Friday, July 5, 2019 2:01 PM Local Time
Taylor Carroll Eliminated in 5th Place ($28,897)
Hand #37: Susan Faber limped on the button and Rob Stark raised to 850,000 in the small blind. Tayler Carroll shoved for 7,730,000 and Faber called after Stark folded.
Taylor Carroll:
Susan Faber:
Carroll was in desperate shape to win the hand and the board brought him no help. Carroll, a veteran of the air force, ended up in 5th place for $28,897.
Susan Faber | 22,400,000 | 9,700,000 |
Taylor Carroll | 0 | -7,730,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 2:01 PM Local Time
Level 34 started
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Friday, July 5, 2019 1:58 PM Local Time
Hands #35-36 : Stark Gets Value
Hand #35: Chris Canan called his option and Susan Faber checked.
The flop fell Faber called Canan's bet for 300,000. The turn was the and Canan bet for 400,000. Faber called once more.
On the river, Canan opted to check and Faber fired 1,000,000. Canan let it go.
Hand #36: Taylor Carrol raised under the gun to 625,000 Rob Stark called in the big blind.
A flop came and Stark led out for 775,000. Carroll took a minute and called to see a on the turn. Stark checked this time and so did Carroll.
The river was the and Stark fired 2,500,000. Carroll went deep into the tank and called, but mucked his cards when Stark revealed for the winning hand of trips.
Taylor Carroll | 7,730,000 | -4,170,000 |
Dean Yoon | 3,900,000 | 0 |
Rob Stark | 1,040,000 | -6,160,000 |
Chris Canan | 640,000 | -6,760,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 1:41 PM Local Time
Hands #30-34: There Is a New Chip Leader
Hand #30: Chris Canan opened for 525,000 on the button and Susan Faber called from the small blind.
Both players checked the board down to the where Faber fired out 500,000 and Canan called tabling for the winner.
Hand #31: Dean Yoon opened for 700,000 from the cutoff and was uncontested.
Hand #32: Susan Faber opened for 800,000 on the button and Rob Stark called from the small blind.
Stark checked the flop to Faber who bet 800,000 and Stark three-bet to 2,200,000. Faber then four-bet Stark all-in and Stark laid his hand down.
Hand #33: Taylor Carroll opened for 525,000 from the small blind and was uncontested.
Hand #34: Rob Stark opened for 650,000 from the cutoff and Taylor Carroll three-bet to 1,800,000 on the button. Action folded back to Stark who jammed for 4,800,000 and Carroll mucked his hand.
Susan Faber | 12,700,000 | 1,500,000 |
Taylor Carroll | 11,900,000 | -1,800,000 |
Chris Canan | 7,400,000 | 800,000 |
Rob Stark | 7,200,000 | -1,100,000 |
Dean Yoon | 3,900,000 | -800,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 1:31 PM Local Time
Jordan Knackstedt Eliminated in 6th Place ($21,510)
Hand #29: Chris Canan raised his small blind for 2,05,000, putting Jordan Knackstedt at risk for his tournament and the latter moved his last 1,800,000 in the middle to call.
Chris Canan:
Jordan Knackstedt:
Knackstedt had the dominating hand and the flop first fell . However, the showed up on the turn to give a pair of jacks to Canan and Knackstedt made his way to the exit after the came on the river.
Chris Canan | 6,600,000 | 2,400,000 |
Jordan Knackstedt | 0 | -2,300,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 1:29 PM Local Time
Hands #27- 28: Carroll Gets a Fold from Stark
Hand #27: Chris Canan raised all in under the gun to 3,180,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #28: Rob Stark raised to 675,00 Taylor Carroll decided to three-bet to 1,900,000 on the button. It folded back to Stark who tanked and folded.
Taylor Carroll | 13,700,000 | 1,100,000 |
Rob Stark | 8,300,000 | -700,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 1:20 PM Local Time
Hands #22-26: Uncontested Raises
Hand #22: Rob Stark opened for 700,000 from the cutoff and was uncontested.
Hand #23: Chris Canan opened for 2,000,000 from the small blind and was uncontested.
Hand #24: Taylor Carroll opened for 525,000 from early position and was uncontested.
Hand #25: Taylor Carroll opened under the gun for 525,000 and Rob Stark three-bet to 1,300,000 from the big blind. Carroll folded.
Hand #26: Jordan Knackstedt moved all in from late position and was uncontested.
Taylor Carroll | 12,600,000 | -400,000 |
Rob Stark | 9,000,000 | 4,100,000 |
Chris Canan | 4,200,000 | 400,000 |
Jordan Knackstedt | 2,300,000 | 0 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 1:12 PM Local Time
Level 33 started
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Friday, July 5, 2019 1:12 PM Local Time
Hands #17-21 : Knackstedt Doubles Through Faber
Hand #17: Taylor Carroll raised to 425,000 in the cutoff and grabbed the blinds.
Hand #18: Jordan Knackstedt raised in the small blind to 1,000,000 and Susan Faber called.
The flop brought and Knackstedt pushed his last 50,000 in the middle, called by Faber.
Jordan Knackstedt:
Susan Faber:
The turn was the , giving a pair of eights to Knackstedt who doubled up after the completed the board.
Hand #19: Chris Canan moved all in 3,68,000 in the cutoff and no one called.
New blinds 125,000/250,000
Hand #20: Rob Stark raised his small blind for 750,000 and Carroll made the call.
A flop fell and Stark continued for 800,000, Carroll folded.
Hand #21: Stark raised to 600,000 on the button and Dean Yoon called in the big blind.
The was brought and Yoon check-raised to 1,900,000 after Stark bet 700,000. Stark tanked for a minute and shoved for 4,35,000. Yoon quickly folded.
Taylor Carroll | 13,000,000 | -600,000 |
Susan Faber | 11,200,000 | -1,300,000 |
Dean Yoon | 4,700,000 | -2,700,000 |
Jordan Knackstedt | 2,300,000 | 700,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 1:00 PM Local Time
Hands #12-16: The Faber Show
Hand #12: Taylor Carroll raised to 450,000 in from early position and was uncontested.
Hand #13: Chris Canan raised to 500,000 from middle position and Susan Faber called from the small blind.
Faber fired out 500,000 after the flop and Canan mucked his hand.
Hand #14: Taylor Carroll got a walk.
Hand #15: Susan Faber opened for 800,000 from middle position and was uncontested.
Hand #16: Susan Faber limped in from early position along with Dean Yoon from the small blind and Chris Canan checked his option.
The flop was checked to Faber who fired out 800,00 getting a fold from both Yoon and Canan.
Taylor Carroll | 13,600,000 | 600,000 |
Susan Faber | 12,500,000 | 1,600,000 |
Dean Yoon | 7,400,000 | -600,000 |
Chris Canan | 3,800,000 | -900,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:54 PM Local Time
Jose Annaloro Eliminated in 7th Place ($16,190)
Hand #11: Jose Annaloro pushed all in under the gun for his last 775,000 and Dean Yoon reraised all in on the button to create the following showdown:
Jose Annaloro:
Dean Yoon:
It was a typical flip situation but the board brought , improving Yoon's hand into a set of tens to bust Annaloro in 7th place for $16,190.
Dean Yoon | 8,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Jose Annaloro | 0 | -775,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:52 PM Local Time
Hand#10: Blinds for Knackstedt
Hand #10: Jordan Knackstedt raised all in 1,550,000 under the gun and earned the blinds.
Taylor Carroll | 13,600,000 | 600,000 |
Susan Faber | 10,900,000 | 0 |
Rob Stark | 4,900,000 | 0 |
Chris Canan | 4,700,000 | -100,000 |
Jordan Knackstedt | 1,600,000 | -100,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:49 PM Local Time
Kulwant Singh Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,323)
Hand #9: Chris Canan opened under the gun for 500,000, Susan Faber called from middle position and Kulwant Singh jammed for 2,550,000 from the big blind. Canan folded and Faber called.
Susan Faber:
Kulwant Singh:
Singh was in bad shape and couldn't catch a ten as the board ran out and he was eliminated in 8th place.
Susan Faber | 10,900,000 | 3,000,000 |
Chris Canan | 4,800,000 | -400,000 |
Kulwant Singh | 0 | -2,750,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:46 PM Local Time
Hands # 6-8: Still No Flops
Hand #6: Susan Faber limped in from the small blind and folded after Rob Stark jammed for 3,450,000 from the big blind.
Hand #7: Kulwant Singh opened for 700,000 from early position and was uncontested.
Hand #8: Susan Faber opened for 600,000 from the cutoff and folded after Rob Stark jammed for 3,750,000 on the button.
Susan Faber | 7,900,000 | -500,000 |
Chris Canan | 5,200,000 | -400,000 |
Rob Stark | 4,900,000 | 2,700,000 |
Kulwant Singh | 2,750,000 | -550,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:35 PM Local Time
Hands #1-5 : Faber Grabs the Blinds
Hand #1: Susan Faber raised to 600,000 in the hijack and got the blinds.
Hand #2: Faber raised to 800,000 and the rest of the table folded.
Hand #3: Kulwant Singh pushed all in 1,750,000 on the button and took down the pot.
Hand #4: Faber raised to 800,000 under the gun and no one called.
Hand #5: Dean Yoon raised to 700,000 in the hijack and grabbed the pot.
Susan Faber | 8,400,000 | 0 |
Jose Annaloro | 775,000 | -1,125,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:28 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
The final day of Event #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em is officially underway.
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:24 PM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Friday, July 5, 2019 11:09 AM Local Time
Who Will Be the First Champion of Event #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em?
After a day of rest to celebrate July 4th, American Independence Day, it's finally time for Event #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em final table with eight players remaining.
The tournament was one of 19 new WSOP events, encouraging military members to join the action and giving away $40 of each buy-in to benefits of the United Services Organization (USO) and other military-related charities.
For his first year, the event gathered a total of 1,723 entries to create a prize pool of $723,660. The final eights are all assured of a minimum payday worth $12,323 but all have their eyes on the $121,161 first prize and a gold bracelet.
The big story in the field today is Taylor Carroll, a former air force member, retired in 2015, who leads the way with a hefty 13,525,000. Taylor cashed the Millionaire Maker earlier during the Series and is already achieving his biggest live poker performance.
He is followed by Susan Faber (7,280,000), Dean Yoon (6,845,000) and Chris Canan (6,105,000), Kulwant Singh (3,300,00), the most experienced tournament player of the table with $202,680 of live earnings, Uriah Grossglauser (2,200,000), Jose Annaloro (1,900,000) and Jordan Knackstedt (1,700,000).
Below you will see the seating chart for the remaining eight players today. The action will be picking up at noon and play until a winner is decided, with a 15-minute break every three levels.
Final Table Draw
Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | Jose Annaloro | Venezuela | 1,265,000 | 6 |
2 | Susan Faber | United States | 7,280,000 | 36 |
3 | Rob Stark | United States | 3,655,000 | 18 |
4 | Taylor Carroll | United States | 13,525,000 | 68 |
5 | Dean Yoon | United States | 6,845,000 | 34 |
6 | Kulwant Singh | United States | 2,225,000 | 11 |
7 | Chris Canan | United States | 6,105,000 | 31 |
8 | Jordan Knackstsedt | Canada | 2,050,000 | 10 |
PokerNews will be at the heart of the action from beginning to the very end, bringing you live updates of each and every hand that is played at the final table.