Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors Jour 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-06-28 01:38 UTC-7

James Todd Leads as 21 Players Survive Day 2 of Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Day 2 of the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors began with 498 players returning from the 3,209-entry field. By the end of the night, just 21 players remained with James Todd and his stack of 20 million leading the way.

Todd got a good deal of his chips in the last level of the night when he scored a double elimination. It happened when Dennis Booze raised with tens, Michael Vaverka jammed with pocket queens, and Todd woke up with two black aces in the small blind. He reraised, Booze shoved, and Todd both called and held to vault up the counts.

Others to survive the night were Rigoberto Rodriguez (14,950,000), Todd Saffron (11,900,000), Elias Neto (9,200,000), poker vlogger Matt Vaughan (7,750,000), Richard Alati (5,225,000), Marco Petrusch (4,925,000), and Scott Shafman (2,625,000).

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

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	James Todd	United States	20,000,000	50
2	Rigoberto Rodriguez	United States	14,950,000	37
3	Todd Saffron	United States	11,900,000	30
4	Nicholas Sena-Hopkins	United States	10,305,000	26
5	Zyad Qasem	United States	10,000,000	25
6	Patrick Pilko	United States	9,900,000	25
7	Brett Coltman	United States	9,300,000	23
8	Elias Neto	Brazil	9,200,000	23
9	Matthew Vaughan	United States	7,750,000	19
10	Richard Strainis	United States	6,650,000	17

With the top 482 spots getting paid, 16 players left empty-handed on Day 2, but from there the in-the-money bust outs came at a fast and furious pace. Among those to earn a cash were Christina Gollins (170th - $1,277), Jessica Weldon (152nd - $1,460), Kenny Nguyen (113th - $1,460), Paul Sokoloff (75th - $2,283), Jacqueline Ray (42nd - $4,607), Chad Layne (37th - $4,607), and Gerome Touchard (28th - $5,593).

The Day 3 finale is slated to kick off at noon local time on June 28, and once again PokerNews will be on-site to provide live updates straight from the tournament floor. Be sure to join us then!

Tags: James Todd

2022-06-28 01:06 UTC-7

David Mark Eliminated in 22nd Place ($6,839)

blaisebourgeois

Niveau 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

David Mark shoved for his final 3,000,000 from under the gun and Zyad Qasem called from the small blind.

David Mark:
Zyad Qasem:

Qasem took a huge lead on the flop but chop outs became available on the turn.

The river, however, eliminated Mark and gave Qasem another big addition to his stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Zyad Qasem	9,200,000 3,900,000	3,900,000
David Mark	Eliminé

Tags: David Mark Zyad Qasem

2022-06-28 01:06 UTC-7

Edward Clark Eliminated in 23rd Place ($6,839)

blaisebourgeois

Niveau 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Zyad Qasem shoved from under the gun and Edward Clark called for less, just 2,000,000, from the big blind.

Edward Clark:
Zyad Qasem:

Qasem quite enjoyed the flop to go way ahead.

The rolled off on the turn and the completed the board to give Qasem a huge boost while eliminating Clark.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Zyad Qasem	5,300,000 5,300,000	5,300,000
Edward Clark	Eliminé

Tags: Edward Clark Zyad Qasem

2022-06-28 01:06 UTC-7

Jonathan Skipworth Eliminated in 24th Place ($6,839)

blaisebourgeois

Niveau 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Elias Neto opened for 700,000 from under the gun and Jonathan Skipworth shoved for 850,000 from early position. Nicholas Sena-Hopkins called from middle position and Neto tossed in an extra 150,000.

The flop came and both Neto and Sena-Hopkins tapped the table.

On the turn, Neto put out a bet of 800,000 and Sena-Hopkins called.

The river was also checked down.

Sena-Hopkins turned over , rivering a straight after turning a double gutter. Neto turned over for a pair of tens.

Unfortunately for Skipworth, he completely missed with his and he was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nicholas Sena-Hopkins	12,000,000 11,694,000	11,694,000
Elias Neto	8,900,000 7,700,000	7,700,000
Jonathan Skipworth	Eliminé

Tags: Elias Neto Jonathan Skipworth Nicholas Sena-Hopkins

2022-06-28 00:58 UTC-7

Michael Vaverka Eliminated in 26th Place; Dennis Booze in 25th Place ($6,839 Each)

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 32 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Dennis Booze raised to 700,000 from early position only to have Michael Vaverka three-bet jam for 1.75 billion from late position. James Todd then made it 3.5 million to go from the small blind and called when Booze jammed for around 5.1 million.

James Todd:
Dennis Booze:
Michael Vaverka:

Todd had the best hand and it held to score the double elimination after the board ran out .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Todd	19,000,000 14,800,000	14,800,000

Dennis Booze	Eliminé
Michael Vaverka	Eliminé

Tags: Dennis Booze James Todd Michael Vaverka

2022-06-27 21:39 UTC-7

The Other Oppenheim Busts To Zyad

Toogood32

Niveau 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

David Openheim was all in under the gun for 365,000 and Qasem Zyad raised to 725,000 next to act. Everyone else got out of the way and cards were flipped.

David Openheim:
Qasem Zyad:

The board gave Zyad a pair and busted the short stacked Openheim.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Qasem Zyad	3,000,000
David Oppenheim	Eliminé

2022-06-27 19:19 UTC-7

Avigal Loading Up

Niveau 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yuzu Wang raised to 160,000 in early position and was met with an all-in jam from a player in middle position for 975,000. Meir Avigal then moved over top for approximately 2,200,000 and Wang folded.

Opponent:
Meir Avigal:

Avigal was behind and in danger of dropping almost half of his stack, but the flop gave him plenty of hope with a flush draw. The turn gave him exactly what he needed with the , and finally the just to solidify the win and send him up near four million chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Meir Avigal	3,800,000 799,650	799,650
Yuzu Wang	3,200,000 -3,750,000	-3,750,000

Tags: Meir Avigal

2022-06-27 19:08 UTC-7

What's David Oppenheim Doing in this Tournament?!

Niveau 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

While there are often players with similar or identical names to notable or outright famous poker players, a new one has been discovered in this tournament.

David Oppenheim, who is originally from the Seattle area but now lives in Las Vegas, raised some of the PokerNews staff's eyebrows when his name was seen on the seat draw for the day.

Speaking with the Poker Hall of Famer's namesake, he revealed that he's friends and roommates with Matthew Jewett who made a deep run in last year's Main Event, finishing 28th for just under $200,000.

While that other David Oppenheim is best known for his cash game prowess, this David Oppenheim, like his roommate, is no slouch in the tournament streets, with over $100,000 in cashes to his name and with under 100 players left in this event, he's on the verge of another decent score.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
David Oppenheim	1,800,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: David Oppenheim Matthew Jewett

2022-06-27 17:49 UTC-7

Zolotow Eliminated in One-Two Punch

Niveau 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Steve Zolotow has just been eliminated after losing a pair of hands.

He was left short-stacked with approximately 400,000 when he jammed in middle position with and was called by Derek Lacock with . The board came , bringing no help to the two-time bracelet winner and sending him to the rail.

Lacock and his tablemate Chad Layne were also kind enough to pass along the details of a hand prior to this that took the majority of Zolotow's chips, where Zolotow opened to 110,000 and was three-bet by Layne to 330,000. Zolotow then moved in for 1,100,000 and was snap-called by Layne with .

Zolotow was caught with and got no help, leaving him short-stacked for his imminent elimination at the hands of Lacock.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chad Layne	2,200,000 1,958,000	1,958,000
Derek Lacock	1,485,000 1,069,000	1,069,000
Steve Zolotow	Eliminé

Tags: Chad Layne Derek Lacock Steve Zolotow

2022-06-27 17:06 UTC-7

Hawes Gets His Revenge and an Elimination

Niveau 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Shortly after their big pot at table 629, an even bigger pot took place between Gregory Hawes and Gerry Harris, with Jose Lima getting caught in the crossfire.

Hawes raised under the gun to 100,000 and was called in early position by Harris. Lima then moved all in for 655,000 from middle position. Hawes then moved in for about a million and Harris called having both players covered.

Jose Lima:
Gregory Hawes:
Gerry Harris:

The flop came , pairing Hawes' king to give him the lead. The turn and river brought no help to either of his opponents and Hawes took down a huge pot to vault over three million in chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Gregory Hawes	3,400,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Gerry Harris	1,300,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Jose Lima	Eliminé

Tags: Gerry Harris Gregory Hawes Jose Lima