2026 World Series of Poker

Event #59: $500 Salute to Warriors
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
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Help Raise Money for Charity with the Salute to Warriors

Joey Couden - Winner - Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors
2025 Champion Joey Couden

The popular Event #59: $500 Salute to Warriors returns to the 2026 World Series of Poker, traditionally drawing a large field for the three-day tournament.

The event is once again open to all players at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and $40 of each entry will be donated to the U.S.O. and other veterans organizations.

📌 Event Snapshot

  • Event: #59 - $500 Salute to Warriors
  • Date(s): June 21-23, 2026
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. local time
  • Buy-In: $500
  • Format: No-Limit Hold’em
  • Late Registration: 9 Levels (approx. 5:00 p.m. on Day 1)
  • Reentry: One reentry
  • Starting Stack: 50,000 chips
  • Levels: 40 minutes
  • 2025 Winner: Joey Couden – $187,937
  • 2025 Field Size: 3,937 entries
  • 2025 Prize Pool: $1,641,170

Structure and Schedule

Action begins at 10 a.m. local time, with players sitting down to a starting stack of 50,000 chips. and blinds of 100/200/200 with 40-minute levels.

Day 1 is scheduled 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 through 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, while Day 3 will determine a champion.

Past Champions & Notable Winners

In 2025, Joey Couden earned his second WSOP bracelet after defeating a massive field of 3,937 entrants for a first-place prize of $187,937.

“I couldn’t be more happy, good timing for me, for sure”, Couden told PokerNews after his victory. “It was easy to be happy and have fun, I mean, this is why we do this, that’s as fun as it gets out here.”

Other recent champions include Ben Collins (2024), Steven Genovese (2023) and James Todd (2022).