Players are off on another 20-minute break. The tournament staff has updated the board to read a total of 3,102 total entries for Day 1Ccof the Colossus III. Half of the Amazon Room has already been cleared out with roughly 840 players remaining. The money bubble should burst within the next couple levels.
This tournament structure encourages players to try to run up their stack to secure a good position heading into Day 2. There is not much wiggle room for short stacks and thus more than half the field has already disappeared. Some short stacks still hanging on include Mike Leah, Chino Rheem, Joseph Cheong, and Allyn Schulman.
Niveau: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Scott Levitt can find himself at the top of the leaderboard currently after winning a massive pot and eliminating two opponents. The small blind was all in preflop for 6,700 and both Levitt and another opponent called.
The flop came 
and the action was checked to Levitt. He bet 4,000 and his opponent called. The turn was the 
and, once again, his opponent checked. This time, Levitt pushed all in for over 23,000. His opponent had 17,500 remaining and made the call. Levitt tabled 
versus his opponent's 
and the 
from the smaller all-in stack. Levitt was way out in front and, when the 
landed on the river, Levitt scooped a chip-leading pot his way.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
69,700 | 69,700 |
With about 6,000 chips in the pot and the board reading 
, Aaron Belardo was facing a bet of 5,000 from this opponent. Belardo moved all in for 12,900 and his opponent called. Belardo tabled 
and his opponent was in dire straits with 
. The board ran out 
and 
, securing a full double-up for Belardo.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,800 | 45,800 |
Level six has concluded which means late registration is now closed. The tournament director is giving players one last chance to potentially surrender their current chip stack if they would like to rebuy into Day 1c of the Colossus III. The final entry numbers will be posted as soon as they become available.
Niveau: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Just moments after registering for Day 1c, Kristen Bicknell found a perfect spot to get her chips in the middle. One opponent shipped all in from middle position for 1,500 and another player raised to 3,000 from late position. Bicknell moved all in herself for 4,200. Her opponent called and she was ahead of both players.
Bicknell: 
Opponent: 
Opponent: 
Bicknell's ace-king was able to hold up and now she has chips to play with as she looks for a deep run today. Bicknell is one of Canada's most decorated female players with two WSOP bracelets, one coming in the 2013 Ladies Championship and the other in the 2016 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty. Bicknell has had a run of recent success in the past couple years and has emerged from behind the computer to find wins on the live poker table. Bicknell is in search of some deep runs at the 2017 WSOP and ultimately some more jewelry that comes in the form of a gold bracelet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
10,300 | 5,300 |
Niveau: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
