Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,614,170
Entries
3,937
Level
41
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
32
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 3937
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Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Brandon Sowers open-shoved in late position for about 6,200,000 and Steven Glasscock called in the hijack for 3,550,000 to put himself at risk.
Steven Glasscock: A♥J♦ 
Brandon Sowers: J♣J♠
Sowers' pair of jacks remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 4♥8♠K♥K♣J♥, ending Glasscock's tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,750,000
4,850,000
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4,850,000 |
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Busted |
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Navy veteran Robert Gingher is still in the hunt for the SALUTE title. He chatted to PokerNews about playing poker beneath the waves and enjoying the SALUTE to Warriors event as someone who served.
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Sean Hansen committed his last 3,500,000 from early position and was called by Richard Buckingham in the next seat over.
Sean Hansen: A♥Q♠
Richard Buckingham: A♠J♣
Hansen had the better ace and looked primed for a double when the flop and turn ran 2♠K♠K♥8♥, but the J♠ was a disastrous river to send Hansen out in 27th place. Hansen earned $5,887 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 648 | 1 | Jaehyun Park | South Korea | 8,700,000 | 22 |
| 648 | 2 | Mike Gao | United States | 1,800,000 | 5 |
| 648 | 3 | Ofer Saha | United States | 5,900,000 | 15 |
| 648 | 4 | Tyler Green | United States | 2,350,000 | 6 |
| 648 | 5 | Clark Reynolds | United States | 6,200,000 | 16 |
| 648 | 6 | Joey Couden | United States | 7,100,000 | 18 |
| 648 | 7 | Samuel Choae | United States | 3,100,000 | 8 |
| 648 | 8 | Sean Hansen | United States | 2,400,000 | 6 |
| 648 | 9 | Richard Buckingham | United States | 21,000,000 | 53 |
| 649 | 1 | Yu Hsiang Huang | Taiwan | 8,200,000 | 21 |
| 649 | 2 | Keith Romer | United States | 4,425,000 | 11 |
| 649 | 2 | Joseph Hernon | United States | 12,000,000 | 30 |
| 649 | 4 | Charlemagne Benjamin | United States | 9,200,000 | 23 |
| 649 | 5 | Roger Hendren | United States | 8,000,000 | 20 |
| 649 | 6 | Luciano Melo | Brazil | 11,775,000 | 29 |
| 649 | 7 | Sebastian Medina | Columbia | 6,775,000 | 17 |
| 649 | 8 | Abraham Barbarian | United States | 9,075,000 | 23 |
| 649 | 9 | James Reed | United States | 7,275,000 | 18 |
| 651 | 1 | Oliver Heidel | Germany | 7,075,000 | 18 |
| 651 | 2 | Brandon Sowers | United States | 5,900,000 | 15 |
| 651 | 2 | Steven Glasscock | United States | 4,900,000 | 12 |
| 651 | 4 | Kimon Fountoukidis | Poland | 9,200,000 | 23 |
| 651 | 5 | Timothy Shifflet | United States | 2,700,000 | 7 |
| 651 | 6 | Tim Caziarc | United States | 7,000,000 | 18 |
| 651 | 7 | Anthony Desai | United States | 5,625,000 | 14 |
| 651 | 8 | Alexander Savchenko | Russian Federation | 6,500,000 | 16 |
| 651 | 9 | Robert Gingher | United States | 4,700,000 | 12 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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21,000,000
10,850,000
|
10,850,000 |
|
12,000,000
1,850,000
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1,850,000 |
|
11,775,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
9,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
9,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
9,075,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
8,700,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
8,200,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
|
8,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
7,275,000
1,125,000
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1,125,000 |
|
7,100,000
7,275,000
|
7,275,000 |
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7,075,000
5,165,000
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5,165,000 |
|
7,000,000
3,075,000
|
3,075,000 |
|
6,775,000
4,875,000
|
4,875,000 |
|
6,500,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
|
6,200,000
1,485,000
|
1,485,000 |
|
5,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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|
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5,900,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
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5,625,000 | |
|
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4,900,000
200,000
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200,000 |
|
4,700,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
4,425,000
2,185,000
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2,185,000 |
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3,100,000
1,475,000
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1,475,000 |
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2,700,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
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2,400,000
1,450,000
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1,450,000 |
|
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Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Charlemagne Benjamin is on a rush to start Day 3 as he knocked out two players back-to-back in the first level of the day.
The first hand occurred after Giovanni Spataro jammed with his dwindling stack after losing an all-in earlier from early position, and Benjamin called from the small blind.
Giovanni Spataro: J♦9♠
Charlemagne Benjamin: A♥7♦
The 8♠K♦8♦2♥3♥ board was no help to Spataro as Benjamin eliminated him from the tournament with ace high.
The very next hand, Benjamin opened the action with a jam from the button into two smaller stacks in the blinds. Stanislav Kriventsov called to put himself at risk.
Stanislav Kriventsov: Q♣10♠
Charlemagne Benjamin: A♦6♥
Benjamin hit his ace immediately when the flop came A♠9♣K♠. The 7♠ turn drummed up some drama as it gave Kriventsov a flush draw, but the 10♥ was a blank to send him out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,500,000
4,850,000
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4,850,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Action folded around to Sean Hansen in the small blind, who moved all in to put Timothy Shifflet at risk in the big blind. Shifflet made the call for 1,375,000 total.
Timothy Shifflet: K♦8♠
Sean Hansen: A♠6♥
Hansen was in good shape to chip up, but the board ran out 10♣10♦7♠9♠K♥, with Shifflet hitting a king on the river to remain in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,150,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
|
950,000
2,275,000
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2,275,000 |
|
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Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Charlemagne Benjamin moved all in from the hijack for 2,425,000 and Giovanni Spataro reshoved in the small.
Charlemagne Benjamin: A♦9♣
Giovanni Spataro: 8♦5♦
The board ran out 2♥Q♣K♦2♠7♣ and Benjamin earned the much needed double up.
Spataro mentioned that he didn't see that Benjamin had shoved.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,650,000
3,250,000
|
3,250,000 |
|
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1,425,000
2,925,000
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2,925,000 |
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Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Randy Youngblood's Day 3 journey was a brief one, as he was eliminated on the first hand of the day.
The hand began when Youngblood shoved for 4,200,000 from late position and was called by Roger Hendren in the small blind, who had him covered with 4,600,0000.
Randy Youngblood: A♣Q♠
Roger Hendren: A♥K♥
Youngblood found no solace on the 6♥5♥10♣7♦8♠ board to send him out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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8,800,000
3,800,000
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3,800,000 |
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Busted |
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Day 3 of the $500 Salute to Warriors has begun.
Of the 32 players that have returned, one will emerge victorious today.
A reminder that the winner will collect the $187,937 first-place prize and a WSOP gold bracelet.
