Sunday, June 26, 2022 11:54 PM Local Time
Jordan Pelon Dominates Day 2 of The Colossus as 68 Remain
Day 2 of Event #51: $400 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em certainly lived up to its moniker. What started as a massive field of 1,695 players spread out across the Bally's ballroom ended after 15 40-minute levels with 68 hopefuls still in the hunt for the prestigious World Series of Poker bracelet.
Leading the way is a Frenchman who was an unstoppable force throughout the day. Jordan Pelon has just one recorded WSOP cash for $4,483, but he put on a clinic today, knocking out opponent after opponent on his way to bagging up 30,350,000 chips.
Event #51: $400 The Colossus Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pelon | France | 30,350,000 | 76 |
| 2 | Francklin Flory | France | 17,375,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Ari Oxman | United States | 17,200,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Raymond Downing | United States | 17,025,000 | 42 |
| 5 | Frank Jamrow | United States | 15,975,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Alon Butcher Guttman | United States | 14,800,000 | 37 |
| 7 | Hartt Stearns | United States | 14,125,000 | 35 |
| 8 | Anthony Ruttler | United States | 13,850,000 | 35 |
| 9 | Gabriel Andrade | Ecuador | 13,525,000 | 34 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Loiacono | United States | 13,175,000 | 33 |
Pelon's closest challengers include Ari Oxman (17,200,000), Frank Jamrow (15,975,000), and Gabriel Andrade (15,525,000), who entertained his table both with his play and his singing. Bracelet winner David Jackson survived the day on a short stack of 4,600,000.
Everyone who made it through to Day 3 still has a shot at the title and $414,490 first prize when play resumes at 11 a.m. local time on June 27 inside the Bally's Event Center. But for countless others, their dream ended on Day 2 and ended quickly. Cries of "payout" resonated around the room from the start of play, with the clock having to be paused twice so tournament officials could catch up on all the payouts.
Along the way, Alejandro "Papa MC" Lococo (1,345th), Joseph Cheong (807th), PokerGo's Donnie Peters (235th), Day 1 chip leader Kao "Flexx" Saechao (132nd), and Joseph "JoeytheMush" Straub (107th) would all find their way to the lenghty payout line.
It was truly a colossal field that took to the felt today on Day 2. For 68 players, that journey continues from 11:00 a.m. on June 27, and PokerNews will be on hand as they race to the final table and eventually crown The Colossus champion.
Sunday, June 26, 2022 11:53 PM Local Time
Seat Draw for Day 3
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|
| Bally's | 610 | 1 | Bayani Fangayen | United States | 3,650,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 610 | 2 | Russell Harp | United States | 9,000,000 | 23 |
| Bally's | 610 | 3 | Bryan Posadalopez | Cuba | 5,450,000 | 14 |
| Bally's | 610 | 4 | Daniel Kelly | United States | 1,900,025 | 5 |
| Bally's | 610 | 5 | Dave Stann | United States | 11,500,000 | 29 |
| Bally's | 610 | 6 | Scott Aulds | United States | 6,950,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 610 | 7 | Jordan Pelon | United States | 30,350,000 | 76 |
| Bally's | 610 | 8 | Xiang Lin | United States | 11,000,000 | 28 |
| Bally's | 610 | 9 | Ari Oxman | United States | 17,200,000 | 43 |
| | | | | | | |
| Bally's | 611 | 1 | Martin Pineiro | Argentina | 8,500,000 | 21 |
| Bally's | 611 | 2 | Christopher Williams | United States | 6,775,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 611 | 3 | Brian Stonoff | United States | 12,375,000 | 31 |
| Bally's | 611 | 4 | David Jackson | United States | 4,600,000 | 12 |
| Bally's | 611 | 5 | Jeffrey Loiacono | United States | 13,175,000 | 33 |
| Bally's | 611 | 6 | Paul Hizer | United Kingdom | 5,575,000 | 14 |
| Bally's | 611 | 7 | James Scott | United States | 8,900,000 | 22 |
| Bally's | 611 | 9 | Gregory Bowman | United States | 7,800,000 | 20 |
| | | | | | | |
| Bally's | 612 | 1 | Luong Quach | United States | 5,100,000 | 13 |
| Bally's | 612 | 2 | Jeremy Smith | United States | 5,025,000 | 13 |
| Bally's | 612 | 3 | Rui Botelho | France | 8,050,000 | 20 |
| Bally's | 612 | 4 | Vitor Abreu | Portugal | 9,775,000 | 24 |
| Bally's | 612 | 5 | Chak Lam Tsang | United States | 6,900,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 612 | 6 | Sean Shah | United States | 3,900,000 | 10 |
| Bally's | 612 | 7 | Frank Jamrow | United States | 15,975,000 | 40 |
| Bally's | 612 | 8 | Brian Weaver | United States | 4,950,000 | 12 |
| Bally's | 612 | 9 | Evan Acker | United States | 6,100,000 | 15 |
| | | | | | | |
| Bally's | 618 | 1 | Raed Abualfilat | United States | 7,750,000 | 19 |
| Bally's | 618 | 2 | Andy Su | United States | 6,675,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 618 | 3 | Raymond Downing | United States | 17,025,000 | 43 |
| Bally's | 618 | 5 | Alon Butcher Guttman | United States | 14,800,000 | 37 |
| Bally's | 618 | 6 | Francis Figuereo | United States | 10,275,000 | 26 |
| Bally's | 618 | 7 | Stella Davila | United States | 1,450,000 | 4 |
| Bally's | 618 | 8 | Robert Kushell | United States | 7,300,000 | 18 |
| Bally's | 618 | 9 | Sung Keem | United States | 6,350,000 | 16 |
| | | | | | | |
| Bally's | 619 | 1 | Patrick Choueiri | United States | 4,875,000 | 12 |
| Bally's | 619 | 2 | Jacob Suggs | United States | 7,725,000 | 19 |
| Bally's | 619 | 3 | Justin Bugnosen | United States | 7,550,000 | 19 |
| Bally's | 619 | 4 | Gabriel Andrade | Ecuador | 13,525,000 | 34 |
| Bally's | 619 | 5 | Jeremy Wing | United States | 5,875,000 | 15 |
| Bally's | 619 | 6 | Aaron Frei | United States | 13,125,000 | 33 |
| Bally's | 619 | 7 | David Hillman | United States | 6,125,000 | 15 |
| Bally's | 619 | 8 | William Gian | United States | 5,850,000 | 15 |
| Bally's | 619 | 9 | Jason Puzacke | United States | 6,500,000 | 16 |
| | | | | | | |
| Bally's | 620 | 1 | Andrew Lok | United States | 3,700,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 620 | 2 | Usman Inayatullah | United States | 1,800,000 | 5 |
| Bally's | 620 | 3 | Clement Meunier | France | 3,175,000 | 8 |
| Bally's | 620 | 4 | Kyle Janisse | Canada | 5,050,000 | 13 |
| Bally's | 620 | 5 | Juliane Schumacher | Denmark | 7,975,000 | 20 |
| Bally's | 620 | 6 | Jamey Mckay | United States | 3,000,050 | 8 |
| Bally's | 620 | 7 | Ryan Mcpherson | United States | 9,550,000 | 24 |
| Bally's | 620 | 8 | Lawrence Chinery | United States | 6,375,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 620 | 9 | Stephen Sandoval | United States | 8,500,000 | 21 |
| | | | | | | |
| Bally's | 627 | 1 | Anthony Ruttler | United States | 13,850,000 | 35 |
| Bally's | 627 | 3 | Marc Desantis | United States | 1,850,000 | 5 |
| Bally's | 627 | 4 | Frank Pasquale | United States | 9,500,000 | 24 |
| Bally's | 627 | 5 | Thomas Laviano | United States | 5,250,000 | 13 |
| Bally's | 627 | 6 | Thomas Slayday | United States | 2,975,000 | 7 |
| Bally's | 627 | 7 | Romain Galendo | France | 4,375,000 | 11 |
| Bally's | 627 | 8 | William Pollard | United States | 11,250,000 | 28 |
| Bally's | 627 | 9 | Andrew Oleson | United States | 1,325,000 | 3 |
| | | | | | | |
| Bally's | 628 | 1 | Christopher Flint | United Kingdom | 2,250,000 | 6 |
| Bally's | 628 | 2 | Samuel Laskowitz | United States | 6,950,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 628 | 3 | Paul McMullin | United States | 10,700,000 | 27 |
| Bally's | 628 | 5 | Hartt Stearns | United States | 14,125,000 | 35 |
| Bally's | 628 | 6 | Francklin Flory | France | 17,375,000 | 43 |
| Bally's | 628 | 7 | Sean Bigelow | United States | 10,275,000 | 26 |
| Bally's | 628 | 8 | Thomas Ryan | United States | 4,750,000 | 12 |
| Bally's | 628 | 9 | Dominick French | Canada | 4,750,000 | 12 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 11:32 PM Local Time
Official End of Day Chip Counts
| Jordan Pelon | 30,350,000 | 0  |
| Francklin Flory | 17,375,000 | 6,275,000  |
| Ari Oxman | 17,200,000 | 0 |
| Raymond Downing | 17,025,000 | 16,925,000 |
| Frank Jamrow | 15,975,000 | 0 |
| Alon Butcher Guttman | 14,800,000 | 14,236,000 |
| Hartt Stearns | 14,125,000 | 0 |
| Anthony Ruttler | 13,850,000 | 13,585,000 |
| Gabriel Andrade | 13,525,000 | -2,000,000 |
| Jeffrey Loiacono | 13,175,000 | 12,721,000 |
| Aaron Frei | 13,125,000 | 0 |
| Brian Stonoff | 12,375,000 | 0 |
| Dave Stann | 11,500,000 | 0 |
| William Pollard | 11,250,000 | 10,648,000 |
| Xiang Lin | 11,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Paul McMullin | 10,700,000 | 9,775,000 |
| Francis Figuereo | 10,275,000 | 10,036,000 |
| Sean Bigelow | 10,275,000 | 9,697,000 |
| Vitor Abreu | 9,775,000 | 2,175,000 |
| Ryan Mcpherson | 9,550,000 | 1,050,000 |
| Frank Pasquale | 9,500,000 | 9,110,000 |
| Russell Harp | 9,000,000 | 0 |
| James Scott | 8,900,000 | 0 |
| Martin Pineiro | 8,500,000 | 0 |
| Stephen Sandoval | 8,500,000 | 8,334,000 |
| Rui Botelho | 8,050,000 | 7,536,000 |
| Juliane Schumacher | 7,975,000 | 0 |
| Gregory Bowman | 7,800,000 | -1,200,000 |
| Raed Abualfilat | 7,750,000 | 7,570,000 |
| Jacob Suggs | 7,725,000 | -675,000 |
| Justin Bugnosen | 7,550,000 | 0 |
| Robert Kushell | 7,300,000 | 0 |
| Samuel Laskowitz | 6,950,000 | 5,653,000 |
| Scott Aulds | 6,950,000 | 6,711,000 |
| Chak Lam Tsang | 6,900,000 | 6,675,000 |
| Christopher Williams | 6,775,000 | 6,564,000 |
| Andy Su | 6,675,000 | 0 |
| Jason Puzacke | 6,500,000 | 6,134,000 |
| Lawrence Chinery | 6,375,000 | 0 |
| Sung Keem | 6,350,000 | 5,226,000 |
| David Hillman | 6,125,000 | 5,706,000 |
| Evan Acker | 6,100,000 | 5,933,000 |
| Jeremy Wing | 5,875,000 | 5,327,000 |
| William Gian | 5,850,000 | 0 |
| Paul Hizer | 5,575,000 | 5,055,000 |
| Bryan Posadalopez | 5,450,000 | 5,019,000 |
| Thomas Laviano | 5,250,000 | 5,250,000 |
| Luong Quach | 5,100,000 | 4,668,000 |
| Kyle Janisse | 5,050,000 | 2,550,000 |
| Jeremy Smith | 5,025,000 | 4,441,000 |
| Brian Weaver | 4,950,000 | -250,000 |
| Patrick Choueiri | 4,875,000 | 4,318,000 |
| Dominick French | 4,750,000 | 4,003,000 |
| Thomas Ryan | 4,750,000 | 0 |
| David Jackson | 4,600,000 | 0 |
| Romain Galendo | 4,375,000 | 4,140,000 |
| Sean Shah | 3,900,000 | 0 |
| Andrew Lok | 3,700,000 | 3,008,000 |
| Bayani Fangayen | 3,650,000 | 650,000 |
| Clement Meunier | 3,175,000 | 2,736,000 |
| Jamey McKay | 3,000,050 | 2,240,050 |
| Thomas Slayday | 2,975,000 | 0 |
| Christopher Flint | 2,250,000 | 1,939,000 |
| Daniel Kelly | 1,900,025 | 1,546,025 |
| Marc Desantis | 1,850,000 | 1,502,000 |
| Usman Inayatullah | 1,800,000 | 1,479,000 |
| Stella Davila | 1,450,000 | 0 |
| Andrew Oleson | 1,325,000 | 0 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 11:21 PM Local Time
Bowman Survives Late All In
Greg Bowman was all in for 4,200,000 in the small blind and up against an opponent in middle position.
Greg Bowman:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Bowman doubled up.
"I've been waiting all day for that," Bowman said.
He would give some of his new chips back the next hand. Gabriel Andrade raised to 800,000 in the cutoff.
"I'm going to call that obvious bluff," Bowman said as he called on the button. The flop came and Bowman called another 500,000 bet.
Both players checked down the turn and river, and Andrade took the pot with .
| Gabriel Andrade | 15,525,000 | 13,825,000 |
| Gregory Bowman | 9,000,000 | 8,612,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 11:10 PM Local Time
Ryan Takes Out Two With Ace-High
Two short stacks were all in, one in the small blind and the other in the hijack, and up against Thomas Ryan in early position who had both well covered.
Small Blind:
Hijack:
Thomas Ryan:
With the two all-in players both looking for spades, they instead got all red cards as the board came . All three players made two pair, but Ryan won the pot with his ace to send both opponents to the payout desk.
| Thomas Ryan | 10,000,000 | 9,366,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:56 PM Local Time
Harp Hits Miracle Jack
Russ Harp was all in from early position for 4,950,000 and up against a player in the small blind.
Russ Harp:
Opponent:
A dominated Harp was already standing up and putting on his backpack as the flop came . The turn opened possibilities of a chop, but Harp would win the pot outright when the fell on the river.
"Miracle jack," Harp said, sitting back down. "Now I might make it to tomorrow. If I get up in the morning."
| Russell Harp | 10,000,000 | 9,312,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:44 PM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:43 PM Local Time
Pineiro Doesn't Believe Pelon
In a three-way pot on a flop, Martin Pineiro bet 600,000, a player in middle position folded, and Jordan Pelon called in the hijack.
The turn came the and Pineiro checked over to Pelon, who bet 1,375,000.
Pineiro, with Alejandro Lococo leaning over the rail in support of his countryman, called after some thought before also checking the river.
Pelon checked behind and Pineiro showed for a pair of eights, king-kicker. Pelon turned over for eights and fours to take the pot.
| Jordan Pelon | 22,000,000 | 3,500,000 |
| Martin Pineiro | 7,500,000 | 6,351,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:40 PM Local Time
Oxman Chipping Up After Gutsy Snap-Call
Ari Oxman raised to 625,000 from early position and the small blind called. The big blind got out of the way and the flop was .
Oxman's opponent check-called a 1,200,000 bet on the flop and the turn was .
His opponent check-called again when Oxman bet 3,200,000 and the river was .
The small blind switched gears and fired 4,000,000 on the river, to which Oxman snap-called. His opponent tabled for the missed straight, while Oxman turned over to take the pot with a set of nines.
| Ari Oxman | 22,000,000 | 17,100,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:30 PM Local Time
Flory Gets Big Double
Francklin Flory raised to 500,000 from under the gun and got two calls. The big blind then re-raised to 2,000,000 and Flory shoved for 5,000,000.
An original caller in middle position quickly got out of the way, but the button tanked for about a minute before also folding. The big blind snap-called with , but was behind the of Flory.
The board ran out and Flory doubled up to more than 11,000,000.
| Francklin Flory | 11,100,000 | 6,600,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:16 PM Local Time
Jackson Felts One With Kings
Action picked up with David Jackson putting one of his opponents at risk for around 3,000,000.
Opponent:
David Jackson:
The board ran out and Jackson made a set of kings to send his opponent to the rail and move above the 6,000,000 mark.
| David Jackson | 6,500,000 | 5,805,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:14 PM Local Time
"JoeytheMush" Doesn't Win His All In
Just before the end of the previous level, a player in middle position raised to 450,000 and Joseph "JoeytheMush" Straub called from the next seat over. Andy Su shoved from the cutoff for just under 3,000,000 and the middle position got out of the way before Straub called with slightly more. Action was heads up and Su was at risk with just 225,000 less than Straub.
Andy Su:
Joseph "JoeytheMush" Straub:
The Mush was in great shape, but the board ran out and Su picked up quads to leave Straub looking dejected with his few remaining chips.
A few moments later, Straub was seen gathering his things while he patiently waited for the payout clerk.
| Andy Su | 7,200,000 | 3,700,000 |
| Joseph Straub | 0 | -3,500,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:13 PM Local Time
Lin Pleads for Small Cards
A player was all in from under the gun for 4,300,000 and up against Xiang Lin on the button.
All-In Player:
Xiang Lin:
"Small, small, small," Lin pleaded as the dealer spread the flop. "Small," he repeated as the fell on the turn.
The river was the and Lin got his wish to knock out his opponent.
| Xiang Lin | 10,000,000 | 9,600,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:07 PM Local Time
"Hometown Hero" Stonoff Doubles
Heads-up on a flop of , Brian Stonoff moved all in for 5,200,000 from the big blind and Chip Chinery called from under the gun.
Chinery showed for top pair, but Stonoff had out-flopped him with for two pair. The rest of the board ran out and Stonoff doubled up.
"He's a hometown hero," his supporters said on the rail while the Scottsdale, Arizona native stacked up more than 11,000,000.
| Brian Stonoff | 11,500,000 | 10,894,000 |
| Chip Chinery | 2,500,000 | -3,900,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 10:04 PM Local Time
Level 31 started
Level: 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:58 PM Local Time
Down to 100
The tournament clock currently shows 100 players remaining with two full levels left to play tonight.
Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:57 PM Local Time
Stearns Bets Big on the River
Picking up the action on the turn with already more than 2,000,000 in the pot, Hartt Stearns bet 1,500,000 on a board of and was called by an opponent in the small blind.
The river was the and the small blind checked over to Stearns. He announced a bet of 4,000,000, pushing forward two towers of purple 100,000 chips, as his opponent quickly folded to hand the big pot to Stearns.
| Hartt Stearns | 12,500,000 | 11,200,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:52 PM Local Time
Bugnosen Spikes the Turn on Baldwin
Justin Bugnosen was all in for around 5,300,000 from the small blind as two-time bracelet winner Eric Baldwin called to put him at risk.
Justin Bugnosen:
Eric Baldwin:
The flop provided no help to Bugnosen, but the on the turn propelled him to a big lead in the hand. Baldwin was looking for the case king or a jack on the river to split but instead got the to send over most of his stack.
| Justin Bugnosen | 11,500,000 | 10,980,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 2,200,000 | -1,800,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:46 PM Local Time
Weaver Good at Flips
Brian Weaver moved all in for 2,600,000 and was up against an opponent on his immediate left, who confidently slammed dowh his cards when he called.
Brian Weaver:
Opponent:
Weaver's opponent got up off his seat to await the board, which provided no help as it came .
"You keep winning those flips," a tablemate told Weaver after he doubled up.
| Brian Weaver | 5,200,000 | 4,336,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:22 PM Local Time
Level 30 started
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000