Welcome to Day 1 of Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT
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Day 1 of Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT is on deck at 11:00 a.m. local time, giving players yet another shot at a WSOP gold bracelet.
This three-day event employs the familiar "shootout" format whereby players must win their tables to advance to the next round. In other words, win your table on you advance to Day 2!
Registration will close after three levels at approximately 1:15 p.m. Players begin the day with 7,500 chips playing 40-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels. There is a 2,000-player cap on this event.
Last year's winner was Safiya Umerova, capturing her first WSOP gold bracelet and a first-place prize worth $264,046. She beat out a field of 1,050 entries, including defeating Niall Farrell heads-up for the title.
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