Here are a few photos of the players that were taken in levels 8 and 9.
After 9 levels the players went on break which allowed us to go around the tables and get a few chip counts. Lasha Kapanadze has a massive lead with over 241,000 chips, that’s almost four times the average. It will be interesting to see if he can hold on to this lead or maybe even improve on it.
One thing is sure: it’s not finished until chips go in the bags. That will only be in another five levels and we all know that anything can happen in three hours!
Here are the leaders after 9 levels of play:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Lasha | Kapanadze | 241,100 |
| Ami | Alibay | 163,800 |
| Nick | Nickoletopoulos | 144,700 |
| Steven | Martin | 144,400 |
| Carl | Lafontaine | 139,600 |
The first of 9 Live Day 1 flights in the Colossus has wrapped up with 31 players qualified for Day 2 out of the 234 entries (and re-entries) today. When time ran out on level 14 and the tournament director called for 4 more hands to be played, Karim-Olivier Kamal was perched well atop the leaderboard with over 400K in chips – and even after an unfortunate final hand, he still managed to bag a flight-leading 326,000. Next on the list as Antoine Simon with 261,500 and leaderboard “regs” like Pierre Paul Paulin and Noeung Troeung both finished strong with over 200K each.
The results of Day 1A have been added to the Colossus – Combined Day 1 Results table, where you’ll also be able to note that there are now 68 players total that have booked a spot in Day 2 of the tournament.
What tournament has not seen this action before? What seems to be a classic encounter spelled the end for Charles Grenier Fournier when his big slick came face to face with Lasha Kapanadze’s bullets.
Charles: 
Lasha: 
Board: 
Charles’s stack was quite large but a count wasn’t necessary since Lasha visibly covered him. The action in the tournament hall is fast paced and intense, and the tables are closing as the number of players reduces. There are now 74 players left with 5 more levels to go.
Here are a few shots of some of the remaining players in Day 1A of the Colossus. Play is now most of the way though level 14, and any minute now the tournament director will pause the clock and call for a set number of hands to be played to take the flight to its conclusion.
After 6 levels, the players took a much needed break and we went to the tables to see who was in the lead.
A few players have managed to amass more than double the chip average and Ami Alibay is the front runner with a massive 134,400 stack.
The end of the break also signalled the end of the registration and re-entry period. A total of 198 entries were logged and the players get ready to battle on as play resumes.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Ami | Alibay | 134,400 |
| Timothy | Deering | 104,700 |
| Carl | Lafontaine | 94,700 |
| John | Pentefountas | 91,400 |
| Victor | Artemenko | 85,500 |
| Alexandre | Couture | 83,200 |
| Marc-Anthony | Gagne-Poirier | 81,700 |
| Christopher | Rassi | 81,700 |
| Steven | Martin | 79,000 |
