Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-10-2025 15:13 UTC-8

Kaiwen Wei Eliminated in 4th Place ($207,740)

Liam Gannon

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Matt Glantz raised to 30,000,000 on the button and in the big blind, Kaiwen Wei moved all in for 96,000,000 total and Glantz called.

Kaiwen Wei: A♠4♠ All in
Matt Glantz: Q♠J♠

The board ranout Q♣8♠7♠6♦4♣ and the queen on the flop connected with Glantz to give him top pair while Wei was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	403,000,000

Matt Glantz	276,000,000 111,000,000	111,000,000

Courtenay Williams	142,000,000

Kaiwen Wei	Busted

Tags: Kaiwen Wei Matt Glantz

06-10-2025 15:18 UTC-8

Glantz Shoves Huge

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Frank Visser

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Matt Glantz was in the small blind with 10♠10♦. He took some time debating his options before he decided to move all in for 256,000,000.

Ramaswamy Pyloore quickly folded 10♥7♣ in the big blind, seeing the big blind and ante being added to Glantz's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	398,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Matt Glantz	276,000,000

Courtenay Williams	142,000,000

Tags: Matt Glantz Ramaswamy Pyloore

06-10-2025 15:20 UTC-8

Williams Doubles Through The Leader

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Liam Gannon

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Ramaswamy Pyloore raised all in from the small blind and in the big blind, Courtenay Williams called to put himself at risk for 132,000,000.

Courtenay Williams: A♥3♦ All in
Ramaswamy Pyloore: A♦7♣

The board ran out 8♥3♠2♠10♥8♣ and the eights up were good for Williams to take down the pot off of the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	276,000,000

Courtenay Williams	274,000,000 132,000,000	132,000,000

Ramaswamy Pyloore	266,000,000 132,000,000	132,000,000

Tags: Courtenay Williams Ramaswamy Pyloore

06-10-2025 15:24 UTC-8

Matt Glantz Eliminated in 3rd Place ($273,260)

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Frank Visser

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Courtenay Williams moved all in from the small blind for 274,000,000. Matt Glantz was in the big blind and quickly called off, being covered by 8,000,000 chips.

Matt Glantz: 9♠9♣ All in
Courtenay Williams: A♠Q♦

Glatnz's nines remained ahead on the 5♦2♥8♦ and 10♥ turn, but the river brought Williams the A♦ to make a higher pair and eliminate Glantz in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtenay Williams	550,000,000 276,000,000	276,000,000

Ramaswamy Pyloore	266,000,000

Matt Glantz	Busted

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06-10-2025 15:27 UTC-8

Williams Wins First Hand of Heads Up

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Liam Gannon

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Ramaswamy Pyloore called in the small blind with 8♠4♦ and in the big blind, Courtenay Williams checked his option holding J♥4♠.

Williams check-called a bet of 10,000,000 from Pyloore on the flop of 4♣6♣5♥.

Action checked through on the turn A♣ to the river 4♥ where Williams checked over to Pyloore who bet 30,000,000. Williams raised to 60,000,000 and Pyloore called and then mucked after seeing his three fours were outkicked by his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtenay Williams	630,000,000 80,000,000	80,000,000

Ramaswamy Pyloore	186,000,000 80,000,000	80,000,000

Tags: Courtenay Williams Ramaswamy Pyloore

Level: 48

Blinds: 6,000,000/12,000,000

Ante: 12,000,000

06-10-2025 15:29 UTC-8

Williams Flops Nuts

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Frank Visser

Level 48 : Blinds 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante

Courtenay Williams limped in on the button with 10♥9♣. Ramaswamy Pyloore checked his option in the big blind with 9♥6♣, after which both players knuckled the table on the Q♠8♣J♥ flop.

The K♦ turn saw Pyloore bet out for 18,000,000, which Williams raised to 100,000,000 with his straight. Pyloore quickly mucked his hand as Williams' lead increased.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtenay Williams	672,000,000 42,000,000	42,000,000

Ramaswamy Pyloore	144,000,000 42,000,000	42,000,000

Tags: Courtenay Williams Ramaswamy Pyloore

06-10-2025 15:33 UTC-8

Pyloore Strikes Back

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Frank Visser

Level 48 : Blinds 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante

In a limped pot to the 4♦8♠8♥ flop, both Courtenay Williams and Ramaswamy Pyloore checked. Williams also checked the 10♥ turn, after which Pyloore fired 22,000,000.

Williams called to the 2♥ river, which he also checked. Pyloore spent some time thinking before sliding in a bet of 54,000,000, around half of his remaining chips.

Williams snap-called, but his 10♠2♦ for two pair disappeared into the muck when Pyloore tabled J♦8♣ for trip eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtenay Williams	572,000,000 100,000,000	100,000,000

Ramaswamy Pyloore	244,000,000 100,000,000	100,000,000

Tags: Courtenay Williams Ramaswamy Pyloore

06-10-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Pyloore Clawing Back

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Liam Gannon

Level 48 : Blinds 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante

Courtenay Wiliams called on the button holding K♣5♠ and then folded to Ramaswamy Pyloore in the big blind who raised to 30,000,000 holding A♦2♥.

The following hand Pyloore called on the button with Q♣7♥ and Williams checked in the big blind with 4♦3♦

Action checked to the river on the 3♥J♣2♠4♠7♦ board where Williams bet 18,000,000 on the river, earning a call from Pyloore. Williams' two pair was good and he grew his chip lead back.

Pyloore got a walk right after.

On the button, Pyloore called holding 8♣5♣ and Williams checked his option in the big blind holding J♣2♠.

The flop rolled out 2♥7♣4♣ and action checked to the turn 6♥ where Williams bet 12,000,000 and Pyloore responded by raising to 30,000,000, earning a quick fold from Williams.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtenay Williams	548,000,000 24,000,000	24,000,000

Ramaswamy Pyloore	268,000,000 24,000,000	24,000,000

Tags: Courtenay Wiliams Ramaswamy Pyloore

06-10-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Pyloore Takes Three More

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Frank Visser

Level 48 : Blinds 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante

Courtenay Williams limped on the button. Ramaswamy Pyloore checked in the big blind and check-called William's bet of 12,000,000 on the 8♥A♦10♦ flop.

The remainder of the 10♥K♠ board was checked down, and Pyloore's A♣5♥ caused Williams' 5♦4♦ to be tossed into the muck.

The next hand, Pyloore found A♣8♦ on the button. He raised to 30,000,000, which was enough to let Williams fold his 9♠3♠.

On the next deal, Williams folded 8♥4♣ on the button, granting some more chips to Pyloore.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtenay Williams	494,000,000 54,000,000	54,000,000

Ramaswamy Pyloore	322,000,000 54,000,000	54,000,000

Tags: Courtenay Williams Ramaswamy Pyloore