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

06-09-2025 11:54 UTC-8

"I've Got a Plane to Catch"

Shirley Ang

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Mark Tornai raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun, and Troy Kopp three-bet shoved for 7,950,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Tornai, who made the call with the bigger stack.

Troy Kopp: K♦Q♠ All in
Mark Tornai: 8♠8♣

"Let's go! I've got a plane to catch!" Kopp exclaimed when he saw the cards.

The board ran out 5♥9♥6♦7♣J♦ for Tornai to hold with the pocket pair and even improve to a straight to eliminate Tornai.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Tornai	21,750,000 11,050,000	11,050,000
Troy Kopp	Busted

Tags: Mark Tornai Troy Kopp

06-09-2025 11:58 UTC-8

Pyloore Does It Again; Torres and Zograbyan Felted in One Swoop

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Ramaswamy Pyloore opened to 1,200,000. preflop Grayr Zograbyan then pushed in his remaining 5,225,000, and Julio Torres called off his stack of 3,500,000.

Pyloore did some maths before concluding his price was too good, and he made the call.

Julio Torres: A♦Q♥ All in
Grayr Zograbyan: A♥K♥ All in
Ramaswamy Pyloore: 3♠3♦

Torres and Zograbyan had counterfeit outs after the 4♣8♦8♣ flop and 5♥ turn, but the 9♠ river remained clean for Pyloore's small pair, scooping another multi-way all-in pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramaswamy Pyloore	60,900,000 18,775,000	18,775,000

Julio Torres	Busted
Grayr Zograbyan	Busted

Tags: Grayr Zograbyan Julio Torres Ramaswamy Pyloore

06-09-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Machado and Ethier Eliminated Before the Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Albert Ethier was all in, sitting to his opponent's Antonio Trocoli Filho's direct left.

Albert Ethier: KxJx All in
Antonio Trocoli Filho: A♦J♥

Filho let out a loud "yesssss" when we saw the Q♥A♥8♣ flop. Ethier wasn't saved by the 8♥ 4♣ completers, and he was eliminated with around 60 players remaining.

In the next hand on the same table, Vaughan Machado was all in and at risk from a middle position against Rena Varghese in the small blind.

Vaughan Machado: J♦9♦ All in
Rena Varghese: A♥K♥

Varghese only improved on the 2♥K♣Q♣ flop, but it brought in the sweat of a straight draw for Machado.

Machado was eliminated after the dealer placed the 7♦ turn and Q♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rena Varghese	11,520,000 480,000	480,000
Antonio Trocoli Filho	11,350,000 8,300,000	8,300,000
Albert Ethier	Busted
Vaughan Machado	Busted

Tags: Albert Ethier Antonio Trocoli Filho Rena Varghese Vaughan Machado

06-09-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Klopf Knocked Out in Three-Way All-In

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Shirley Ang

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Santtu Leinonen shoved from the hijack for 5,075,000, and Danny Olejniczak made the call from the cutoff. Matthew Klopf called in the small blind for his last 1,925,000 for Carlos Caldas to tank in the big blind. He glanced over to Olejniczak's stack, who had 6,525,000 behind. After a while, he reluctantly folded but showed he held the 10♥10♣.

Matthew Klopf: 9♥9♦ All in
Santtu Leinonen: K♥Q♦ All in
Danny Olejniczak: A♠Q♥

The board ran out Q♠J♥K♦J♣8♥ for Leinonen to flop top two pair to bust Klopf and earn a full double-up through Olejniczak.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Caldas	21,000,000 10,375,000	10,375,000

Santtu Leinonen	13,275,000 4,625,000	4,625,000
Danny Olejniczak	6,525,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Matthew Klopf	Busted

Tags: Carlos Caldas Danny Olejniczak Matthew Klopf Santtu Leinonen

06-09-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Other Pre-Break Bust-Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Britton	Busted
Matthew Mitchell	Busted
Tyler Kolness	Busted
Warren Watson	Busted

06-09-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Break Time

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The COLOSSUS players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

06-09-2025 12:19 UTC-8

Updated Counts According to the WSOP+ App

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Blodgett	39,000,000 21,750,000	21,750,000
Raul Garza	27,000,000 14,350,000	14,350,000
Mark Tornai	21,600,000 150,000	150,000
Brandon Simonsen	20,700,000 14,875,000	14,875,000
Carlos Caldas	19,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Courtenay Williams	17,900,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Santtu Leinonen	13,300,000 25,000	25,000
Sergei Petrushevskii	11,400,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Kong Li	10,400,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Jacob Phillips	10,000,000 5,900,000	5,900,000
Keenan Kuhn	8,100,000 3,900,000	3,900,000
Meshesha Truesaw	8,000,000 5,800,000	5,800,000
Juan Capobianco	7,300,000 8,150,000	8,150,000
Agustin Mendez	6,500,000 200,000	200,000
Danny Olejniczak	6,500,000 25,000	25,000
Ray Albarado	5,500,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Kheang Tang	5,500,000 6,075,000	6,075,000
Sanjeev Datta	5,300,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Maxx Holland	3,500,000 8,725,000	8,725,000