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Friday, October 29, 2021 12:36 PM Local Time
Singh Keeps Firing
After two limpers preflop Himmat Singh raised from the small blind to 1,200 and both limpers called.
On the flop, Singh continued for 2,700 and only the early position limper called.
The turn was the and Singh put in a bet of 6,100 which was good enough to take down the pot.
Friday, October 29, 2021 12:35 PM Local Time
Tran Makes The Correct Call
Theo Tran opened the action from under the gun to raise of 800. He was called by a player in middle position and a player in the hijack but when the action got to the player in the cutoff he raised it up to 2,000. It folded back to Tran and he min-raised four-bet to 4,000. The player in the cutoff called and they went heads-up to the flop.
fell on the flop and Tran led with a continuation bet of 2,500. His opponent called.
The turn card was the . Tran slowed down and checked to his opponent who quickly bet 6,000. Tran called the bet after some consideration.
The river brought the . Tran checked the action again to his opponent who bombed the river with a bet of 11,000. Tran was seemingly confused but threw out calling chips after a few seconds.
His opponent shook his head and tabled his hand.
Opponent:
Theo Tran:
Trans opponent had air and he scooped the pot with pocket queens.
Friday, October 29, 2021 12:17 PM Local Time
Olmos Wins with a Full House
The action was picked up on the turn of and Juan Olmos checked to his only opponent who made a bet of 2,500.
The pot was already over 9,000 and Olmos quickly made the call. The river was and this time Olmos bet 5,000 into the pot.
His opponent threw a black chip in the middle indicating a call and Olmos showed for the full house as he scooped the pot.
Juan Olmos | 47,000 | 47,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 12:02 PM Local Time
A Few Early Starters in the Amazon Room
Bashar Ramahi | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Haven Werner | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Glyn Gracias | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Maria Konnikova | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Marvin Karlins | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Craig Varnell | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Peter Morris | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 12:01 PM Local Time
King's Resort Confirms Vaccination Stance Ahead of WSOP Europe
With less than a month to go for the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), King's Resort confirmed its COVID rules for the series on Tuesday, October 26.
To comply with the latest laws in the Czech Republic, it has been announced that anyone who wishes to enter King's Resort in Rozvadov will need to prove they have had two doses of an EU-approved COVID vaccine — or a single dose if you have received the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Pharmaceuticals jab.
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Friday, October 29, 2021 11:59 AM Local Time
Couple in a Row for Danneker
On a flop of the player first to act put in a bet of 2,000. Cedric Danneker raised to 8,000 and after a few seconds his opponent threw his hand into the muck. Danneker tabled to show the bluff.
On the following hand, Danneker raised to 1,100 from middle position and only the cutoff called.
The dealer spread a flop of and Danneker check-called a bet of 1,600.
The landed on the turn and Danneker put in a check-raise to 9,000, which his opponent called.
On the river, Danneker threw in three 5,000 valued chips for a total bet of 15,000 and his opponent tanked for about a minute before mucking his hand.
Friday, October 29, 2021 11:55 AM Local Time
Chip Counts
Justin Arnwine | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Howard Bragg | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Fernanda Lopes | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Steve Jarrett | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Tom Dykema | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Jeremy Smith | 40,000 | 40,000 |
George Miro | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Friday, October 29, 2021 11:42 AM Local Time
Big Pot for Griffen Early
On the turn, J.P Griffen and his opponent had already built a pot of about 16,000. After being checked to Griffen fired out a bet of 10,000 and got called.
The fell on the river and both players checked. Griffen tabled for a pair of aces and scooped the pot.
Friday, October 29, 2021 11:42 AM Local Time
Players Finally Ready for Colossus Action
Friday, October 29, 2021 11:28 AM Local Time
Update From WSOP
Tournament officials are still organizing ahead of the start of the Colossus Day 1a. Stay tuned for more details.
Friday, October 29, 2021 10:00 AM Local Time
Start Delayed; Colossus Underway at 11:00 a.m.
Further to a tweet from the official World Series of Poker (WSOP) account, the start of the Colossus has been delayed until 11:00 a.m.
Players who got a seat assignment for Pavilion White tables will be redirected to the Amazon Orange section while the players with a Pavilion Green ticket will be able to get a seat at 1:20 p.m.
Friday, October 29, 2021 8:51 AM Local Time
Day 1a of Event #55: $400 Colossus Kicks Off Later Today
Today at 10 a.m local time Day 1a of Event #55: $400 Colossus will get underway.
This tournament will feature 40-minute levels with a 40,000 starting stack for every player who enters. One reentry per flight will be permitted. The structure calls for a total of 17 levels to be played on both Day 1 flights, with a 20-minute break after every three levels. Late registration will remain open until the end of the 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 (approx 8:15 p.m.)
In 2019, this tournament garnered a whopping 13,109 entries to create a prize pool of $4,382,515. Topping the field at the end was Sejin Park collecting his first WSOP bracelet and the grand prize of $451,272. Park defeated well-known poker pro Georgios Kapalas heads-up who took home $278,881 for his efforts.
Flight B will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 30 and both flights will be combined for Day 2 on Sunday, October 31 at 10:00 a.m. After 15 levels on Day 2, the remaining players will bag for Day 3 restart on Monday, November 1 at 10:00 a.m. and play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the updates throughout this exciting event.