2022 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors
Day: 1
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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 1
Entries
3,209
Players Left
498
Players Left 1 / 3,209
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Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

Today is the final flight for the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget Las Vegas! Late registration will close at approximately 8:45 p.m. local time.

The tournament featured three starting flights and the surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

Find out all about this can't-miss event!

Players Are Now On Their First Break

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

The first break of the day is upon us. We'll come back to Level 4.

Already 2,081 entrants have taken seats in the Paris Ballroom.

One more 15-minute break will be after Level 6, before a 75-minute dinner break after Level 9.

Colquhoun Chip Leading Yet Another Event

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
Shaun Colquhoun
Shaun Colquhoun

It seems every event he plays this summer, he is chip leader at some point, Shaun Colquhoun is again at the top of the leaderboard in this ever-growing 2,000 player field.

In the latest pot Colquhoun had called an all in from his opponent on a flop of {7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades}

Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Shaun Colquhoun: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

The turn was a {j-Clubs} and river a {9-Clubs}, giving another big pot to the ex-military man, as he dodged the spade outs of his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Shaun Colquhoun
208,000
90,000
90,000

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Schneider Doubles After Getting Runner Runner Help

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Ryan Schneider had limped in from under the gun when his opponent in the hijack raised to 1,200 chips. The cutoff, small blind and big blind all flat-called the bet, before Schneider moved all in for his last 25,900 chips.

The hijack player called, covering Schneider, and the other players folded.

Ryan Schneider: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts} to give Schneider the runner-runner straight for the win.

The perhaps slightly embarrassed Schneider told PokerNews ''Really bad play gets super lucky''. Another player at the table said ''He thought he had Ace-Queen'' as the two laughed. The opponent who lost with the kings, wasn't very happy about the outcome, however.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Schneider
55,600
55,600
55,600

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Xu Takes Down Five Way Pot

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

To a flop five ways with 6,000 chips in the pot, ZhaoLei Xu, also known as Leo, checked his small blind on a flop of {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. It was checked to the button who lead for 3,000, Xu and the big blind called.

The {9-Diamonds} slowed everyone down, as it was checked through to the river.

A {k-Spades} completed the board and Xu bet out 6,000 to which both the big blind and button folded.

Player Chips Progress
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ZhaoLei Xu
65,000
65,000
65,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Greenstein Busts First Bullet Already

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Barry Greenstein was in the field but busted on the first level. Apparently, he got all his chips in preflop with {a-}{k-} against the {a-}{a-} of his opponent and the board didn't run out well for him.

The event allows for one reentry though, so Greenstein should be back on the felt shortly.

Player Chips Progress
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Barry Greenstein
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer