With action on Melanie Weisner, she was forced all in and had the clock called on her. She ended up calling with 
versus 
on a flop of 
and didn't improve on the turn or river to knock her out just before the bubble.
Texas native Jimmy Rogers is one of many military veterans competing in the charitable Salute to Warriors bracelet event at the 2022 World Series of Poker, and he's passionate about supporting the troops.
Poker pro Ray Henson, his friend, flew the US Navy vet out to Las Vegas to compete in the $500 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, which kicked off Sunday at Paris. PokerNews caught up with the amateur poker player on the Day 1 dinner break to discuss a charity he runs called Boots for Troops.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 10,000
Players have been seated and play will commence in a couple of minutes.
Paris Casino had 3,209 hopefuls play 17 levels yesterday, with 498 players returning in Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker for Day 2. Of those, 482 will make the money and see a return on investment on their buy-in, with 1st place paying our eventual winner $161,256 and of course a World Series of Poker bracelet.
There will be more great veteran stories to be heard today, as the tournament itself donates a percentage of each buy-in to charities than aid those affected by war, who all need support in some way. Shaun Colquhoun is just one of those players highlighted yesterday who's still in with a shot at the title.
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryan Oliveira | Brazil | 1,328,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Jackson Traub | United States | 1,077,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Patrick Pilko | United States | 1,057,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Gerry Harris | United States | 1,024,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Susan Faber | United States | 990,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Samitti Eksarunchai | United States | 987,000 | 82 |
| 7 | Manuel Machado | Portugal | 930,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Robert Fauver | United States | 904,000 | 75 |
| 9 | Wilbert Chun | United States | 886,000 | 74 |
| 10 | Austin Srur | United States | 883,000 | 74 |
For all the days action from Bally's, where Day 2 is taking place, join PokerNews where the live reports will highlight action as the field goes down from 498 to just five.
Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors
Day 2 Started
button in Safari
