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

2019-06-27 15:49 UTC-7

Garcia Sends Ataie Packing

Nível 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Payam Ataie opened under the gun for 1,800, three players made the call but were faced with a three-bet from Jorge Garcia on the button to 8,500.

Ataie and a late position player made the call and saw a flop. Both players checked to Garcia who continued with a bet of 9,000.

Ataie made the call and the third player folded. They went heads up to the turn.

Again Ataie checked and facing a large bet of 26,500 he shoved his remaining stack (around 60,000) into the middle only to be snap-called by Garcia.

His was in bad shape against Gracia's . The river did not help and sent Ataie to the rail leaving Garcia with the table chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jorge Garcia	207,000 207,000	207,000
Payam Ataie	Eliminado

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2019-06-27 15:49 UTC-7

The tournament director has just announced that due to the massive amount of players still entering the tournament, the 75-minute dinner break that was scheduled to happen after level nine play, will now happen after level 12 once late registration and re-buys are over.

2019-06-27 15:58 UTC-7

Mohr Flops the Nut-Straight and Gets Maximum

Nível 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with roughly 32,000 in the middle already, the board read . The player first to act led for 10,000 and Ben Mohr raised to 25,000 and got called.

The river was the , Mohr's opponent checked and he moved his whole stack in the middle. The opponent asked for a count and found out it was 22,700. He asked, "Do you have a full house already?" and eventually threw in one chip signaling a call. Mohr tabled for the flopped nut-straight and his opponent jumped out of his chair in disgust, and then mucked his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Mohr	127,400 127,400	127,400

2019-06-27 16:01 UTC-7

Undo Eliminates Opponent With Rockets

Nível 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player from late position opened for 1,600 and the two players sitting directly on his left called. Action was on the button player three-bet to 8,000 and the small blind folded and sitting in the big blind was Perialx Undo who four-bet to 21,000. The three late positioned players folded while the button player called.

Undo put his opponent all in after the flop and was called.

Perialx Undo:
Opponent:

Undo had his opponent crushed and then drawing dead after the on the turn.

The river paired the board with the giving Undo aces-full and he eliminated his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Perialx Undo	115,000 115,000	115,000

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Nível: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

2019-06-27 16:17 UTC-7

Last Year's COLOSSUS Numbers Approach

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Day 1b of the COLOSSUS continues to grow with the tournament clock reading 6,500 entries thus far with four levels still to go before late registration ends.

If we were to add Day 1a's final number of 5,238 entries to the total number of players already entered, that would bring the number to 11,738 entries in just two days.

Last year's event saw a total of 13,070 entries through a total of six starting flights.

2019-06-27 16:18 UTC-7

Andreyka Doubles Up, and Eliminates an Opponent in Three-Way Pot

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The under-the-gun player raised to 3,000, Christopher Andreyka called and the player in the cutoff moved all-in for 13,000. The under-the-gun player called, and Andreyka called as well.

The flop came , the under-the-gun player check-called Andreyka's bet of 7,000. The fell on the turn and Andreyka's opponent checked once again and he shipped all-in for 17,100 and his opponent almost beat him in the pot with a one-chip call.

Christopher Andreyka:
Under-the-gun:
Cutoff:

Andreyka flopped top set and had both of his opponents drawing dead. The river was just a formality and Andreyka scooped a massive pot while eliminating a player from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Christopher Andreyka	89,700

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2019-06-27 16:28 UTC-7

Chadwick Sends Opponent to the Rail

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Glen Chadwick opened under the gun for 3,500 and action folded around to the small blind player who jammed for 7,400, Chadwick called.

Glen Chadwick:
Opponent:

Chadwick had his opponent crushed and nothing changed after the board ran out .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Glen Chadwick	55,000 55,000	55,000

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2019-06-27 16:33 UTC-7

Collins Flops Set, Eliminates Opponent

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player from late position opened for 2,500 and Nick Collins called from the cutoff. Action folded to the small blind player who three-bet jammed for 12,000. The initial raiser folded while Collins called.

Nick Collins:
Opponent:

Collins had a made hand that got better after the flop.

The on the turn left Collins opponent drawing dead and the on the river sealed the deal.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Nick Collins	65,000

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2019-06-27 16:34 UTC-7

Bittle Shoves

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player in late-position raised to 2,500, Sohale Khalili rerasied on the button to 10,000 and Todd Bittle in the big blind made the call, while the original rasier folded.

The flop came , Bittle led out with a bet of 6,000 only to face a raise to 20,000 from Khalili.

After some thought Bittle shoved all in for a total of 47,700 and Khalili folded.

Bittle open mucked his cards showing for a ace-high semi-bluff.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sohale Khalili	130,000 130,000	130,000
Todd Bittle	92,000 92,000	92,000

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