PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (July 5). Until then, we will keep readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and the prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas is gearing up for Event #85: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em.
This two-day event starts at 10 a.m. local time in Las Vegas on the Fourth of July before crowning its champion and awarding its bracelet on July 5.
No-limit hold’em is the Cadillac of Poker because it is one of the most strategically deep variants of poker, not to mention the most popular. The $1,000 buy-in attracts large fields because it is affordable to most tournament grinders and recreational players.
The $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event starts at 10 a.m. local time on July 4, with entrants receiving a 20,000 starting stack. Late registration remains open for 10 levels, which should be right around 4 p.m. The Day 1 plan is to complete 22 levels with a 20-minute break every four levels or as needed for color-ups. There is a scheduled dinner break on Day 1 after Level 14, at approximately 6 p.m.
The Day 2 restart is set for 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 5. Levels remain at 30 minutes, and the day won't conclude until a bracelet champion has been crowned. Breaks of 15 minutes will occur every four levels, and there isn’t a dinner break scheduled for Day 2, although that could change.
At the 2025 WSOP, Zdenek Zizka, a chess star from Chechia, outlasted a field of 1,873 entrants to win $232,498 out of the $1,648,240 prize pool, along with his first WSOP bracelet.
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Event #85: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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