2017 World Series of Poker

Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1f
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$9,027,000
Entries
18,054
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000

Jeff Gross Eliminated by Stephen Nussrallah

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jeff Gross moved all in for his last 4,025, and Stephen Nussrallah moved all in for 5,100 from the cutoff. The player in the small blind called.

Gross tabled {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, Nussrallah showed {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, and the small blind revealed {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}. Gross and Nussrallah were both at risk, as the small blind had them both covered by a decent amount.

The flop came {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, and Gross paired his ten, giving him some outs to stay alive. The turn was the {4-Clubs}, and the river was the {9-Diamonds}, sending Gross to the rail and giving Nussrallah a triple-up, including the blinds and antes.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Nussrallah
15,300
15,300
15,300
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Jeff Gross
Busted
Raise Your Edge

Tags: Jeff Gross

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

First Break of the Day

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Players in Colossus III Flight 1F have begun their first break of the day. Play will resume in 20 minutes.

So far, the field sits at 3,544 entries, with two more levels to go before registration closes and players start dropping like flies.

Cajelais, McNeil, Stout and Tamayo in the Hunt

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Three sections in the Amazon Room, along with three sections in Pavillion and Miranda are all filled with Flight F players hunting for gold and the million-dollar first-place prize.

Tons more familiar faces are being discovered as the day rolls on. Here is a look at some more:

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul Sokoloff gb
Paul Sokoloff
8,200
Profile photo of Calen McNeil ca
Calen McNeil
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
5,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Allyn Shulman us
Allyn Shulman
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
5,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Calen McNeilErik CajelaisJonathan TamayoMatthew Stout

Safiya Umerova Hunts for Bracelet Number Two

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Safiya Umerova has taken her seat at the same table as Kelly Winterhalter and Paul Sokoloff.

Umerova won her first World Series of Poker bracelet last summer after defeating Niall Farrell heads-up in the $1,500 Shootout. It was her first trip to the Series, after frequenting the poker circuit for a while. She looks to win another and make this the summer of second bracelets after Upeshka De Silva and Benjamin Zamani have already locked up their second-career bracelets.

Umerova enters the field with several more notable female players, including Jessica Dawley, Julie Cornelius, Lizzy Harrison, and Kelly Winterhalter, just to name a few.

Player Chips Progress
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Julie Cornelius
20,000
11,000
11,000
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Safiya Umerova
5,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jessica Dawley
5,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Lizzy Harrison
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Kelly Winterhalter us
Kelly Winterhalter
5,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Ben ZamaniJulie CorneliusNiall FarrellUpeshka De Silva

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Wade, Traniello, and Pham Take Shots

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

They keep rolling in! Tons more familiar faces are making their way through the minefield that is the Colossus III.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Said Michailidis us
Said Michailidis
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Dale Chalifoux ca
Dale Chalifoux
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Marco Traniello it
Marco Traniello
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Joseph Elpayaa us
Joseph Elpayaa
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of David Pham us
David Pham
5,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Marsha Wolak us
Marsha Wolak
5,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
5,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
5,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
5,000
Profile photo of Thomas Lefort ca
Thomas Lefort
5,000
5,000
5,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25

William Kassouf is Having Fun

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
William Kassouf
William Kassouf

More and more familiar faces have found their way into this last flight of the Colossus III, including the chatty William Kassouf.

Upon passing by his table, he was joking with the players and asked to buy the button. After being reminded that he can't buy the button in a tournament, another player joked with him and said, "They made a rule about stalling because of you, and here you are, still stalling", he laughed.

Here are some more familiar faces in the field:

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of William Kassouf gb
William Kassouf
14,500
14,500
14,500
Profile photo of Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
5,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Valerie Ross ca
Valerie Ross
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Ebony Kenney us
Ebony Kenney
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
5,000
10,400
10,400
Profile photo of Ting Ho us
Ting Ho
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
5,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Montgomery ca
Scott Montgomery
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tony Hoang ca
Tony Hoang
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
5,000
Profile photo of Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
5,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
5,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: William Kassouf

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0