261,500
106,500
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$6,644,102
Entries
16,301
Level
49
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Entries
2,773
Players Left
410
Players Left 1 / 16,301
Filter
(1)
305,000
43,500
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392,000
87,000
70,000
Table 410Seat 8
336,000
56,000
In the 893rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England celebrate Jeff Madsen's 40th birthday before talking about two poker players who murdered their parents. Recently in Texas, Benjamin Frakes, 39, was taken into custody at Doghouse Poker Club in Cypress, a town 25 miles northwest of Downtown Houston. He was charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting his parents.
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Alan Keating had an opportunity to prove to the high-stakes tournament grinders — notably, Daniel Negreanu — that he can hang in their arena. But the Hustler Casino Live fan favorite bowed out in the second round of Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up Championship on Friday at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Keating, known primarily for his high-stakes cash game appearances, has over $200,000 in career WSOP earnings but hasn’t recorded a WSOP cash since 2013. Recently, he’s been publicly challenged by several high-stakes pros—including Negreanu — to step outside the comfort of the private cash game scene and compete against the game's elites.
It seems Negreanu was on Keating’s mind when he registered for the event. When PokerNews caught up with him and asked about his motivation for playing, Keating said, “It’s a heads-up tournament, and I saw Negreanu was on the list,” adding that he thought to himself, “Alright, here’s my chance to find him in his streets.”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,635,000
1,635,000
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1,635,000 |
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1,305,000
1,305,000
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1,305,000 |
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1,252,000
1,252,000
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1,252,000 |
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1,169,000
1,169,000
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1,169,000 |
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|
1,096,000
1,096,000
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1,096,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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998,000
998,000
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998,000 |
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992,000
992,000
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992,000 |
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966,000
966,000
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966,000 |
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931,000
931,000
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931,000 |
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924,000
924,000
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924,000 |
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874,000
874,000
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874,000 |
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849,000
849,000
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849,000 |
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816,000
816,000
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816,000 |
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813,000
813,000
|
813,000 |
|
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810,000
810,000
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810,000 |
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806,000
806,000
|
806,000 |
|
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803,000
803,000
|
803,000 |
|
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791,000
791,000
|
791,000 |
|
785,000
785,000
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785,000 |
|
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785,000
785,000
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785,000 |
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784,000
784,000
|
784,000 |
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780,000
780,000
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780,000 |
|
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774,000
774,000
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774,000 |
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769,000
769,000
|
769,000 |
Day 1a of Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS saw 3,378 entries and after 17 levels, just 410 players have secured their place on Day 2.
They are lead by Lok Chan, whose only previous bracelet came in the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet event in 2022.
Other bracelet-winners advancing from Day 1a include Brett Shaffer (696,000), WSOP Europe champion Jack Sinclair (602,000), Benjamin Ector (549,000) and Pei Li (379,000).
The second starting flight gets underway on Thursday, June 5, at 10 a.m., just like today. Players will receive 50,000 chips and play 17 40-minute levels. There will be 20-minute breaks after every three levels, and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lok Chan | Taiwan | 1,635,000 | 136 |
| 2 | Matheus Lima | Brazil | 1,305,000 | 109 |
| 3 | Sergei Petrushevskii | Russia | 1,252,000 | 104 |
| 4 | Alex Bergfors | United States | 1,169,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Haik Kyurumyan | United States | 1,096,000 | 91 |
| 6 | Tal Herzog | Israel | 1,000,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Kennon Perez | United States | 998,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Cole Uvila | United States | 992,000 | 83 |
| 9 | Zdenek Zizka | Czech Republic | 966,000 | 81 |
| 10 | Aaron Francis | United States | 931,000 | 76 |
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