| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | |
|
390,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
345,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
330,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
Busted |
Terry Zitzman was all in before the flop for his last 61,000 and had picked up a call from a big stack at the table.
Zitzman showed his 
and, while his opponent showed 
, Zitman still stared intently as his tournament life was on the line.
The board ran out 
.
The kings held and Zitman doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
385,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
||
|
380,000
346,985
|
346,985 |
|
|
||
|
340,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
330,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
270,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
135,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
95,000 | |
Schuyler Thornton moved all in and picked up a single caller, Frank Pavia, who had him covered.
Thornton: 
Pavia: 
The proverbial coin flip. Let the cards decide your fate.
The board ran out 
.
Ace on the flop for Pavia who collected the chips while Thornton had to settle for a place at the back of the snaking queue for the pay-out desk, and the satisfaction of making Day 2 in Colossus III.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A player in late position moved all in for his last 80,000 chips and Chris Horter reshoved from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the two players tabled their hands.
Horter's opponent held 
and had the best of it by far, as Horter rolled over a smaller pocket pair: . The 
flop changed nothing, but the fell on the turn to give Horter a set. His opponent could still win the pot with a spade or eight on the river, but it was the 
, and Horter stacked the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Several more notables have been eliminated as the tidal wave of bustouts continues, including Chris Ferguson and Zo Karim.
A total of 634 players started the day and that number has already been slashed to just over 400 and falling all the time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
With approximately 35,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading 
, the player in the big blind checked to Chris Moorman in the cutoff, and he bet 15,000. The big blind called.
The turn brought the and the big blind checked. Moorman bet 36,000 and his opponent called.
The river was the and both players checked. Moorman tabled for a pair of aces, his opponent showed 
for a missed draw, and Moorman took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
Jeremy Joseph moved all in from the cutoff for about 80,000 chips from the cutoff and Scott Stewart reshoved for about 250,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the two players tabled their hands. Joseph held 
and needed to improve against Stewart's 
in order to double up.
The board ran out 
and Joseph was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Busted |
Jakobsson Lopez had 2,000 chips left, having just paid the 1,000 ante. He was staring intently at the tournament clock display as more and more people were eliminated and the pay jump approached.
The dealer reminded him to act when it was his turn and he apologised and explained what he was doing. The other players had no problem with him trying to creep up the ladder. “Hey, man. It’s worth a bullet,” one of them said.
Lopez folded that hand and on the next hand he was all in and got a call. “I've got queens,” Lopez said, and tabled . His opponent had .
The board ran out 
and Lopez got a tiny double-up and made the pay jump, banking $3,256 having fired one bullet worth $565.
