2022 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$161,256
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,315,690
Entries
3,209
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
21
Players Left
1

Final Table Draw

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
SeatNameCountryChip Count
1Brett ColtmanUnited States45,000,000
2Rigoberto RodriguezUnited States6,400,000
3Randy LevinUnited States7,825,000
4Elias NetoBrazil3,500,000
5Zyad QasemUnited States10,000,000
6Patrick PilkoAustria17,000,000
7James ToddUnited States44,000,000
8Todd SaffronUnited States9,200,000
9Nicholas Sena-HopkinsUnited States7,500,000
10Maximo MartinezEl Salvador11,700,000
Player Chips Progress
Brett Coltman us
Brett Coltman
45,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
James Todd us
James Todd
44,000,000
-2,500,000
-2,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Patrick Pilko at
Patrick Pilko
17,000,000
-1,350,000
-1,350,000
Maximo Martinez sv
Maximo Martinez
11,700,000
7,100,000
7,100,000
Zyad Qasem us
Zyad Qasem
10,000,000
3,500,000
3,500,000
Todd Saffron us
Todd Saffron
9,200,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
Randy Levin us
Randy Levin
7,825,000
2,325,000
2,325,000
Nicholas Sena-Hopkins us
Nicholas Sena-Hopkins
7,500,000
-3,600,000
-3,600,000
Rigoberto Rodriguez us
Rigoberto Rodriguez
6,400,000
200,000
200,000
Elias Neto br
Elias Neto
3,500,000
-4,900,000
-4,900,000

Zyad Qasem Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,059)

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Zyad Qasem
Zyad Qasem

After an open under the gun from James Todd to 1,500,000, it folded around to Zyad Qasem who moved all in for 6,700,000. Todd made the call and cards were tabled.

Zyad Qasem: {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}
James Todd: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The board was looking okay for a chop when it ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} but the {q-Spades} peeled over on the river secured the win for Todd and eliminated Qasem in 10th for $13,059.

Player Chips Progress
James Todd us
James Todd
51,000,000
7,000,000
7,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Zyad Qasem us
Zyad Qasem
Busted

Tags: James ToddZyad Qasem

Saffron Doubles Through Coltman

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Todd Saffron
Todd Saffron

On the last hand before the break, Todd Saffron had three-bet jammed all in for 4,675,000 from the button versus an early position open from Brett Coltman. Coltman called and cards were on their backs.

Todd Saffron: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Brett Coltman: {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The board was {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{j-Hearts} to give Saffron the full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Brett Coltman us
Brett Coltman
40,000,000
-5,000,000
-5,000,000

Tags: Brett ColtmanTodd Saffron

Level: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Maximo Martinez Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,433)

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Maximo Martinez
Maximo Martinez

Patrick Pilko raised to 2,100,000 from middle position and Maximo Martinez shoved for 13,600,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and Pilko called quickly to put Martinez at risk.

Maximo Martinez: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Patrick Pilko: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades} and Pilko's kings held to eliminate Martinez from the tournament in ninth place for $16,433.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Pilko at
Patrick Pilko
31,300,000
14,300,000
14,300,000
Maximo Martinez sv
Maximo Martinez
Busted

Tags: Maximo MartinezPatrick Pilko

Elias Neto Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,824)

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Elias Neto
Elias Neto

After an all in from Rigoberto Rodriguez in the cutoff, Elias Neto called all in for his last 1,800,000 or so and the big blind folded.

Elias Neto: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Rigoberto Rodriguez: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} giving Rodriguez a rivered pair of tens, sending the Brazilian out in 8th, still good for $20,823.

Player Chips Progress
Rigoberto Rodriguez us
Rigoberto Rodriguez
8,500,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Elias Neto br
Elias Neto
Busted

Tags: Elias NetoRigoberto Rodriguez

Joker Card on the Flop During a $1M Gtd. Poker Tournament?

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Joker card on the flop?
Joker card on the flop?

The 2022 PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget has been a rousing success, easily surpassing the $1 million guarantee, and there's one hand that will probably be talked about for quite some time.

During Monday's Day 2 session in the $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, an odd flop appeared at one of the tables on the very first hand. The flop came out {2-Hearts}, {9-Hearts}, and Joker. Yes, a Joker was somehow left in the deck, and one player seated at another table captured the hand on video, which was then posted on the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Watch the video on PokerNews!

Levin Doubles Through Coltman

Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Brett Coltman raised to 1,900,000 from middle position and Randy Levin shoved his last 9,800,000 from late position. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Levin at risk.

Randy Levin: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Brett Coltman: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Levin's eights held on to secure the important double.

Player Chips Progress
Brett Coltman us
Brett Coltman
30,400,000
-9,600,000
-9,600,000
Randy Levin us
Randy Levin
21,600,000
13,775,000
13,775,000

Tags: Brett ColtmanRandy Levin