Day 1a Is Wrapping Up
They will play five more hands before play concludes for the night.
They will play five more hands before play concludes for the night.
Martin Ryan raised the button to 32,000 and Marle Cordeiro three-bet from the small blind to 125,000. The big blind quickly folded and Ryan made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of and Cordeiro put in a continuation bet of 65,000. Ryan raised to 200,000 and Cordeiro went into the tank for about a minute before jamming her stack of just over 300,000 in the middle. Ryan made the call and both hands were tabled.
Marle Cordeiro:
Martin Ryan:
Both players flopped an overpair but Cordeiro was in the lead with pocket queens. The turn completed Ryan's flush but still gave Cordeiro some outs to make a full house. The river
however, was not what Cordeiro needed and she was eliminated just as the night finished.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,100,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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|
1,308,000
1,308,000
|
1,308,000 |
|
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1,297,000
1,297,000
|
1,297,000 |
|
1,241,000
241,000
|
241,000 |
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1,178,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
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1,118,000
1,118,000
|
1,118,000 |
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1,116,000
-84,000
|
-84,000 |
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1,098,000
1,098,000
|
1,098,000 |
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1,048,000
1,048,000
|
1,048,000 |
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1,018,000
643,000
|
643,000 |
|
900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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890,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
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884,000 | |
|
870,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
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862,000
862,000
|
862,000 |
|
842,000
842,000
|
842,000 |
|
830,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
823,000
823,000
|
823,000 |
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813,000
813,000
|
813,000 |
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813,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
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806,000
706,000
|
706,000 |
|
801,000
801,000
|
801,000 |
|
789,000
439,000
|
439,000 |
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782,000
782,000
|
782,000 |
|
773,000
773,000
|
773,000 |
|
771,000
771,000
|
771,000 |
The first of two starting flights of the Colossus attracted 4,217 entrants to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Some 632 of those starters made it into the money places, and only 484 players were left at the end of Day 1a.
The Day 1a chip leader is none other than Hiep Tran who crammed 1,308,000 chips into his overnight bag.Eight other players finished their flight with seven-figure stacks, including Hogyun Kang (1,297,000), bracelet winner Vincas Tamasauskas (1,241,000), Martin Ryan (1,178,000), and Charbel Kanterjian (1,118,000).
Jeff Platt (582,000), fresh from a fourth-place finish in the $1,000 Double Stack event, looks set for another deep run. Platt finished with an above-average stack.
Plenty of well-known players are among the Day 1a survivors. They include former WSOP champions Thi Truong (737,000), Kevin Song (689,000), Barbara Enright (411,000), Chris Wallace (309,000), Gary Benson (241,000), Pete Chen (231,000), and former Main Event champion Robert Varkonyi (175,000).
Place | Player | Country | Chips |
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1 | Hiep Tran | United States | 1,308,000 |
2 | Hogyun Kang | South Korea | 1,297,000 |
3 | Vincas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 1,241,000 |
4 | Martin Ryan | United States | 1,178,000 |
5 | Charbel Kanterjian | Canada | 1,118,000 |
6 | Lucas Tabarin | Brazil | 1,116,000 |
7 | Joseph Malebranche | United States | 1,098,000 |
8 | Erikas Laugzemys | Lithuania | 1,048,000 |
9 | Michael Marder | United States | 1,018,000 |
10 | Ivan Barnes | United States | 900,000 |
Saturday's Day 1b kicks off at 10 a.m. giving players another chance to make it through to Day 2. Another bumper crowd is expected, so stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the live updates from this huge tournament.
Event #55: $400 Colossus
Day 1a Completed