Welcome to Day 1 of Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em
The first day of Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m local time.
This is a three-day event. Day 1 will start off with 60,000 in tournament chips and play 10 levels at 60 minutes each with a 15-minute break every 2 levels. There is no dinner break scheduled for Day 1 and late registration ends at the start of Day 2. The blinds will start at 300-500 with limits of 500-1,000.
In 2019 reigning champion Juha Helppi defeated a field of 118 players and won $306,622 and the coveted gold bracelet. A few other notable players who played at this event in 2019 were Eli Elezra, Tong G, Josh Arieh, Dan Shak, and Shaun Deeb.
Like all other $10,000 championship events at the WSOP you can expect to see some of the world's best players battling it out for piles of cash and the coveted gold bracelet.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor to provide you with the action from start to finish.
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and the big blind checked to McKeehen who continued with a bet. The big blind check-raised and Mckeehen just called.
paired the board on the turn and the big blind fired out a bet. McKeehen raised this time and his opponent dumped his cards into the muck. McKeehen flashed pocket aces as he raked in the pot.
board. His opponent turned over 
for top pair but McKeehen rivered two pair with 
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and Kurtzman led out from the big blind. Ausmus raised and the button re-raised. Both Kurtzman and Ausmus called.
and the action checked around to the 
on the river. Kurtzman led out again and Ausmus threw in a raise. The button folded and Kurtzman re-raised. Ausmus thought for a moment before making the call. Kurtzman tabled 
for two pair but Ausmus held 
and Thorpe check-called a bet from Henson. The turn was the 
and the action was the same to the 
and Silver check-called a bet from his opponent.
and Ramos led out with a bet. Zack called and the 
and Vitch checked to Zack who continued with a bet. Vitch check-raised and Zack called to see the 
for top pair and a straight draw.
and Lancaster bet one last time. Thorpe quickly called but had one request.