Day 1a of Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold' em saw a total of 5,238 and Day 1b players look to crush that number as the tournament clock reads 4,290 entries only two-levels into the starting day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 |
With four players to the flop and the board reading 
Kory Miller checked in the small blind, while Dean Tesler continued in the hijack for almost full pot of 1,000.
The players in the cutoff and on the button folded as Miller made the call.
Miller again checked on the turn which brought a 
. Tesler down bet to 1,300 which allowed Miller to check-raise to 5,000. Tesler made the call.
The river was the 
which brought in the back door flush draw, this didn't faze Miller as he led out for 8,000.
After some thought Tesler made the call and mucked when Miller turned over 
for three fives to win a significant pot to start the day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
|
|
27,000 |
There was two-way all in action after the flop between Lu Wang and Serge Struchen with a board reading 
.
Serge Struchen: 
Lu Wang: 
Struchen was able to strike gold on the flop and the 
turn was no help to Wang.
Wang needed an ace but it didn't come as the river fell the 
and he sent over 36,400 to Struchen.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
|
10,000 |
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| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
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|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
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|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Maurice Hawkins has entered Day 1b of Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em bright and early. Hawkins currently holds the title of most ever won WSOP Circuit rings, with a total of 13. His World Series of Poker earnings are an amazing $2,322,906 with a career total of $3,787,585.
Hawkins is no stranger to the 2019 WSOP as he has already cashed in five events including the Event #53 - $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack 8-Handed, Event #36 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout , Event #17 -$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, Event #9 - $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack, and Event #3 -BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em.
The third installment of the Colossus was held in 2017 and attracted 18,054 entries, the third most in live tournament poker history behind the previous first two years of the tournament.
This huge field generated a prize pool of $9,027,000 and at the end of it all, Thomas Pomponio was the man to take down the title, the bracelet and $1,000,000.
"It feels... just surreal," the Champion said. Pomponio's live tournament cashes at the time totaled less than $140,000 before he entered this tournament. Earning a seven-figure score is certainly an amazing feeling for anyone who makes their breakthrough in poker, but for Pomponio, the bracelet is even more meaningful.
"Ever since I was a kid, I was dreaming about sitting there and holding that gold," said Pomponio, who hails from New Jersey.
