An Early Start for the $500 WSOP Kickoff Players

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Today sees the start of Event #3: $500 WSOP Kickoff No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.

This two-day event gets underway at 10 a.m. local time with late registration open for 11 levels. There will be 20-minute breaks every four levels, with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 15 (~6:30 p.m.)

The starting stack is 25,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play 22 30-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 11 a.m. and plays down to a winner.

This is a brand new event for 2024 and looks set to be a massive event to kick off the festival in style!

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