The Penultimate Event of the Series is Here: The $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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Today marks the start of Event #99: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed), the penultimate bracelet-awarding event of the summer. This two-day tournament allows a single reentry before registration closes.
Day 1 starts at 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 15. Players sit down armed with 50,000 chips and play 30-minute levels throughout; 20 levels are pencilled in for the opening day. Late registration remains open for 12 levels (until ~8:45 p.m. local time), and 15-minute breaks are scheduled every four levels. There is no dinner break planned on Day 1.
Those who navigate to Day 2 return to their seats at the slightly earlier time of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, with the plan to play until a new champion is crowned.
Last summer, 1,042 players bought into this event, creating a $4,793,200 prize pool. Matthew Alsante came out on top, denying Punnat Punsri heads-up. Alsante secured his first gold bracelet and a career-best $785,486 prize.
2024 $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Alsante | United States | $785,486 |
| 2 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | $523,648 |
| 3 | Philip Wiszowaty | United States | $372,446 |
| 4 | Oleg Vasylchenko | Ukraine | $268,407 |
| 5 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | $196,024 |
| 6 | Jon Vallinas | Spain | $145,107 |
| 7 | Hirokazu Kobayashi | Japan | $108,895 |
| 8 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | $82,862 |
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