Event #1: €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1d Started
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #1: €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€1,435,412
Entries
2,992
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Day 1D of The COLOSSUS Kicks Off at 6PM!
While the third starting day is currently underway and still in late registration with up to 117 entries, the fourth flight of the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Event #1: €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em is already throwing shades into Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Casino in Rozvadov.
More than 400 entries have been generated in the first of ten gold bracelet events thus far and that number will likely receive a significant boost on Day 1D as of 6 p.m. local time. All those poker enthusiasts from near and far that haven't been able to secure their seat for Day 2 will jump right back into the action for 18 levels of 30 minutes each.
All participants receive 25,000 in chips and the late registration remains open until approximately 11.40 p.m. local time. During the registration period, a single re-entry is available and the top 15% of the field will receive a portion of the separate Day 1 prize pool. The money bubble is expected to burst in the final three levels of the night and bagging will take place at 4 a.m. local time.
The 2018 WSOPE €550 The COLOSSUS Schedule
| Day | Date | Starting Time | Late Reg | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Tuesday October 9th | 18:00 | ~23:40 | 154 | 12 | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, top 24 spots paid |
| 1B | Wednesday October 10th | 18:00 | ~23:40 | 167 | 17 | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, top 26 spots paid |
| 1C | Thursday October 11th | 12:00 | ~17:40 | tba | tba | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, the money will be reached |
| 1D | Thursday October 11th | 18:00 | ~23:40 | tba | tba | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, the money will be reached |
| 1E | Friday October 12th | 12:00 | ~17:40 | tba | tba | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, the money will be reached |
| 1F | Friday October 12th | 18:00 | ~23:40 | tba | tba | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, the money will be reached |
| 1G | Saturday October 13th | 12:00 | ~17:40 | tba | tba | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, the money will be reached |
| 1H | Saturday October 13th | 18:00 | ~23:40 | tba | tba | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, the money will be reached |
| 2 | Sunday October 14th | 15:00 | - | tba | tba | Level duration increases to 40 minutes |
| 3 | Monday October 15th | tba | - | tba | - | Play Down to a champion |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from start to finish for all you need to know on the way to crown another WSOP bracelet winner on Monday, October 15th, 2018.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
The First Faces in the 1D Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
According to the screens there are more than 50 players registered and among the early notables are Philipp Zukernik, Andrey Andreev, Bodo Sbrzesny, Micky Blasi and Rakesh Lalwani. Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Dutch Boyd, who has been running up a stack early on for Day 1A and 1B without success, is also back for more poker action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 8,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Vogt Chips Up Early
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Timo Vogt min-cashed Day 1B last night and has taken another shot at making Day 2 by entering the fourth flight. The German is off to a decent start as he picked up some change from Petar Petrov, who called a bet of 2,000 by Vogt on the 
river.
Vogt revealed the 
for trips eights and raked in a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000 | 29,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
More Familiar Faces Enter
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Several players that entered previous flights are back in such as Sanjay Sahijwani, Aleksei Ivanov, Roman Motovsky and Roman Rychlik. Salvatore Camarda has just arrived in Rozvadov and entered the tournament for the first time with 69 entries showing towards the end of the first level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Rychlik Gets Paid Off
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Amir Temrani defended his small blind against a raise by Roman Rychlik and was spotted check-calling a bet of 1,800 by Rychlik on the 
turn. Temrani also checked the 
on the river and Rychlik now quickly splashed in another bet of 2,800. Temrani was curious enough to see the cards of the Czech and called, but mucked as soon as he was shown the 
for top two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Solid Start for Boyd and Sahijwani
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The early success rate of Dutch Boyd in the previous flights has been very good and the three-time WSOP bracelet winner scored an early double on Day 1A while grinding up a big stack on Day 1B. Neither has been the case for Day 1D just yet, but he added quite a few chips to his stack.
Same also applies for Sanjay Sahijwani, who just claimed a pot without showdown. On the heads-up turn of 
, the Chilean checked and faced a bet of 1,600 by a player in early position. Sahijwani check-raised to 5,300 out of the small blind and that did the trick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 5,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 |
Quads for Buzan; Motovsky and Reinhold Out
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
A loud scream by Adrian Buzan could be heard in the entire poker room and a few players from nearby tables glanced over to see what had happened. A three-way all in emerged on the 
turn with Roman Motovsky as shortest stack, Buzan as second-biggest stack and Pascal Reinhold with a mere 800 chips more.
Roman Motovsky: 
Adrian Buzan: 
Pascal Reinhold: 
The on the river gave Buzan quads and was the reason for his excitement.
Reinhold moved all in for the last four big blinds the very next hand and the big blind called with 
. Reinhold held 
but failed to hold up on the board 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |