WSOP Director Ty Stewart took to the stage before play to introduce reigning WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Riess and unveil the banner commemorating the win inside the Amazon Room's Gallery of Champions.
Riess said he was honored to have banner unveiled, made the call to shuffle up and deal and off we go.
Good morning and welcome to PokerNews' coverage of another 2014 World Series of Poker event. Today, Event #21 kicks off at noon local time, and it's expected to be a huge field for this $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. Right around 2,000 entrants ponied up the cash for the first two $1,000 NLHE events this summer, so it would be a surprise if we didn't get a similar number here.
Last year, Taylor Paur topped a field of 2,071 runners to take home a first-place prize of $340,260. He's off to another solid start to this year's WSOP, already cashing for $55,000 in a six-max event where he made the final table, bowing out in sixth. We'll see if he returns to defend his title.
Blinds will start at 25/25, and each player will begin with 3,000 chips in the race to get them all. Levels will last 60 minutes, as always, and the plan is to play 11 levels today. Breaks will be given every two levels, and they'll be 20 minute apiece. Don't go away, as we'll have all of the relevant live updates right here on PokerNews.
Event #21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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