Katie Lindsay has huge stack of chips in front of her, right around the 2,300,000 mark.
One hand that contributed to that was when she eliminated bracelet winner Ryan Laplante in a pot worth over 1,000,000.
Lindsay opened holding and Laplante called to see the flop come . Laplant called a Lindsay continuation-bet and the turn was the gin straight for Lindsay. All the money went in with no surprises on the river to bust Laplante.
With about 100,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Cate Hall checked to her lone opponent, who was next to act. He moved all in to put Hall at risk and she quickly called.
She tabled for a jack-high flush and her opponent showed . The turn was the , giving Hall's opponent three outs to make a full house, but the on the river changed nothing and secured the double-up for Hall.
Franklin Connell open-shoved for 168,000 and got a call from Mark Babekov. A third player moved all in over the top for a total of just over 180,000 and the math made for a call from Babekov.
Connell with faced off against the of Babekov and the other player’s .
The flop was .
A set of nines for Connell shot him into the lead.
The turn card was the which secured Connell a full house.
The river, however, was the to give Babekov boat over boat to secure an unlikely double elimination and see another big pot shipped his way as he closes in on 2 million in chips.
Norman Spivock has just been eliminated in 230th place for $4,417.
This is the second year in a row that the 93-year-old Spivock from Burkburnett, Texas has cashed in the Colossus, and he received a warm round of applause from the whole of the Pavilion which he acknowledged with a wave and a grin.
There was an open for 27,000 from under the gun and a call from the player next to him. The player on the button made the call and action was on Mark Babekov in the small blind.
Babekov raised it up to 106,000 which saw the original raiser fold but the next player moved all in. The player on the button, who would later say that he was priced in, called. Babekov had them both covered and called.
The early position player held , the button , and Babekov the mighty .
The cards came .
Babekov has been on a tear these first few levels and now has 1.5 million chips.