First Flight of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship Begins at 10 AM
Welcome to Day 1a of Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship. A longtime fixture on the WSOP calendar, the Seniors Championship has grown in popularity and prestige over the years, so a large and competitive field is expected, as the minimum age requirement is only 50.
Last time out it was Eric Smidinger who prevailed from a field of 7,188 entries to scoop first place, a WSOP gold bracelet, and the small matter of $694,909 in prize money.
Day 1a begins at 10 a.m. and players will start with 20,000 chips. Levels are 60 minutes in duration and there will be 20-minute breaks after every two levels, plus an extended dinner break of 75 minutes after Level 8 (approximately 7 p.m.). In total there will be 11 levels of play today.
Late registration and one optional re-entry per flight will be available until the end of the dinner break at about 8:15 p.m.
A second starting flight following the exact same schedule, Day 1b, will take place tomorrow, Thursday, June 22, at 10 a.m. and as always, the last starting flight will be the biggest, so plan ahead!
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