Action is now underway in WSOPC #8: $600 Marathon No-Limit Hold'em. Blinds start at 100/200 with an ante of 25, and they'll play 15 minute levels until the final table, but the clock gets turned off, and they play 25 hands per level.
There are 162 entries already in the game as the clock ticks down towards the start of the tournament. Among the names already waiting for the first cards to be dealt are Jessica Teusl, Peter "BIG CHI" Chien, Shuhei Saito, Michael Keys, and Charles "TheMadQueen" La Boissonniere.
There's another ring on the line today in the 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit with WSOPC #8: $600 Marathon No-Limit Hold'em. There's $500,000 guaranteed in Event #8, and they won't stop playing until someone has all the chips.
Action is underway at noon UTC and players will have more than four hours to get in the game late. Registration closes at the end of Level 16, and until the time, any players who lose all their chips before then can re-enter up to three times.
The 8-handed event starts with 25,000 in chips, or 125 big blinds in Level 1. The final table will convene with nine players left, and they'll move from 15 minute blinds to 25 hands per level.
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