Day 1 Of Event #41 $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout About To Begin!!
Day 1 of Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout is set to begin in a little over half an hour. The size of the field, and who will enter, is unclear given that the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship event is starting at 5:00 PM in the Pavilion Room and will surely attract the biggest names in the game, but according to Twitter we will at least be seeing the likes of Scott Montgomery, Jonathan Little, and the one and only Jean-Robert Bellande who came second in this event in 2008. Plus, since the PLO Championship isn't starting until 5:00, we may see a number of pros try to jump into this, win their table (or bust out) quick and then go late register that.
Last year, this event attracted 548 players and was won by Brendan Taylor, who took home $184,950 for his first-place finish. We should know early on how many players enter this year's event, and the subsequent prizepool that is created, since there is no late registration for this tournament.
Like we said above, our guess is as good as yours as to how the field will fill out, but the shootout format always guarantees excitement as the players have to win their table or hit the rail. Join us here at 12:00 PM PST as PokerNews brings you all the hand updates, chip counts and action from the $1,500 Limit Shootout!