After four intense starting flights, the field is narrowing in Event #19 $500 Colossus at the renowned Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at the 2025 World Series of Poker. A staggering 16,301 players entered the event, but only 2326 remain to fight to be crowned the winner and take home a WSOP bracelet.
Day 1a witnessed 2,773 contenders, with only 410 seeing it through to Day 2. Leading the pack was Lok Chan who bagged 1,635,000.
The fields got bigger as the days went on as Day 1b welcomed 3,309 hopefuls, from which 464 advanced to the second day. Rafael Camno came out of the 4,286 Day 1c field as the chip leader, making it through with a formidable 1,733,000 stack.
The final Day 1d saw 5,933 contenders with Stephanie Alderman (1,602,000) bagging the most chips in the final Day 1 flight. Alderman didn't pip Rafael Camno to the top of the counts as he holds his chip lead going into Day 2.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Rafael Camno | Spain | 1,733,000 | 144 |
| 2 | Lok Chan | Taiwan | 1,635,000 | 136 |
| 3 | Stephanie Alderman | United States | 1,602,000 | 134 |
| 4 | Theo Rebour | France | 1,504,000 | 125 |
| 5 | David Levy | Israel | 1,495,000 | 125 |
| 6 | Arash Ghaneian | United States | 1,466,000 | 122 |
| 7 | Ryan Woodward | United States | 1,465,000 | 122 |
| 8 | Christopher Bowen | United States | 1,427,000 | 119 |
| 9 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,422,000 | 119 |
| 10 | Steven Stillman | United States | 1,363,000 | 114 |
Six-time bracelet winner and $25K Fantasy player Shaun Deeb (1,422,000) is returning to Day 2 ninth in the counts after having a strong Day 1d. Fellow $25K Fantasy player and four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen didn’t fall too far behind in the counts as he bagged 1,250,000 in day 1b.
Arash Ghaneian (1,466,000), Jared Jaffee (1,235,000) and David Jackson (1,229,000) all also made it through with sizeable stacks and will be looking to add to their growing collection of WSOP bracelets.
Day 2 action commences at 11 a.m. local time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas . Play will resume at Level 18 with blinds at 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante. They will play through 15, 40-minute levels, with a break every three levels for 15 minutes. Following Level 26, players will take a 60-minute dinner break (approximately 5:30 p.m. local time).
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Arash GhaneianChristopher BowenDavid JacksonDavid LevyJarad JaffeeJeff MadsenLok ChanRafael CamnoRyan WoodwardShaun DeebStephanie AldermanSteven StillmanTheo Rebour
