Get Ready for Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold'em
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Today will see the start of Event #67: $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.
Day 1 will play for 17 levels or down to 15 percent of the field, whichever is later, with 20-minute breaks every three levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 around 7 p.m.
Day 2 will pick back up at 1 p.m. Friday 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 4,303 runners and raised nearly $200,000 for veterans. Retired firefighter Steven Genovese took down the event for $217,921 and his first bracelet, while others at the final table included Dejuante Alexander (9th - $19,910) and poker media member William Butcher (3rd - $99,961).
"It feels amazing!" Genovese told PokerNews. "I was pinching myself the whole time!"
2023 WSOP Salute to Warriors Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Genovese | United States | $217,921 |
| 2 | Kelly Gall | Canada | $134,643 |
| 3 | William Butcher | United States | $99,961 |
| 4 | Ali Alawadhi | United States | $74,819 |
| 5 | Ryan Stephens | United States | $56,464 |
| 6 | David Elisofon | United States | $42,966 |
| 7 | Raffaello Locatelli | Italy | $32,969 |
| 8 | Youssef Hicham | Morocco | $25,512 |
| 9 | Dejuante Alexander | United States | $19,910 |
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What Else is Happening at the 2024 WSOP?
- Dario Sammartino finally became a WSOP champion, ridding himself of the "Best Players Without a Bracelet" tag.
- Only five players remain in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, including Daniel Negreanu, hoping to end an 11-year bracelet drought.
- We are not far away from crowning the first-ever PokerNews Deepstack Championship champion, with only 60 players heading into the penultimate day's play.