Event #55: $400 Colossus Dia 1b | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-10-31 01:05 UTC-7

Frank Flowers, Andrew Heckman and Kao "Flexx" Saechao Bag Big In Event #55: $400 Colossus No-limit Hold'em

Nível 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Day 1a combined with Day 1b of Event #55: $400 Colossus No-limit Hold'em attracted a whopping 9,399 entrants. The total prize pool is still being worked out but will be available shortly.

The first starting flight attracted 4,217 entrants. There were 632 to make the money but only 484 players advanced to Day 2. Hiep 'David' Tran bagged the chip lead coming back to 1,308,000.

The second starting flight attracted 5,182 entrants. In the last level of the day, 778 players made the money with just 697 to bag. A few players among end of day chip leaders include Frank Flowers (1,217,000), Andrew Heckman (1,000,000), Kao "Flexx" Saechao (994,000), Mikhaile Richards (950,000), and Anant Patel (925,000).

The remaining players combined from each flight will come back for Day 2 tomorrow October 31 at 10:00 a.m. PT at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The players will play 15 levels with a duration of 40-minutes. They will have a 15-min break every three levels with a 60-minute break after Level 29 (≈7:00 p.m.).

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2021-10-30 22:39 UTC-7

New Chip Leader

Nível 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player ran over to let PokerNews know a hand was brewing between two big stacks at his table.

It was blind on blind action and the board read . With what didn't look like more than 200,000 in the pot, Kao "Flexx" Saechao was all in for 800,000 and his opponent in the small blind was in the tank.

The clock was called on Saechao's opponent and he made the call before time ran out.

Saechao tabled for trip sevens.

His opponent mucked his hand but the floor man made him turn it back over based on tournament rules. He had called with for two pair.

Saechao now has a mountain of chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kao Saechao	1,600,000	1,600,000

2021-10-30 22:17 UTC-7

Karima Sends Slovic Out

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Nível 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Rashad Karima limped and it was called by two players before Eva Slovic decided to shove from the big blind for her 67,000 last chips. Only Karima made the call for the following showdown:

Eva Slovic:
Rashad Karima:

It was a typical flip situation, and the flop first fell , giving a pair of queens to Slovic. However, the and the hit the turn and the river, giving a runner-runner straight to Karima to eliminate Slovic from the event.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Rashad Karima	245,000	-5,000
Eva Slovic	Eliminado

2021-10-30 17:53 UTC-7

Seif Goes Set Mining

Nível 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was picked up with an all-in and a call from two-time WSOP bracelet winner Mark Seif having his opponent covered. Their hands were tabled.

Opponent:
Mark Seif:

Seif smashed the flop when the board ran out . He spiked his set of sixes and improved to a full house on the river to get a knockout.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mark Seif	159,000	119,000

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2021-10-30 17:30 UTC-7

Raina Rivers It

Nível 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Under the gun raised to 3,400 and Kiran Raina shoved all-in on the button for 48,000 and under the gun called covering him.

Under the gun:
Kiran Raina:

The board ran out giving Raina the broadway straight for the winner.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kiran Raina	95,000	95,000

2021-10-30 15:56 UTC-7

Nguyen Gets Called

Nível 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action picked up on the river with the board reading with about 25,000 in the middle.

Phong Nguyen fired out a bet of 3,600 and his opponent called. Nguyen showed for two pair, jacks and deuces and his opponent mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phong Nguyen	90,000	90,000

2021-10-30 13:07 UTC-7

Reddick Turns A Wheel

Nível 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with a board reading . Joseph Reddick fired out a small bet and his opponent shoved all-in and Reddick snap-called, covering him.

Opponent:
Joseph Reddick:

The river was the which was no help for his opponent and Reddick dragged in a nice pot with a straight, ace to five.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joseph Reddick	96,000	96,000

2021-10-30 10:29 UTC-7

Update Your Chip Counts with the MyStack App

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Nível 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

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2021-10-30 10:03 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Nível 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Cards are in the air and play is now underway for the runners of Event #55: $400 Colossus!

2021-10-30 09:04 UTC-7

Colossus Day 1b Starts at 10 a.m

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The second largest event of the 2021 World Series of Poker will fill the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Saturday morning with Day 1b of Event #55: $400 Colossus kicking off at 10 a.m. local time.

Players will play 17 40-minute levels before bagging for Day 2 and only one reentry is allowed per flight. There will be a 20-minute break every three levels and 75 minutes dinner break after level 12 (7:00 p.m.).

Each player will begin with 40,000 chips with blinds starting at 100/200 ante 200. Late registration and re-entry will close at the beginning of Level 12 (≈8:15 p.m.).

Day 1a, which began at 10:00 a.m., drew a total of 4,219 runners. It is the second of two starting flights and the event is certain to be the largest live tournament of the summer. All remaining players will combine for Day 2 action on Sunday and the winner is set to be crowned Monday. The field has reached 13,109 entries the previous year it has run, creating an impressive $4,391,515 total prize pool.

The Colossus has become one of the signature tournaments of the WSOP for the past six years with the field reaching as much as 22,374 back in its inaugural event in 2015. This year's champion will join Sejin Park, Roberly Felicio, Thomas Pomponio, Ben Keeline, and Cord Garcia in the Colossus winner’s circle.

Day 1a saw Hiep Tran bag an impressive 1,308,000 chips to advance to day 2, as well as many well-known players finding a bag including Jeff Platt (582,000), bracelet-owner Vincas Tamasauskas (1,241,000), former Main Event champion Robert Varkonyi (175,000), Gary Benson (241,000) and Pete Chen (231,000).

Stay locked to the PokerNews updates all event long as we bring you all the drama from one of the largest-field tournaments of the summer.

Tags: Cord Garcia Gary Benson Jeff Platt Pete Chen Roberly Felicio Robert Varkonyi Sejin Park Thomas Pomponio