2025 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$187,937
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,614,170
Entries
3,937
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
3,937
Players Left
625
Players Left 1 / 3937

Rest, Relaxation, Rush

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ricky Landais
Ricky Landais

Ricky Landais has had a rough time of it thus far at the WSOP. He has cashed a couple times, but his bad beat stories outnumber his successes.

"I got knocked out of two bracelet events when I had an ace and an ace came on the flop, and I was taken out by a one-outer," Landais said.

So, he took several days off from poker to refresh his mind and get back to the positive approach that has served him well over the years.

Through the first 13 levels of this event, his fortunes have changed. He had not even planned to play this event, but it was a good way to get back in the game and it benefits a good cause.

He appears to have made a good decision.

"There is a lot of poker left, but I'm felling good and refreshed," Landais said.

Player Chips Progress
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Ricky Landais
653,000
59,000
59,000

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