Now that 10 levels of play are in the books on Day 1G, there are 239 players left in the running. This flight gathered a whopping 683 entries, which put 13.7 million in chips in play. So it comes as no surprise that the frenetic pace seen during the early levels has subsided now that the stacks are deep and the players have settled in for the long haul to the end of the flight.
Here is an updated look at the field:
Day 1H is now halfway through level two and there are already well over 300 players seated in the room. The air-conditioning is working well and the room is cool and the action is hot.
Players have until 9:00pm to re-enter or late register. This is the last Day 1 flight with full 30 minute blind levels so there is still plenty of time to jump into the action and try for a piece of the $1,00,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Here are a few of the players seated right now:
The late registration and re-entry period has just closed on Day 1G, with a total of 684 entries. There are still 348 players in the running in this wild flight, and Robin Leacock leads them all with a stack of more than triple the current chip average.
Now that late registration is closed, the cutoff for Day 2 has been set at the top 103 players from Day 1G. There remains a lot of poker to be played before that point is reached, and with so many chips in play we may see a new overall chip leader emerge.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Robin | Leacock | 130,000 |
| James | Little | 119,700 |
| Andre | Noce | 111,300 |
| Oleg | Sviriduk | 107,000 |
| Guillaume | Bibeau | 95,000 |
| Tae | Cha | 91,000 |
| Trent | Hopper | 89,500 |
| Dave | Graham | 87,000 |
| Yvan | Waltzing | 81,000 |
| Jonathan | Rothman | 74,000 |
This is the last flight that features full blind levels of 30 minutes. Late registration (and re-entry) is open right up until the start of level seven at 9:00pm.
Welcome the Day 1H of the Colossus $300+$30 tournament featuring a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. There are already 175 players in their seats and people are entering the tournament room minute by minute. This afternoon’s flight (Day 1G) attracted a whopping 684 runners; who knows if tonight’s flight will surpass that number? The one thing that we know for sure is that there will be a ton of chips in play today.
Players start with 20,000 chips and play through 30 minute levels until only 15% of the field remains. The COLOSSUS features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, and with already 2,727 players having played through the previous flights, it looks like the guarantee might be hit some time later this evening during this flight.
The floor has announced “dealers…shuffle up and deal” and the action is now underway!
To see the combined list of Day 1 qualifiers, click here
There will be one last flight this evening @9:00pm, Day 1I, a turbo flight. Day 2 is tomorrow at 12:00pm.
Helped along by 127 re-entries, the total number of entries on Day 1G now exceeds 600. There remains slightly more than an hour in the late registration and re-entry period so expect the re-entries and new players to keep adding up. During last year’s edition of the WSOP-C, Day 1G of the Colossus reached a staggering number of entries. Could this flight set a new Colossus record?
Here’s another look at the field:
Day 1G has already brought out more than 550 entries, and Christopher Funari leads them all after having more than quadrupled his starting stack in the first four levels of play.
The number of entries just kept climbing during the first break in the action, putting more than 11,000,000 in chips in play this afternoon. There remains roughly two hours in the late registration and re-entry period so we are likely to see more than 600 entries before this colossal starting flight winds down.
Here are the chip leaders up to this point:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher | Funari | 88,000 |
| Frederick | Boisjoly | 83,400 |
| Andre | Noce | 82,000 |
| Michael | Mercieca | 68,000 |
| Farbod | Nematkah | 66,000 |
| Martin | Dufour | 62,500 |
| Jean-Guy | Roy | 60,000 |
| David | Chang | 59,400 |
| Eric | Ranger | 57,500 |
The field in Day 1G keeps growing and shows no signs of slowing down. After little more than one hour of play, the number of entries jsut eclipsed the 450-mark. The number of re-entries now stands at 32, showing that most players who hit the rail in the early going opted to re-enter, a trend that will likely continue throughout the day. With over 9,000,000 in chips in play, this flight offers great value and the potential to run up a huge stack for Day 2.
Here’s a glimpse of the field from level 2:
After only one level of play, Day 1G has already brought out the largest starting field to date in this edition of the Colossus. The cashiers and tournament staff showed their professionalism by quickly and efficiently handling the huge line up of players and making sure that everyone got in on the action without much of a wait.
The players sprinted out of the gate today in a wild first level of play. The number of entries just passed the 350-mark, and there have been 6 re-entries so far. There are nearly four hours left in the late registration and re-entry period, and players continue to file in to the tournament hall at a steady rate. With fast action, a huge field and a massive amount of chips in play, this flight is one you don’t want to miss!
Event #1 of the WSOP-C Playground, the $300 + $30 Colossus, rolls on this afternoon with the final day of starting flights. Day 1G starts at noon and promises to be another busy flight that will see hundreds of players take to the felts to battle it out until 15% of the starting field remains. Each Day 1 features an extended late registration and re-entry period so players have until 4:30pm to join this flight. Day 1H gets underway at 4:30pm, and the final starting flight for the Colossus, Day 1I, which is a turbo flight, runs tonight at 9:00pm.
The Colossus has already brought out some huge fields in the previous starting flights, which has allowed 308 players to secure their spots in Day 2. Click here to see the combined Day 1 results.
The Colossus is an unlimited re-entry event; players can enter multiple starting flights. Should they qualify for Day 2 more than once, they will resume play with their largest stack and receive the corresponding cash prize for any other stacks, which will be forfeited. There are sure to be many players in the field this afternoon who are seeking to improve on their results from previous Day 1s so don’t be surprised if the action gets off to a very fast start today.
Good luck to all!
That’s a wrap for Day 1F of the Colossus. With a total of 321 runners today, 49 players bagged and tagged to move on to day 2. All players who made it to Day 2 are now guaranteed a min-cash of $600, and if any players play more than 1 Day and bag multiple bags, they will play their largest stack and receive a min-cash for each additional bag.
The last hand of play saw Shailesh Patel shove pocket tens (
), only to walk into pocket kings (
) held by local Noy U. The board ran out 
, giving Noy a set on the river, and putting Patel into the unfortunate position of being the Day 1F bubble boy. This boosted Noy’s stack to 439,000, making him the overall Day 1 chip leader. It now remains to be seen if any player can top that in one of the last three starting flights taking place on Sunday.
Other big stacks from tonight’s flight include: Rasvan Rimniceanu, Rami Hammoud, Sebastian Tejada, Weituoxin Wu, and William Pettersen, to just name a few. To see the combined Day 1 results with chip counts, click here (tonight’s results will be entered sometime late on Sunday morning).
ALERT: POSSIBLE OVERLAY! THIS IS YOUR FINAL CHANCE!
There have so far been 2,043 players in the various Day 1 starting flights. A total of 3,300 players are required for the tournament to hit the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. There are still three more flights tomorrow, Sunday, with Day 1G starting at 12:00pm, and Day 1h at 4:30pm, and the last flight, Day 1I, a turbo flight, taking place at 9:00pm. Take advantage of this outstanding value!
Last hand of play:
Day 1F and overall chip leader: Noy U.
it is now coming down to the wire as with only 55 players remaining and with the top 49 moving on the Day 2, play is now becoming very tight as everyone wants to stay alive. The big stacks are of course taking advantage of the situation and over the last 30 minutes, they have been calling the shoves by the small stacks that are left in the room. The big stacks are running good as they keep eliminating the small stack shoves and not letting them double-up.
William Pettersen has chipped up again and is well over 300,000, as is Ian Monahoyios who is also over 300,000. Other big stacks include Rami Hammoud, Daren Keyes, and Sebastian Tejada.
Some recent bustouts include: Cedric Meyer, Ki Nam, Scott Hayes, Ross Hanak, Mathieu Caron, Stephanie Goertz, Denis Dufour and Jennifer Hargreaves.
Here are some of the other players still in the running:
The players just returned from the third break of the evening and it has become a super tight race between all of the players who are at the top of the leaderboard. Where as some of the big stacks have dropped, and we have lost a few notables too, with only 93 players left in contention, and an average stack of 69,000, Aaron Parsons is in the lead with 159,300 chips, followed closely by Daniel Ozanick (157,200) and Rami Hammoud (157,100). It is quite obviously still anyone’s game and over the next few levels, stack sizes are expected to change considerably as the short stacks will be in shove mode.
Some of the players who have hit the rail over the last few levels include: Michel Fournier, Jonathan Rioux, Min Qiu, Armry Senat, Tomas Larivee Magni, Brian Pinheiro Lopez, Marcel-Andre Peroval, and Johan Levyssohn.
Last year’s event champion, Jason Mandanici-Turcot has been under the radar tonight but is still in the field and making some moves. He definitely has the savoir faire to chip up, so let’s see how it pans out for him tonight.
Here is the the latest leaderboard:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Parsons | 159,300 |
| Daniel | Ozanick | 157,200 |
| Rami | Hammoud | 157,100 |
| William | Pettersen | 154,300 |
| Ian | Monahoyios | 133,200 |
| Darren | Keyes | 132,000 |
| Sebastian | Tejada | 122,400 |
