day 3.
Last year's event saw 133 players generate a prize pool of $1,236,900. The winner was John Racener, who defeated Chad Eveslage heads-up. Racener took home $308,930 and his second WSOP bracelet.
"I am so blessed and grateful to be here," Racener said shortly after the win. "I am just so happy to be out here, being able to play and grind."
Another woman he made sure to mention was his late mother. "I know she is watching above me right now...she is happy as shit right now."
When Racener won his first bracelet in 2017, he wore a shirt that read 'For Mom' as a tribute. At the time, he said he "really wanted to win one for her," and last summer he was able to double down.
Racener’s family was also on his mind two days ago when he took down Event #34: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty for $247,595. “I’m coming home with a third bracelet for our boy,” said Racener, who recently became a father for the third time.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 133 | John Racener | United States | $308,930 |
| 2023 | 134 | Josh Arieh | United States | $316,226 |
| 2022 | 92 | Jonathan Cohen | United States | $245,678 |
| 2021 | 92 | John Monnette | United States | $245,680 |
| 2019 | 118 | Juha Helppi | Finland | $306,622 |
| 2018 | 114 | Scott Seiver | United States | $296,222 |
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