Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$9,027,000
Entries
18,054
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Here Comes the Money!
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The Tournament Supervisor just announced that the 349 remaining players are all in the money, and the room gave a loud ovation. Everyone left is guaranteed to cash for at least $833.
Bustouts are Booming
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Ever since the money bubble burst, players have been getting eliminated at a rapid pace, with just over 300 now remaining,
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Updated Stacks
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Here are the chip counts of some of the bigger stacks and notable players still left in the field:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
125,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
123,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
46,200 | |
|
||
|
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
20,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Salter Surging
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
In a three-way all-in confrontation preflop, Jack Salter, who had both of his opponents covered, was holding 
against their 
and 
. The board ran out 
, and Salter's queens held up for the double knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Chip Leaders
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
It doesn't appear as though anybody has cracked the 200,000-chip mark yet, although several players are approaching it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
147,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
130,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
125,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Past Champion in the Field
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Cord Garcia, winner of the first ever Colossus in 2015 for $638,880, has been keeping himself low on the radar thus far today but has built a healthy stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
75,400
|
75,400 |
Taylor Takes a Hit
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Thomas Taylor was faced with an all in for 30,300 from his opponent. Taylor called, and the players' cards were turned up.
Taylor: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Taylor doubled his opponent up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
30,000
|
30,000 |