Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1b | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-27-2019 11:00 UTC-7

Struchen Cracks Wang's Aces

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

There was two-way all in action after the flop between Lu Wang and Serge Struchen with a board reading .

Serge Struchen:
Lu Wang:

Struchen was able to strike gold on the flop and the turn was no help to Wang.

Wang needed an ace but it didn't come as the river fell the and he sent over 36,400 to Struchen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serge Struchen	75,000
Lu Wang	10,000

Tags: Serge Struchen Lu Wang

06-27-2019 11:00 UTC-7

Miller Check Raises Tesler

Casey-Jones

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

With four players to the flop and the board reading Kory Miller checked in the small blind, while Dean Tesler continued in the hijack for almost full pot of 1,000.

The players in the cutoff and on the button folded as Miller made the call.

Miller again checked on the turn which brought a . Tesler down bet to 1,300 which allowed Miller to check-raise to 5,000. Tesler made the call.

The river was the which brought in the back door flush draw, this didn't faze Miller as he led out for 8,000.

After some thought Tesler made the call and mucked when Miller turned over for three fives to win a significant pot to start the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kory Miller	59,000	59,000
Dean Tesler	27,000

Tags: Dean Tesler Kory Miller

06-27-2019 11:11 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Groth	40,000
Vivian Saliba	40,000
Carlos Guerrero	40,000
Eric Taylor	40,000
Stanley Krasner	40,000
Keith Bragas	40,000
Melvin Tay	40,000

Day 1b Has Already Surpassed the 4,000 Mark

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Day 1a of Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold' em saw a total of 5,238 and Day 1b players look to crush that number as the tournament clock reads 4,290 entries only two-levels into the starting day.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

06-27-2019 11:24 UTC-7

More Familiar Face Join The Crowd

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pok Kim	40,000	40,000
Jonathan Dimmig	40,000	40,000
Johnny Gagelonia	40,000	40,000
Sean Ohara	40,000	40,000
Aaron Klausman	40,000	40,000
Pavao Vujnovac	40,000	40,000

06-27-2019 11:36 UTC-7

Kershaw Leaves Kaganovich Short-Stacked

Tyler Foran

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Yuri Kaganovich and Neil Kershaw got all of the chips in the middle on the turn with the board reading .

Yuri Kaganovich:
Neil Kershaw:

Kershaw was the one at risk but he was the favorite with the turn giving him a straight against Kaganovich's set, and the river changed nothing, doubling Kershaw up and crippling Kaganovich.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Kershaw	74,000	74,000
Yuri Kaganovich	3,100	3,100

Tags: Neil Kershaw Yuri Kaganovich

06-27-2019 11:42 UTC-7

Smith Sets Up Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

There was two-way action on a board reading .

Action was checked to Graham Smith who bet 26,000 into a 13,000 pot and his opponent hesitantly called.

Graham Smith:
Opponent:

Smith had out-flopped his opponent and got paid with his set of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Graham Smith	75,000	75,000

Tags: Graham Smith

06-27-2019 11:44 UTC-7

Wang Takes Down a Small One

Tyler Foran

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

After a couple of limps, Tien Doan raised to 1,000 from the small blind and only Fang Wang called.

The flop came , and Doan led out for 1,000, Wang quickly raised to 2,000 and Doan made the call.

The fell on the turn and Doan check-folded to Wang's 5,000 bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fang Wang	31,000
Tien Doan	23,700

06-27-2019 11:45 UTC-7

Hall Bets Out of Turn

Casey-Jones

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

With a small raise and four callers to a flop of , somehow Avery Hall thought the action was on him and he led with a bet of 6,000 into a pot around 2,000.

With some confusion and action out of turn the small blind check-folded while the big blind and under the gun player checked knowing that the bet was coming regardless.

As the dealer announced 6,000, Hall mentioned he meant to bet 1,500 but with a misclick on the chip denomination, the 6,000 bet stayed in the middle.

Ellie Gray, who was next to act in middle position, made the call and they went heads up to the turn, which both players checked.

The river was the and Hall bet 1,500. Gray then raised to 6,000 and with not too much thought Hall made the call.

Gray tabled , flopping quads to take down a nice size pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ellie Gray	56,000	56,000
Avery Hall	27,000	27,000

Tags: Avery Hall Ellie Gray