Day 1b of The Colossus Starts at 10 AM
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Today sees the start of Day 1b of Event #70: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em at 10 a.m. local time here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Players will start with 40,000 in chips and blinds start at 100/200/200. Play will continue for 17 levels of 40-minutes each. There will be a 20-minute break every three levels or for coloring up, and a longer dinner break of 75-minutes after Level 12 (around 7 p.m. local time).
There will be one more starting flight on June 30.
Day 2 will restart on Monday, July 1 at 11 a.m. and will play for 15 levels. Day 3 is scheduled for July 2 and will play down to a winner.
Day 1a Action
Day 1a of the Colossus had 4,643 entries of which 588 players found a bag for Day 2.
Dohang Na (1,659,000) is the current chip leader, followed by Dustin Denzik (1,608,000) in second and Kfir Nahum (1,395,000) in third.
Among those who already have a bag for Day 2 are players like Justin Pechie (259,000), Ari Engel (165,000), Steven Wolansky (80,000), and Poker Hall of Famer Tom McEvoy (511,000).
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dohang Na | Korea | 1,659,000 | 138 |
| 2 | Dustin Denzik | United States | 1,608,000 | 134 |
| 3 | Kfir Nahum | United States | 1,395,000 | 116 |
| 4 | Scott Roberts | United States | 1,207,000 | 101 |
| 5 | Daniel Lowery | United States | 1,037,000 | 86 |
| 6 | Benardo Neves | Portugal | 1,000,045 | 83 |
| 7 | Sonke Jahn | United States | 995,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Jerimiah Booher | United States | 991,000 | 83 |
| 9 | Timothy Thorp | United States | 949,000 | 79 |
| 10 | David Avina | United States | 927,000 | 77 |
Last Year's Winner
Last year's Colossus drew a massive field of 15,894 runners for a prize pool of $5,245,020. Moshe Refaelowitz defeated heads-up opponent Dae Woong Song for $501,120 and his first bracelet as he fulfilled a promise to his wife.
“I feel amazing, I’m overwhelmed," he told PokerNews. "It’s a dream come true, and I’m grateful.”
Those who made the money last year include PokerNews' own Connor Richards and Ollie Garland.
2023 $400 Colossus Final Table Results
| Rank | Name | Country | Prize [USD] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moshe Refaelowitz | Israel | $501,120 |
| 2 | Dae Woong Song | South Korea | $300,410 |
| 3 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | $216,320 |
| 4 | Darrick Arreola | United States | $165,180 |
| 5 | David Danlag | United States | $126,830 |
| 6 | Jose Orozcogomez | Mexico | $100,130 |
| 7 | Nikhil Nair | United States | $76,130 |
| 8 | William Ackerman | United States | $59,510 |
| 9 | Colin Robinson | United States | $46,800 |
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