Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for another exciting day of poker action as we prepare for Event #24: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout! The first shootout event of the series (Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout) saw 1,440 players register, with American Andrew Badecker claiming the first-place prize.
Today's shootout event has a $5,000 entry-fee, which we expect it will draw plenty of big names and notable poker pros to the field. Last year we saw many big poker names make a deep run in this event - including Neil Channing (2nd), Blair Hinkle (12th), Chino Reem (13th), John Duthie (16th), Dario Minieri (22nd) and Justin Smith (28th), just to name a few.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will provide extensive live coverage from 12:00 p.m. PDT. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews.com as we see players battle throughout the day in Event #24.
