Event #5: No Limit Hold'em Colossus

It was a wild end to Day 1d in Event #5: €550 No-Limit Hold'em COLOSSUS where 77 players will be advancing to Day 2 of the 688 total entries. In the last few hands of the night, Martin Kabrhel scooped the largest pot of the tournament thus far to bag a whopping 980,000 chips.

Kabrhel already has two World Series of Poker gold bracelets that he has won right here at King's Casino. Kabrhel entered the tournament for the second time just before late registration closed. He managed to run up a stack to over 400,000 before the bubble came along, and in one of the last hands of the night, he collided with Charles Motamedi in a monster pot.

Kabrhel managed to scoop the pot with just a pair of jacks and eliminated Motamedi in the process. Kabrhel currently holds the overall chip lead by quite some margin with his nearest competitor being Nawroz Gaff. In the latter stages of the day, Gaff vaulted to the top of the leaderboard as well and finished the day with 658,000 chips. Cenk Oguz rounds out the top three counts for Day 1d as he finished with a healthy stack of 600,000.

This was the third of four starting flights for this event and it was the largest one thus far. A total of 688 entries were recorded with the player-cap being increased to 1,000 and only one flight running each day. Some notables that fell short of reaching the end of the day include Michal Mrakes, Max Pescatori, Zhong Chen, and Floor ten Zijthof.

Once again, the bubble was reached just after the last break of the day. It only took a couple of hands in the -hand-for-hand process until Zhao Feng got all of his chips in the middle with pocket jacks. Unfortunately for him, Henning Wendlandt woke up with pocket queens and Feng was unable to improve. The remaining 104 players were all guaranteed at least €895 for a min-cash.

Event #5: €550 NLH COLOSSUS Schedule

The action will resume tomorrow with the last starting flight for this event. The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 10 a.m. with another 18 levels on tap for Day 1f. Any players that have not yet bagged chips for Day 2 are eligible to register and take another shot at advancing.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the event.

Martin Kabrhel raised to 15,000 in middle position and Charles Motamedi called from the small blind. The flop came     and Motamedi check-called a bet of 30,000 from Kabrhel.

The turn brought the   and Motamedi checked again. Kabrhel counted out a bet of 60,000 and Motamedi check-raised to 135,000. Kabrhel called and the   completed the board.

Motamedi checked for the third time and Kabrhel shoved all in for around 280,000. Motamedi counted his own stack which was about 260,000 and went into the tank. After a couple of minutes, he finally called and saw the bad news. Kabrhel tabled    and Motamedi could only muster   .

Martin Kabrhel	860,000	438,000
Charles Motamedi	0

Gudmundur Sigurjonsson raised it up in early position and Roberto Manfredi shoved all in for 32,000 on his left. The action folded back to Sigurjonsson who quickly called.

Manfredi showed    and was up against the    of Sigurjonsson. The board ran out       and Manfredi made a flush to score a small double up.

On the next hand, Sigurjonsson and Alexander Huss got all of the chips in the middle with Huss at risk for 113,000. Huss held    and was dominating Sigurjonsson's   . The board ran out       and Huss took his turn for a double up.

Alexander Huss	232,000
Gudmundur Sigurjonsson	150,000	150,000
Roberto Manfredi	72,000	47,000

Henning Wendlandt and Zhao Fang got all of their chips in the middle with Fang being the player at risk for around 100,000. Once all of the action was complete at the other tables, the two hands were turned face up.

Zhao Feng:   
Henning Wendlandt:   

The flop came     and Wendlandt held the lead with his pocket queens. The   on the turn left Feng drawing to just two outs and the   on the river was not one of them.

Henning Wendlandt	278,000	278,000
Zhao Feng	0	0

A loud bang on the table came from Table 110 as the field was just two players away from the money. Medet Kilinc and Sebastian Kovaci got all of their chips in the middle preflop with Kovaci being the player at risk for around 75,000.

Kilinc held    against the    of Kovaci. The board ran out       and Kilinc found a straight on the river to eliminate Kovaci. The tournament will now proceed hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

Medet Kilinc	225,000	225,000
Sebastian Kovaci	0

The remaining 110 players are heading on their last 15-minute break of the night. There will be a total of 104 places paid with a min-cash being worth €895.

Thierry Vignoboul raised to 15,000 in the hijack and Jesper Andersen pushed all in for 128,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Vignoboul called off his stack of 106,000.

Thierry Vignoboul:   
Jesper Andersen:   

The flop came     to give Andersen the lead with a pair of jacks. The   on the turn gave Vignoboul a straight draw but the   on the river bricked out.

Jesper Andersen	237,000
Thierry Vignoboul	0	-183,000

Christopher Richards raised it up from middle position and Stefan Neurauter defended from the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked to the   on the turn.

Neurauter checked again and Richards tossed in a bet of 10,000. Neurauter called and the   completed the board. Neurauter checked once more and Richards dropped in a bet of 20,000. Neurauter instantly called and Richards turned over    for the nut flush which won the pot.

Tim Overgaard and Radek Mlcak were two of the bigger stacks in the tournament and found themselves sitting across from each other on the same table. On a flop of    , Overgaard tossed in a bet of 9,000 from middle position and Mlcak called on the button.

The turn brought the   and Overgaard fired out another bet of 30,000. Mlcak still called and the   completed the board. Overgaard reached back for a bet of 120,000 and Mlcak asked for a count before flicking in a call.

Overgaard turned over    for a runner-runner flush and Mlcak was forced to muck his cards. Mlcak was left with just 39,000 after the hand and was eliminated shortly after.

Tim Overgaard	445,000	297,500
Radek Mlcak	0	-208,000