Prashanth Nataraj hat das $500 Salute To Warriors Event der World Series of Poker 2026 im Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas gewonnen. Der US-Amerikaner sicherte sich sein erstes Bracelet sowie $208.800 Preisgeld.
Mit 34 verbliebenen Spielern ging das $500 No-Limit Hold’em Salute To Warriors (Event #59) der WSOP 2026 in die Entscheidung. Lukas Hafner und Stefan Bittger belegten die Plätze 25 und 24, was den beiden jeweils $8.030 einbrachte.
- Seat 1: Julien Duveau, 15.000.000
- Seat 2: Prashanth Nataraj, 26.000.000
- Seat 3: Holly Foley, 21.000.000
- Seat 4: Robert Brobyn, 19.000.000
- Seat 5: Lexy Gavin-Mather, 18.000.000
- Seat 6: Jeevan Lobo, 48.000.000
- Seat 7: Sebastian Crema, 11.000.000
- Seat 8: Daniel Wirgau, 8.500.000
- Seat 9: Samuel Rannou, 9.000.000
- Seat 10: Laurance Essak, 45.000.000
- Blinds: 500.000/1.000.000; BB Ante: 1.000.000
Im fünften Blind Level wurde der vorläufige Finaltisch erreicht. Knapp über eine Stunde später erwischte es Samuel Rannou ($15.660) als offiziellen Final Table Bubble Boy. Danach traf Laurance Essak das Board 



und schickte so Julien Duveau ($19.930) 
an die Rails. Essak traf dann auch mit 
eine
, was genug war, um Daniel Wirgau ($25.570) 
an die Rails zu senden.
Im achten Blind Level rannte Lexy Gavin-Mather ($33.120) mit 
in die Kings von Sebastian Crema. Mit 
gegen 
reichte Robert Brobyn ($43.260) seinen Stack an Jeevan Lobo ab.
Holly Foley ($57.020) erwischte es mit 
gegen Jeevan Lobo, der mit 
das Board 



traf. Lobo traf danach mit 
eine Dame und schickte auch noch Sebastian Crema ($75.800) 
an die Rails.
Das Heads-up wurde im zehnten Blind Level erreicht. Jeevan Lobo ($101.600) stellte mit 
all-in und rannte in die Damen von Prashanth Nataraj.
- Prashanth Nataraj, 152.000.000
- Laurance Essak, 76.000.000
- Blinds: 2.000.000/4.000.000; BB Ante: 4.000.000
Das Duell war nach rund 30 Minuten beendet. In der entscheidenden Hand war Laurance Essak ($137.370) mit 
gegen 
all-in. Das Board kam mit 



, und Prashanth Nataraj war der Sieger.
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World Series of Poker 2026
Datum: 26. Mai bis 15. Juli / ME FT 3. – 5. August
Ort: Horseshoe Las Vegas
Events: 100 live & 30 online
Buy-Ins: $300 bis $250.000, online ab $215
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WSOP Event #59: No-Limit Hold’em Salute To Warriors
Buy-In: $500
Entries: 4.478
Preisgeld: $1.835.980
Bezahlte Plätze: 672

Payouts
| Rang | Spieler | Land | Preisgeld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prashanth Nataraj | United States | $208.800 |
| 2 | Laurance Essak | United States | $137.370 |
| 3 | Jeevan Lobo | India | $101.600 |
| 4 | Sebastian Crema | Canada | $75.800 |
| 5 | Holly Foley | United States | $57.020 |
| 6 | Robert Brobyn | United States | $43.260 |
| 7 | Lexy Gavin-Mather | United States | $33.120 |
| 8 | Daniel Wirgau | United States | $25.570 |
| 9 | Julien Duveau | France | $19.930 |
| 10 | Samuel Rannou | France | $15.660 |
| 11 | Sho Shiratori | Japan | $15.660 |
| 12 | Sachino Yoshii | Japan | $12.420 |
| 13 | Allen Lanier | United States | $12.420 |
| 14 | Humberto Valdez | United States | $9.940 |
| 15 | Justin Rappe | United States | $9.940 |
| 16 | James Mihokovich | United States | $9.940 |
| 17 | Jamie Gold | United States | $9.940 |
| 18 | Joseph Alderson | United States | $8.030 |
| 19 | Keegan Westover | United States | $8.030 |
| 20 | Wesley Chen | Taiwan | $8.030 |
| 21 | Fady Khabbaz | United States | $8.030 |
| 22 | Alessandro Bertoncini | United States | $8.030 |
| 23 | Christopher Arrigo | United States | $8.030 |
| 24 | Stefan Bittger | Germany | $8.030 |
| 25 | Lukas Hafner | Austria | $8.030 |
| 26 | Shaojun Shen | China | $8.030 |
| 27 | Hao Zhang | United States | $6.540 |
| 28 | Mario Fauceglia | United States | $6.540 |
| 29 | Kao Chieng Saechao | United States | $6.540 |
| 30 | Rafael Caliman | Brazil | $6.540 |
| 31 | Joseph Rusinko | United States | $6.540 |
| 32 | Santhosh Amingad | India | $6.540 |
| 33 | Danielle McCauley | United States | $6.540 |
| 34 | Shandy Wong | Netherlands | $6.540 |
| 35 | Kaidi Yan | United States | $6.540 |
| 36 | Eduardo Nunes | Brazil | $5.380 |
| 37 | Jason Velasco | United States | $5.380 |
| 38 | Paulina Loeliger | Austria | $5.380 |
| 39 | Ryan Stiner | United States | $5.380 |
| 40 | Sandy Sanchez | United States | $5.380 |
| 41 | Matthew Perez | United States | $5.380 |
| 42 | Caleb Piderit | United States | $5.380 |
| 43 | Michael Helander | United States | $5.380 |
| 44 | Akash Hotwani | United States | $5.380 |
| 45 | Brandon Pickett | United States | $4.470 |
| 46 | Nolan Requedaz | France | $4.470 |
| 47 | Jeanluc Voyer | France | $4.470 |
| 48 | Nicholas Taylor | United States | $4.470 |
| 49 | Marc Monllao | Spain | $4.470 |
| 50 | Takashi Shimada | Japan | $4.470 |
| 51 | Roman Tsoyi | $4.470 | |
| 52 | Zhixiong Ling | United States | $4.470 |
| 53 | Leonardo Camera Alves | Brazil | $4.470 |
| 54 | Jason Pasinski | United States | $3.740 |
| 55 | Luigi Scarpeccio | Argentina | $3.740 |
| 56 | Christopher Walach | $3.740 | |
| 57 | Nirath Rean | United States | $3.740 |
| 58 | William Hawk | United States | $3.740 |
| 59 | Sandrine Phan | France | $3.740 |
| 60 | Christian Wong | United States | $3.740 |
| 61 | Advait Abrol | Singapore | $3.740 |
| 62 | Jose Masciotra | Italy | $3.740 |
| 63 | Jennifer Soloway | United States | $3.170 |
| 64 | Tsolmon Jargalsaikhan | United States | $3.170 |
| 65 | Hiroto Nishijma | Japan | $3.170 |
| 66 | Navid Nasseri | United Kingdom | $3.170 |
| 67 | Siwei Yu | $3.170 | |
| 68 | Shogo Azuma | Japan | $3.170 |
| 69 | Dorian Rios | Venezuela | $3.170 |
| 70 | John Capitano | United States | $3.170 |
| 71 | Alan Helfenstein | Brazil | $3.170 |
| 72 | Kenneth Cram | Canada | $2.710 |
| 73 | Caitlin Comeskey | United States | $2.710 |
| 74 | Philippe Schmuz | $2.710 | |
| 75 | Sanjay Patel | United Kingdom | $2.710 |
| 76 | Philip Cooley | United States | $2.710 |
| 77 | Brett Horton | United States | $2.710 |
| 78 | Yusheng Lin | Taiwan | $2.710 |
| 79 | Mikhail Zaitsev | $2.710 | |
| 80 | Adam Duong | United States | $2.710 |
| 81 | Eyyal Altar | United States | $2.330 |
| 82 | Michael Wilklow | United States | $2.330 |
| 83 | Sean An | United States | $2.330 |
| 84 | Franco Gasparini | $2.330 | |
| 85 | Zelin Wang | China | $2.330 |
| 86 | Fernando Brito | Portugal | $2.330 |
| 87 | Jeremy Kocher | United States | $2.330 |
| 88 | Billy Settlemire | United States | $2.330 |
| 89 | Christopher Kay | United States | $2.330 |
| 90 | Robert Rush | $2.030 | |
| 91 | Maurice Paola | United States | $2.030 |
| 92 | Jeffrey Jackson | United States | $2.030 |
| 93 | Richard Larson | United States | $2.030 |
| 94 | Giovanny Rodriguez Ocampo | Colombia | $2.030 |
| 95 | Kevin Gebhard | $2.030 | |
| 96 | Richard Ali | United States | $2.030 |
| 97 | Fabien Guichard | France | $2.030 |
| 98 | Chakib Bennani | Morocco | $2.030 |
| 99 | Benjamin Horgan | United States | $1.790 |
| 100 | Armen Minasyan | Armenia | $1.790 |
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