Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors
Day 2 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,315,690
Entries
3,209
Level
39
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Entries
498
Players Left
21
Day 2 of Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold'em Is Upon Us
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.
Top 10 Stacks
| 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.
Players Are In Their Seats
Players have been seated and play will commence in a couple of minutes.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 10,000
Navy Vet Reps Military Charity During WSOP Salute to Warriors Event
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 10,000 ante
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.
Weisner Busts Just Before Money
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 10,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
TAG TEAM TIME | JUNGLE MAN IS RANDY SAVAGE?! | Day 27 Highlights | WSOP 2022
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 10,000 ante
Day 27 of the 2022 World Series of Poker saw the start of the ever-popular $1,000 Tag Team - with the likes of Veronica Brill, K.L. Cleaton, Ben Spragg, Andrew Neeme, and more all getting involved in the action early on.
Elsewhere, more bracelet winners were crowned as Brazil's Joao Simao celebrated his second piece of WSOP hardware in the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix.
Horwitz and Ayers Chop The Bubble ($400)
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 10,000 ante
Scott Ayers and Mackenzie Horwitz are the bubble people of Event #54.
PokerNews caught Horwitz's hand, where he was all in under the gun for his last 6,000 and was three-ways against two opponents on a flop of 
.
The other two players got their money in too and Horwitz's 
was in bad shape against the 
and 
of his opponents and was eliminated as the board ran out 
and 
. The second shortest stack had the flopped boat and thus doubled through the other player.
Mackenzie, known as Mac was playing for his brother, a veteran who sadly passed at 40 years old. The Alaskan native said he's so happy he got to cash, even if it's for $400, to play his first ever event in his brother's memory.
In another hand, Scott Ayers was eliminated also and thus will chop the min-cash with Horwitz and also receive $400.
All remaining players are now in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 10,000
Michalek's Kings Do The Job
Level 19
: 10,000/15,000, 10,000 ante
Norman Michalek, who started the day on just 143,000 is now around the 600,000 chip mark; quite the upswing from the start of the day.
On a board of 
Michalek bet 100,000 from middle position versus his big blind opponent.
The opponent called and Michalek flipped over 
for top boat and shipped the sizeable pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 457,000 |