Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
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
3,937
Players Left
625
Players Left 1 / 3937
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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
David Daneshgar, who built a successful business after winning a WSOP bracelet in 2008, seemed determined to give his chips away and he did do quickly. He looked at his cards briefly and declared all-in.
Daneshgar, a bracelet winner in no-limit hold'em, got into a three-way all in win Travis Hickey and Donald Kellum, and donated generously to their chip fund, as they split the winning pot with the same hand.
In the next hand, Daneshgar went all-in in the dark with his final 15,000 chips. Yamaguchi Yota made the call.
David Daneshgar: K♠3♦
Yamaguchi Yota: A♦J♥
Neither player connected with the runout Q♣10♣4♣8♣10♠ and Yota's ace was enough to win the hand.
When told that he could buy back in for one more entry, Daneshgar took out his phone. Six minutes later he had donated that new 50,000-chip starting stack to another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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58,000
58,000
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58,000 |
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48,800
48,800
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48,800 |
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30,300
30,300
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30,300 |
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tsubasa Kamei raised from the button to 2,000, and Chunhui Ji three-bet from the big blind to 8,000, which put his tournament life at risk.
Chunhui Ji: A♠K♦
Tsubasa Kamei: K♥9♣
The board ran out with Q♣8♦7♠7♥7♦, and ace high with three sevens was the winner for JI, who managed to save his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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88,000 | |
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30,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | |
|
85,500
95,300
|
95,300 |
|
77,500
132,500
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132,500 |
|
61,000 | |
|
58,000 | |
|
53,000 | |
|
|
39,100 | |
|
30,100 | |
|
24,100 |
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000 | |
|
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
275,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
250,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
236,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
230,700 | |
|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
230,000
181,200
|
181,200 |
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Muniz, fresh off his third-place finish in the $600 Deepstack Event, is set to compete throughout the entire series. While he’s found success at several venues around Las Vegas, Muniz has his sights set on two of the most anticipated tournaments, the Millionaire Maker and the Main Event.
Unlike many players who spend hours studying away from the table, Muniz credits his background as a retail manager for sharpening his people-reading skills, along with a natural aptitude for math. This year, he has focused on playing with greater discipline and patience — an approach that has been paying dividends so far. Muniz stated, "I play with my gut".
This tournament holds a personal significance for Muniz, as it reminds him of his late ex-father-in-law, Vince Lipvosky, who served as a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. Lipovosky was a role model for Muniz’s children, who continue to love and miss him dearly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
43,000
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43,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 29th episode, Connor talks with actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly about the 20th anniversary of her World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win, high-stakes cash games, the recent cancellation of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, dating poker pro Phil Laak, and her goal of getting into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Tilly also revealed that she tried to stop her ex-husband, Sam Simon, from creating The Simpsons and told the story of how she was nearly the voice of Marge Simpson.
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Players are on a 20-minute break with 2,313 competitors returning for battle.
