Rob Van Hoose is building an early stack as he was able to get all of his chips in the middle preflop holding . His opponents had and . The board ran out , giving Van Hoose some chips to work with early on in the tournament.
Nick Yunis, Chile's runner-up on their all-time money list with $1,176,761 in recorded live cashes, has joined the field. Just now, he was involved in a pot where he got all of his chips in.
The button opened and the small blind and big blind Yunis called. All three of them checked the flop, then the hit the turn. The small blind checked before Yunis bet 600. The button and small blind both called. After the completed the board, the small blind checked again. Yunis shoved for 2,000 total and the button was quick to toss his cards in the muck. The small blind needed some more time but eventually followed suit as she folded as well.
Besides Yunis, online legend and 888poker Ambassador Chris Moorman just took his seat.
The clock indicates a total of 2,511 players have signed up for Day 1a of THE COLOSSUS right now. Last year, the event attracted a field of 3,249 during the first starting flight and just 121 survived the day. It's still early — plenty more players may sign up before registration closes after Level 6.
Greg Raymer looked down at under the gun and just called. His opponent to his left raised to 150 and when action got back to Raymer, he reraised to 550. His opponent called.
The flop came and Raymer led out for 600. His opponent called and the hit the turn. Raymer once again led out for 1,100 and his opponent once again called.
The river was the and Raymer moved all in for 2,050, and his opponent called once more. Raymer tabled his pocket kings and they were good enough to double up.
With about 1,500 in the pot already and the board reading , Chris Moorman checked from the big blind. His opponent bet 1,500 and Moorman thought for a moment before throwing out a call. The turn was the and both players checked. On the river both players checked again. Moorman tabled and his opponent tossed his cards into the muck.
Matthew Leecy has found himself in the middle of the Amazon Room in the Rio Convention Center, but he is near the top of the chip counts early on in Day 1a of Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em.
Leecy just recently arrived at a new table with a rack of chips and he raised to 500 from early position. Both the button and the small blind called, and there were three players to the flop. The dealer fanned the flop of and the small blind checked. Leecy bet 800 and both players folded allowing Leecy to scoop the pot and add to his chip stack.
Players from the Miranda Room have all been moved to the Amazon Room, while tables in the Pavillion Room are currently breaking at a quick pace. All players are taking a 20-minute break with play scheduled to resume at approximately 12:20 p.m. There is a total of 2,659 entries so far with some players choosing the re-buy option and others choosing not to test their luck a second time today.
Chris Moorman opened the hijack and the button called. The player in the big blind squeezed all in for 775 and Moorman pushed all in over the top. The lady on the button folded only for the dealer then to notice that a reraise by Moorman wasn't permitted as it wasn't a full raise. The push became a call, and the button took back her cards and called as well.
The two players with an active hand both checked the flop and Moorman checked again on the turn. The button then moved all in and Moorman folded instantly. The big blind at risk showed while the button tabled for Broadway. The on the river was a blank and the big blind said her goodbyes.
"Why didn't you raise?" the big blind asked, still with a smile on her face.
"I couldn't!" Moorman replied with some remorse.
Moorman, despite losing some chips in the hand, still up a lot for the day.