Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors Dia 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-06-27 02:34 UTC-7

Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors Day 1 Is a Success; GGPoker's Nana Sanechika Progresses

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Nível 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After 3,209 entrants played 17 levels starting at 11:00 a.m. local time, players are bagging and tagging their chips in Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker just a little past 2:00 a.m. It has been a long day for most, but most of those left will see a return on their investment, with 498 coming back from Day 1 and 482 of those finishing in the money.

Veterans, sponsored professionals in addition to some players wanting to help a worthy charitable cause, or simply play a tournament joined us. Players such as Paulina 'Poker Bunny' Loeliger, Anson Tsang, WSOP Player of the Year contenders Dan Zack and Daniel Weinman all fell short on Day 1.

Brazil's Aryan Oliveira (1,328,000) bagged up the overnight chip lead. Four others finished with stacks north of one million: Jackson Traub (1,077,000), Patrick Pilko (1,057,000), and Gerry Harris (1,024,000).

Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Aryan Oliveira	Brazil	1,328,000	111
2	Jackson Traub	United States	1,077,000	90
3	Patrick Pilko	United States	1,057,000	88
4	Gerry Harris	United States	1,024,000	85
5	Susan Faber	United States	990,000	83
6	Samitti Eksarunchai	United States	987,000	82
7	Manuel Machado	Portugal	930,000	78
8	Robert Fauver	United States	904,000	75
9	Wilbert Chun	United States	886,000	74
10	Austin Srur	United States	883,000	74

Many great stories were traded on Day 1. PokerNews heard a little bit from Shaun Colquhoun, Nick Goulart and others. Surely more great stories will emerge as we move down to the final few tables. You can read Goulart's story here and Colquhoun's here.

Some notable stacks include Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina (660,000),Paawan Bansal (842,000), GGPoker sponsored pro Nana Sanechika (205,000), and Manuel Machado (800,000).

Players will come back on June 27 at 12:00 p.m for Level 18 to play down to the final five players. From Bally's Ballroom, PokerNews will bring you up-to-date information on the tournament as another bracelet will be won, not to mention the $161,256 first place prize.

Tags: Manuel Machado Shaun Colquhoun Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina

2022-06-26 22:34 UTC-7

River Magic For Friedman

Nível 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Perry Friedman was all in preflop against one opponent for their 80,000 stack. Friedman still had to call off a significant percentage of his stack and it was a cooler when cards were flipped.

Opponent:
Perry Friedman:

The board ran out to give Friedman top boat against his opponent, who took his exit with grace.

''That's the second time I've cracked aces in this tournament'' said Friedman, as he munched on a snack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Perry Friedman	228,000	83,000

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2022-06-26 17:54 UTC-7

Nick Goulart's Story

Nível 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nick Goulart has worked up a decent looking stack of around 110,000 thus far and is looking good in his first ever WSOP bracelet event.

Nick, who is mostly used to playing cash games or sit and gos with his military buddies over the years, is looking to get his first WSOP bracelet. Deservedly so after serving in the U.S. Air Force for the last 21 years, mostly out of Travis air base.

Nick credits his spouse, Val with helping improve his poker game, what an ode to her it would be if he could ship the entire event.

There are plenty of stories coming out of this year's Salute to Warriors event, stay tuned for all the up to date stories and hands.

Tags: Nick Goulart

2022-06-26 16:52 UTC-7

Andion In Massive Pot On The River

Nível 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alejandro Andion was heads-up against the cutoff on a , the pot already at 70,000.

According to another player at the table, who helpfully filled PokerNews in on the action, apparently after a pre-flop limp from early position, Andion's opponent had bet and Andion three-bet the button. After getting called he continued, was called, then continued again on the turn when checked to. The opponent called again.

This time, on the river his opponent lead into him for 31,000 chips only to have Andion move all in for 99,500 total. The opponent had Andion covered by a few thousand, and after thinking for a couple of minutes if not more, the opponent perhaps begrudgingly let his hand go.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alejandro Andión	140,000	140,000

2022-06-26 16:31 UTC-7

Shaun Colquhoun, One Veteran's Story

Nível 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Shaun Colquhoun, who has been covered in this event today after rising to the top of the chip counts early, is here representing Warriors Poker.

Colquhoun, who had a 4th place finish in Event #1 at this years WSOP, is an U.S Army Infantry veteran, who was medically discharged. Serving 6 years from '07-'13, with part in Afghanistan, Colquhoun has lived in Las Vegas for the last 8 years, playing cash games across Vegas casinos for the last 6.

He also is a celebrity host for cash games across the city, working with Phil Ivey, for example.

According to Colquhoun, Warriors Poker is a fantastic organisation that helps fund Veterans with buy-ins, so they can play poker tournaments. Colquhoun has spoken of how calming poker can be, helping those with post-traumatic stress to find focus and community.

A charming guy, Colquhoun is focused on trying to win a bracelet, after just missing out at the start of the WSOP summer, with this event his target.

There will be plenty of other stories from this event over the next two or three days, keep it here with PokerNews, where we'll try to bring you more stories like Shaun's as the event progresses.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Shaun Colquhoun	100,000

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2022-06-26 14:53 UTC-7

Player Of The Year Contender In The Field

Nível 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Dan Weinman has graced the Salute to Warriors event with his presence.

Weinman was just in a pot three ways to a flop, where he bet from under the gun after the big blind checked to him. His sizing was 2,500 and one player folded before the big blind called on a board.

To a turn of , after the big blind checked once again, Weinman fired 8,000 which got a fold from his opponent.

Weinman is in the hunt for Player Of the Year after cashing a whopping 12 events so far this series. With a 2nd place in Event #9, followed by his first bracelet in Event #30.

Weinman, with a new haircut, is second on the POY leaderboard behind Dan Zack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Weinman	48,000	48,000

Tags: Dan Weinman Dan Zack

2022-06-26 13:36 UTC-7

Registration for $1,100 Buy-In, $1 Million GTD PokerNews Up Open Until ~8:45 p.m. Tonight!

Nível 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Today is the final flight for the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget Las Vegas! Late registration will close at approximately 8:45 p.m. local time.

The tournament featured three starting flights and the surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

Find out all about this can't-miss event!

2022-06-26 11:59 UTC-7

Colquhoun In The Mix Again, Among Early Chip Leaders

Nível 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Shaun Colquhoun has busted a player already. He got the hand on video and showed PokerNews the footage. He was all in on a board of .

Opponent:
Shaun Colquhoun:

The river didn't help his opponent and the Las Vegas native has started well.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Shaun Colquhoun	118,000	69,000

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2022-06-26 11:08 UTC-7

Brief Delay

Nível 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

There has been a slight delay to the start of the event. Action will be underway momentarily after a short speech by Jack Effel and salute by the U.S. service representatives.

2022-06-26 10:20 UTC-7

Welcome to Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold'em

Nível 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold'em kicks off today at 11:00 a.m. The tournament is a fantastic opportunity for players to make a difference to help charity, with a percentage of the buy-in going toward vertaran-related charities.

The 2021 version of the event drew a field of 1,738 players with Eric Zhang the winner after three days of play, netting himself $102,465 for his efforts. This is the third instance of this event, after the inaugural event in 2019.

With a $500 buy-in, $40 of which is a donation to charity, this event is sure to draw players from all kinds of backgrounds who want to do their part to help while also playing for a nice payday.

The tournament will play out over three days once again, with 40 minute levels and a 50,000 starting stack. On Day 1, 17 levels will be played with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 9 (~5:40 p.m). Late registration will close after the dinner break at the start of Level 10 (~6:55 p.m.).

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the up to date action on the event as well as all other events running today at the 2022 World Series of Poker from Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Eric Zhang