2015 World Series of Poker

The once enormous field of Event #5: The Colossus $565 No-Limit Hold'em has been cut to 39 after four starting flights and two subsequent full days of play.

More than 22,000 have been eliminated, but a surprisingly robust number of recognizable names remain in the field. Maurice Hawkins did guarantee that a professional would be taking this one down, and he may be proven right in short order.

Aditya Prasetyo (6.88 million), Cord Garcia (4.05 million), Kenny Hallaert (2.99 million), Caufman Talley (2.565 million), Ryan LaPlante (2.555 million), Mike Leah (2.225 million), Adam Lamphere (2.175 million), Anthony Spinella (2.02 million), and Joshua "JJProdigy" Field (1.82 million) all loom as threats, but it's old school grinder Ray Henson (7.42 million) who holds the inside track to becoming the first man to conquer a live field of this size.

Henson has more than $1.7 million in earnings, including nearly $700,000 at the WSOP without a win. He does, however, own four WSOP Circuit rings, giving him a wealth of experience over the types of recreational players who filled the ranks of the Colossus. Henson's bid for the controversial first-place prize of $638,880 resumes at 2 a.m.

Remko Rinkema, Jason Somerville, and Donnie Peters award a swag bag to a fan, discuss the Colossus payout debacle, and brainstorm new tournament ideas to replace pot-limit hold'em. Donnie also has a special gift for Jason, which spawns an idea for a new sponsor.

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Welcome to the 2015 World Series of Poker!

PokerNews will not be the live coverage provider for this year's 46th annual WSOP, but our famous MyStack app will be functional for players that have it installed on their mobile devices.

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