Event #1: $300 + $30 Colossus | Page 9 of 24

Gerontakos retakes the lead – and then some

Level: 10
Small Blind: 800
Big Blind: 1.6K
Button Ante: 1.6K
Chip Average: 71.9K
Remaining: 198
Entries: 712

2018/08/26 | 19:14 by

Vasilios Gerontakos must have been spurred on by being the only player with less than 100K on the most recent leader’s list, because after moving from one end of the Tournament Hall to the other, he has grown his stack to over 270K in chips. Right behind him at 238K is Stephen Hamilton, and then there are quite a few players in the 125K to 180K range who are definitely well enough stacked to be dangerous to anyone.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Vasilios	Gerontakos	271,100
Stephen	Hamilton	238,500
Louis	Boutin	190,300
Christopher	Wasyluk	173,000
Sebastien	Vezina	170,000
Trevor	Delaney	168,000
Keenen	Smallwood	158,000

Since we already published a photo of Vasilios as chip leader earlier today, here’s an alternative: a look at what playing his stack looks like from his perspective!

Colossus Day 1H on first break

Level: 4
Small Blind: 200
Big Blind: 400
Button Ante: 400
Chip Average: 26K
Remaining: 338
Entries: 446

2018/08/26 | 19:06 by Playground Poker

Play has been halted for a short 15-minute break here in the Tournament Hall. The sight in the tent is quite impressive, since almost all of the tables are in use. The buffet is a sure-fire hit with the players and the lovely Playground waiting staff is on hand for table-side service.

It was quite a challenge to survey all 34 open tables to find chip leaders but we spotted a few worth mentioning.

“Wow” is just about the only word we could find, to describe Julio Cacoilo’s stack right now. With 106,300 chips in front of him, he was more than happy to strike a pose for us. With the blinds at 200/400 and the average hovering at 26K Julio’s stack is quite impressive.

Here are a few more stacks that caught our eye this early in the flight. The tournament board show 448 entries (including 70 re-entries) and the players are still coming in. Late registration (or re-entry) is open for another 2 hours.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Julio	Cacoilo	106,300
Nancy	Query	91,675
Daniel	Oren	86,775
Chen	Turjeman	82,200

A few photos from Day 1H

Level: 3
Small Blind: 150
Big Blind: 300
Button Ante: 300
Chip Average: 25K
Remaining: 328
Entries: 410

2018/08/26 | 18:25 by

It’s an extremely busy day at Playground Poker Club and today’s final “normal” starting flight in the Colossus is no exception – so far, there are already 407 entries with 2 hours and 40 minutes of late registration (or time to re-enter) available.

Of course there’s also the Turbo starting flight yet to begin tonight – it gets under way at 8:00pm.

Here are some photos of the early action out in the Tournament Tent. These photos were taken during levels 2-3.

Day 1H – confirmed to be Colossal!

Level: 1
Small Blind: 100
Big Blind: 200
Button Ante: 100
Chip Average: 21.4K
Remaining: 291
Entries: 311

2018/08/26 | 17:16 by

Play is just getting to the end of level 1 in Day 1H and there are already over 300 entries, and more are joining in every few minutes. So it’s official – Day 1H in the Colossus is going to be huge!

Here’s an overview of the scene in the Tent:

Day 1G Updates

Level: 7
Small Blind: 400
Big Blind: 800
Button Ante: 800
Chip Average: 41.3K
Remaining: 345
Entries: 712

2018/08/26 | 16:52 by

Registration in Day 1G in the Colossus has now come to a close and the final number of entries for the flight was 712 – the largest single event-day in Playground Poker Club history! This brings the total number of entries in the event to 2738 so far – with Day 1H and Turbo Day 1I yet to play.

During the 6 levels that have been played already in Day 1G, a few players seem to have been working just a little harder than the rest – or at least they’ve been luckier! In any case, there are already 4 players with over 100K in chips, starting with Trevor Delaney at 146,700.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Trevor	Delaney	146,700
Cheranne	Carlson	137,200
Shawn	S	109,000
Xin	Qi	100,000
Vasilios	Gerontakos	94,500

Now in the Colossus – it’s Day 1H

Level: 1
Small Blind: 100
Big Blind: 200
Button Ante: 100
Chip Average: 20K
Remaining: 126
Entries: 126

2018/08/26 | 16:20 by

As the late registration and re-entry period in Day 1G has wound to a close, players have just taken their seats in today’s 4:30pm Day 1H flight, which is being held in the Tournament Tent. With over 700 entries in the early flight today, it’s not surprising that numbers for Day 1H are also expected to be strong – and in fact there are already more than 120 entries bought in.

As has been the case for all of the Day 1 starting flights so far, blinds will be 40 minutes long and players will have to make their way through 14 levels today in order to bag chips to return to play on Day 1 tomorrow. Late registration will be open until the beginning of level 7, and re-entries may be purchased directly at the cashier in the Tent.

Good luck!