Get Ready for Event #45: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold'em
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Today will see the start of Event #45: $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. This event is open to all participants, and $40 of each entry will be donated to the U.S.O. and other veterans organizations.
Day 1 will play for 17 levels, with 20-minute breaks every three levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 around 7 p.m. Registration remains open for late arrivals until the start of Level 10 (about 5 p.m.).
Day 2 will pick back up at 11 a.m. Monday 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 4,517 runners and raised over $180,000 for veterans. The UK's Ben Collins took down the event for $207,486 from the $1,851,970 prize pool and his first WSOP bracelet.
“It’s just surreal," said Collins. "All along the way you think about holding the bracelet, you get the support from everyone which then keeps you going as you get further… to actually do it, is just ridiculous.”
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,517 | Ben Collins | United Kingdom | $207,486 |
| 2023 | 4,303 | Steven Genovese | United States | $217,921 |
| 2022 | 3,209 | James Todd | United States | $161,256 |
| 2021 | 1,738 | Eric Zhang | United States | $102,465 |
| 2019 | 1,723 | Susan Faber | United States | $121,161 |
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