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Today sees the kickoff for Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The event starts at 12 p.m. local time with 30-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break every four levels and a one hour dinner break after Level 10 (about 5:30 p.m.).
Starting stacks are 40,000 and players may reenter once, provided they do so before the end of late registration at the start of Level 11 (about 6:30 p.m. after dinner break).
Day 1 is set to end after Level 21 and Day 2 will resume at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17 with 40-minute blind levels. Day 2 is expected to be the final day, with play continuing until a winner is declared.
Last year's event drew 1,230 runners and saw Nicholas Seward win his first bracelet and $516,135.
The 2023 edition of this event went to Mark Ioli, who beat out a field of 1,241 entries to win his first bracelet and $558,266 of the $3,313,470 prize pool.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,230 | Nicholas Seward | United States | $516,135 |
| 2023 | 1,241 | Mark Ioli | United States | $558,266 |
| 2022 | 1,348 | Nino Ullmann | Germany | $594,079 |
| 2021 | 997 | Brian Rast | United States | $474,102 |
| 2020 | - | Not Held | - | - |
| 2019 | 754 | Thomas Cazayous | France | $414,766 |
| 2018 | 868 | Gal Yifrach | United States | $461,798 |
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