First Draw Event of the 2024 WSOP Shuffles Up and Deals Today
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Today sees the start of Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. This is a three-day event, with Day 1 starting at 2 p.m. local time. Late registration remains open until the end of the ninth 40-minute level. The plan is to play 15 levels, with a 15-minute break every three levels.
Players begin with 25,000 chips and Level 1 limits are 200-400. Day 1 survivors return to their seats at 1 p.m. local time on June 7 and play another ten levels, which extend to 60 minutes. Day 3 is scheduled for June 8, although its start time is yet to be decided.
John Monnette is the reigning champion of this event, having overcome 521 opponents in 2023, a result good for $145,863 and what was Monnette's fifth gold bracelet. Expect a star-studded field for this specialist event.
| Year | Entrants | Prize pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 522 | $696,870 | John Monnette | $145,863 |
| 2022 | 350 | $467,250 | Denis Nesterenko | $108,250 |
| 2021 | 284 | $380,475 | David "Bakes" Baker | $87,837 |
| 2019 | 467 | $630,450 | Robert Campbell | $144,027 |
| 2018 | 356 | $480,600 | Hanh Tran | $117,282 |
*event didn't run in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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