Day 1 of Event #12: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Starts at 2 p.m.
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #12: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em, which kicks off inside Horsehoe and Paris Las Vegas at 2 p.m. local time.
This year's edition of the tournament has seen it move to the early stages of the 2023 World Series of Poker whereas it was one of the final tournaments to conclude last year.
The 2022 winner of the $5,000 Freezeout was Mo Arani, who bested the field 746 to capture the $665,459 first-place prize and his first bracelet. Last year's event saw a prize pool of $3,487,050 with the likes of Nacho Barbero (17th - $22,421), Steve Zolotow (43rd - $14,259) and Benny Glaser (69th - $10,648) all finishing in the money.
2022 WSOP $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Arani | United States | $665,459 |
| 2 | Johannes Straver | Netherlands | $411,279 |
| 3 | Peter Turmezey | Hungary | $292,665 |
| 4 | Adam Hendrix | United States | $211,295 |
| 5 | Toby Lewis | United Kindom | $154,806 |
| 6 | Francois Pirault | France | $115,122 |
| 7 | Cliff Josephy | United States | $86,917 |
| 8 | Michael Katz | United States | $66,638 |
Field of Crushers Expected
As with any $5,000 buy-in event, the field is expected to be filled with some of poker's best players and biggest names. Players such as Fedor Holz, Phil Laak, and Hustler Casino Live regular Wesley Fei all took a shot last year but failed to get to a return on their investment.
It will be interesting to see if Fei hops into the WSOP this year, as he had the whole poker world talking last week after playing the largest pot in televised poker history against Tom Dwan.
Plan for Day 1
As mentioned, play begins at 2 p.m. and those who register will receive a 50,000 chip stack.
This is a three-day event and those who wish to make it to tomorrow's Day 2 must navigate 15 40-minute levels. Players will have a 15-minute break after every three levels.
Late registration is open until the end of Level 12, which is expected to be around 11 p.m. However, as this is a freezeout, entrants will have only one bite of the apple as reentries are not permitted.
Those who bag and tag a stack will return to the felt for Day 2 on Monday, June 4, at 1 p.m. They will then play another ten levels, where the blind duration increases to 60 minutes. The final day will play down to a winner the day after.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from this exciting event.