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World Series of Poker Main Event Kicks Off Tonight
The Main Event of the World Series of Poker will start at 23:00 Moscow time today. This is the main poker tournament of the year and a significant event for anyone lucky enough to win it. The Main Event saw 6,844 participants last year. Ilya Gorodeckiy will start on Day 1A, other GipsyTeam players will join on Day 1D.
The starting stack for this year's Main Event is 30,000 chips, an increase from 20,000 last year. The levels will be 2 hours each. On the first day, the blinds will progress as follows: 50/100, 100/200, 150/300, 150/300 with a 25 ante, and 200/400 with a 50 ante.
Follow the live updates on our website, starting with Days 1A and 1D. Stay tuned for GipsyTeam updates on Telegram, Instagram, VKontakte, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
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