Event #1: $300 + $30 Colossus | Page 19 of 24

Days 1C and 1D in the Colossus today!

2018/08/24 | 9:41 by

Yesterday was the first day of Live action in the $300 + $30 Colossus, Event #1 in the 2018 WSOP-C Playground. It was a massive first day of starting flights – there were 432 entries spread across Days 1A and 1B. When added to the 389 Online entries, this brings the total number of entries so far to 821.

Today is the second full day of starting flights in the event, with Day 1C scheduled to begin at 12:00pm and Day 1D following at 4:30pm. Both flights will play through 14 levels of 40 minutes each, with breaks following every 3rd level. Players will start with 20,000 in tournament chips, and every player will be shooting for a coveted spot in Day 2 in the event.

Day 1C this afternoon will be particularly appealing, because hockey legend Larry Robinson will join us for the flight – and there will be a special bounty awarded to the player that eliminates him! The lucky player will receive $500 in partypoker LIVE Dollars!

Current chip leader Jonathan Bussieres has set an impressive target – he accumulated a huge stack of 792,000 chips on Day 1B. The chip average, however, is a much more modest 173,500 – definitely within reach. And if you don’t succeed today – there are more starting flights on Saturday and Sunday. Anyone that really wants to reach Day 2 will have plenty of opportunities to try!

Good luck to all of the players that take shots in the event today!

It’s a wrap for Colossus Day 1B

2018/08/24 | 3:08 by Playground Poker

Chips are going in the bags for the 27 players who have managed to secure their places for Day 2. Jonathan Bussieres has the biggest stack at 792,000 chips, easily double the chips of any other player on this flight.

The results of Day 1B have been added to the Colossus – Combined Day 1 Results table, and this list shows that Jonathan has taken the overall chip lead in the tournament – and has a healthy lead over 260K ahead of the nearest competitor.

Down to the wire in Day 1B

Level: 14
Small Blind: 2K
Big Blind: 4K
Button Ante: 4K
Chip Average: 147K
Remaining: 27
Entries: 198

2018/08/24 | 2:59 by Playground Poker

We are in the last few minutes of level 14 and the tournament director has called for 4 final hands to be played. Sitting comfortably in the lead is Jonathan Bussieres with a monster 750,000+ stack. But all eyes are on the smaller stacks, as the last 27 players struggle to bag as many chips as possible to carry on to Day 2.

Here are a few photos from level 14.

Big triple-up for Diane Rose Cheechoo

Level: 14
Small Blind: 2K
Big Blind: 4K
Button Ante: 4K
Chip Average: 140K
Remaining: 28
Entries: 198

2018/08/24 | 2:39 by Playground Poker

The tournament had just gone down to three tables when we caught a glimpse of an important hand for Diane Rose Cheechoo. Diane Rose was down to her last 43,000 chips and was all-in along with Arthur W. and Ricky Campanelli who were also all-in.

Diane Rose:
Arthur:
Ricky:

When the flop came Ricky was very satisfied with his set of tens. But all eyes quickly shifted to the smallest card tabled: the held by Diane Rose. At this point Arthur hoped for a King and Ricky just wanted to avoid any other spade. The on the river gave Diane Rose the win, vaulting her stack to just below the average. Arthur was awarded the 80,000+ side pot.

Final break for Day 1B of the Colossus

Level: 13
Small Blind: 1.5K
Big Blind: 3K
Button Ante: 3K
Chip Average: 123K
Remaining: 32
Entries: 198

2018/08/24 | 1:41 by Playground Poker

After 12 levels, the 32 remaining players are on their final break of the evening. This gave us the opportunity to locate the chip leaders. Most players have been moved since the beginning of the tournament, and as bigger stacks arrive on each table the action intensifies.

Jonathan Bussieres is the clear chip leader with a whopping 452,000 stack. Here are the leaders, as play gets under way for the final stretch to the end of level 14.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Jonathan	Bussieres	452,000
Lasha	Kapanadze	295,800
Ricky	Campanelli	233,000

Down to 4 tables in level 12

Level: 12
Small Blind: 1.2K
Big Blind: 2.4K
Button Ante: 2.4K
Chip Average: 110K
Remaining: 36
Entries: 198

2018/08/24 | 1:03 by Playground Poker

We are now down to the last 4 tables and the players are trying to make the best of all the action.

We saw Ricky Campanelli increase his already nice stack when a nicely timed pocket queens held against suited connectors from Andrew Lalonde.

Ricky Campanelli:

Andrew Lalonde:

Everything was possible when both players tabled their hands. Sadly for Andrew a queen on the window spelled disaster for him, and he was sent to the rail in 41st position as Ricky piled on the chips smiling.