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Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$6,644,102
Total Entries
16,301
Level
49
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Entries
2,326
Players Left
103
Players Left 1 / 16,301
Filter
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Play has ended from an exciting, fast-paced day at Event #19: $500 No-Limit Hold'em COLOSSUS at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Paris and Horseshoe, Las Vegas.
Fifty-six of the 2,326 Day 2 qualifiers began with a million chips or more. At day’s end, ten players were at the 10 million mark, led by Portuguese-American Carlos Caldas.
The New York City resident was solid all day, then crushed after the dinner break, to finish with 31,375,000 chips. He began the day with barely a tenth of that.
Despite a slew of knockouts in succession early on, a hefty 103 players remain from the 16,301 entries, hoping to claim the $542,540 winner’s share of a total prize pool of $6,644,102.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Caldas | United States | 31,375,000 | 75 |
| 2 | Tom Verbruggen | The Netherlands | 30,345,000 | 76 |
| 3 | Mark Tornai | United States | 24,750,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Zachary Hudson | United States | 22,000,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Lok Chan | Taiwan | 19,500,000 | 49 |
| 6 | Bobby Poe | United States | 15,875,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Juan Capobianco | Mexico | 15,450,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Sergio Giha | United States | 15,400,000 | 39 |
| 9 | Courtenay Williams | United States | 14,800,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Sergei Petrushevskii | Russian Federation | 14,200,000 | 36 |
Caldas has yet to win a bracelet, but he has been on the hunt, having cashed in five events at last year’s WSOP and six events in 2023. He picked up a nice win with an ace-high flush to help build his Day 2 lead.
Lok Chan, who three years ago won the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet event – in his first visit to the WSOP, when he was just 22 years old – is fifth in chips with 24,750,000.
The Day 1A chip leader, who entered Day 2 in second place, Chan sent two players home and jumped into contention, thanks to an ace on the river after the late dinner break.
Tom Verbruggen and Mark Tornai are just ahead of him in second and third place, respectively.
Glantz Still a Factor
Matt Glantz, a founding member of Team Lucky, who has won two WSOP circuit titles, and has posted 23 final tables in WSOP events, is not out of it with 9,150,000 chips.
Ryan Leng, David Pham are past bracelet winners still in the field.
Jared Jaffee, who took home a WSOP bracelet in 2014, and Jeff Madsen, the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year, were knocked out late in the day.
The Day 3 restart will be Monday, June 9, with play beginning at 11 a.m. at the Horseshoe Event Center (Gold).
Stay tuned on PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker, for live updates from this and all bracelet events at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
These are the latest chip leaders according to the latest WSOP+ app update.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,375,000
9,425,000
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9,425,000 |
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30,345,000
25,795,000
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25,795,000 |
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24,750,000
15,265,000
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15,265,000 |
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22,000,000
17,445,000
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17,445,000 |
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19,500,000
2,600,000
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2,600,000 |
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15,875,000
15,755,000
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15,755,000 |
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15,450,000
14,554,000
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14,554,000 |
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15,400,000
13,600,000
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13,600,000 |
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14,800,000
13,300,000
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13,300,000 |
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14,200,000
12,948,000
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12,948,000 |
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14,000,000
12,496,000
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12,496,000 |
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12,700,000
12,265,000
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12,265,000 |
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12,650,000 | |
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12,225,000
11,281,000
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11,281,000 |
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11,500,000
10,949,000
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10,949,000 |
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11,425,000
8,525,000
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8,525,000 |
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9,675,000
9,268,000
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9,268,000 |
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9,450,000
3,900,000
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3,900,000 |
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9,375,000
8,868,000
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8,868,000 |
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9,325,000
9,012,000
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9,012,000 |
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9,300,000
6,375,000
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6,375,000 |
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9,150,000
850,000
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850,000 |
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9,100,000
8,542,000
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8,542,000 |
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9,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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8,950,000
1,550,000
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1,550,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The remaining 103 players will return tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center (Gold) to play the Final Day 3 of this event.
The full Day 2 recap will be posted shortly.
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
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Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Ronnie Strode had just doubled up, but still found himself short-stacked. He got all in for 2,700,000 against Josuha O'Neal.
Ronnie Strode: 7♣7♠ 
Joshua O'Neal: A♥Q♥
The board came out J♣9♣2♣3♠A♦ and that ace on the river eliminated Strode just before play ends
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,700,000
6,311,000
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6,311,000 |
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Busted |
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The floor has paused the clock with 10-minutes left of Level 32 and each table will deal four more hands.
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Christina Henkel moved all in from under the gun. Perry Lin was next to act, and he moved all in as well. Everyone else folded.
Christina Henkel: A♣5♣
Perry Lin: A♦Q♥
The board came out A♦8♣5♠9♦2♠ and Henkel's two pair won the pot.
Lin was left with very few chips, and busted shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,700,000
2,590,000
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2,590,000 |
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Busted |
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Action was followed after a round of betting had already occurred. Patrick White was in the cut off and covered Danny Olejniczak on the button who was all in and at risk of elimination.
White remarked, "This is my Lucky Hand" before showing his hand.
Danny Olejniczak: Q♥Q♠
Patrick White: A♠7♦
The luck didn't show for White as Olejniczak's queens held on the 3♥8♦4♥ flop.
The 6♠ turn saw White asking for a "five", to bring him in a straight, but he missed on the 10♠ river, doubling up Olejniczak.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,525,000
3,659,000
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3,659,000 |
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1,600,000
1,019,000
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1,019,000 |
