Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,851,970
Entries
4,517
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
678
Players Left
17
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Day 2 of the 2024 World Series of Poker Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas began with 678 players returning from the record-breaking 4,517 entry field. By the end of the night, only 17 players remained, with Paul Serrate bagging the biggest stack worth 27,530,000 followed by Tolga Gesli with 24,025,000.
Both will be looking to add their first World Series of Poker bracelet to their collection. Serrate flew relatively under the radar throughout most of the day but started to gain some momentum as the field thinned out.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Serrate | Bolivia | 27,530,000 | 34 |
| 2 | Tolga Gesli | United States | 24,025,000 | 30 |
| 3 | Rafael Takeda | United States | 21,800,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Dane Harnett | Australia | 19,100,000 | 23 |
| 5 | Stavros Petychakis | Greece | 19,000,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Ben Collins | England | 15,850,000 | 19 |
| 7 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 15,650,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Siavash Bahri | United States | 15,500,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Hersh Mahajan | United States | 12,100,000 | 15 |
| 10 | Maxwell Schrack | United States | 11,325,000 | 14 |
Among those to earn a cash were 2006 Main Event Champion Jamie Gold in 436th ($1,051) and bracelet winners Rich Alsup in 521st ($1,001), Matthew Bode in 477th ($1,001), Massoud Eskandari in 311th ($1,209), Alen Bakovic in 354th ($1,121), and Joseph Dulaney in 303rd ($1,209).
The remaining players will come back to a cash worth at least $10,002, but everyone in the room will be after the lion's share of the $1,851,970 prize pool, with $207,486 and a WSOP gold bracelet reserved for the eventual champion.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $207,486 |
| 2 | 138,423 |
| 3 | $102,360 |
| 4 | $76,338 |
| 5 | $57,420 |
| 6 | $43,564 |
| 7 | $33,341 |
| 8 | $25,742 |
| 9 | $20,052 |
| 10 | $15,759 |
The Day 3 finale is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. local time on June 29. As always, PokerNews will be on-site to provide live updates straight from the tournament floor, so keep it locked here for up-to-date info on this and all remaining tournaments at the 2024 World Series of Poker.
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Gerald Schnierer | Canada | 5,700,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Ben Snodgrass | United States | 3,300,000 | 4 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Hersh Mahajan | United States | 12,100,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Rafael Takeda | United States | 21,800,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Tolga Gesli | United States | 24,025,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Richard Juliano | United States | 6,675,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 7 | Caleb Powell | United States | 2,100,000 | 3 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 8 | David Valone | United States | 7,150,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 9 | Ben Collins | United Kingdom | 15,850,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 1 | Dane Harnett | New Zealand | 19,100,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 2 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 15,650,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 3 | Rami Hammoud | Canada | 7,200,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 5 | Stavros Petychakis | Greece | 19,000,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 6 | Matthew Strickland | United States | 11,000,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 7 | Maxwell Schrack | United States | 11,325,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 8 | Paul Serrate | United States | 27,550,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 9 | Siavash Bahri | United States | 15,500,000 | 19 |
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,550,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
24,025,000 | |
|
21,800,000 | |
|
19,100,000 | |
|
19,000,000 | |
|
15,850,000 | |
|
||
|
15,650,000 | |
|
15,500,000 | |
|
12,100,000 | |
|
11,325,000 | |
|
11,000,000 | |
|
7,200,000 | |
|
7,150,000 | |
|
6,675,000 | |
|
5,700,000 | |
|
3,300,000 | |
|
2,100,000 | |
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
After a series of raises before the flop Rafael Takeda was at risk for 10,450,000 against Caleb Powell.
Rafael Takeda: A♥A♣ 
Caleb Powell: Q♦Q♥
It was a preflop cooler and the 6♣5♥4♦7♦5♦ run out meant Takeda was still good for a massive double as the night came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,800,000
10,800,000
|
10,800,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-10,650,000
|
-10,650,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Heads up to a flop reading 2♥3♠3♣, Samuel Kaplan went all in and was called by Stavros Petychakis.
Samuel Kaplan: Q♥9♥
Stavros Petychakis: A♠K♣
Petychakis had just ace high and remained ahead when the 7♣ and the 8♣ rolled off the deck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,450,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | 1 | Gerald Schnierer | United States | 6,000,000 | 12 |
| 522 | 2 | Ben Snodgrass | United States | 4,600,000 | 9 |
| 522 | 3 | Hersh Mahajan | United States | 14,300,000 | 29 |
| 522 | 4 | Rafael Takeda | Brazil | 11,000,000 | 22 |
| 522 | 5 | Tolga Gesli | United States | 24,000,000 | 48 |
| 522 | 6 | Richard Juliano | United States | 7,500,000 | 15 |
| 522 | 7 | Caleb Powell | United States | 12,750,000 | 26 |
| 522 | 8 | David Valone | United States | 6,700,000 | 13 |
| 522 | 9 | Ben Collins | United Kingdom | 16,000,000 | 32 |
| 512 | 1 | Dane Harnett | New Zealand | 17,500,000 | 35 |
| 512 | 2 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 16,000,000 | 32 |
| 512 | 3 | Rami Hammoud | Canada | 8,000,000 | 16 |
| 512 | 4 | Samuel Kaplan | United States | 7,000,000 | 14 |
| 512 | 5 | Stavros Petychakis | Greece | 12,450,000 | 25 |
| 512 | 6 | Matthew Strickland | United States | 9,400,000 | 19 |
| 512 | 7 | Maxwell Schrack | United States | 12,300,000 | 25 |
| 512 | 8 | Paul Serrate | Bolivia | 26,550,000 | 53 |
| 512 | 9 | Siavash Bahri | United States | 14,250,000 | 29 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,000,000
6,500,000
|
6,500,000 |
|
|
17,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
16,000,000
4,600,000
|
4,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000,000
-6,000,000
|
-6,000,000 |
|
|
14,300,000
4,300,000
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
14,250,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
|
|
12,750,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
|
|
12,450,000
-4,250,000
|
-4,250,000 |
|
|
12,300,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
|
|
11,000,000 | |
|
|
9,400,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
8,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
7,500,000
-3,500,000
|
-3,500,000 |
|
|
7,000,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
6,700,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
6,000,000
5,989,500
|
5,989,500 |
|
|
4,600,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Michael Scully went all in as one of the short stacks and was looked up by Rafael Takeda, two seats to his left.
Michael Scully: 6♠6♦
Rafael Takeda: A♦J♥
The flop was gin for Scully when the flop fanned out Q♥6♣Q♠, as he flopped a full house, but Takeda gained some outs when the Q♦ peeled the turn. Takeda, indeed, converted to a better full house when the J♠ completed the board, leaving Scully flabbergasted by his bad luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Action was picked up with Katsuhiro Mori all in and at risk from the small blind against Vladas Tamasauskas in middle position.
Katsuhiro Mori: A♠J♥
Vladas Tamasauskas: K♥Q♥
The board ran out 9♦A♥2♥5♠10♥ sending Mori to the payout desk in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Dane Harnett three-bet all-in over Adam Kievman's raise and Kievman made the call, and was at risk.
Adam Kievman: A♦Q♥
Dane Harnett: K♦K♥
The board ran out 3♠2♦4♦7♠10♥ and Kievman's rollercoaster of a ride came to a close, as he was sent to the payouts desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000,000
8,150,000
|
8,150,000 |
|
Busted |