Day 2 of Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors; Can Gold Catch Lightning?
Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold’em hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas was a smashing success with a tremendous 4,517 entries generating a total prize pool of $1,851,970. Out of those who joined the fray, only 678 players advanced to Day 2.
Those who made Day 2 are guaranteed a cash of $1,001 but all eyes will be on $207,486 first prize that comes with the much sought-after gold bracelet. The 2006 Main Event winner, Jamie Gold, (428,000) bagged healthy enough to be a threat on Day 2 and he’s no stranger to the spotlight. Steven Kelly (1,069,000) and Joseph Dulaney (824,000) are also looking to add to their WSOP bracelet collections.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Patrick | United States | 1,400,000 | 117 |
| 2 | Lucas Tae | United States | 1,341,000 | 112 |
| 3 | David Gallimore | United States | 1,324,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Ron Schindelheim | Canada | 1,290,000 | 108 |
| 5 | Rami Hammoud | Canada | 1,250,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Jonathan Kwon | United States | 1,236,000 | 103 |
| 7 | Juan Campayo | Spain | 1,230,000 | 103 |
| 8 | Uday Kwatra | Ireland | 1,180,000 | 98 |
| 9 | David Medley | United States | 1,153,000 | 96 |
| 10 | Luigi Scarpeccio | Argentina | 1,141,000 | 95 |
Play begins at 11 a.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center. Players will be returning to just a few minutes of 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind antes before they increase to 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 big blind ante. There will be 15 to 17 levels of play on Day 2, depending on the rate of eliminations.
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