Welcome to the Final Day of Event #55: $400 Colossus
After 9,399 entries over two starting days, 49 players return to the felt for the final day of Event #55: $400 Colossus, live here at The Rio Hotel and Casino.
Today's action will play down to a winner with each remaining participant already securing a payday of at least $6,120, One lucky winner will take home a brand new coveted WSOP gold bracelet alongside the $314,705 first-place cash.
The penultimate day saw Rafael Fernandes (23,300,000) take the chip lead at the end of the night, he is the only player over the 20 million-chip mark. Fernandes is followed by John Trinh with 18,850,000 and Elad Kubi with 18,675,000 going into the final day.
Also still in the tournament, and seeking to add another WSOP gold bracelet to their collection, are Anatolii Zyrin (9,675,000), Vincas Tamasauskas (6,025,000), Brett Apter (3,000,000) and Carlos Chang (1,775,000). Other notables with above-average stacks include Timothy Miles (8,850,000),Inkyu Choi (5,025,000), Avi Cohen (12,675,000) and Barbara Enright (1,900,000).
When the final day gets under way today at 10 a.m. local time, blinds will restart at Level 33, with blinds at 200,000/400,000 and a 400,000 ante. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels.
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and Fernandes was unable to recover from a tough spot as he hit the rail at the end of the first level.
. The 
on the river left both players with a pair of aces but Kim held the better kicker.
and was eliminated.
and not even the Mother Theresa statue could help Morales win this one.
to give both players a pair, but Nguyen held the higher one with a pair of kings. The 
and Giacopuzzi led out for 1,600,000. Zyrin called and the 
rolled off on the turn.
for a pair of jacks on the turn.
board was dealt.
