Can Eveslage Defend His Title in Event #7: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed)?
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Today sees the start of Event #7: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed) here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 2 p.m. local time with late registration open for 9 levels. There will be 15-minute breaks every three levels, with no dinner break scheduled on Day 1.
The starting stack is 25,000 chips with the plan for Day 1 to play 15 levels. Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. where levels increase to 60 minutes.
Last year's event saw 456 players generate a prize pool of $608,760. The winner was Chad Eveslage who defeated Andrew Kelsall heads-up to win $131,879 to win his second WSOP bracelet �� and first of two in 2023!
"The mixed atmosphere is much, much more laid back. We were joking around heads up," he told PokerNews. "It's nice, you know ... I imagine it never gets old winning a World Series of Poker bracelet."
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 456 | Chad Eveslage | United States | $131,879 |
| 2022 | 430 | Brad Ruben | United States | $126,288 |
| 2021 | 307 | Jaswinder Lally | Canada | $97,915 |
| 2019 | 470 | Scott Clements | United States | $144,957 |
| 2018 | 406 | Jeremy Harkin | United States | $129,882 |
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