Welcome to Day 1 of Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
There won't be any second chances when Day 1 of the Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em event begins at 11 a.m. today. Players will begin the tournament with a starting stack of 35,000 and only get one shot at winning a World Series of Poker bracelet.
There was a similar $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event held in 2019 but it wasn't a freezeout meaning you can't reenter, which was won by France's Ivan Deyra for $380,090. That tournament attracted 671 entrants which created a prize pool of $1,811,700 and featured final table appearances from both Patrick Leonard and Andras Nemeth.
The plan for today is to play 17 40-minute levels, with a 20-minute break taking place after every three levels and Days 2-3 having 60-minute levels. There will be a 75-minute dinner break at approximately 5:40 p.m. also, at the conclusion of Level 9 late registration will be closed.
As always, the PokerNews team will be on hand to provide live updates and chip counts throughout the tournament.
and both players checked to the turn 
which was also checked down. 
and Heinzl led with a bet of 9,500 which was enough to take down the pot without a showdown.
. Plante checked and the player in the hijack made a continuation bet of 1,400. Plante then raised to 5,000 and the original raiser promptly called. 
and the action checked through. 
. Plante led out for 6,000 and got a call. 
for a flopped two pair and his opponent mucked.
and with that Karlins eliminates one and puts himself in a good position early. 
. The original raiser continued for a bet of 1,500 when it was checked to him. Mateos was the only player to call.
. The player in early position led again with a bet of 4,000 and Mateos called.
river, Wade checked once more before Moshe fired out a healthy-sized bet of 19,000. Wade went into the tank for about 30 seconds before throwing in the chips to call. 
for a pair of eights and Wade showed the 
and the pot was already at 2,500.
and Moses' opponent never improved to be eliminated.
. Martin checked again and his opponent bet 6,200. This time Martin went into the tank before ultimately making the call. 
