Welcome to Day 2 of the $565 COLOSSUS
With six starting flights in the books, it's time for Day 2 of Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em.
The tournament attracted a total of 13,070 entries, from which only 539 made Day 2 of the tournament. All the Day 1s played down to the end of Level 18, with all surviving players already in the money. Everyone in action today is guaranteed to collect at least $2,048, with the top prize being $1,000,000. The chip leader on Day 1a, Anthony Parille, was able to hold on to that chip lead after the final Day 1 flight concluded Monday night.
Another outstanding name that made Day 2 is the one and only Phil Ivey. The 10-time bracelet winner collected a stack of 63,000, which is about half the average at the start of Day 2.
The players today will play a total of 10 one-hour levels with a 15-minute break after every 2 levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of today.
Play starts at 2 p.m. Stay tuned to PokerNews find out who makes Day 3 to continue the quest for a WSOP bracelet and a seven-figure score!