Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-06-26 18:54 UTC-7

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Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

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2019-06-26 19:03 UTC-7

Pineiro Spikes King, Sends Lee Packing

Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Ricky Lee opened for 10,000 on the button and Martin Pineiro three-bet to 25,100 from the small blind. Action was on Erika Weinstein who contemplated the call, but folded her big and action was back on Lee who Jammed for his remaining 20,000 and Pineiro called.

Martin Pineiro:
Ricky Lee:

Lee was ahead until the flop.

The turn brought the and Lee needed a jack to stay alive.

Lee got no help from the river and he exited the playing field.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Martin Pineiro	80,000
Erika Weinstein	50,000
Ricky Lee	Eliminado

Tags: Martin Pineiro Erika Weinstein Ricky Lee

2019-06-26 19:08 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Thomas Crawford	165,000 -25,000	-25,000
Chris Da-Silva	165,000 65,000	65,000
Anabeatriz Dasilveiradias	150,000 -20,000	-20,000
Maria Konnikova	80,000 40,000	40,000

Arlie Shaban	60,000 45,000	45,000

Chris Ferguson	50,000

Chris Moneymaker	50,000 25,000	25,000

Ryan Laplante	Eliminado

2019-06-26 19:09 UTC-7

Pocket Nines No Good for Dubard

Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

John Dubard open-jammed for 23,300 on the button and was called by Gregory Geller from the small blind.

Gregory Geller:
John Dubard:

Geller completely missed the flop but was able to pair on the turn.

Dubard needed a nine on the river but it came the and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gregory Geller	85,000
John Dubard	Eliminado

Tags: John Dubard Gregory Geller

2019-06-26 19:10 UTC-7

Schwartz Over 200,000

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Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Ylon Schwartz was well over 200,000 and bet 5,700 on a turn. His opponent check-called and checked the river to him.

Schwartz ultimately checked back and was shown which was good enough to take down the pot.

Schwartz still sits on around 240,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ylon Schwartz	240,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Ylon Schwartz

2019-06-26 19:13 UTC-7

Teisseire Folds to Turn Aggression

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Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Five players including Antonin Teisseire and Steven Wolansky saw a flop of . It checked to Teisseire who bet 8,000 with the button the only caller.

The turn was the . Teisseire bet 14,000 and his opponent wasted no time in raising to 30,000.

Teisseire mumbled away in French and eventually folded.

"You have a nine?" he asked, but his opponent could only show him the .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Antonin Teisseire	100,000

Steven Wolansky	35,000

Tags: Antonin Teisseire Steven Wolansky

2019-06-26 19:15 UTC-7

Moneymaker Takes Pot from Kanji

Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Chris Moneymaker opened for 3,600 from middle position and was called by Aleem Kanji from late position.

Both players checked the flop.

The dealer burned and turned the and Moneymaker fired out 7,000. Kanji glanced back at his cards before throwing them in the muck and Moneymaker raked in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chris Moneymaker	65,000 15,000	15,000

Aleem Kanji	37,000

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Aleem Kanji

Nível: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

2019-06-26 19:25 UTC-7

Flashback: 2016 Colossus Winner Ben Keeline

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Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The second instalment of the Colossus was held in 2016 and attracted 21,613 entries, the second most in live tournament poker history behind the inaugural running of the tournament.

This huge field generated a prize pool of $10,806,500 and at the end of it all, Ben Keeline was the man to take down the title, the bracelet and $1,000,000.

"I’m elated. I can’t even think about what this means, not just the money, but the gold bracelet," said Keeline. "This is something I could not have imagined would happen just a few days ago. Sure, I thought it could happen and I thought I could win if I played well, but to have it go the way it went, well – that’s more than I express how I feel right now."

Since 2016, Keeline has continued to grind away on the WSOP Circuit. Earlier this summer he finished fourth in Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $133,306, his biggest cash since taking down the Colossus three years ago.

Tags: Ben Keeline

2019-06-26 19:42 UTC-7

Kawa Shocks Assyag, Turns Trip Threes

Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Isaac Kawa open-jammed for 17,100 on the button and was called by Nadav Assyag from the small blind.

Isaac Kawa:
Nadav Assyag:

Kawa had two live cards and was able to pair his three, but Assyag also paired his king on the flop.

A miracle came on the turn for Kawa and he was in good shape as the fell on the river and he doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Nadav Assyag	31,000
Isaac Kawa	30,000

Tags: Isaac Kawa Nadav Assyag