Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Dia 1e Iniciado
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Dias: 1e
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$9,027,000
Entradas
18,054
Nível
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
The final day for Day 1 starting flights is here, and it begins with Event #5E: $565 Colossus III No-Limit Hold'Em. The tournament has seen over 10,000 entries through the first four starting flights and is well on its way to surpass the $8,000,000 guaranteed prizepool with $1,000,000 going to the eventual winner.
When play gets underway today at approximately 10 a.m., players will be given their initial starting stack of 5,000 chips. The blinds will start at 25/50 and will increase every 30 minutes with a 20-minute break at the end of every four levels. Players will be allowed one rebuy up until the end of Level 6, after which registration will be closed. There will be a total of 18 levels played today, and all remaining players will bag their chips and head into Day 2 scheduled for June 5.
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Nível: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The tournament director has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal, and cards are in the air to kick off Day 1e of the Colossus III.
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
After a quick walk through the Amazon Room, there are a few notable faces giving it their last shot to find a bag at the end of the day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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5,000 | |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000 | |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000 | |
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Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Event #5E has not even completed one level yet and it is closing in on 3,000 entries already. Tournament officials are predicting the $8,000,000 guaranteed prizepool could be reached this morning.
Nível: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Nível 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Canadians are out in full force in flight 1e of the Colossus III this morning and who better to have leading them than Ari Engel. Engel is ranked the No. 1 Canadian on the Global Poker Index and No. 6 in the world. He is recently coming off a final-table finish at the 2017 $5,300 Playground Poker Spring Classic Main Event and has numerous WSOP Circuit rings amounting to over $4,790,000 career live tournament earnings. Engel will be looking to run up a stack today and put himself in a good position to win his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
Nível: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Nível 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
There are plenty of recognizable players filing into the the three rooms being played in this morning, which makes for an interesting field. Players from all over the world all gather in Las Vegas every summer which makes the WSOP so special. Here is a look at some of those that have entered the Colossus III today.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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5,000
-12,800
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-12,800 |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000 | |
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5,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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5,000 | |
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5,000 | |
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5,000 | |