2019 World Series of Poker

Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$451,272
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$4,391,515
Entries
13,109
Level Info
Level
49
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
10,000,000

Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1b Completed

Maurice Hawkins Among The Top After Day 1B Of Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold' em

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

Day 1B of Event #61: $400 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em has officially come to an end after 18 levels of play. This year saw many changes made to the low-risk high-reward tournament, one of which players took notice to, aside from the buy-in, is the number of Day 1 flights.

The COLOSSUS has been astronomical with the number of players it has attracted each year, and this year was no different. Both starting days were scheduled to only play through 16 levels, but due to the massive fields players were required to play down to the money each flight. Day 1b saw 1,181 players move on to Day 2 from the massive 7,871 playing field.

The chip leader is not yet confirmed, but several players bagged in excess of a million. John Goyette (1,435,000), Hien Tran (1,152,000), Kyle Shaw (1,130,000), and Ian Steinman (1,127,000), were among the big stacks left at the end of play.

WSOP Circuit phenom Maurice Hawkins (811,000), Kathy Liebert (655,000), 2016 bracelet winner Jean Gaspard (294,000) and former WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker (195,000) are also safely through to Day 2.

Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

Day 1b Recap

With another 10 a.m. start time, it took a few levels for some of the bigger names to make their way into the Colossus field, but there were still plenty of famous faces around.

These included 12-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Valentin Vornicu, Maria Ho, MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang, and 2016 bracelet winner Peter Eichhardt.

The 1,951 combined players will return for Day 2 action tomorrow, Friday, June 28, at 11:00 am local time, with action staring back on Level 19 where blinds are 5,000/10,000 with an 10,000 big blind ante. Players are scheduled to play 15 levels, each lasting 40 minutes.

Tournament DayDateFurther Information
Day 1AWednesday, June 26, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m.770 players out of 5,238 entries advanced to Day 2
Day 1BThursday, June 27, 2018, @ 10:00 a.m.1,178 players out of 7,871 entries advanced to Day 2
Day 2Friday, June 28, 2019, @ 11:00 a.m.Levels of 60 minutes each, Play 15 levels
Day 3Saturday, June 29, 2019, @ 11:00 a.m.Levels of 60 minutes each, Play down to winner

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Tags: Chris MoneymakerHien TranIan SteinmanJean GaspardKathy LiebertKou VangMaurice HawkinsPeter EichhardtValentin Vornicu

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Romik Vartzar us
Romik Vartzar
2,170,000
John Goyette us
John Goyette
1,453,000 1,453,000
Hien Tran us
Hien Tran
1,152,000 1,152,000
Kyle Shaw us
Kyle Shaw
1,130,000 1,130,000
Ian Steinman us
Ian Steinman
WSOP 1X Winner
1,127,000 127,000
Julian Manolio us
Julian Manolio
1,095,000
Robert Georato us
Robert Georato
995,000 995,000
Kulwant Singh us
Kulwant Singh
991,000 991,000
Daniel Dizenzo us
Daniel Dizenzo
985,000
Hannes Neurauter de
Hannes Neurauter
968,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
960,000
Randy Nguyen us
Randy Nguyen
946,000 336,000
William Rodriguez us
William Rodriguez
943,000 943,000
Christopher Nowlan us
Christopher Nowlan
914,000
Erick Rodriguez mx
Erick Rodriguez
910,000
Theodoros Stemelatos us
Theodoros Stemelatos
907,000
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
889,000
Andrea Buonocore it
Andrea Buonocore
839,000
Paul Chang us
Paul Chang
829,000 646,500
Chakib Bennani ma
Chakib Bennani
828,000
Jared Griener us
Jared Griener
819,000 -171,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
811,000 601,000
Jeremy Pozza us
Jeremy Pozza
800,000
Michael Clark us
Michael Clark
796,000 796,000
William Moriarty us
William Moriarty
785,000

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Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Scalco Busts Adamo Near the Bubble

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With only 1,220 players left, Rafal Scalco raised under-the-gun to 16,000, two players called and Mike Adamo went all-in for 106,000 in the cutoff. The blinds folded and Scalco raised his entire stack, and the two middle players mucked.

Rafal Scalco: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Mike Adamo: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Scalco was in great shape and had nothing to worry about on the {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{j-Clubs} board, knocking Scalco out of the tournament and adding to his chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Rafal Scalco
Rafal Scalco
481,000
Mike Adamo
Mike Adamo
Busted

Tags: Mike Adamo

Prom Triples Up in Three-Way all-in Preflop

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sreyleap Prom moved all-in in early position for 65,000, the cutoff called and Mike Adamo over-shoved all-in for 120,000 and the cutoff called.

Sreyleap Prom: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Mike Adamo: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, giving Prom a much-needed triple up and Adamo won the side pot with ace-king high.

Player Chips Progress
Sreyleap Prom ca
Sreyleap Prom
202,000 202,000
Mike Adamo
Mike Adamo
129,000 129,000

Tags: Mike Adamo