The Colossus – Event #1 of the WSOP-C Playground – is on to Day 2 after attracting a record-breaking field. 449 players will take their seats at the restart at 12:00pm and play for a top prize of $155,000 and a share of a total prize pool of $1,019,373 – impressive totals considering the $300 + $30 buy-in.
The event featured 4 online Day 1s on partypoker and 9 Live Day 1s at Playground Poker, and when the numbers were tallied, there were a total of 3,503 entries including 712 entries in Day 1G. The total number of entries represents the largest tournament (by number of entries) in Playground Poker history, and the 712 entries made Day 1G the largest single day or flight in Playground history.
When play gets underway, the chip leader by a wide margin will be Jonathan Bussières, who managed to build an other-worldly stack of 792,000 on Day 1B. Next on the list is Canadian pro Scott Montgomery, who will start with 539,500. The top 5 to start Day 2 is rounded out by Jason Mandanici-Turcot (520,000), Douglas James (498,000), and Tarek Hammoud (491,000). Each of these players begins the day with 99bb or more.
The chip average to start the day is 155,500 (32bb) and when play resumes, blinds will be 2,500/5,000 with a button ante of 5,000. Play on Day 2 will continue through 12 levels of 40 minutes each. 350 places will pay in the event, meaning that the bubble should arrive relatively early on Day 2.
Good luck to everyone continuing in Day 2!
Payout info: https://events.playgroundpoker.ca/wsopc2018/event-1-results/colossus-prize-pool-and-payout-table/
Day 2 seating draw: https://events.playgroundpoker.ca/wsopc2018/event-1/event-1-day-2/colossus-official-day-2-seating-draw-with-counts/