Event #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$723,660
Entries
1,723
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Day 2 of a fast and furious Salute to Warriors is in the books with the remaining eight earning themselves a day of rest to enjoy and celebrate July 4th.
A start-of-day field of 287 went through the bubble and 15 full levels of play before a final table was reached. Leading the way is Taylor Carroll who has clear water between him and the rest of the pack
Carroll retired from the airforce in 2015 after spending the best part of six years at Barksdale Air Force Base performing maintenance on the B-52H bomber.
"I mean it's got to be a vet that wins it," he said after bagging up 13,525,000 in chips, ahead of Susan Faber (7,280,000), Dean Yoon (6,845,000) and Chris Canan (6,105,000).
Final Table Draw
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Annaloro | Venezuela | 1,265,000 | 6 |
| 2 | Susan Faber | United States | 7,280,000 | 36 |
| 3 | Rob Stark | United States | 3,655,000 | 18 |
| 4 | Taylor Carroll | United States | 13,525,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Dean Yoon | United States | 6,845,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Kulwant Singh | United States | 2,225,000 | 11 |
| 7 | Chris Canan | United States | 6,105,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Jordan Knackstsedt | Canada | 2,050,000 | 10 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $121,161 |
| 2 | $74,785 |
| 3 | $53,887 |
| 4 | $39,248 |
| 5 | $28,897 |
| 6 | $21,510 |
| 7 | $16,190 |
| 8 | $12,323 |
Day 2 Recap
With the tournament just 28 players off of the money at the restart, it was always going to be a matter of when not if the bubble burst or hand-for-hand play was reached. In fact, the tournament clock had only just ticked into the second level of the day when Patrick Watts ran ace-queen into the ace-king of Gauthier Abribat to burst the bubble, guaranteeing the 259 players that remained $699.
Notable eliminations in the money included Martin Zamani (200th - $758), Gregory Kolo (162nd - $803), Weiyi Zhang (143rd - $865) and Mike Sexton (142nd - $865). Sexton ran ace-king into the pocket kings of Chris Canan midway through the day, and the former member of the 82nd Airborne Division failed to catch up and was eliminated.
With the blind levels just 40-minutes long, there was a steady stream of eliminations and the chip stacks continued to grow. From the average of 150,000 at the start of the day, to well over a million as the players approached dinner break.
Dean Yoon, Taylor Carroll, and Taehyung Kim all featured prominently at the top end of the leaderboard as Robert Cheung (117th - $945), Arkadiy Tsinis (60th - $1,788) and three-time bracelet winner Ben Yu headed out the exit.
By three tables Lu Chen had jumped to the top of the counts ahead of Yoon and Carroll, and the Chinese player pulled further ahead by two tables with Susan Faber and Jose Annalaro behind him.
However, Chen endured a tricky time of it, doubling up players left and right to eventually bust in 11th place for $7,387. He called a shove on a two-space board with ace-queen of spades only to have run into the pocket kings of Carroll.
Final Table
This saw Carroll hold more than double second-place chips with nine players remaining. The elimination of South Korea's Taehyung Kim saw us reach eight players when play was halted ahead of the live streamed final table on July 5th.
Thanks for tuning in to the continued PokerNews coverage of the WSOP. We hope you enjoy your July 4th celebrations if you are indeed celebrating, and we look forward to welcoming you back for the conclusion of this event in two days time.
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Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Chris Canan opened for 410,000 from early position and Taehyung Kim jammed for 2,690,000 on the button, Canan called.
Taehyung Kim: 
Chris Canan: 
Kim had Canan dominated until the 
flop paired Canan's nine.
The turn brought the 
and Kim needed a queen to keep his tournament hopes alive.
Unfortunately for Kim, the dealer added more salt to the wound as Canan would boat up with the 
river and Kim was eliminated in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Susan Faber raised to 480,000 in the small blind and Uriah Grossglauser called in the big blind. The flop was 
and Faber continued for 500,000.
"I'm gonna raise," said Grossglauser, before raising to 1,300,000. Faber moved all in.
"Why did I know you were going to do that?" said Grossglauser before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,400,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
||
|
2,200,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Annaloro | Venezuela | 1,900,000 | 12 |
| 2 | Susan Faber | United States | 6,350,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Uriah Grossglauser | United States | 4,300,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Taehyung Kim | South Korea | 3,500,000 | 22 |
| 5 | Taylor Carroll | United States | 13,000,000 | 81 |
| 6 | Dean Yoon | United States | 6,000,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Kulwant Singh | United States | 3,300,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Chris Canan | United States | 1,800,000 | 11 |
| 9 | Jordan Knackstedt | Canada | 1,700,000 | 11 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
6,350,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,000,000 | |
|
|
4,300,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
3,300,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
1,900,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
1,700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Kulwant Singh opened for 450,000 from the cutoff and Pete Forsstrom three-bet jammed from the small blind, Singh called.
Pete Forsstrom: 
Kulwant Singh: 
The 
flop missed both players and the 
turn was no different.
Forsstrom was one card away from a double up but the dealer peeled off the 
on the river and Forsstrom was eliminated in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000
3,250,000
|
3,250,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Lu Chen opened for 375,000 on the button and action folded to Taylor Carroll who three-bet to 1,200,000 from the big blind, Chen called.
Carroll checked the 
flop to Chen who fired out 2,000,000. Carroll three-bet jammed and was snapped off by Chen.
Lu Chen: 
Taylor Carroll: 
Carroll was ahead with his cowboys but still had to dodge plenty of cards with two streets still to go.
The turn fell the and Chen needed any ace or spade to win the hand.
Chen would pair his queen with the on the river but that wasn't good enough, and the veteran Carroll took a commanding chip lead and eliminated Chen in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,600,000
4,600,000
|
4,600,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
6,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,000,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
|
6,000,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | |
|
|
1,100,000
-2,050,000
|
-2,050,000 |