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

06-09-2025 18:55 UTC-8

Blodgett Binks Much-Needed Double-Up

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 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

Level: 43

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

Ante: 4,000,000

06-09-2025 18:20 UTC-8

Here's How to Best Sweat Your 25K & ODB Fantasy Team in the PokerNews Live Updates!

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Chad Holloway

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

All summer long, PokerNews will be offering updates from both the 25K Fantasy and ODB Fantasy leagues, which you can read in our dedicated hub here.

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06-09-2025 18:18 UTC-8

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

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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

Tags: Courtenay Williams Kong Li

06-09-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Blodgett Doubles Up Glantz

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Laura Fryer

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

Action folded around to Jason Blodgett in the small blind who moved all in for around 59,000,0000. Matt Glantz said "I have only seen a three but it might be good enough". He checked his other card before making the call and the players went to showdown.

Matt Glantz: A♣3♠ All in
Jason Blodgett: Q♣Q♦

Blodgett was looking strong but Glantz found an Ace on the 7♦A♦7♣ flop.

The 5♣ turn and J♦ river changed nothing and Glantz got a huge double up, putting him back over the average stack size.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	70,400,000 39,200,000	39,200,000

Jason Blodgett	56,000,000 29,200,000	29,200,000

Tags: Jason Blodgett Matt Glantz

06-09-2025 18:02 UTC-8

Ray Albarado Eliminated in 15th Place ($29,118)

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Frank Visser

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

Antonio Trocoli Filho raised to 7,500,000 under the gun. Ramaswamy Pyloore called in the adjacent seat before Ray Albarado called all in for 4,200,000 in the next seat over.

Bobby Poe then rejammed for 16,400,00, which quickly folded out Filho. Pyloore made sure the counts were correct, then called off.

Ray Albarado: A♥5♣ All in
Bobby Poe: A♣Q♣ All in
Ramaswamy Pyloore: J♦9♦

Poe flopped two pair on 7♠A♦Q♦. Albarado was drawing dead after the 4♥ turn, and Pyloore missed his flush draw on the 2♠ river. Poe more than doubled up, while Albarado was eliminated in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Trocoli Filho	114,000,000
Ramaswamy Pyloore	73,000,000 16,000,000	16,000,000

Bobby Poe	52,000,000 29,200,000	29,200,000
Ray Albarado	Busted

Tags: Antonio Trocoli Filho Bobby Poe Ramaswamy Pyloore Ray Albarado

06-09-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Tam Nguyen Eliminated in 16th Place ($29,118)

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Laura Fryer

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

Action folded to Tam Nguyen who moved all in from the hijack for 23,000,000. Courtenay Williams was the only caller from the small blind and he had Nguyen well covered.

Tam Nguyen: J♠10♥ All in
Courtenay Williams: K♦K♠

Nguyen needed a good runout to crack Williams' kings, but the 8♣2♦5♠4♦Q♣ didn't get him there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Courtenay Williams	72,000,000 22,100,000	22,100,000

Tam Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Courtenay Williams Tam Nguyen

Level: 42

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 3,000,000

06-09-2025 17:04 UTC-8

PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge Returns

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Lyle Bateman

Level 41 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

At the 2025 World Series of Poker, this year's schedule includes 100 bracelet events. One notable event returning this summer at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas is bracelet Event #78: PokerNews Deepstack Championship (PNDC).

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From May 27 to June 30, players grinding the $200, $250, and $400 Daily Deepstacks tournaments at the WSOP will rack up leaderboard points. Every week, the top 10 players will be awarded a complimentary entry into the PNDC on July 1. That’s 50 seats up for grabs—10 more than last year, thanks to the additional week of action. Best of all? You can win multiple seats, meaning the more you play and perform, the better your shot at a deep WSOP run.

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