Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-09-2025 18:18 UTC-8

Kong Li Eliminated in 14th Place ($29,118)

Frank Visser

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Courtenay Williams raised to 7,000,000 in the hijack. Kong Li sat in the small blind and piled in his remaining stack of 23,500,000, which Williams snapped off.

Kong Li: A♦8♥ All in
Courtenay Williams: K♠K♥

Li had more outs to scoop and some to chop after the 7♥9♥5♣8♦ turn, but the 2♣ river was a nothing-ball to have him eliminated instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtenay Williams	95,600,000 23,600,000	23,600,000

Kong Li	Busted

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06-09-2025 18:20 UTC-8

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Chad Holloway

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

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Level: 43

Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000

Ante: 4,000,000

06-09-2025 18:34 UTC-8

David Pham Eliminated in 13th Place ($36,380)

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Frank Visser

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Ramaswamy Pyloore raised to 10,000,000 in middle position. Small blind David Pham went all in for 18,400,000, and Pyloore quickly called after confirming the amount.

David Pham: 3♥3♣ All in
Ramaswamy Pyloore: A♣K♦

Pham remained ahead on the 5♥10♥2♣ flop, but the A♦ turn paired up Pyloore for a massive lead. The 8♦ river remained free of threes and fours, seeing Pham eliminated in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	135,500,000 62,500,000	62,500,000

David Pham	Busted

Tags: David Pham Ramaswamy Pyloore

06-09-2025 18:55 UTC-8

Blodgett Binks Much-Needed Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Jason Blodgett was down to 17,500,000, which he pushed all in on the button. Matt Glantz made the call from the small blind, and the cards were revealed.

Jason Blodgett: A♦6♦ All in
Matt Glantz: A♥Q♠

Blodgett was heavily dominated, but reversed the situation on the 9♦6♣A♠ flop. His two pair remained best on the 4♠ turn and 3♠ river, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sigrid Dencker	111,000,000 55,200,000	55,200,000
Kaiwen Wei	102,000,000 500,000	500,000
Ryan Leng	79,000,000 11,600,000	11,600,000

Courtenay Williams	73,100,000 22,500,000	22,500,000

Matt Glantz	43,000,000 27,400,000	27,400,000

Jason Blodgett	41,000,000 21,000,000	21,000,000

Tags: Jason Blodgett Matt Glantz

06-09-2025 19:02 UTC-8

Updates Counts from Table #642

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Laura Fryer

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Action has stagnated as we near the final table bubble. 12 players remain and small chip pots have been passed around.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	130,000,000 5,500,000	5,500,000

Antonio Trocoli Filho	95,000,000 19,000,000	19,000,000
Agustin Mendez	36,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Justin Gutierrez	25,300,000 5,900,000	5,900,000
Marcus Shepard	21,200,000 30,800,000	30,800,000
Bobby Poe	17,000,000 35,000,000	35,000,000

06-09-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Back-to-Back for Blodgett

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Frank Visser

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

It folded to Ryan Leng in the small blind, who open-jammed. Jason Blodgett took a look at his cards in the big blind, immediately calling when he saw them.

Jason Blodgett: J♥J♦ All in
Ryan Leng: A♦10♥

Blodgett remained ahead on the 3♦7♦2♠Q♠ flop and turn, and rivered a set with the J♣ to secure his second double-up in a row.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Blodgett	84,000,000 43,000,000	43,000,000
Ryan Leng	50,000,000 29,000,000	29,000,000

Tags: Ryan Leng Jason Blodgett

Level: 44

Blinds: 2,500,000/5,000,000

Ante: 5,000,000

06-09-2025 19:14 UTC-8

Marcus Shepard Eliminated in 12th Place ($45,770)

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Laura Fryer

Level 44 : Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Marcus Shepard moved all in from the hijack for 25,800,000. Action folded to Ramaswamy Pyloore who was in the big blind and remarked "only four more bigs", before making the call.

Marcus Shepard: 5♦5♣ All in
Ramaswamy Pyloore: A♣8♥

Pyloore stole the pot after hitting an eight on the Q♣8♦3♦ flop, and securing Shepards elimination was the Q♦ turn and 4♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	183,600,000 53,600,000	53,600,000

Marcus Shepard	Busted

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06-09-2025 19:21 UTC-8

Gutierrez Check-Shoves

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Frank Visser

Level 44 : Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Antonio Trocoli Filho raised to 11,000,000 under the gun. Justin Gutierrez called in the big blind before the pair checked through the 7♣J♦4♦ flop. The turn fell the 4♥, on which Gutierrez checked again.

Filho fired 11,000,000, and Gutierrez jammed all in for 36,400,000. After a while in the tank, Filho elected to let his hand go, granting the pot to Gutierrez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	175,000,000 8,600,000	8,600,000

Antonio Trocoli Filho	74,000,000 21,000,000	21,000,000
Justin Gutierrez	40,500,000 15,200,000	15,200,000
Agustin Mendez	17,800,000 18,200,000	18,200,000
Bobby Poe	14,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Antonio Trocoli Filho Justin Gutierrez