Event #1: €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1h Started
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #1: €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1h
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
Expect a Very Busy Day for the Final Flight of The COLOSSUS at 6PM!
More than one hour before the start of the final flight, the screens already show 140 entries for Day 1H of the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Event #1: €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em and the guaranteed prize pool of €1,000,000 will be easily surpassed thanks to at least 800 entries in the earlier flight.
All those that fail to make it through Day 1G have one last chance to book their seats for Day 2 and the registration period and single re-entry is available until the end of level 10. All participants receive 25,000 in chips with 18 levels of 30 minutes each in total scheduled for tonight, bagging and tagging will take place in the early morning hours.
The current chip leaders after six of the eight flights combined all come from Day 1F in Nico Mussini (918,000, Jan Bendik (812,000) and Rifat Gegic (712,000). They will return with more than or just shy of 100 big blinds for Day 2, as the action recommences with 19 minutes left in level 18 at blinds of 4,000/8,000 and a big blind ante of 8,000.
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 | 125 | 12 | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, top 19 spots paid |
| 1D | Thursday October 11th | 18:00 | ~23:40 | 164 | 10 | Play concluded with 19:00 left in level 18, top 25 spots paid |
| 1E | Friday October 12th | 12:00 | ~17:40 | 318 | 33 | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, top 48 spots paid |
| 1F | Friday October 12th | 18:00 | ~23:40 | 405 | 38 | Play 18 Levels of 30 Minutes, top 61 spots paid |
| 1G | Saturday October 13th | 12:00 | ~17:40 | 821 | 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 |
At least 122 players have advanced to Day 2 already and many more will follow from the final two starting days, and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to cover as much of the sheer madness as possible.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
First Notables Including the Defending Champion
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
One year ago, Czech restaurant owner Matous Skorepa defended a 4,115 entry strong field in the €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em to claim the coveted gold bracelet and a payday of €270,015. Skorepa had not taken part in any of the previous flights as he was busy with work, but he entered Day 1H and has been spotted in the field.
Also in: Jeff Madsen, who just arrived at King's Casino some two hours ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | -15,000 |
|
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 |
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Cohen Plays Hand Face Up
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Rene Siry and Mordechai Cohen headed to a 
flop and somehow Cohen's 
was exposed with a bet of 1,500 in front. Siry grinned, gave it some thought and called. Both checked the 
turn and the 
fell on the river. Siry checked once more and Cohen bet 1,500, which was called.
Cohen rolled over the 
for a pair of kings and that won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | 29,000 |
Goeschel Gets Paid Off
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
In a battle of the blinds the flop showed 
and the small blind checked to Marc Goeschel, who bet 400. His opponent called and they checked through the 
turn. On the 
river, the small blind check-called a bet of 1,500 and Goeschel revealed 
for a flush to scoop an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | 27,000 |
Kuznik Takes on Hildebrand
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
More than 18,000 were already in the middle with the river showing 
and Andreas Hildebrand checked over to Yaron Kuznik, who quickly bet 17,500 and left himself with another 4,000 behind. Hildebrand gave it some consideration and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 42,000 |
|
38,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
23,000 | -2,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Skorepa Busts Early on First Bullet
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
On the heads-up flop of 
, Matous Skorepa was all in for just 4,900 and Matteo Martelli in the two seat tried to involve him in table chat. The Italian eventually called and Skorepa turned over the 
.
Martelli tabled 
and the board completed with the turn and 
river. Martelli celebrated vividly and then explained in table chat after he had not noticed he held a set of jacks. Skorepa's empty seat was soon after filled with Peter Siemund, who busted in the previous flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
25,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
Busted |
New Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Konstantinos Tsirakidis was the first to bust in the money in yesterday's evening flight and was eliminated early into level two, he may still re-enter until the end of level 10, though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | -25,000 |
|
25,000 | |
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Busted |