Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em
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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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
After a heartfelt introduction from Jack Effel, the Color Guard, and a special 99-year old guest and veteran, Gene Bellar, Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors is underway.
Day 1 will feature 40-minute levels with a 20-minute break every third level.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action started with Liina Vark raising to 500 from under the gun. She was called by a player in early position and both blinds.
The flop came J♠K♥9♥. The blinds checked and Vark continued for 1,000. Early position folded, but the players in the blinds both called.
The turn was the 8♥ bringing in more possible straights and a flush. Vark continued for 2,200 after getting checked to. The player in the small blind folded, but the big blind called.
The river was the J♥, bringing in the fourth heart and pairing the board. The player in the big blind checked, and Vark bet 5,000. This time, her opponent released the hand and she was able to take down an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Herbie Teope defended a raise of 600 in position and was heads up to a flop of J♥10♠6♠.
The preflop aggressor slowed down with a check and Teope fired a a bet out to take down a pot early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,800
800
|
800 |
71,000
7,000
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Benjamin Schneider played a big pot early after his open raise from early position got a three-bet from the player in the cutoff. According to the players, the player in the big blind cold-called and when action was back on Schneider, he four-bet. He got a call from the cutoff, but the big blind folded.
The flop came 7♣Q♣2♣. Schneider checked and cutoff bet 5,000. Schneider called.
The turn was the 8♣. Schneider checked again and his opponent bet 8,000. Schneider went all in. Opponent folded and Schneider took down a nice pot early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Navy Veteran Dan Carrascl raised to 1,200 preflop and Patrick Hocking defended from the big blind.
The flop fanned out 9♣8♣7♥ and Hocking check-called a bet of 2,600.
The turn peeled the 5♠ and Carrascl placed the same bet of 2,600 when checked to but Hocking raised 6,000 before getting a call.
Heads up, the board straightened out with the 6♠ and Hocking went all in. Carrascl thought for a short time before surrendering the pot and Hocking moved up in the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,500 | |
|
|
27,800 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
