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

Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - €550 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1j Started

10-31-2017 17:46 UTC+2

Gigantic Last Flight of THE COLOSSUS Starting at 6 p.m.

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King's Casino in Rozvadov is packed to the brim for the final two starting flights of Event #5: THE COLOSSUS. 1,022 players registered for Day 1i, which started at noon local time and an even bigger number is expected as players take their final shot at a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet in this event.

The final flight starts at 6 p.m. local time and will feature 18 levels of 30 minutes each. All surviving players will come back on Wednesday, November 1st, and join the 114 from the first four starting days and all the survivors from the penultimate flight.

The guaranteed prize pool of €2,000,000 prize pool has attracted some of the biggest names from the poker world, and some of them are one step closer to victory. Players like Jaroslaw Sikora (507,000), Sander van Wesemael (472,000), Ognjen Sekularac (447,500), John Racener (334,000), Brandon Cantu (283,500), Michael Magalashvili (241,500), Martin Kabrhel (235,000), Kenny Hallaert (206,000), Alex Foxen (189,000) and Marcel Luske (184,500) have already advanced to Day 2.

Late registration is possible until the start of Level 9, which is around 10.40 p.m. local time. One single reentry is allowed during that period and players will be sent on a 20-minute break after Level 4, 8, 12 and 14. Follow PokerNews throughout the day as the live reporting team will bring you all the updates from the final and biggest flight.

THE COLOSSUS Event Schedule

Day	Date	Information
October 27th	Day 1a at 12 pm	11 out of 155 advanced to Day 2
October 27th	Day 1b at 6 pm	12 out of 210 advanced to Day 2
October 28th	Day 1c at 12 pm	10 out of 196 advanced to Day 2
October 28th	Day 1d at 6 pm	11 out of 199 advanced to Day 2
October 29th	Day 1e at 12 pm	11 out of 202 advanced to Day 2
October 29th	Day 1f at 6 pm	11 out of 222 advanced to Day 2
October 30th	Day 1g at 12 pm	19 out of 318 advanced to Day 2
October 30th	Day 1h at 6 pm	29 out of 451 advanced to Day 2
October 31st	Day 1i at 12 pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 4.40 pm
October 31st	Day 1j at 6pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 10.40 pm
November 1st	Day 2 at 3 pm	Levels last 40 min each, play down to final table
November 2nd	Day 3 at TBA	Levels last 40 min each, play down to a winner

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

10-31-2017 19:07 UTC+2

Cards in the Air; Players Waiting to Enter

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Cards are in the air for the tenth and final starting flight of THE COLOSSUS. 565 players have taken their seats at the start of the day, however, a substantial number of players is already waiting in the wings to be seated. With all the tournaments going on at King's Casino, every single table in the room is currently occupied.

10-31-2017 19:17 UTC+2

The First Names

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Kamaras	10,000	10,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	10,000	10,000
Willem de Jong	10,000	10,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos	10,000	10,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

10-31-2017 19:38 UTC+2

More Players Entering

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Lines and lines of players are still waiting to get seated while King's Casino is operating at maximum capacity. Tables are being brought in and chairs are collected throughout the room to seat as many players as possible.

Here are the latest players that were able to snag a seat and take a shot at the €2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	10,000	10,000
Fredrick Andersson	10,000	10,000
Jerome Sgorrano	10,000	10,000
Uri Reichenstein	10,000	10,000
Jean-Philippe Schoonbrood	10,000	10,000

10-31-2017 19:56 UTC+2

Traut Quickly Out

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Heinz Traut won't see his name etched in World Series of Poker history just yet. After Ervin Yilmaz had bet 1,800 on a flop, the German grinder moved all in for 12,075.