Welcome to Day 1 of Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Today sees the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino host one of the World Series of Poker's most popular tournaments as Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em gets underway.
This three-day event is open to players aged 50 and above. Day 1 will see entrants receive 5,000 in chips with blinds starting at 25/50. Ten 60-minute levels will be played out today, with 20-min breaks every two levels and a 75-min dinner break after the 6th level. One re-entry per player is allowed for those unfortunate enough to exit during the first eight levels of play.
The defending champion is Frank Maggio after last year he emerged from a record-breaking 5,389 player field for the event to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and $617,303. Maggio sealed the win after only eight hands of heads-up play against runner-up William Murray, who took home $381,233.
Some notable names among the field last year included 2015 WSOP Main Event third-place finisher Neil Blumenfield, Joe Hachem, Barry Greenstein, and Scotty Nguyen.
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Play gets started at 10 a.m. PokerNews will be bringing you all the coverage right up until there is a winner, so make sure you stay tuned over the next three days.