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

06-08-2025 18:54 UTC-8

Tornai Flushed Out Yap

Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mark Tornai was in an early position and raised to 200,000. Robertson Yap moved all in from the big blind for their remaining 1,200,000.

Both the blinds folded, with the big blind accidentally showing their low pocket pair. Action was back around to Tornai who made the call.

Robertson Yap: A♣2♥ All in
Mark Tornai: A♥10♦

Tornai was ahead and Yap needed some luck to stay alive.

The 5♥J♦K♦ flop didn't change anything, and Tornai improved to a flush after seeing the 9♦ turn and 3♦ river.

Yap was already stood up from the table on the turn as he realised his fate and was eliminated with around 300 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Tornai	4,970,000 4,020,000	4,020,000
Robertson Yap	Busted

Tags: Alan Raymundo Mark Tornai

06-08-2025 19:04 UTC-8

Schutte Rivers Winner

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Jerome Solomon

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Timofey Minzer went all in with 650,000 chips preflop. Jeremy Schutte made the call.

Timofey Minzer: Q♦10♣ All in
Jeremy Schutte: K♦Q♠

Schutte's edge was erased on the flop 10♦2♥4♠, with Minzer pairing his 10. The turn was a brick 8♥, then the river brought the K♣, giving Schutte the hand with the higher pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Schutte	3,200,000 2,781,000	2,781,000
Timofey Minzer	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Schutte Timofey Minzer

06-08-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Fontoura Brito	Busted
Riley Stahley	Busted
Alexis Kivu	Busted
William Sandberg	Busted
Brett Shaffer	Busted

Joseph Snow	Busted
Elliott Hayes	Busted
Marcio Peixoto	Busted
Nam Tran	Busted
David Yu	Busted
Cliff Maloney	Busted
Alexandre Barbaranelli	Busted
Milagros Peterson	Busted
Peter Lieber	Busted
Adam Hall	Busted
Fernando Herrera	Busted
Stefan Schmitz	Busted
David Levy	Busted
Paul Hizer	Busted

Jong Jin	Busted
Won Lee	Busted
David Moore	Busted
Natan Lidukhover	Busted
Mario Concepcion	Busted
Haik Kyurumyan	Busted

Grieshaber's Kings Hold Up, Shin Eliminated

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Nick Vazquez

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ari Shin moved all in for just 240,000 from early position. Courtenay Williams called from the cutoff, and then Gene Grieshaber moved all in from the small blind. Williams called once again, and the three players were all in.

Ari Shin: K♣7♦ All in
Gene Grieshaber: K♦K♥ All in
Courtenay Williams: A♠Q♣

The 8♣6♣2♠J♠Q♥ was safe for Grieshaber's kings, while Shin was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gene Grieshaber	3,900,000 795,000	795,000
Courtenay Williams	1,500,000 1,137,000	1,137,000

Ari Shin	Busted

Tags: Ari Shin Gene Grieshaber Shin Eliminated

06-08-2025 19:25 UTC-8

Fiorito Sends Sandberg to the Rail

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop J♣Q♥6♦. Ted Fiorito moved all in from the cutoff, which covered William Sandberg. He was in the big blind in the tank, but eventually decided to call.

William Sandberg: 8♥J♦ All in
Ted Fiorito: K♦Q♥

The dealers revealed the turn Q♠ and the river J♥. Florita collected all the chips in the middle of the table, and sent Sandberg to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Fiorito	5,500,000 5,227,000	5,227,000
William Sandberg	Busted

Tags: Ted Fiorito William Sandberg

06-08-2025 19:26 UTC-8

Tornai Takes It Down; Powell Eliminated

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John Avelino

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to the big blinds, with a small blind of 60,000 Kevin Powell moved all in for 465,000 and was called by Mark Tornai in the big blind. Powell was at risk of his tournament life as we headed to a runout.

Kevin Powell: Q♦8♣ All in
Mark Tornai: 8♥9♥

Fortunately for Tornai, he paired his nine on a board of A♦9♦K♥A♥J♠.

"Nice playing with you guys, good luck," Powell said as he made his way to the payout cage to collect his cash late into Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Tornai	7,900,000 2,930,000	2,930,000
Kevin Powell	Busted

Tags: Kevin Powell Mark Tornai

06-08-2025 19:47 UTC-8

Erquiaga Runs into Radcliffe's Queens

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Nick Vazquez

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

David Erquiaga went all in for his last 785,000 on the button. Matthew Radcliffe threw in one chip to signal a call from the small blind.

David Erquiaga: Q♣3♥ All in
Matthew Radcliffe: Q♠Q♥

Erquiaga was way behind going to the flop, and the 8♥3♣2♠7♠6♦ runout provided no help to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Radcliffe	4,350,000 4,107,000	4,107,000
David Erquiaga	Busted

Tags: Matthew Radcliffe David Erquiaga

06-08-2025 20:04 UTC-8

Truepenny Delivers Double 00's

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Jerome Solomon

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Mathew Truepenny, on the button, had both Joseph Reddick, who was in early position, and Michael Banayan, in the big blind, covered.

Michael Banayan: 6♠6♦ All in
Joseph Reddick: K♥9♣ All in
Mathew Truepenny: A♠J♥

Truepenny delivered the double knockout, sending Reddick and Banayan home with a runout Q♣K♣2♥9♥10♥ to a Broadway straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathew Truepenny	2,960,000 2,822,000	2,822,000
Michael Banayan	Busted
Joseph Reddick	Busted

Tags: Joseph Reddick Mathew Truepenny Michael Banayan

06-08-2025 20:06 UTC-8

Some More Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Hickel	Busted
Kennon Perez	Busted
Juan Tellezgarces	Busted
Draxton Amador	Busted
Jeffrey Tanouye	Busted
Vitor De Souza Coutinho	Busted
John Sul	Busted

Gangqi Sun	Busted
Kathryn Lindsay	Busted
Brian Brooks	Busted
Casey Hatmaker	Busted
Samuel Bauchert	Busted
Joseph Reddick	Busted
Michael Banayan	Busted
Jeremy Becker	Busted
Freiner Portilla	Busted
Fong Yang	Busted
Phuoc Nguyen	Busted
Russell Felter	Busted
Kirk Acevedo	Busted

Jeffery Walker	Busted
Benjamin Mccoy	Busted
Daniel Sajedian	Busted
Henry Liang	Busted
James Dempsey	Busted

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06-08-2025 20:50 UTC-8

Two Sent Home By River Ace

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Jerome Solomon

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Gary Armstrong, from the big blind, and Mateusz Moolhuizen, from a middle position, were at risk with pairs in a huge three-player pot, involving Lok Chan, who was the Day 1A chip leader.

Gary Armstrong: 10♥10♣ All in
Mateusz Moolhuizen: J♦J♣ All in
Lok Chan: A♥K♥

Moolhuizen was in good shape from the flop, but received bad news by the end of the runout 8♣5♦3♠3♣A♠. The river ace boosted Chan into the top three in overall chips for the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lok Chan	16,900,000 12,400,000	12,400,000

Gary Armstrong	Busted
Mateusz Moolhuizen	Busted

Tags: Gary Armstrong Lok Chan Mateusz Moolhuizen