Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,851,970
Entries
4,517
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
4,517
Players Left
678
Players Left 1 / 4,517
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Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2024 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
Today will see the start of Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold'em at 10 a.m. local time here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with starting stacks of 50,000 and blinds of 100/200/200 with 40-minute levels.
Day 1 will play for 17 levels or down to 15 percent of the field, whichever is later, with 20-minute breaks every three levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 around 7 p.m.
Day 2 will pick back up at 1 p.m. Friday and will play for 15 to 17 levels, depending on how things are going, with 15-minute breaks every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 26 around 5:30 p.m. Day 3 will play down to a winner with 15-minute breaks every three levels and a to-be-determined dinner break.
Last summer, the Salute to Warriors event drew 4,303 runners and raised nearly $200,000 for veterans. Retired firefighter Steven Genovese took down the event for $217,921 and his first bracelet, while others at the final table included Dejuante Alexander (9th - $19,910) and poker media member William Butcher (3rd - $99,961).
"It feels amazing!" Genovese told PokerNews. "I was pinching myself the whole time!"
2023 WSOP Salute to Warriors Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Genovese | United States | $217,921 |
| 2 | Kelly Gall | Canada | $134,643 |
| 3 | William Butcher | United States | $99,961 |
| 4 | Ali Alawadhi | United States | $74,819 |
| 5 | Ryan Stephens | United States | $56,464 |
| 6 | David Elisofon | United States | $42,966 |
| 7 | Raffaello Locatelli | Italy | $32,969 |
| 8 | Youssef Hicham | Morocco | $25,512 |
| 9 | Dejuante Alexander | United States | $19,910 |
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What Else is Happening at the 2024 WSOP?
- Dario Sammartino finally became a WSOP champion, ridding himself of the "Best Players Without a Bracelet" tag.
- Only five players remain in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, including Daniel Negreanu, hoping to end an 11-year bracelet drought.
- We are not far away from crowning the first-ever PokerNews Deepstack Championship champion, with only 60 players heading into the penultimate day's play.
Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
