Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em Dia 1f | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-05 04:41 UTC-7

Vornicu & Bach Bag Big in COLOSSUS Day 1f

Nível 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The final starting flight in Event #7 $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em at the 2018 World Series of Poker drew a total of 2,855 entries, but just 133 bagged chips when play ended after 18 30-minute levels. Broutee Benshamin leads the way among the Day 1f survivors with 450,000. Several familiar faces are among the top stacks, including 12-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Valentin Vornicu (308,000) and three-time bracelet winner David Bach (267,000).

Alongside the chip leaders, a few more notable names advanced to Day 2 play, including TK Miles (235,000), Daniel Weinman (114,000), Matt Stout (91,000), Matt Affleck (79,000), and Kathy Liebert (73,000).

Not all of the fan favorites were fortunate enough to survive to the day's end. Among the fallen were Shaun Deeb, Chris Moorman, Pete Chen, Jessica Dawley, Raymond Davis, and Jeff Gross.

When play resumes on Tuesday, June 5, at 2:00pm local time, levels will be one hour long. The prize pool information will be published when it becomes available in its entirety. A combined total of 539 players advanced to Day 2 across all six starting flights.

Tournament Day	Date	Further Information
Day 1A	Saturday, June 2, 2018 @ 10:00	84 players out of 2,024 entries advanced to Day 2
Day 1B	Saturday, June 2, 2018, @ 17:00	55 players out of 1,471 entries advanced to Day 2
Day 1C	Sunday, June 3, 2018, @ 10:00	78 of players out of 1,978 entries advanced to Day 2
Day 1D	Sunday, June 3, 2018, @ 17:00	62 players out of 1,541 entries advanced to Day 2
Day 1E	Monday, June 4, 2018 @ 10:00	127 players out of 3,202 entries advanced to Day 2
Day 1F	Monday, June 4, 2018, @ 17:00	133 players out of 2,855 entries advanced to Day 2
Day 2	Tuesday, June 5, 2018, @ 14:00	Levels of 60 minutes each, Play 10 levels
Day 3	Wednesday, June 6, 2018, @ 14:00	Levels of 60 minutes each, Play down to Final Table
Day 4	Thursday, June 7, 2018, @ 14:00	Levels of 60 minutes each, Play down to a Winner

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Tags: Chris Moorman Daniel Weinman David Bach Jeff Gross Jessica Dawley Kathy Liebert Matt Affleck Matt Stout T.K. Miles

2018-06-05 02:13 UTC-7

Bach Doubles Up

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

David Bach raised to 5,300 from middle position and the small blind shoved, putting Bach, who started the hand with 38,900 to a decision for the remainder of his stack. Bach quickly called to put himself at risk and the two players tabled their hands.

Bach:
Small blind:

Bach was racing for his tournament life and his opponent needed to improve in order to knock him out. After the board ran out Bach's jacks were still best, so he took the pot to double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
David Bach	82,000	78,000

Tags: David Bach

2018-06-05 01:28 UTC-7

Affleck's Pair Is Better

Nível 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Matt Affleck raised to 4,000 from early position, a player in middle position called, and the small blind three-bet jammed for about 40,000. Affleck shoved over the top, the middle-position player folded, and the two live players tabled their hands.

Matt Affleck:
Small blind:

Affleck had the better Broadway pair and his opponent needed to improve to survive. The flop changed nothing, the turn and river were blanks, and Affleck took the pot to send his opponent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Affleck	158,000	69,700

Tags: Matt Affleck

2018-06-04 16:15 UTC-7

Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em Day 1f Begins at 5 p.m.

The sixth and final starting flight for Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em kicks off at 5 p.m. local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Day 1e, which began at 10 a.m. Monday morning, received over 3,200 entries, so Day 1f will most likely draw quite a sizeable field.

The first four Day 1s drew a combined total of 7,014 entries and 279 players have already bagged chips. Leading the way at the moment are Tony Parille (607,0000) from Day 1a, Christopher Haydt (419,000) from Day 1b, Florian Duta (523,000) from Day 1c, and Philip Alberquerque (503,000) from Day 1d.

Alongside the current chip leaders, a whole slew of familiar faces have already advanced to Day 2. Among them are Ralph Massey (196,000), Barry Shulman (160,000), Kenny Hallaert (157,000), Eric Baldwin (112,000), and Lauren Roberts (54,000). Ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey will take 63,000 chips out of the bag for Day 2 play, and 2009 Main Event Champion Joe Cada, fresh off his third career bracelet win in Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, advanced with an 88,000-chip stack.

All Day 1's play out over the course of 18 30-minute levels and every player begins with 5,000 starting chips. Late registration and re-entry remain open until the beginning of Level 9. Each player is permitted one re-entry per starting flight.

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Tags: Barry Shulman Christopher Haydt Eric Baldwin Florian Duta Joe Cada Kenny Hallaert Lauren Roberts Phil Ivey Philip Alberquerque Tony Parille