Event #51: $400 Colossus
Day 2 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #51: $400 Colossus
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$1,936,770
Entries
13,565
Level
49
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Entries
1,689
Players Left
68
Saechao Leads as Colossus Field Combines into One for Day 2
The word colossus is defined as a thing of “enormous size,” and Event #51: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em certainly fits that description.
Two starting days saw 13,565 players spread out over the Paris and Bally’s ballrooms. Of that massive field, just 1,689 are still in the hunt for the World Series of Poker bracelet when Day 2 begins at 10 a.m. local time.
Leading the way is Kao "Flexx" Saechao, who managed to turn his 40,000 starting stack into 1,514,000 heading into Day 2. Former November Niner Bruno Politano (1,016,000), bracelet winner Ryan Laplante (755,000), who has already locked up his 100th career WSOP cash, and PokerGo’s Donnie Peters (597,000) also return with big stacks.
Event #51: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Kao "Flexx" Saechao | United States | 1,514,000 | 126 |
| 2 | Mary Dvorkin | United Kingdom | 1,388,000 | 116 |
| 3 | Samuel Laskowitz | IUnited States | 1,297,000 | 108 |
| 4 | Sahar Bakhshi | United States | 1,212,000 | 101 |
| 5 | Charles Peppers | United States | 1,190,000 | 99 |
| 6 | Eric Revak | United States | 1,183,000 | 99 |
| 7 | Ryan Himes | United States | 1,168,000 | 97 |
| 8 | Vanessa Mejias | United States | 1,159,000 | 97 |
| 9 | Martin Pineiro | Argentina | 1,149,000 | 96 |
| 10 | Sung Keem | United States | 1,124,000 | 94 |
Others still remaining but more in the middle of the pack include Joe Serock (373,000) and two Main Event finalists, Nick Marchington (311,000) and Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo (247,000).
Day 2 will consist of 15 40-minute levels and pick up on Level 18, with blinds at 6,000-12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante. There will be a dinner break after Level 29, which should come around 7 p.m. The full prize pool has yet to be confirmed and will be announced sometime during the day.
What was once a mammoth field will be combined into Bally’s for Day 2, and PokerNews will be on hand throughout the day to capture all of the action.
Slight Delay
The start of Day 2 has been delayed. Action should begin in around 10 minutes.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After a 20-minute delay, Day 2 is now officially underway.
Kleins Gets Value on the River
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The player on the button raised to 25,000 and Martins Kleins called in the the big blind.
The flop came 
and the button continued for 12,000. Kleins called.
The 
was the turn and action checked through.
The river was the 
and Kleins led out for 35,000. The button said "Are you going to show me a seven if I call?". The button eventually called and Kleins showed 
for the winner as his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 58,000 |
Let the Bustouts Begin
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ira Friedman was all in from early position for 105,000, Corey Blomdahl moved all in for 215,000, and Mordechai Hazan called, having both players covered.
Ira Friedman: 
Corey Blomdahl: 
Mordechai Hazan: 
Blomdahl was ahead with his pocket pair as the board came 
. The 
river improved him to a full house and knocked out Friedman and doubled through Hazan.
Eliminations have been fast and furious here early on Day 2, with the constant cry of "payout" reverberating around the Bally's ballroom.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000 | 530,000 |
|
70,000 | -67,000 |
|
Busted |
Sunwoo Shoves Turn
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Joining the action on the flop of 
and James Sunwoo, who was in the big blind, checked. His opponent in middle position bet 30,000 and Sunwoo called.
The turn was the and Sunwoo checked to his opponent again who bet 80,000. Sunwoo moved all in for approximately 300,000 and his opponent went into the tank before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
557,000 | 201,000 |
Bobillier Starts Third-Best, Ends With a Knockout and Double
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mark Nahama was all in for 20,000, Monnot Bobillier shoved for 150,000, and Denis Vladimirov called, creating another three-way all in going to the flop.
Mark Nahama: 
Monnot Bobillier:
Denis Vladimirov: 
Bobillier, behind both opponents heading to the flop, leaped into the lead by pairing his eight on 
. The turn gave him two pair, while the 
river was a mere formality.
Nahama was eliminated, while Bobillier doubled up through Vladimirov.
A line to the payout desk, that surrounds the back wall of the Bally's ballroom, has already formed just 20 minutes into the first level of Day 2 .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 195,000 |
|
210,000 | -270,000 |
|
Busted |
Harrison Attempts Double Knock Out
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Audley Harrison had 23 knockouts in his boxing career but he couldn't knock out his opponents this time. A player from middle position moved all in for 131,000 and Travis Renkens moved all in on the button for 107,000. Harrison went into the tank before deciding to call, having both opponents covered.
Middle Position:
Travis Renkens: 
Audley Harrison: 
Harrison had his opponents against the ropes as he flopped a flush draw , however he couldn't land the knockout punch as the turn came and the river 
ensuring both players survived.
It would be Renkens who would knock out his opponent in the next hand as the middle position player pushed his last 24,000 chips into the middle. Renkens moved all in on the button and everyone else folded.
Middle Position:
Travis Renkens: 
The board ran out 
as Renkens landed the knockout blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | 390,000 |
|
120,000 | -30,000 |