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

10-31-2017 20:04 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Pleijster	10,000 10,000	10,000
Eusebiu Jalba	10,000 10,000	10,000
Catalin Pop	10,000 10,000	10,000
Yehuda Cohen	10,000 10,000	10,000
Robert Auer	10,000 1,000	1,000
Zoltan Gonczo	10,000
Alin Sameeian	10,000 10,000	10,000
Andreas Michelmann	10,000 10,000	10,000
Cosmin Joldis	10,000 10,000	10,000

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Yori Epskamp

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

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10-31-2017 20:09 UTC+2

Up to 800

Yori Epskamp

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

The field for Day 1j is up to 800, with tons of players at the rail still waiting to be seated.

10-31-2017 20:28 UTC+2

Another Batch

Yori Epskamp

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Serghei Lisiy	10,000 10,000	10,000
Pim van Wieringen	10,000
Fabian Gumz	10,000 10,000	10,000
Vivian Saliba	10,000

Luis Dono	10,000
Raoul Refos	10,000
Piotr Zawadzki	10,000 10,000	10,000
Gerard van Veen	10,000 10,000	10,000
Cheng-Wei Yin	10,000 10,000	10,000
Maxim Lykov	10,000

Tobias Peters	10,000 10,000	10,000

Aylar Lie	10,000 10,000	10,000
Dermot Blain	10,000 10,000	10,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

10-31-2017 20:43 UTC+2

Eith Wins Four-Way All in

Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

THE COLOSSUS has a rather fast-paced structure and players aren't shy about getting it in. Jochen Eith became the beneficiary of one of the biggest all-ins in the room thus far.

Eith held and was up against , and . The best hand held up on a board and Eith knocked out two of his three adversaries in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jochen Eith	32,000 32,000	32,000

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10-31-2017 20:57 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fredrick Andersson	22,000 12,000	12,000
Wouter van der Peijl	20,000 20,000	20,000
Jan Bendik	18,000

Will Kassouf	16,000 6,000	6,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	8,000 -2,000	-2,000
Willem de Jong	6,000 -4,000	-4,000
Raoul Refos	4,000 -6,000	-6,000

10-31-2017 21:02 UTC+2

Break; Alternates Still in Droves

Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The field is on their first 20-minute break of the day. Currently, there are 891 players registered for Day 1j, with tons of players still waiting at the stairs to get in.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

10-31-2017 21:37 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Yori Epskamp

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Volkan Demirbas	55,000 55,000	55,000
Fredrick Andersson	15,000 -7,000	-7,000
Yehuda Cohen	13,000 3,000	3,000
Dermot Blain	9,000 -1,000	-1,000
Peter Kamaras	6,000 -4,000	-4,000