button in SafariMake the Most of Your One and Only Shot at $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Glory
The latest freezeout event at the 2026 World Series of Poker is set to get underway, where players get one shot at a deep run in Event #65: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em. The three-day battle begins at 2:00 p.m. local time inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, when the first fifteen levels will determine who advances to Day 2.
The other freezeouts on the 2026 WSOP schedule have proven popular, and this one should be no different, especially as its pricepoint is a more affordable $1,500.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #65 - $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em
- Date(s): June 23-25, 2026
- Time: 2:00 p.m. local time
- Buy-In: $1,500
- Format: No-Limit Hold’em
- Late Registration: 9 Levels (approx. 8:30 p.m. on Day 1)
- Reentry: No reentry
- Starting Stack: 25,000 chips
- Levels: Day 1 - 40 minutes, Day 2-3 – 60 minutes
- 2025 Winner: Samuel Rosborough – $410,426
- 2025 Field Size: 2,320 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $3,077,145
Structure and Schedule
The event features a starting stack of 25,000 chips, and blinds beginning at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante.
The clocks will count down 40-minute levels on Day 1, and players will get 15-minute breaks every three levels. Late registration will remain open through the first nine levels (until about 8:30 p.m.).
Day 2 is scheduled to see ten more levels played, with the duration increasing to 60 minutes for the remainder of the tournament.
Past Champions & Notable Winners
Last year’s freezeout event saw 2,320 entries, with Samuel Rosborough earning $410,426 for the victory that included his first WSOP gold bracelet.
“It was pretty surreal there at the end, just realizing – oh, my gosh, this happened, right?” Rosborough told PokerNews. “I have a lot of gratitude right now for my friends and the people who’ve helped me with poker and life.”
Previous champions include Evan Benton (2024), Benjamin Ector[/B[ (2023), [B]Justin Pechie (2022), and Chad Himmelspach (2021).
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