Dvorkin and Saechao Bag Massive Stacks in Day 1a of The Colossus
A sea of people flooded the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas for Day 1a of Event #51: $400 The Colossus. By night’s end, there were 5,869 entries and only 684 survived and advanced to Day 2.
Kao "Flexx" Saechao (1,514,000), fresh off a 10th place finish in the $1,500 PLO bagged up a massive stack.
Not far behind was Mary Dvorkin (1,388,000) from Isreal, who led throughout much of the day.
The field generated an already massive prize pool of $1,936,770 with 881 players making the money. Those who did not bag tonight will have a second chance tomorrow for Day 1b. The second flight is expected to be even bigger than the first.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kao "Flexx" Caechao | United States | 1,514,000 |
| 2 | Mary Dvorkin | United Kingdom | 1,388,000 |
| 3 | Samuel Laskowitz | United States | 1,297,000 |
| 4 | Charles Peppers | United States | 1,190,000 |
| 5 | Eric Revak | United States | 1,183,000 |
| 6 | Ryan Himes | United States | 1,168,000 |
| 7 | Vanessa Mejias | United States | 1,159,000 |
| 8 | Martin Pineiro | Argentina | 1,149,000 |
| 9 | Sung Keem | United States | 1,124,000 |
| 10 | Danny Grogan | Guatamala | 1,008,000 |
Other players to find a bag include Brian Weaver (864,000), Marle Spragg (236,000), Francisco Valencia (133,000), Olympic Boxer Audley Harrison (150,000), and former PokerNews live reporter Dannah Kamp.
Some of the players to fall throughout the day included Main Event winners Joe Cada and Greg Raymer. Also pros such as Pat Lyons, Alex Outhred, Ryan Depaulo, and Jeff Boski.
All players who advanced will return on Sunday, June 26 at 10 a.m. for Day 2.
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