Event #8: �25,500 Platinum High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Starts at 3 p.m.
Event #8: �25,500 Platinum High Roller Hold��em with a guaranteed prize pool of �1,000,000 will kick off at 3 p.m. local time.
The defending champion, Michael Addamo outlasted a field of 113 players last year to claim his second WSOP bracelet as well as the top prize of �848,702.
The other players who made it to last year��s final table were Christian Rudolph, Benjamin Pollak, Mikita Badziakouski, Dominik Nitsche, Winfred Yu, James Romero, Manig Loeser, Matthias Eibinger.
Players will receive 1,000,000 in chips for their buy-in with the option of unlimited re-entries during the registration period. The late registration and reentry period will remain open until the start of Day 2, at 1 p.m. local time, on Monday, October 21st.
Levels will be 40 minutes long and Day 1 will play through 14 levels with a 15-minute break every three levels.
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