Sunday, June 5, 2016 3:33 AM Local Time
Norm Michalek Bags The Overall Chip Lead in the Colossus
The sixth and final starting flight of the second installment of the Colossus is in the books and Norman Michalek leads the survivors of Day 1F. Michalek finished the day with 531,000 and takes the overall chip lead into the start of Day 2.
The day kicked off at 4 p.m. and attracted 4,487 players to the Rio. It brings the total field size for the overall tournament to 21,613 players and generated a total prizepool of $10,806,500.
Every starting flight played into the money and the spots that weren't paid out in their respective starting flights will be rolled over and paid to the players who survived into Day 2. The winner of this event is guaranteed a payday of at least $1 million.
The day started with 4,487, but by the time the final hand was dealt, there were 192 players remaining, with the aforementioned Michalek leading the field. There were 654 survivors from the first five flights, which leaves 846 players alive at the start of Day 2.
The payouts for Day 2 will be calculated overnight and released in the morning, but as of right now, everybody remaining is guaranteed a cash of at least $2,155, but that amount could increase after the numbers are crunched overnight.
Joining Michalek at at the top of the 1F counts are Ryan Hobert (439,000), Scott Tiedeman (387,900), David Lopez (348,000), and Robert Gill (340,000). Other well-known pros who survived the day and will be coming back to the Rio for Day 2 include Bracelet winner Taylor Paur (291,000), former poker reporter Rich Ryan (289,000), Melanie Weisner (137,000), Joseph Cheong (125,000), Ralph Massey (100,000), and Jack Salter (98,000).
Players that weren't lucky enough to make it through the day included Shannon Shorr, Seth Berger, Cate Hall, Eric Baldwin, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Barry Greenstein, Zo Karim, David Tuthill, and actor James Woods.
Day 2 restarts on Sunday at 2 p.m. and the levels will be increased to 60 minutes long. WSOP.com will have complete coverage of the day's action as they move deeper into the money.
Sunday, June 5, 2016 2:51 AM Local Time
The players have finished level 18, which means they will bag their chips and head into day 2 tomorrow. A full recap of the action will be posted shortly.
Sunday, June 5, 2016 2:36 AM Local Time
Four more hands will be dealt before the players bag and tag.
Sunday, June 5, 2016 2:33 AM Local Time
As the cards were dealt Loni Harwood announces from the big blind, "I know this is going to be a big hand."
Action folds to Eric Flores in late position. He puts in his final 51,500 chips and the small blind calls. Harwood folds.
Eric Flores:
Opponent:
The board runs out . The small blind is eliminated and Eric Flores moves up the chip count.
"See I knew it was going ot be a big hand; just turns out I wasn't in it." Says Harwood.
Eric Flores - 105,000
Sunday, June 5, 2016 2:13 AM Local Time
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, June 5, 2016 2:12 AM Local Time
Norman Michalek raises to 18,000 from middle position. The big blind moves all in for 45,000. Michalek calls.
The big blind turns over and Michalek tables .
The board runs out . Michalek eliminates his opponent, and claims the chip lead.
Normal Michalek - 390,000
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:59 AM Local Time
A short-stacked player is all in for about 11,000 from early position with , David Lopez is all in from middle position for 134,500 with , and Chris Moorman has them both covered from the button with .
The board comes down to triple up the short-stacked player with the main pot, while Lopez doubles through Moorman in the side pot.
Jorge Lopez - 269,000
Chris Moorman - 55,000
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:57 AM Local Time
An early-position player opens to 9,000. Rich Ryan reraises to 23,000.
The original raiser is all in for a four-bet. Ryan calls and turns over . His opponent turns up .
The cards show up on the board as , the player with queens stands up to collect his payout slip and Ryan stacks his chips into what was already a big stack.
Rich Ryan - 300,000
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:50 AM Local Time
David Pham is in the big blind facing a raise, and he moves all in. The original raiser thinks for a while and apologizes to the table for the amount of time he is taking. He folds his cards face up, showing . Pham flips over and takes the small pot.
David Pham - 70,000
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:44 AM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:43 AM Local Time
Athanasios Polychronopoulos moves all in from early position for 4,500. Action folds around to the big blind, who jokingly announces that he is all in. He commits the extra 500 chips and the cards are tabled.
Polychronopoulos shows , but needs to find an ace against the big blind's . The flop was and the big blind's pair is still in the lead. The turn is the and the big blind turns a full house to leave the bracelet winner drawing dead to the river, which is an inconsequential .
"Good game," said another player at the table. "I'm sure we will see you on TV again soon."
"Maybe," said Polychronopoulos.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos - Eliminated
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:38 AM Local Time
There is about 20,000 in a three-way pot on the turn with a board of .
Jack Salter bets 6,500 from the small blind, and the big blind calls. The player in early position folds.
The river is the . Both players check after a few moments of consideration.
Salter shows the . His opponent flips over the . "I thought you had a draw," remarks Salter. Salter's pair of tens are enough to drag the pot.
Jack Salter - 68,000
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:38 AM Local Time
Taylor Paur
Will Givens gets all in preflop for about 60,000 from middle position against Taylor Paur in early position. Givens shows , but is dominated by Paur's .
The board runs out and Paur's big slick holds up to eliminate Givens. One bracelet winner hits the rail while another becomes one of the biggest stack in the tournament.
Taylor Paur - 250,000
Will Givens - Eliminated
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:32 AM Local Time
Omar Zazay has his all-in opponent opponent covered and the players table hands.
Zazay:
Opponent:
The board comes and Zazay eliminates a player and takes the pot.
Omar Zazay - 116,000
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:14 AM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:12 AM Local Time
Tammy Wing moves all in from middle position for her remaining 35,000. Johnny Chen moves all in for 82,000 from the cutoff. Marshall White is in the big blind and asks for a count. After thinking about it for a minute, White calls.
Chen:
White:
Wing:
The flop is , giving Chen a pair of fives, but keeping White in the lead with jacks.
The turn is the , now putting Chen in the lead with trip fives.
The river is the and Chen scoops the pot, eliminating Wing and taking a third of White's stack.
Johnny Chen - 220.000
Marshall White - 185,000
Tammy Wing - Eliminated
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:09 AM Local Time
John Dolan
John Dolan is all in for a single 500 pink chip; less than one big blind. The button raises and the blinds fold making it heads up.
Dolan:
Opponent:
The on the flop paired Dolan's four, but the on the turn added extra outs to his opponent. The gives his opponent a running straight and Dolan exits the Colossus.
John Dolan - Eliminated
Sunday, June 5, 2016 1:09 AM Local Time
Matt Marafioti raises to 7,500 from early position, and is called by Michael Lo in the big blind.
The flop is , and both players check.
The hits the turn. Marafioti bets 8,000 and Lo calls.
The river is the , and Marafioti bets enough to put Lo to an all-in decision. Lo calls extremely quickly for his last 23,500, and Marafioti announces "Ace high." Lo shows the for a flopped set. Marafioti mucks and Lo doubles up.
Michael Lo - 84,500
Matt Marafioti - 54,000
Sunday, June 5, 2016 12:46 AM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, June 5, 2016 12:19 AM Local Time
Players are heading on their final 20-minute break of the night. They will return, play four more levels, and then bag up chips for the night.