Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - €550 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1g | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

Player	Chips	Progress
Jens Jorgensen	301,500 256,500	256,500
Hossein Ensan	290,000 50,000	50,000

Maria Zijthof	272,000 157,000	157,000
Jochen Blomker	270,500 70,500	70,500
Makarios Avramidis	235,000 15,000	15,000

Vladimir Troyanovskiy	231,000 141,000	141,000
Anastasios Parisis	226,000 131,000	131,000
Miroslav Prosa	208,000 163,000	163,000
Simon Mint	201,500 71,500	71,500
Roland Israelashvili	182,000 12,000	12,000

Jason Hsu	151,500 31,500	31,500
Leonardo Romeo	130,000 40,000	40,000
Thapar Devesh	106,000 6,000	6,000
Jakub Kaderabek	102,000 22,000	22,000
Moshe Alazar	100,000 20,000	20,000
Jacek Skiscim	99,500 30,500	30,500
Donato Alessi	76,000 34,000	34,000
Barny Boatman	62,500 7,500	7,500

Nghi van Tran	42,500 122,500	122,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Jens Jorgensen

301,500

256,500

Hossein Ensan

290,000

50,000

Maria Zijthof

272,000

157,000

Jochen Blomker

270,500

70,500

Makarios Avramidis

235,000

15,000

Vladimir Troyanovskiy

231,000

141,000

Anastasios Parisis

226,000

131,000

Miroslav Prosa

208,000

163,000

Simon Mint

201,500

71,500

Roland Israelashvili

182,000

12,000

Jason Hsu

151,500

31,500

Leonardo Romeo

130,000

40,000

Thapar Devesh

106,000

6,000

Jakub Kaderabek

102,000

22,000

Moshe Alazar

100,000

20,000

Jacek Skiscim

99,500

30,500

Donato Alessi

76,000

34,000

Barny Boatman

62,500

7,500

Nghi van Tran

42,500

122,500

Today saw the biggest flight so far of the WSOPE COLOSSUS with 318 players coming together to form the Day 1G field, and from that 318 only 19 players will be advancing to Day 2.

They are lead by Jens Jorgensen (301,500) who was the only player over 300,000. However close behind him is Hossein Ensan (290,000) and Jochen Blomker (270,500). Earlier this month Ensan took down the WSOP International Circuit Main Event here and will be looking for another deep run in this event.

Also in the field is two-time bracelet winner Barny Boatman (62,500), who will have to put tomorrow's Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better on hold in order to contest Day 2 of this event, as well as 121-time WSOP casher Roland Israelashvili (182,000).

With three flights to go the COLOSSUS is already shaping up to be a big event here at King's Casino Rozvthus and all those who had failed to bag thusfar were out and about during the early levels, including Kristen Bicknell, Ryan Hughes, Chris Ferguson, Felipe Ramos, Phil Hellmuth, Walter Treccarichi, Sander van Wesemael, Rex Clinkscales, Jean-Noel Thorel and Catalin Pop.

Just 48 players made it into the money on this flight, and after an extended bubble of hand-for-hand play, which included a sickening flush vs. flush hand between Stanislav Koleno and Roland Israelashvili, Belgian player Erik Sens was sent to the rail when he couldn't beat the full house of Amine Bellal.

Position	Name	Country	Payout
20	Khalil Youssafi	Germany	€1,061
21	Matous Housvicek	Czech Republic	€1,061
22	Peter Jaroslav	Czech Republic	€1,061
23	Marek Sindelar	Czech Republic	€1,061
24	Michal Mrakes	Czech Republic	€1,061
25	Osman Toksoy	Turkey	€1,061
26	David Urban	Slovakia	€1,061
27	Aaron Duczak	Canada	€1,061
28	Miroslav Prochazka	Czech Republic	€938
29	Richard Pfeffer	Hungary	€938
30	Eran Yehuda	Israel	€938
31	Sam Grafton	United Kingdom	€938
32	Marius Pertea	Romania	€938
33	Oleg Mandzyuk	Germany	€938
34	Jiri Noga	Czech Republic	€938
35	Sebastian Homann	Germany	€938
36	Amine Bellal	France	€938
37	Andrei Badulescu	Romania	€854
38	Ryan Hughes	United States	€854
39	Tomas Fara	Czech Republic	€854
40	Gaetano Moreci	Belgium	€854
41	Robert Zipf	Germany	€854
42	Cheng Wei Yin	Belgium	€854
43	Stanislav Koleno	Slovakia	€854
44	Georgios Zisimopoulos	Greece	€854
45	Marek Sulc	Czech Republic	€854
46	Carlo Savinelli	Italy	€854
47	Martin Paap	Netherlands	€854
48	Vladas Burneikis	Lithuania	€854

Israelashvili was chip leader at this point, with over 200,000 but faded towards the end of the nights, after failing to capitalise on the slew of bustouts that followed the bubble bursting.

It was Hossein Ensan who took over the chip lead when players were redrawn around three tables, but it was a late surge from Danish player Jorgensen to snatch the Day 1G chip lead away from him.

Here is a full list of players advancing to Day 2 from this flight:

Name	Country	Chip Count
Anastasios Parisis	Greece	226,000
Donato Alessi	Italy	76,000
Jens Jorgensen	Denmark	301,500
Roland Israelashvili	United States	182,000
Nghi van Tran	Canada	42,500
Leonardo Romeo	Italy	130,000
Barny Boatman	United Kingdom	62,500
Jakub Kaderabek	Czech Republic	102,000
Maria Zijthof	Netherlands	272,000
Simon Mint	India	201,500
Jason Hsu	Taiwan	151,500
Thapar Devesh	India	106,000
Jochen Blomker	Germany	270,500
Hossein Ensan	Germany	290,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Russia	231,000
Moshe Alazar	Israel	100,000
Miroslav Prosa	Czech Republic	208,000
Makarios Avramidis	Greece	235,000
Jacek Skiscim	Poland	99,500