Stefan Bachmann moved all in from the button. Rene Crha called in the small blind and Michael Sklenicka called putting both players at risk in the big blind.
Stefan Bachmann:
Rene Crha:
Michael Sklenicka:
Crha was ahead, but that didn't stop him calling for a three, and he got it on the flop. The turn was the and the river was the and Bachmann was eliminated.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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
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flop. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
and Bachmann was eliminated.
flop, but the 
turn and 5c] river gave Bartus a flush and sent Dedusha to the rail.
giving a full house to both players, but Hallaert failed to realise that, waggling his 
and Chirila quickly sat back down and raked in a small but meaningful double up.
