Play is currently about half-way though level 2 of Day 1A in the Colossus, and attendance continues to impress with the field already surpassing the 160 entry mark – and more players joining every few minutes. Players aren’t playing a shy, retiring game either – there are already 8 re-entries and during our last tour of the room we already witnessed a few called all-in bets!

The field is as impressive as it is large – there is at least one WSOP bracelet winner in the field (Pablo Mariz) and at least one Circuit Ring winner, June Jenkins! There is one “corner” on table 26 that would strike fear into any player in any event – Patrick Braga, Carl Martel, and Pablo are seated in seats 3, 4, and 5.

Here are some additional shots of the field.

The Tournament Director has just made his opening announcements, and then he kicked off the action with his famous command to the dealers: Shuffle Up and Deal! And just like that, Day 1A in the Colossus in the WSOP-C Playground 2018 has begun.

Play today and in starting Day 1B to 1H in the Colossus will continue through 14 levels of 40 minutes each. There will be 15 minute breaks every third level, and players begin the tournament with a stack of 20,000 tournament chips. Blinds begin at 100-200 with a button ante of 100.

So far this morning there are 117 entries in the flight, which is a very solid figure considering that early Day 1s in a a multi-starting-day tournament are usually relatively small. At least so far, that doesn’t seem to be the case – and a $1,000,000 guarantee should be more than enough enticement to jump in at least once!

Good luck to everyone playing in the Colossus!