Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - €550 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Completed
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - €550 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€2,078,075
Entries
4,115
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
100,000
Stanislaw Miadzel Leads After COLOSSUS Day 1a
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
A total of 155 players entered on Day 1a of the 2017 WSOPE COLOSSUS, and just 11 players will be advancing after a truncated opening flight. The top 24 were in the money and the remaining players are led by Stanislaw Miadzel (273,000), one of just two players over the 200,000 mark.
The other player is Fahredin Mustafov (206,000), who is no stranger to bagging big stacks going into Day 2. The Bulgarian was the overall chip leader heading into Day 2 of the €550 Pot-Limit Omaha, but will be looking for a better start to Day 2 of this tournament, having been one of the first to bust when the Omaha resumed.
The big names advancing from Day 1a are former November Niner Kenny Hallaert (190,000) and bracelet winner Mike Leah (166,500).
Here is a full list of those advancing:
| Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Stanislaw Miadzel | Poland | 273,000 |
| Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 206,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 190,000 |
| Ivaylo Sivinov | Bulgaria | 177,000 |
| Mike Leah | Canada | 166,500 |
| Zoltan Bartus | Hungary | 148,000 |
| Salvatore Camarda | Italy | 106,000 |
| Rene Crha | Czech Republic | 85,500 |
| Martin Urbanek | Czech Republic | 85,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 56,500 |
| Oleh Haisiuk | Ukraine | 55,000 |
There was a glut of WSOP talent at the tables early on Day 1A of the COLOSSUS, with former bracelet winners Kristen Bicknell, Martin Kabrhel and Barny Boatman at the tables. 2015 WSOPE Main Event winner Kevin MacPhee also made an appearance, as well as 2017 WSOPE bracelet winner Andreas Klatt.
However, none of the above-mentioned would make it far into the day.
With just 24 players making the cash it didn't take long for the field to whittle itself down, and here are the players who made the money on Day 1a:
| Position | Name | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sebastien Zeiter | Austria | EUR 1,227 |
| 13 | Radu-Florentin Chirila | Romania | EUR 1,030 |
| 14 | Michael Sklenicka | Czech Republic | EUR 1,030 |
| 15 | Ngoc Minh Hoang | Czech Republic | EUR 1,030 |
| 16 | Artan Dedusha | Romania | EUR 889 |
| 17 | Tommy Ankala | Germany | EUR 889 |
| 18 | Stefan Bachmann | Germany | EUR 889 |
| 19 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | EUR 789 |
| 20 | Khaled Ali | Czech Republic | EUR 789 |
| 21 | Fabrice Halleux | Belgium | EUR 789 |
| 22 | Waldemar Kopyl | Germany | EUR 789 |
| 23 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | EUR 789 |
| 24 | Sorin Pruteanu | Romania | EUR 789 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com to catch all the action from the remaining starting flights of THE COLOSSUS live from King's Casino Rozvadov.
End-of-Day Chip Counts
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
273,000 | |
|
206,000 | |
|
190,000 | |
|
177,000 | |
|
166,500 | |
|
148,000 | |
|
106,000 | |
|
85,500 | |
|
|
85,000 | |
|
56,500 | |
|
55,000 |
Play Down to 11
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
With the eliminations of Sebastien Reiter and Radu Florentin Chirila, Day 1A of THE COLOSSUS is down to 11 players and they are bagging up for the evening with 20:13 left in Level 17.
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for a full recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Sklenicka Eliminated
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
In the last hand before the break, Michael Sklenicka limped in the cutoff and Salvatore Camarda moved all in for 100,000 from the small blind. Sklenicka called with Aces against the Deuces of Camarda. There was a deuce on the turn and that sent Camarda to the rail.
That means just 13 players are coming back from the break, with only the final 11 bagging up for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | 35,000 |
|
Busted |
Break
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The final 14 players in Day 1A are going on their final 20-minute break of the day.
Hoang Eliminated
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Ngoc Minh Hoang moved all in from under the gun. It folded to Fahredin Mustafov in the big blind who called.
Ngoc Minh Hoang: 
Fahredin Mustafov: 
The flop came Queen high giving Mustafov the lead 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
meaning Hoang was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 70,000 |
|
Busted |
Standing Up Works For Chirila
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Kenny Hallaert: 
Radu Florentin Chirila: 
There was a pair on the flop for Kenny Hallaert in an all-in pot against Radu Florentin Chirila as it came 
. The turn was the 
and Chirila got to his feet. The river however was the 
and Chirila quickly sat back down and raked in a small but meaningful double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -13,000 |
Ankala and Dedusha Eliminated; Sklenicka Chops to Stay Alive
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
After Tommy Ankala's elimination, it was all-in pre-flop between Artan Dedusha and Zoltan Bartus.
Zoltan Bartus: 
Artan Dedusha: 
Dedusha looked in good shape after the 
flop, but the 
turn and 5c] river gave Bartus a flush and sent Dedusha to the rail.
Meanwhile, at the other table, Michael Sklenicka was all in against Kenny Hallaert.
Michael Sklenicka: 
Kenny Hallaert: 
The board ran out 
giving a full house to both players, but Hallaert failed to realise that, waggling his for the dealer before realising it was a split pot.
Hallaert, a part-time tournament director, realised his mistake and released his cards and apologised to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -28,000 |
|
|
35,000 | 24,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500