Monday, June 1, 2015 3:22 AM Local Time
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Thuy Dong Kawamo Advances to Day 3 with 612,000 in chips
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After nine hours of play, Day 2 of The Colossus has officially drawn to a close.
The day began with 3,447 total entries hitting the felt in the hopes of eventually winning a WSOP bracelet in the largest live poker tournament in history. By the end of the evening only 506 players remained.
The bubble burst early in the day in Level 13 with nine players all-in and all nine players busting out. Due to the number of busts outs on the bubble those players all split the equivalent of two paid min-cashes.
Unfortunately for approximately half of the returning Day 2 players, their dreams were dashed early. Some of those to hit the rail without making the money include Joseph Cheong and Richard Seymour.
A few notable players that did manage to cash in Day 2 were: Eddy Sabat (2213th), Greg Raymer (2162nd), JC Tran (2102nd), Greg Muller (1867th),Vanessa Rousso (1558th), Lily Kiletto (1445th), Chris Tryba (1198th), Allen Kessler (1191st), Aaron Massey (796th), Erick Lindgren (717th), and many more.
Finishing the day with some of the top stacks are those of Valentin Vornicu, who is one of the only players over the million chip mark, Larry Elliott (730,000), Shahen Martirosian (714,500), and Adam Lamphere (650,000). The female with the highest chip stack moving to Day 3 is Thuy Dong Kawamo (612,000, pictured above).
Other notable players that managed to make their way to Day 3 include Christian Pham (572,000), Mike Rocco (542,000), Ryan Laplante (425,000), Jessica Dawley (357,000), Kyle Loman (132,000) and Taylor Von Kriegenbergh (70,000). Former WSOP bracelet winner Will Givens also ended the day with 610,000.
Play will resume tomorrow in the Amazon Room of the Rio at 2 p.m.
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:53 AM Local Time
With the board reading
John Pisarski bets out 25000. The player on the button moves all in. Pisarski instantly calls and flips over
while his opponent shows
. Pisarski gets a nice boost to his chip stack just minutes before the end of Day 2. He is now sitting around 220,000.
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:51 AM Local Time
The tournament staff has made the announcement and the final three hands of Day 2 are about to begin.
When they are completed, the remaining players will bag up chips for tomorrow's Day 3 session, with a complete recap coming shortly.
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:39 AM Local Time
On a board reading an opponent check's to the in position Brad McFarland, who bets 31,000.
His opponent takes a few moments to think before calling to see the river.
The completes the board and he again checks.
McFarland takes a minute to stare down his opponent, eventually announcing himself "all-in". He has his opposition covered and when the player across the table snap calls, McFarland quickly turns over for top pair.
His opponent tables and once McFarland sees that, well, let's just say, he adds a little injury to insult.
"Now you see?" McFarland asks, joking with the players around him, saying, "Barreling three streets, that's as thin as it gets folks."
His line looked thin to his opponent but his stack is anything but now, as he's over the 400,000 chip mark with just 15 minutes remaining in this Day 2 session.
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:31 AM Local Time
Starting out the hand in middle position, Jamie Cohen raises to 12,000 and only the big blind calls the min-raise. The flop comes out
. After staring at each other for a couple of minutes, the big blind asks Cohen if he has any idea what he is holding. Cohen chuckles slightly and replies that he just wants him to act. The big blind checks and Cohen almost immediately bets out 8,500. His opponent calls after taking a minute to think about it. The turn is the
. The big blind checks and Cohen puts out a stack large enough to put his staring partner all in. He folds and Cohen shows only the
. Cohen is now sitting with 560,000 in chips with less than half an hour left in Day 2.
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:25 AM Local Time
A player in the high-jack position raises to 21,000. Paul Ratajczyk shoves in all for 42,000. The player on the button four-bet shoves over the top. The original raiser folds.
Paul Ratajczyk:
Button:
Ratajczyk flops Broadway on a flop. The turn and river do not improve his opponent and Ratajczyk gets a much needed double up.
Paul Ratajczyk - 119,500
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:21 AM Local Time
When the field returned from their last break, there was a more or less even split between the active tables in the Pavilion Room.
That is no longer the case, as it looks like close to half the field has been cut down over the last hour and a half, with only two tables remaining in the back 'black' area.
Those players who were formerly playing there are now all sectioned in the 'white' area, with close just over 550 players still remaining.
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:14 AM Local Time
A player in the hijack raises to 15,000. Jessica Dawley calls in the big blind.
The flop comes and both players check.
The turn is the . Jessica leads out for 13,000 and the button calls.
The river is the and both players check.
Jessica flips over the first and eventually the . Her opponent peeks at his cards before throwing them into the muck face down.
Jessica Dawley - 325,000
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:02 AM Local Time
It has been a long grind for players through this Day 2 session, as the field started with over 3,000 returning players and that number has been cut drastically over the last few hours.
But, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for those that are still alive, as there is just one hour long level before players bag up for tomorrow's third Day.
Updates will continue through to the end of Day 2, with a complete recap coming at the completion of Level 19.
Monday, June 1, 2015 2:00 AM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 3000/6000
Ante: 500
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:59 AM Local Time
Jimmy D'Ambrosio, Millionaire Matchmaker's eligible batchelor, is sporting a cast on his right hand. He says he's lost a knuckle in a boxing injury but this is disputed by fellow player Dylan Wilkerson.
Wilkerson, who made two final tables in last year's WSOP, suggests D'Ambrosio is feigning the injury. According to Wilkerson, the cast may be a prop in D'Ambrosio's lady killer arsenal.
If the cast is a desperate ploy to gain attention, it could be a sign that D'Ambrosio's luck is out.
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:58 AM Local Time
Steve Gross raises preflop to 11,500 in middle position. Jordan Cristos decides to just call in the cut off position while all other players fold. The flop comes out
. Gross bets out 15,000 and Cristos calls. The turn is the
and Gross continues to be agressive by betting 36,000. Cristos ups the aggression and raises all in for 116,000. Gross finally calls after tanking for a several minutes. Cristos flips over
and Gross shows a no-good top pair of
. The river is a blank and Cristos sends Gross to the payout line. Jordan Cristos is now sitting with just over 475,000.
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:51 AM Local Time
The board is showing and Marc-Vincent Kamstra is on the button. A player in the big blind shoves all-in for just under 60,000 and middle position raises all-in.
Action folds back to Kamstra who raises all-in for just over 160,000. The player in middle position calls for most of his remaining chips.
Kamstra:
Big blind:
Middle position:
The turn is the , the perfect card for Kamstra. He fades a king and a ten on the river and reels in a massive pot worth over 380,000 chips with his flush.
The big blind is eliminated and the player in middle position is crippled to less than ten big blinds.
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:50 AM Local Time
A player under the gun raises to 11,000. Action folds around to James Mackey in the small blind who shoves all-in over the top. The under the gun player thinks for a few minutes and ultimately calls.
James Mackey:
Opponent:
The board runs out , and Mackey's queens hold to double him up.
James Mackey - 179,000
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:45 AM Local Time
Ryan Smith moves all-in from early position for just over 30,000 and gets called in two spots, one of which was Thuy Dang Kawano in middle position.
Smith has a chance to triple up but after Kawano bets 50,000 on the flop, forcing a fold from her other opponent, his chances are not looking good, as Kawano tabled .
The gave her a bit of a sweat, as Smith had an open ended straight flush draw, that bricked out as the completed the board.
"She was trying to trap," says Taylor von Kriegenbergh who was in the big blind and "happy I didn't wake up with kings, I would have shoved."
With the pot, Kawano is now playing close to 650,000 and is not only the biggest female stack in the room, but also one of the biggest stacks period remaining in this Day 2 'The Colossus' field.
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:34 AM Local Time
After raising the previous two hands Christian Pham raises yet again to 11,000 from under the gun +1. Action folds around to the button who calls the 11,000 and both blinds fold.
The flop comes .
Christian shoves all-in putting the player on the button at risk for his tournament life.
The player on the button tanks for about a minute before angrily throwing his cards face up across the table. The is flipped up and since the cards landed in front of Christian he flips up the other card to show his opponent's . The player on the button just shook his head in disgust as Christian continues to add to chips to his continuously growing chip stack.
Chrsitian Pham - 350,000
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:30 AM Local Time
Six-time Circuit ring winner Valentin Vornicu is first to act, betting 10,000 in middle position. Three players call and the flop falls
. After a check, Vornicu bets 20,500. The player next to act folds and the player in late position calls. The big blind folds to send the two heads up to the turn, which brings the
and Vornicu bets 35,500. His opponent tanks before shoving with 285,000. Vornicu goes deep into the tank before folding, unwilling to risk his chip stack of just over 200,000.
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:29 AM Local Time
After a flop of
, the player in the big blind checks it over to Justin Custer who bets 10,500. The
falls on the turn and again the big blind checks. Custer pushes all in for his remaining 68,500. His opponent takes a couple of minutes to think about it and finally calls. Custer flips over
and his opponent shows
. Custer improves his hand even more on the rive when the
falls giving him a straight. Custer now sits at almost 175,000 close to the end of Day Two.
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:24 AM Local Time
Ryan Laplante calls 52,000 with to knock out the seat one player who is all-in for 52,000 with .
The board runs out giving Laplante tens with an ace kicker.
Laplante - 240,000
Monday, June 1, 2015 1:23 AM Local Time
The table folds to a player in the small blind who looks to his left, only to see Mark Greenland, who's just arrived at his table with close to 700,000 chips in front of him.
"I'll keep it small." he says before just competing the blind. Greenland checks his option to go to the flop.
His opponent leads for 6,000, with Greenland quickly calling in position.
Greenland gets led into again after the falls on the turn, this time for 10,000. But, this time he's not calling, as he min-clicks it back to 20,000.
His opponent calls and then check folds the river, after Greenland throws out a 40,000 chip bet.
It was a small increase to his stack but it's put him in an envious position, as he looks to be one of the chip leaders with 750,000 heading towards the mid-way point of Level 18.