Event #51: $400 Colossus Day 3 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-27-2022 08:44 UTC-7

Only 68 Remain For Day 3 of Event #51: $400 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em

Kaelaine Minton

Level 32 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

After the dust settled on Day 2 of Event #51: $400 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em, only 68 bagged and tagged for Day 3 starting today at 11 a.m. local time in the Bally's Event Center. The final 68 will all be chasing the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and top prize of $414,490.

Leading the way is a Jordan Pelon who has just one recorded WSOP cash for $4,483, but put on a clinic yesterday, knocking out opponent after opponent on his way to bagging up 30,350,000 chips.

Event #51: $400 The Colossus Top 10 Chip Counts


PLACE	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIPS
1	Jordan Pelon	France	30,350,000
2	Francklin Flory	France	17,375,000
3	Ari Oxman	United States	17,200,000
4	Raymond Downing	United States	17,025,000
5	Frank Jamrow	United States	15,975,000
6	Alon Butcher Guttman	United States	14,800,000
7	Hartt Stearns	United States	14,125,000
8	Anthony Ruttler	United States	13,850,000
9	Gabriel Andrade	Ecuador	13,525,000
10	Jeffrey Loiacono	United States	13,175,000

Pelon’s closest challengers include Francklin Flory (17,375,000) and Ari Oxman (17,200,000). Frank Jamrow (15,975,000) and Gabriel Andrade (13,525,000), who entertained his table both with his play and his singing, are also in the top ten. Bracelet winner David Jackson survived the day on a short stack of 4,600,000.

Play is set to resume at level 33 with blinds at 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 big blind ante. Levels are 40-minutes with a 15-minute break every three levels and a dinner break on the schedule. Day 3 is set to play down to a winner but if needed players may see a Day 4 if necessary.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team throughout the rest of the series for updates on your favorite tournaments at the 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

06-27-2022 11:55 UTC-7

Big Stacks Collide as Fangayen Busts

David Salituro

Level 34 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Bayani Fangayen moved all in for 1,750,000 from early position. Action folded to chip leader Jordan Pelon in the small blind who called, as did fellow big stack Xiang Lin in the big blind.

The flop came and Pelon bet 2,250,000. Lin called to create a side pot as they saw the on the turn.

Both players checked as the fell on the river. Pelon this time bet 6,650,000 and Lin thought about the decision for a moment before folding.

The entire table gasped as Pelon turned over for the turned full house as Fangayen showed .

"When did you like your hand?" a tablemate asked Pelon as his massive chip stack grew even larger.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Pelon	35,000,000 4,650,000	4,650,000

Xiang Lin	14,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Bayani Fangayen	Busted

Tags: Bayani Fangayen Jordan Pelon Xiang Lin

06-27-2022 12:46 UTC-7

Weaver Scores The Knockout

Andrew Knowles

Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Action started when Chak Lam Tsang open-jammed from under the gun for 2,000,000. It folded to Brian Weaver in middle position who went all in over the top for 4,400,000 and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Chak Lam Tsang:
Brian Weaver:

Tsang said before revealing his hand that he didn't look at his cards before jamming. The flop brought a sweat when it came , but the turn and river sealed the deal for Weaver as he eliminated Tsang and gained more chips to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Weaver	9,000,000 3,700,000	3,700,000
Chak Lam Tsang	Busted

Tags: Brian Weaver Chak Lam Tsang

06-27-2022 14:57 UTC-7

Francis Figuereo Eliminated in 27th Place ($13,320)

Andrew Knowles

Level 38 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

The action was picked up when Francis Figuereo was all in and at risk for his last 9,000,000 and was called by William Gian

Francis Figuereo:
William Gian:

The board ran out and Figuereo was eliminated in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Gian	21,000,000 4,900,000	4,900,000
Francis Figuereo	Busted

Tags: Francis Figuereo William Gian

06-27-2022 15:01 UTC-7

Chip Chinery Eliminated in 26th Place ($16,430)

Andrew Knowles

Level 38 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Two players were all in when the action was picked up. Stephen Sandoval called a shove from the shorter stack of Chip Chinery and the cards were tabled.

Stephen Sandoval:
Chip Chinery:

The board ran out and the aces of Sandoval scored the elimination of Chinery in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Sandoval	29,000,000 15,000,000	15,000,000
Chip Chinery	Busted

Tags: Chip Chinery Stephen Sandoval

06-27-2022 15:53 UTC-7

Greg Bowman Eliminated in 21st Place ($16,430)

David Salituro

Level 39 : 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante

Greg Bowman was missing from his seat coming back from break.

According to his former tablemates, on the last hand before break Bowman had run his into the of Stephen Sandoval and failed to improve as he busted in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Sandoval	39,500,000 10,500,000	10,500,000
Gregory Bowman	Busted

Tags: Greg Bowman Stephen Sandoval

06-27-2022 16:15 UTC-7

Vitor Abreu Eliminated in 20th Place ($16,430)

David Salituro

Level 39 : 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante

More than half the level went by without any all ins before David Jackson and Vitor Abreu tangled in a pot.

Jackson raised to 3,000,000 from middle position before Abreu shoved in the cutoff. Action folded back to Jackson, who snap-called.

Vitor Abreu:
David Jackson:

Abreu picked up some outs to a straight or a chop as the board came , but he missed the river to hit the rail in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	39,000,000 21,700,000	21,700,000

Vitor Abreu	Busted

Tags: Vitor Abreu David Jackson

06-27-2022 16:24 UTC-7

Thomas Ryan Eliminated in 19th Place ($16,430)

Andrew Knowles

Level 39 : 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante

Action folded to Thomas Ryan who shoved all in on the button for 22,000,000 and after some thought Paul Hizer made the call in the big blind.

Thomas Ryan:
Paul Hizer:

The board ran out and the set of nines propelled Hizer's stack up the leaderboard. Ryan was eliminated in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hizer	57,000,000 41,500,000	41,500,000

Thomas Ryan	Busted

Tags: Paul Hizer Thomas Ryan

06-27-2022 16:43 UTC-7

Jamey McKay Eliminated in 18th Place ($16,430); Gabriel Andrade Eliminated in 17th Place ($20,410)

David Salituro

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Paul Hizer raised to 4,000,000 and Gabriel Andrade called all in.

Gabriel Andrade:
Paul Hizer:

Andrade took the lead on the flop with his set of eights and was a big favorite to double his short stack as the came on the turn.

The river brought the to give Hizer a set of aces and knock out Andrade in a set over set cooler.

A few hands earlier at this table, Jamey McKay got his last big blind in the middle against Samuel Laskowitz with against but didn't improve as Laskowitz won the pot with ace-high.