Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Double Knockout at the Break

Jerome Solomon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With a break in play already started, two players stood knowing their tournament lives were on the line. Mark Morrison had already tossed his card into the muck. Aaron Thivyanathan's hand was just as dead.

Aaron Thivyanathan: A♠Q♥ All in
Justin Ouimette: A♥7♦

A runout of K♥10♥7♣5♦4♠ gave Ouimette a pair of sevens, which was good enough to give Thivyanathan and Morrison permanent breaks from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Ouimette	3,450,000 2,991,000	2,991,000
Mark Morrison	Busted
Aaron Thivyanathan	Busted

06-08-2025 14:51 UTC-8

Blackwood Eliminated

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Nick Vazquez

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gary Blackwood has a fourth-place finish at this World Series of Poker, but he won't be making the Colossus final table. In this hand, he raised to 100,000 and left one 5,000 chip behind. Jose Montes called from the small blind, and Paris Sitzoukis called from the big blind.

Sitzoukis said he wasn't going to bet, and Montes checked dark. Sitzoukis held true to his word and checked on the Q♣J♥3♥ flop. Blackwood bet his last chip. Montes then responded by moving all in. Sitzoukis got out of the way.

Gary Blackwood: Q♦9♦ All in
Jose Montes: Q♠J♣

The 9♠ turn and 6♣ river were not enough to save Blackwood and the poker vlogger was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paris Sitzoukis	2,950,000 2,011,000	2,011,000
Jose Montes	2,100,000 1,562,000	1,562,000
Gary Blackwood	Busted

Tags: Gary Blackwood Jose Montes Paris Sitzoukis

06-08-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Some More Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Watson	Busted
Christopher Carroll	Busted
Justin Dare	Busted
Richard Heller	Busted
Mehdi Anooshahr	Busted
Shane Schleger	Busted
Amy Butterfield	Busted
Handrianto Minderman	Busted

Oscar Haber	Busted
David Woodard	Busted
Osama Aweida	Busted
Divan Van Wyk	Busted
James Remitio	Busted
Gebrehiwet Goitom	Busted
Edgar Ostos	Busted
Ginold Rendel	Busted
Frayser Flores	Busted
Roberto Romanello	Busted

Robenito Roxas	Busted
Farhad Karimi	Busted
Daniele Nestola	Busted
Hercilio Souza	Busted
Nickolas Sciammarella	Busted
Jack Sinclair	Busted

Kevin Fulcher	Busted

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06-08-2025 15:22 UTC-8

Consecutive Bust Outs for Natividad

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Nick Vazquez

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Table 538 has seen a lot of action after the break. First, Edwin Guzman went all in from late position, and was called by Robert Natividad in the small blind.

Edwin Guzman: J♠J♥ All in
Robert Natividad: Q♣Q♦

The 10♠3♥2♦7♠4♦ board meant that Guzman couldn't stave off elimination.

In the very next hand, Ketan Patel moved all in from early position. Natividad was the only caller again.

Ketan Patel: A♥8♦ All in
Robert Natividad: A♣Q♣

Natividad crushed the flop on the Q♥Q♠8♥10♥3♣ board and he busted another player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Natividad	2,700,000 2,035,000	2,035,000
Edwin Guzman	Busted
Ketan Patel	Busted

Tags: Robert Natividad Ketan Patel Edwin Guzman

06-08-2025 15:43 UTC-8

Wrong Seat, Right Time for Vithlani

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John Avelino

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Anish Vithlani raised to 125,000 from late position before Todd Barney went all in for 1,450,000. Vithlani snap-called and the players revealed their hole cards.

Todd Barney: J♠J♣ All in
Anish Vithlani: K♠K♣

Vithlani had Barney's jacks in bad shape heading to a runout of 10♠8♥2♦A♠5♠. Barney could not improve and was slightly covered by Vithlani, making his way to the payout cage to collect his cash five hours into Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anish Vithlani	2,900,000 2,363,000	2,363,000
Todd Barney	Busted

Tags: Anish Vithlani Todd Barney

06-08-2025 15:45 UTC-8

Beadles Receives Bad News

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Jerome Solomon

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jon Beadles went all in confidently with nearly 800,000 chips on a flop of 10♠9♥9♣. Bradley Kodesh didn't hesitate to call.

"I have bad news, brother," Kodesh said. "I flopped quads."

Jon Beadles: K♦K♣ All in
Bradley Kodesh: 9♠9♦

When Q♣2♥ turned, it was indeed a hard day's afternoon for Beadles, who needed runner-runner king-king for a better four-of-a-kind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Kodesh	3,780,000 3,040,000	3,040,000
Jon Beadles	Busted

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06-08-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Looney Hits the Rail

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Nick Vazquez

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Richard Handke opened in the cutoff to 125,000. David Hausmann thought for a while in the small blind before raising to 310,000. Connor Looney then moved all in from the big blind. Handke folded, and Hausmann got a count. The shove was for 450,000, and Hausmann made the call.

Connor Looney: 5♠5♥ All in
David Hausmann: A♦Q♥

The runout was the Q♣J♦3♥3♠J♠ and Hausmann won the coin flip to knock Looney out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hausmann	1,400,000 893,000	893,000
Richard Handke	640,000 85,000	85,000
Connor Looney	Busted

Tags: Richard Handke David Hausmann Connor Looney

06-08-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Some More Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Dube	Busted
Loyal Sprague	Busted
Matthew Bande	Busted
H Park	Busted
Romik Vartzar	Busted
Jose Severino	Busted
Fredy Ferrer	Busted
Terry Olson	Busted
Vahid Jalali	Busted
Brian Li	Busted
Simon Fowler	Busted
Darren Cunningham	Busted
Heather Alcorn	Busted
Guanpeng Sheng	Busted
Ivan Ruban	Busted
Derek Lacock	Busted
Jay Potashnick	Busted
Tongguang Sun	Busted
Diep Tran	Busted
Corey Davila	Busted
Denis Lee	Busted
Manish Bhargava	Busted
Robert Brajovic	Busted
Gulnara Taul	Busted
Ricardo Jaime	Busted

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06-08-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Moolhuizen Doubles Up Through Colet

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Laurent Colet moved all in from the small blind with 900,000 chips. He got called by his neighbour in the big blind, Mateusz Moolhuizen. Both had almost even stacks.

Laurent Colet: J♥5♠ All in
Mateusz Moolhuizen: 9♦9♣

The board revealed: 3♣4♣4♣5♣10♠

Mateusz Moolhuizen doubled up with his pockets nines, which was very needed to stay in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	1,840,000 840,000	840,000
Laurent Colet	Busted

Tags: Laurent Colet Mateusz Moolhuizen

06-08-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Ector and Alvarado are Eliminated

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Laura Fryer

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jose Severino was all in and at risk from the big blind for their remaining 180,000 and were up against Benjamin Ector in the small blind.

Jose Severino: Q♥3♥ All in
Benjamin Ector: 9♦8♦

Severino was looking to hold to save him from being eliminated and both players missed on the 4♣10♥K♠10♦5♠ runout, securing Severino a double.

Ector was shortly seen leaving the tournament after this hand.

On a table just across the way, Erick Alvarado was all in and at risk, with the cards already face up against Kevin Woll to his direct left.

Erick Alvarado: A♥Q♥ All in
Kevin Woll: AxKx

Woll won with the king-kicker on the 10x5x6x10x3x runout, sending Alvarado to the rail.