Overview
- Jamie Gold led the final 35 after bagging 15.7 million chips—about 39 big blinds—on Tuesday but was eliminated in 17th place for $9,940.
- Prashanth Nataraj took the title and the $208,800 first prize when play concluded on Wednesday.
- The Salute to Warriors drew roughly 4,478 entries and the WSOP designated over $180,000 from the field to the USO and veterans’ causes.
- Lexy Gavin-Mather returned with about 4.3 million chips (just over 10 big blinds) and finished seventh for $33,120.
- Navy veteran Holly Foley, playing her first WSOP, finished fifth and earned $57,020 in a run that highlighted the event’s focus on veterans and charity while underscoring the large-field variance of low‑buy‑in bracelet events.