The end of the 2nd break signaled the end of the entry period. In total 215 entries, including 35 re-entries, were logged for this Day 1D flight of the Colossus event, which boasts a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000

We went around the tables during the break to bring you chip counts. With the average at 39,000 we were looking for stacks above 100,000 and sure enough we found three. Dan-David Amar is the clear leader with a 150,000 stack. It will be interesting to see how he manages the 4x average stack in the next 8 levels as play resumes.

Here are the chip leaders after 6 levels of play.

The action is going strong and steady in the Colossus Day 1D with 117 players still in from 194 entries. Players have until 9:15pm to enter or re-enter. We came up on an interesting hand and chances are this has happened to all of us. The whole table was quiet, with a moderate pot in the middle and only two players in the hand.

The board: and Jean-Pascal Gauvain was all-in for 10,525.

Richard Tossings mulled things over for a while knowing that the kicker was key on the quad board. After a short while, lifting up his head he said “call” and Jean-Pascal’s shoulders slumped as he tabled playing the board. Richard opened up his hand: . The king sent Gauvain to the rail and allowed Tossings to add another mound to his already above-average stack.

Day 1D is already into level 4 and there are 181 entries and counting in this fourth live starting flight in the Colossus. Here are a few photos of the players in action.

Action has begun in Day 1D in the Colossus, and this marks the first use of the tent that has been installed to handle the anticipated traffic in the WSOP-C Playground. The word “tent” doesn’t really do it justice, because what has really been added is a full-service and quite beautiful additional poker room pretty much doubling the seating capacity during the WSOP-C. The tables are full-sized and all newly-refelted, and the add-on poker room has extra amenities like a hot and cold buffet, a full bar, a tournament desk, and a cashier – not to mention two huge, bright and sharp projection TVs.

Play is progressing through level 1 at the moment and so far there are 101 entries with more joining in every few seconds. Players may enter or re-enter any time until the beginning of level 7 – in other words, until 9:00pm tonight.