Welcome to Day 2 of Event #5 THE COLOSSUS
After five days of two starting days each, a massive field of 4,115 entries - including 758 re-entries - has emerged for the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #5 THE COLOSSUS and the €550 tournament has reached the guarantee of €2,000,000 pretty much spot on for a gross prize pool of €2,078,075 (minus gaming taxes). The remaining prize pool to be distributed as of Day 2 is €1,640,039 and all survivors have already locked up a min-cash of €1,500, while all eyes are set on the first-place payout of €270,015.
Only 258 hopefuls remain for Day 2, which kicks off at 3 p.m. local time at the King's Casino in Rozvadov with 26 minutes remaining in level 17 at blinds of 2,500/5,000 and a running ante of 500 based on the starting day that finished the earliest. After that, the level duration increases to 40 minutes each for the remainder of the tournament until a winner is crowned on Thursday, November 2nd 2017.
Chip leader heading into Day 2 is Austria's Nebojsa Ankucic with 525,500 closely followed by Sascha Ranzinger (517,500) and Jaroslaw Sikora (507,000). Among the big stacks still in contention are Sander van Wesemael (472,000), Ognjen Sekularac (447,500), 2017 WSOP Player of the Year contender John Racener (334,000), Hossein Ensan (290,000), two-time WSOP champion Brandon Cantu (283,500), Martin Kabrhel (235,000), Vladimir Troyanovskiy (231,000) and two-time WSOP champion Kristen Bicknell (225,000). Racener is also among the last 18 remaining for Day 2 of Event #7 €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better that kicked off at 1 p.m. local time.
THE COLOSSUS Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Information |
|---|---|---|
| October 27th | Day 1a at 12pm | 11 out of 155 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 27th | Day 1b at 6pm | 12 out of 210 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 28th | Day 1c at 12pm | 10 out of 196 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 28th | Day 1d at 6pm | 111 out of 199 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 29th | Day 1e at 12pm | 11 out of 202 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 29th | Day 1f at 6pm | 11 out of 222 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 30th | Day 1g at 12pm | 19 out of 318 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 30th | Day 1h at 6pm | 29 out of 451 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 31st | Day 1i at 12pm | 70 out of 1,022 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 31st | Day 1j at 6pm | 74 out of 1,140 advanced to Day 2 |
| November 1st | Day 2 at 3pm | 258 out of 4,115 remain, levels last 40 min each |
| November 2nd | Day 3 at TBA | levels last 40 min each, play down to a winner |
Day 2 will likely play a maximum of 12 levels and try to reach the nine-handed final table before determining a champion the next day. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to cover all the action, so make sure to tune back in regularly.
. Kovacs turned over 
and the board came 
to see Kovacs double.
into the 
of Philipp Lutkemeier. After a board of 
, the Austrian was left drawing dead on the turn already.
flop gave Ranzinger two pair, but Zoufri regained the lead with the 
turn. A blank 
river changed nothing anymore and Ranzinger, who was up to almost a million in chips before the hand, dropped some.
and Racener checked to Cauchy who continued for 40,000. Racener check-raised to 85,000 and Cauchy pushed all-in for 211,000. Racener instantly called and Cauchy tabled 
and Cauchy immediately was displeased. He pushed all of his chips forward and stood up from his chair, spewing out a few French curse words. The dealer burned and turned the 
and Khalifa snap-called with 
turn and 
river completed the board. Ensan walked ovee to Crha to shake hands and headed to the payout desk after.
on the turn and Hallaert led out for 140,000. Avramidis called and the 
turn and the 
