2025 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♠9♥
Prize
$542,540
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$6,644,102
Entries
16,301
Level Info
Level
49
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
2,326
Players Left
103
Players Left 1 / 16,301
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Last Level Eliminations

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luke Richard us
Luke Richard 		Busted
Profile photo of Franck Marescaux fr
Franck Marescaux 		Busted
Profile photo of Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Yang Li cn
Yang Li 		Busted
Profile photo of John Kim us
John Kim 		Busted
Profile photo of Gene Grieshaber us
Gene Grieshaber 		Busted
Profile photo of Alex Bergfors us
Alex Bergfors 		Busted
Profile photo of Tawei Tou tw
Tawei Tou 		Busted
Profile photo of Hyung Kim ca
Hyung Kim 		Busted
Profile photo of Steven Stillman us
Steven Stillman 		Busted
Profile photo of Robert Natividad us
Robert Natividad 		Busted
Profile photo of Chad Cullimore us
Chad Cullimore 		Busted
Profile photo of Stewart Russell us
Stewart Russell 		Busted
Profile photo of Michael Vincent us
Michael Vincent 		Busted
Profile photo of Franck Girodengo fr
Franck Girodengo 		Busted
Profile photo of Michael Blanovsky us
Michael Blanovsky 		Busted
Profile photo of Jose Andrade pt
Jose Andrade 		Busted
Profile photo of Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Fehlig us
Paul Fehlig 		Busted
Profile photo of Christopher Thiel
Christopher Thiel 		Busted
Profile photo of Dennis Mccartney us
Dennis Mccartney 		Busted
Profile photo of Michael Renna us
Michael Renna 		Busted
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Briahn Smith us
Briahn Smith 		Busted
Profile photo of Ryan Ellison us
Ryan Ellison 		Busted
Profile photo of Mrityunjay Jha us
Mrityunjay Jha 		Busted

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Players Bag for Day 3

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
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.

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
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
Profile photo of Carlos Caldas pt
Carlos Caldas 		31,375,000
9,425,000
 9,425,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Tom Verbruggen nl
Tom Verbruggen 		30,345,000
25,795,000
 25,795,000
Profile photo of Mark Tornai us
Mark Tornai 		24,750,000
15,265,000
 15,265,000
Profile photo of Zachary Hudson us
Zachary Hudson 		22,000,000
17,445,000
 17,445,000
Profile photo of Lok Chan hk
Lok Chan 		19,500,000
2,600,000
 2,600,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bobby Poe us
Bobby Poe 		15,875,000
15,755,000
 15,755,000
Profile photo of Juan Capobianco us
Juan Capobianco 		15,450,000
14,554,000
 14,554,000
Profile photo of Sergio Giha us
Sergio Giha 		15,400,000
13,600,000
 13,600,000
Profile photo of Courtenay Williams us
Courtenay Williams 		14,800,000
13,300,000
 13,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sergei Petrushevskii ru
Sergei Petrushevskii 		14,200,000
12,948,000
 12,948,000
Profile photo of Theo Rebour fr
Theo Rebour 		14,000,000
12,496,000
 12,496,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nicolas Vayssieres fr
Nicolas Vayssieres 		12,700,000
12,265,000
 12,265,000
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza 		12,650,000
Profile photo of Maxx Holland us
Maxx Holland 		12,225,000
11,281,000
 11,281,000
Profile photo of Riley Dieckhoff us
Riley Dieckhoff 		11,500,000
10,949,000
 10,949,000
Profile photo of Anish Vithlani gb
Anish Vithlani 		11,425,000
8,525,000
 8,525,000
Profile photo of Rodrigo Zouvi ar
Rodrigo Zouvi 		9,675,000
9,268,000
 9,268,000
Profile photo of Stephen Boles
Stephen Boles 		9,450,000
3,900,000
 3,900,000
Profile photo of Grayr Zograbyan us
Grayr Zograbyan 		9,375,000
8,868,000
 8,868,000
Profile photo of Cesar Flores us
Cesar Flores 		9,325,000
9,012,000
 9,012,000
Profile photo of Stavros Petychakis gr
Stavros Petychakis 		9,300,000
6,375,000
 6,375,000
Profile photo of Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz 		9,150,000
850,000
 850,000
Team Lucky
Profile photo of Jacob Fishbein us
Jacob Fishbein 		9,100,000
8,542,000
 8,542,000
Profile photo of Bhargav Kakani in
Bhargav Kakani 		9,100,000
100,000
 100,000
Profile photo of Simon Britton us
Simon Britton 		8,950,000
1,550,000
 1,550,000

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Seat Draw for Day 3

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Event CenterGold 6261Broc KuerziUnited States8,025,00020
Event CenterGold 6262Tom VerbruggenNetherlands30,345,00076
Event CenterGold 6263Ray AlbaradoUnited States6,650,00017
Event CenterGold 6264Brandon SimonsenUnited States5,825,00015
Event CenterGold 6265Stephen BolesUnited States9,450,00024
Event CenterGold 6266Zachary HudsonUnited States22,000,00055
Event CenterGold 6267Wesley CannonUnited States3,295,0008
Event CenterGold 6268Raul GarzaUnited States12,650,00032
Event CenterGold 6269Meshesha TruesawUnited States2,200,0006
       
Event CenterGold 6271Lok ChanHong Kong19,500,00049
Event CenterGold 6272Kheang TangUnited States4,875,00012
Event CenterGold 6273Santtu LeinonenFinland8,650,00022
Event CenterGold 6274Danny OlejniczakGermany4,075,00010
Event CenterGold 6275Arpit BhardwajUnited States4,000,00010
Event CenterGold 6277Pedro ClausArgentina2,870,0007
Event CenterGold 6278Juan CapobiancoVenezuela15,450,00039
Event CenterGold 6279Varadarajan Rajagopal IyengarUnited States1,375,0003
       
Event CenterGold 6281Simon BrittonUnited States8,950,00022
Event CenterGold 6282Alexandre ZampieriFrance7,025,00018
Event CenterGold 6283Kelson KuglerUnited States2,890,0007
Event CenterGold 6284Sigrid DenckerAustria6,800,00017
Event CenterGold 6285Ryan StinerUnited States6,000,00015
Event CenterGold 6286Sergio GihaUnited States15,400,00039
Event CenterGold 6287David PhamUnited States4,000,00010
Event CenterGold 6288Patrick WhiteUnited States6,850,00017
Event CenterGold 6289Felipe RoldanColombia3,550,0009
       
Event CenterGold 6291Tommy TrinhUnited States2,970,0007
Event CenterGold 6292Matthew MitchellUnited States3,225,0008
Event CenterGold 6293Courtenay WilliamsUnited States14,800,00037
Event CenterGold 6294Grayr ZograbyanUnited States9,375,00023
Event CenterGold 6295Sergei PetrushevskiiRussia14,200,00036
Event CenterGold 6296Reed RitchieUnited States7,800,05020
Event CenterGold 6297Jacob PhillipsUnited States4,100,00010
Event CenterGold 6298Julio TorresMexico1,740,0004
Event CenterGold 6299Theo RebourFrance14,000,00035
       
Event CenterGold 6301Riley DieckhoffUnited States11,500,00029
Event CenterGold 6302Christopher McfarlandUnited States8,875,00022
Event CenterGold 6303Christina HenkelUnited States5,025,00013
Event CenterGold 6304Ramaswamy PylooreUnited States5,410,00014
Event CenterGold 6305Warren WatsonUnited States2,700,0007
Event CenterGold 6306Frank MarascoUnited States5,475,00014
Event CenterGold 6307Yaniv PeretzIsrael3,500,0009
Event CenterGold 6308Sanjeev DattaUnited States1,700,0004
Event CenterGold 6309Morgan RavailFrance6,260,00016
       
Event CenterGold 6341Florian BordetFrance4,600,00012
Event CenterGold 6342Wai Kit LoUnited Kingdom3,000,0008
Event CenterGold 6343Tyler KolnessUnited States4,525,00011
Event CenterGold 6344Albert GarverUnited States3,100,0008
Event CenterGold 6345Sylvain CouturierFrance1,725,0004
Event CenterGold 6346Cesar FloresUnited States9,325,00023
Event CenterGold 6347Jeffrey ValentiUnited States4,500,00011
Event CenterGold 6348Jeremy SchutteUnited States4,400,00011
       
Event CenterGold 6351Pierre GueFrance3,150,0008
Event CenterGold 6352Kaiwen WeiUnited States8,450,00021
Event CenterGold 6353Jose OscalUnited States1,200,0003
Event CenterGold 6354Rodrigo ZouviArgentina9,675,00024
Event CenterGold 6355Scott WebberUnited States6,850,00017
Event CenterGold 6356Bhargav KakaniIndia9,100,00023
Event CenterGold 6357Matthew GlantzUnited States9,150,00023
Event CenterGold 6359Loc TuCanada1,675,0004
       
Event CenterGold 6361Troy KoppCanada5,700,00014
Event CenterGold 6362Fabio CammarataGermany1,625,0004
Event CenterGold 6363Bobby PoeUnited States15,875,00040
Event CenterGold 6364Marcus ShepardUnited States5,800,00015
Event CenterGold 6365Matthew KlopfUnited States6,000,00015
Event CenterGold 6366Mark TornaiUnited States24,750,00062
Event CenterGold 6367Aaron FoggUnited States5,700,00014
Event CenterGold 6368Justin GutierrezUnited States1,700,0004
Event CenterGold 6369Muruz YohannesUnited States1,650,0004
       
Event CenterGold 6371Siarhei ChudapalRussia4,100,45010
Event CenterGold 6372Nicolas VayssieresFrance12,700,00032
Event CenterGold 6374Agustin MendezMexico6,300,00016
Event CenterGold 6375Justin FawcettUnited States2,925,0007
Event CenterGold 6376Carlos CaldasUnited States31,375,00078
Event CenterGold 6377Ashira LavineUnited States7,560,00019
Event CenterGold 6378Jason BlodgettUnited States6,650,00017
Event CenterGold 6379Sebastian ParkUnited States6,050,00015
       
Event CenterGold 6421Vaughan MachadoUnited States3,815,00010
Event CenterGold 6422Zachary EversUnited States6,456,00016
Event CenterGold 6423Jacob FishbeinUnited States9,100,00023
Event CenterGold 6424Tam NguyenUnited States3,700,0009
Event CenterGold 6425Rena VargheseUnited States3,505,0009
Event CenterGold 6426Anish VithlaniUnited Kingdom11,425,00029
Event CenterGold 6427James MorrisUnited States5,200,00013
Event CenterGold 6428Antonio Trocoli FilhoBrazil3,050,0008
Event CenterGold 6429Albert EthierUnited States2,000,0005
       
Event CenterGold 6431Keenan KuhnUnited States2,500,0006
Event CenterGold 6432Zal IraniUnited States1,275,0003
Event CenterGold 6433Andrew TangUnited States2,630,0007
Event CenterGold 6434Stavros PetychakisGreece9,300,00023
Event CenterGold 6435Kong LiUnited States5,900,00015
Event CenterGold 6437Joshua OnealUnited States4,500,00011
Event CenterGold 6438Paris SitzoukisAustralia2,915,0007
Event CenterGold 6439Adam CroffutUnited States8,135,00020
       
Event CenterGold 6441Andrew DennisUnited States5,550,00014
Event CenterGold 6442Said ElharrakUnited States5,100,00013
Event CenterGold 6443Warren LiUnited States5,125,00013
Event CenterGold 6444Don VoUnited States1,260,0003
Event CenterGold 6445Paul TrianoskyUnited States3,400,0009
Event CenterGold 6446Thanh Ha DuongVietnam6,525,00016
Event CenterGold 6447Ryan LengUnited States6,525,00016
Event CenterGold 6448Brandon SheilsUnited Kingdom5,950,00015
Event CenterGold 6449Maxx HollandUnited States12,225,00031

Carlos Caldas Seeks First Bracelet; Leads After Day 2 of $500 No-Limit Hold'em COLOSSUS

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Carlos Caldas
Carlos Caldas

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

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Carlos CaldasUnited States31,375,00075
2Tom VerbruggenThe Netherlands30,345,00076
3Mark TornaiUnited States24,750,00062
4Zachary HudsonUnited States22,000,00055
5Lok ChanTaiwan19,500,00049
6Bobby PoeUnited States15,875,00040
7Juan CapobiancoMexico15,450,00039
8Sergio GihaUnited States15,400,00039
9Courtenay WilliamsUnited States14,800,00037
10Sergei PetrushevskiiRussian Federation14,200,00036

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
Matt Glantz

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.

Tags: Carlos CaldasDavid PhamJared JaffeeJeff MadsenLok ChanMatthew GlantzRamaswamy PylooreRyan LengTom Verbruggen

Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS

Day 2 Completed

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