button in SafariDay 1a of Event #10: $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em Begins Soon!
It is an early start for those competing in the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) 10th event, as the $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em tournament shuffles up and deals at 10:00 a.m. local time on May 31. A field of upwards of 5,000, maybe even 6,000, is expected to descend on the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, yet a champion will emerge in only two days!
Thirty-minute levels throughout will help ensure the action continues at a rapid pace. Whoever the last standing player is will likely take home a prize in the region of $300,000 for their $600 initial investment. No wonder this event is so popular.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #10 - $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em
- Date(s): May 31 to June 1, 2026
- Time: 10:00 a.m. local time for Day 1, 11:00 a.m. local time for Day 2
- Buy-In: $600
- Format: No-Limit Hold'em
- Late Registration: Open for 12 levels (approx. 5:00 p.m. local time)
- Starting Stack: 30,000 chips
- Levels: 30 minutes throughout
- 2025 Winner: Kenneth Kim ($318,842)
- 2025 Field Size: 6,090 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $3,069,360
Structure and Schedule
Thanks to the massive expected crowd, the $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em event starts at 10:00 a.m. local time on May 31. Players receive 30,000 chips and play to 30-minute levels from start to finish. Twenty-two levels are scheduled for Day 1, with 20-minute breaks every four levels punctuating the action. After Level 16 (approx. 7:00 p.m. local time), surviving players will head on a 75-minute dinner break.
Day 2 starts at 11:00 a.m. local time, sharp, on June 1, and the plan is to play down to a champion. Every four levels, those with chips take a 15-minute break, followed by a 60-minute dinner break after level 34 (approx. 5:30 p.m. local time).
Past Champions & History
Kenneth Kim is this event's reigning champion. Kim came out on top of a 6,090-strong field to bank $318,842 of the $3,069,360 prize pool in 2025. Kim was methodical in his approach to the tournament due to its sheer size, informing PokerNews, “I didn't think I was going to win this tournament till the end, till the very end, because you just never know. And my approach was to play one level at a time, and try not to think too far ahead.“
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