Event #5: €550 NLH COLOSSUS
Day 1c Completed
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #5: €550 NLH COLOSSUS
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2021 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€1,177,050
Entries
2,478
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
363
Players Left
38
Garnelis Georgios Tops Pack of 38 Day 1c Survivors in Event #5: €550 No-Limit Hold'em COLOSSUS
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Greece's Garnelis Georgios (630,000) topped the end of day chip counts in Day 1c of Event #5: €550 No-Limit Hold'em COLOSSUS which played out at King's Resort, Rozvadov. The starting flight, which wrapped up after 18 levels of play had just 38 of the 363 entries bagging and tagging for Day 2.
Andreas Kuecuekkaplan (542,000) and Israel's Yosef Levi (542,000) round of the top three stacks advancing to the next stage of the event. Kuecuekkaplan knocked out Gudmundur Sigurjonsson with a turned full house.
The latter asked Kuecuekkaplan if he was slowrolling him as he took his time to call when the Icelandic player moved all-in.
Notable names who were who fell at the first hurdler include Krzysztof Dulowski, Ali Sameeian, Peter Da and WSOP bracelet winner Sebastian Langrock.
Liverpool's Daniel Myers fell late on in the night after moving all-in with top two pair, but found himself behind the flopped straight made by Volodymyr Siekhov. Despite not making Day 2, he secured a cash prize of €983.
Top 10 Day 1c Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garnelis Georgios | Greece | 630,000 |
| 2 | Andreas Kuecuekkaplan | Germany | 542,000 |
| 3 | Yosef Levi | Israel | 521,000 |
| 4 | Tobias Boettcher | Germany | 499,000 |
| 5 | Stylianos Kollatos | Greece | 490,000 |
| 6 | Volodymyr Siekhov | Ukraine | 467,000 |
| 7 | Riadh Farhat | France | 431,000 |
| 8 | Darko Svesko | Serbia | 407,000 |
| 9 | Ciro Fasono | Italy | 350,000 |
| 10 | Georgios Koliofotis | Germany | 327,000 |
With the recent government announcements in the Czech Republic, there will only be four total flights for this event. Starting tomorrow, there will only be one flight per day with a 1,000 player cap, starting at 10 a.m. each day. Day 2 players will also be returning at 10 a.m. and playing down to a final table, which will then be carried out on Day 3.
Event #5: €550 NLH COLOSSUS Schedule
| DATE | DAY | START TIME (CET) | PLAY CONCLUDES | Total Entries | Advancing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 25 | Day 1b | 12 p.m. | After Level 18 | 427 | 43 |
| Thursday, November 25 | Day 1c | 6 p.m. | After Level 18 | 363 | 38 |
| Friday, November 26 | Day 1d | 10 a.m. | After Level 18 | - | - |
| Saturday, November 27 | Day 1f | 10 a.m. | After Level 18 | - | - |
| Sunday, November 28 | Day 2 | 2 p.m. | 9 Players Remain | - | - |
| Monday, November 29 | Day 3 | 1 p.m. | End of Event |
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Day 1c End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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630,000 | |
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542,000 | |
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521,000 | |
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499,000 | 44,000 |
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490,000 | |
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467,000 | -153,000 |
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431,000 | 431,000 |
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407,000 | |
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350,000 | 350,000 |
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327,000 | |
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298,000 | -37,000 |
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293,000 | 165,000 |
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266,000 | |
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247,000 | 247,000 |
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228,000 | 228,000 |
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212,000 | 212,000 |
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208,000 | 63,000 |
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204,000 | 204,000 |
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194,000 | 9,000 |
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183,000 | -7,000 |
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175,000 | 5,000 |
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163,000 | 163,000 |
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144,000 | 9,000 |
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134,000 | 134,000 |
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124,000 | 124,000 |
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Day 1c Closes
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1c has ended and 38 of the 363 entries have made it through to Day 2. All players have secured a min-cash for the event, with payouts finalised after all starting flights have played out.
Chip counts and the Day 1c recap will follow shortly.
Myers Busts Late on Day 1c
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With over 60,000 in the pot on the 
flop, Daniel Myers shoved in his last 110,000 chips from the small blind.
Action folded to Volodymyr Siekhov who-reshoved, pushing out Ionnas Tamaris.
Daniel Myers: 
Volodymyr Siekhov: 
Tamaris flopped the bottom end of the straight with a gut-shot straight flush draw while Myers had top two pair.
Myers was unable to boat up on the 
turn or the 
river to be eliminated. Jan Pettersson also was unable to bag up for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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620,000 | 620,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Last Five Hands
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The clock has been paused and the dealers have been instructed to deal five more hands.
More Big Stacks Three Minutes of Play Left
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000 | 310,000 |
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500,000 | 145,000 |
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480,000 | 180,000 |
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400,000 | 65,000 |
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350,000 | 205,000 |
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Touati Doubles Through Levi
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nadir Touati jammed for 53,000 under the gun and action folded to Yosef Levi who called in the big blind.
Nadir Touati: 
Yosef Levi: 
Touati got the double on the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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545,000 | |
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125,000 | |
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Last Level of Day 1c
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
All 44 remaining players just have to get through Level 18 to book their seat for Day 2 of the COLOSSUS.
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000