Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em
Day 1f Completed
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1f
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$6,535,000
Entries
13,070
Level
43
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Vornicu & Bach Bag Big in COLOSSUS Day 1f
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The final starting flight in Event #7 $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em at the 2018 World Series of Poker drew a total of 2,855 entries, but just 133 bagged chips when play ended after 18 30-minute levels. Broutee Benshamin leads the way among the Day 1f survivors with 450,000. Several familiar faces are among the top stacks, including 12-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Valentin Vornicu (308,000) and three-time bracelet winner David Bach (267,000).
Alongside the chip leaders, a few more notable names advanced to Day 2 play, including TK Miles (235,000), Daniel Weinman (114,000), Matt Stout (91,000), Matt Affleck (79,000), and Kathy Liebert (73,000).
Not all of the fan favorites were fortunate enough to survive to the day's end. Among the fallen were Shaun Deeb, Chris Moorman, Pete Chen, Jessica Dawley, Raymond Davis, and Jeff Gross.
When play resumes on Tuesday, June 5, at 2:00pm local time, levels will be one hour long. The prize pool information will be published when it becomes available in its entirety. A combined total of 539 players advanced to Day 2 across all six starting flights.
| Tournament Day | Date | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1A | Saturday, June 2, 2018 @ 10:00 | 84 players out of 2,024 entries advanced to Day 2 |
| Day 1B | Saturday, June 2, 2018, @ 17:00 | 55 players out of 1,471 entries advanced to Day 2 |
| Day 1C | Sunday, June 3, 2018, @ 10:00 | 78 of players out of 1,978 entries advanced to Day 2 |
| Day 1D | Sunday, June 3, 2018, @ 17:00 | 62 players out of 1,541 entries advanced to Day 2 |
| Day 1E | Monday, June 4, 2018 @ 10:00 | 127 players out of 3,202 entries advanced to Day 2 |
| Day 1F | Monday, June 4, 2018, @ 17:00 | 133 players out of 2,855 entries advanced to Day 2 |
| Day 2 | Tuesday, June 5, 2018, @ 14:00 | Levels of 60 minutes each, Play 10 levels |
| Day 3 | Wednesday, June 6, 2018, @ 14:00 | Levels of 60 minutes each, Play down to Final Table |
| Day 4 | Thursday, June 7, 2018, @ 14:00 | Levels of 60 minutes each, Play down to a Winner |
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
351,000
351,000
|
351,000 |
|
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|
329,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
|
308,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
302,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
266,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
261,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
||
|
236,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
223,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
213,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
199,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
192,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
|
189,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
177,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
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|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
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|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
163,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
|
156,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
156,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
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End of Day 1f
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Day 1f play has concluded. A recap will be posted in due course.
Six More Hands
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Each table will play six more hands before racing off the T-500 chips and bagging for the night.
Affleck Folds to Liebert
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
There were about 25,000 chips already in the middle and the board read 
when we got to the table. Matt Affleck checked from the big blind, Kathy Liebert bet 10,000 from the hijack, and after brief consideration, Affleck called.
The turn brought the 
and Affleck checked. Liebert moved a stack of yellow T-1,000 chips forward, Affleck quickly tossed his hand into the muck, and Liebert took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
408,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
205,000
153,100
|
153,100 |
|
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Queens Are Good to Muscarella
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
A player in early position raised to 9,000, the button three-bet to 20,000, and Alex Muscarella, who was in the small blind, went into the tank for almost a minute before he four-bet shoved for about 200,000. The big blind then went into the tank for about 30 seconds and called to put himself at risk for about 35,000, the original raiser folded, and the button did the same shortly thereafter.
Alex Muscarella: 
Big blind: 
Muscarella had a commanding lead with the better pair and his opponent needed a lot of help from the deck to double up. The board ran out 
which changed nothing so Muscarella took the pot to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Break Time
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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165,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
119,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
95,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
71,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
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|
|
51,900
-6,100
|
-6,100 |
|
|
||
|
39,300
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
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|
18,200
-20,100
|
-20,100 |
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