Raymer Still in the Mix, Matsueda Leads After Day 2 of The Colossus No-Limit Hold'em
We saw 19,337 entries throughout three days of flights in Event #70: $400 The Colossus No-Limit Hold'em, and of those, 2,358 players returned for Day 2 at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After 15 40-minute levels, the field's final 92 players bagged up for the final day. The man on top of the leader board coming into Day 3 is Junya Matsueda with 20,925,000 chips
Joining him at the top of the chip counts are Joel Vanetten (20,925,000),
Andrew Dubuque (18,575,000) and Justin Fawcett (17,500,000).
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | County | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junya Matsueda | Japan | 20,925,000 | 52 |
| 2 | Joel Vanetten | United States | 20,650,000 | 52 |
| 3 | Andrew Dubuque | United States | 18,575,000 | 46 |
| 4 | Justin Fawcett | United States | 17,500,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Ali Razzaq | Canada | 17,400,025 | 44 |
| 6 | Alan Servoss | United States | 16,875,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Deegan | United States | 16,675,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Andy Chen | United States | 16,125,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Ricardo Andino | United States | 15,625,000 | 39 |
| 10 | Donald Foran | United States | 15,500,000 | 39 |
One of the big stories at the end of the night is that 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Greg Raymer (8,100,000) is still in the field. He was the beneficiary of pocket aces before the first break of the day that helped him navigate his way to Day 3.
Also still in the field are $25K Fantasy players Matt Glantz (12,825,000) and Ari Engel (4,400,000). Glantz got off to a hot start on Day 2 when he was able to win a huge three-way all in with pocket kings against his opponents' pocket jacks and ace-queen. Engel found momentum early on Day 2 as well when his pocket queens won the race against the ace-king of his opponent.
Day 2 of the Colossus had some incredible hands that shocked the Horseshoe Ballroom. First when Max Kruse flopped a royal flush against Daniele Nestola who rivered quad kings. Later in the night, Joshua Hatfield rivered quad eights against his opponent's turned set of aces.
Another major story throughout Day 2 was that Barstool Sports personality Ben Mintz made it all the way until the final hand of the night before busting right before players bagged when his ace-queen ran into pocket queens. Other notable players who busted during Day 2 include Kane Kalas, David "ODB" Baker, Craig Chait, and Steven Wolansky.
Action is set to resume at 12 p.m. local time on July 2, with the expectation of playing to a winner. The players will resume play at Level 33 in the 200,000/400,000/400,000 blind level. They will play 40-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every three levels.
Stay tuned into PokerNews for live coverage and updates throughout the day until we crown a champion.