The action was on Donna LaDuke, who moved all in over the top of Julian Altieri's middle-position raise.
Altieri made the call for 2,185,000 chips.
Donna LaDuke: J♦J♠
Julian Altieri: 10♦10♥
LaDuke's jacks held through a runout of 7♣9♦2♥Q♠J♥.
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Kenneth Song moved all in from the small blind with a little over 2,000,000 chips.
Jeremy Armstrong made it a blind-versus-blind contest with the call.
Kenneth Song: K♥8♥
Jeremy Armstrong: A♥Q♣
Song had live cards, but neither connected on the runout of 9♣9♦2♣Q♠10♥. Armstrong paired his queen on the turn and sent Song home in 253rd place.
The hand was picked up with Adrian Jimenez moving all in from the button with just under 2,000,000 chips. Margaret Fox, who was in the pot in middle position, made the call.
Adrian Jimenez: 10♣10♠
Margaret Fox: 6♣6♠
Jiminez' edge grew tremendously when he found a set on the fop, and the full runout 10♥4♦J♦J♠4♠ gave him a full house and a nice double-up.
The hand was picked up with Adel Kabbani moving all in with 835,000 from the big blind on a flop of 5♦J♥Q♠.
Shane Raikes, on this left, made the call. Dara Taherpour, in middle position, raised all in with 2,085,000 chips.
Raikes considered his options for a moment before electing to call.
Adel Kabbani: Q♣7♠
Dara Taherpour: A♥Q♦
Shane Raikes: K♦10♥
Taherpour had the best hand with top pair, top kicker, and Kabbani was outkicked. Raikes had a straight draw.
The 9♥ on the turn delivered the straight for Raikes, and the 4♠ river mattered not, as he scored the double knockout.
The action was picked up when the chips were already in the middle.
Koen De Batselier: A♣A♥
Jeffrey Haney: K♦10♠
The dealer showed the board: 4♣K♣Q♦8♥6♦
All chips moved to Debatsellier, leaving Haney with 250,000 in chips and got eliminated a few hands later.
Benjamin Horgan moved all in under the gun. David Jackson, seated to his immediate left, raised to 900,000 to discourage other competition.
Benjamin Horgan: 10♣10♦
David Jackson: 7♣7♦
Horgan's lead evaporated quickly, as Jackson found a seven on the flop of 7♥8♠2♦, and the K♠2♣ runout didn't rescue him.
The returning 303 players have taken their seats, and the cards have been sent into the air for Day 3 of the $500 COLOSSUS.
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Stephen Song, a one-time bracelet winner, is among the contenders returning for Day 3 of Event #34: $500 The COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em at the 2026 World Series of Poker.
A whopping 16,269 runners have funneled into 303 remaining hopefuls, looking to claim the winner’s share of $550,000 from a prize pool of $6,751,635. The first cards will be dealt at 11 a.m. local time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Song’s extensive success over the years includes six WSOP circuit rings, but he hasn’t won a bracelet since the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em in 2019.
Edouard Debrousse (12,500,000) is the overall chip leader.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edouard Debrousse | France | 12,500,000 | 104 |
| 2 | Justin Smith | United States | 9,800,000 | 82 |
| 3 | Bennett McLaughlin | United States | 8,265,000 | 69 |
| 4 | Luke Purcell | United States | 8,200,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Emiliano Guido | United States | 7,700,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Justin Datloff | United States | 7,545,000 | 63 |
| 7 | Brian Lehman | United States | 7,150,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Kentaro Okawa | Japan | 7,100,000 | 59 |
| 9 | Ryan Leng | United States | 7,085,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Daniel Chaparro | Russian Federation | 6,185,000 | 52 |
Song isn’t the only one with championship hardware in the field. Three-time bracelet winner Ryan Leng is one of nine players with more than 7,000,000 chips. Eric Baldwin (5,570,000), Patrick Leonard (4,200,000) and Satoshi Tanaka (2,920,000) all remain in the hunt.
Justin Arnwine (5,050,000), who has five cashes in this year’s series after posting 10 a year ago but is still looking for a breakthrough win, is also lurking.
Today's returnees to tables in Paris Yellow have all secured at least a $3,700 payday, but the money at the top, where everyone at the final table is guaranteed $60,171, and the top six at least $125,000, is certainly the goal. Play will begin with blinds at 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante, with the schedule calling for 15 levels to be played, with 15-minute breaks every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 36 (approximately 5:30 p.m.).
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