Day 1 of the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event Starts at 2 PM

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Today sees the start of Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

This three-day event begins at 2 p.m. local time, with late registration open for 12 levels. This event allows for two reentries. There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours of play.

The starting stack is 35,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play 11 levels. Levels 1-6 last 40 minutes, with the clock extending to 60 minutes from Level 7 through to the event's conclusion. Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. Tuesday for the surviving players and plays out ten levels, before Day 3 plays down to a winner. Day 3 start time is yet to be decided.

Last year’s event drew 377 entrants, who created an $838,825 prize pool. Argentina's Julio Belluscio came out on top, raking in $190,240 and his first WSOP bracelet.

Year	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	Payout
2023	377	$838,825	Julio Belluscio	Argentina	$190,240
2022	281	$625,225	Lok Chen	Hong Kong	$144,338
2021	212	$471,700	Denis Strebkov	Russia	$117,898
2020		Not Held
2019	218	$490,500	Loren Klein	United States	$127,808

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