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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Friday, May 29, 2015 to Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - $565 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $565
  • Prizepool: $11,187,000
  • Entries: 22,374
  • Remaining: 0

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:44 PM Local Time

The table folds to Ray Henson, who raises to 1,200,000 from the button. 

Both blinds fold and Henson takes down the pot. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:42 PM Local Time

Cord Garcia opens to 1,200,000 and Brad McFarland defends his big blind. 

Both players check to the river on a board of       board. 

McFarland checks for a third time, with Garcia betting 600,000. McFarland folds to award Garcia the pot. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:39 PM Local Time

Ray Henson

The table folds to Adi Prasetyo, who makes it 1,275,000 from the button.

Ray Henson three-bets to 3,100,000 from the big blind, leaving himself just over 12,000,000 chips behind.

Prasetyo gets both counts and then goes into the tank. He eventually announces himself "all-in" and Henson snap calls.

Prasetyo is drawing thin, as he holds    to Henson's   .

The board runs out      , giving both a straight draw on the turn, with Henson scoring the double as the board paired up.

The all-in amount was for 15,325,000. He's now paying over 30,000,000 and is the chip leader at this final table, the first player other than Adi Prasetyo to hold that position.

Prasetyo is now down to 21,000,000.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:35 PM Local Time

Brad McFarland opens to 1,300,000 from the hijack. Adi Prasetyo calls in the small blind to see the     flop. 

The big stack leads for 1,450,000 and McFarland makes the call. 

The   comes on the turn and Prasetyo checks. McFarland does as well. 

The   completes the board, with Prasetyo checking for a second time. 

McFarland does not check, announcing himself "all-in" for 10,000,000 even. Prasetyo lays it down, awarding McFarland the pot. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:29 PM Local Time
Cord Garcia opens the button to 1,250,000, enough to take down the blinds and antes. 
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:27 PM Local Time

Ray Henson raises to 1,200,000 from the cutoff only to see Brad McFarland move all-in for 10,350,000 from the button. 

Cord Garcia takes account for all the previous action in the small blind, before folding.

Henson also folds, awarding the pot to McFarland who is now playing close to 13,000,000.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:25 PM Local Time

Cord Garcia

Ray Henson opens the button to 1,200,000.

Cord Garcia three-bets to 2,800,000 from the big blind, which sends Henson deep into the tank. The two question each other about their stack sizes, with Henson starting the hand with just over 18,000,000 and Garcia beginning with 14,500,000.

After close to a minute and a half of thought, Henson eventually folds.

The two Texas based players are now dead even in chips, with 16,500,000.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:21 PM Local Time

The table folds to Ray Henson in the small blind, who asks how much Brad McFarland is playing. 

The count is just over 10,000,000 and Henson elects to fold, with McFarland tabling two black queens, turning to his rail to say, "A walk with queens. Great!" before taking in the pot. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:19 PM Local Time
Adi Prasetyo raises to 1,275,000 from the blinds. He flashes an ace as he takes down the blinds and antes. 
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:18 PM Local Time

Back from break, Adi Prasetyo limps in the small blind before Ray Henson makes it 1,800,000 to go from the big blind. 

Prasetyo folds and Henson takes down the pot. 

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:17 PM Local Time
Level: 39
Blinds: 300000/600000
Ante: 75000
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:03 PM Local Time

Within the first two levels of this Colossus Final Table we have seen three eliminations and are now down to the final six players.

The chips have shifted back and forth with Aditya Prasetyo and Kenny Hallaert playing one of the biggest pot of the day so far.

Hallaert five-bet shove to take down a nearly 6,000,000 chip pot, that briefly moved him near the 22,000,000 chip mark.

The eliminations happened towards the beginning of the restart, as Anthony Blanda was the first sent to the rail in 9th place ($37,381).

David Farber was eliminated just a few hands later in 8th place ($87,681)

Gary Simms was last the elimination, bowing out in 7th ($109,632) with    losing in a race against Adi Prasetyo's    when the   appeared on the flop.

The players will return after a 20 minute break with the following chip stacks:

Aditya Prasetyo: 41,450,000
Raymond Henson: 19,225,000
Cort Garcia: 14,825,000
Kenny Hallaert: 13,500,000
Paul Lentz:13,250,000
Bradley Mcfarland: 10,275,000

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:55 PM Local Time

Brad McFarland raises to 1,100,000 from the cutoff. 

The button and small blind fold before Adi Prasetyo calls in the big blind. 

The big stack checks the     flop, which McFarland continues on for 1,200,000. 

Prasetyo reaches deep into his stack, re-raising to 4,875,000, forcing a fold from McFarland on the last hand of Level 38.

Players are now on a quick 20 minute break, with an updated list of chip counts being posted shortly. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:51 PM Local Time

Adi Prasetyo raises to 1,075,000, Ray Henson calls in the cutoff and Brad McFarland announces all-in on the button. 

McFarland's shove is for 9,425,000 and Paul Lentz seems interested in the big blind. 

He asks for a count and then takes inventory of his own stack before folding. 

Prasetyo and Henson also fold, awarding McFarland the nearly 13,000,000 chip pot. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:48 PM Local Time
Adi Prasetyo raises to 1,075,000 to take down the blinds and antes. 
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:47 PM Local Time

Paul Lentz opens to 2,000,000 from the hijack. 

Brad McFarland picks his cards from the table with a disappointed look on his face, before throwing them into the muck in the big blind. Lentz takes the pot. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:45 PM Local Time
Adi Prasetyo opens the button to 1,075,000. The blinds fold to award him the pot. 
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:44 PM Local Time
Cord Garcia opens to 1,100,000 from the cutoff, enough to take down the blinds and antes. 
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:42 PM Local Time
Adi Prasetyo goes for a walk in the big blind, tabling    before taking in the pot. 
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:41 PM Local Time

Brad McFarland limps the button and Cord Garcia raises to 1,800,000 form the small blind. 

The big blind folds and McFarland sits back in his chair and shoots Garcia a questioning look before folding. 

McFarland is now the shortest stack lat this final table, while Cord Garcia has been trending upwards over the last half hour of play. 

He is now sitting on close to 16,000,000. 

Playtika - Jason Alexander