Event #22: $400 COLOSSUS [Final Day], $3M GTD
Dia 2 Começado
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #22: $400 COLOSSUS [Final Day], $3M GTD
Dias: 2
Day 2 Finals of Event #22: $400 COLOSSUS [Final Day], $3M GTD Coming Up!
In 2015, Cord Garcia made history when he won the first ever COLOSSUS Event: a small buy-in, multiple flight event that saw Garcia turn $565 into $638,880. Today, the COLOSSUS has moved online in the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Festival. The buy-in is down to $400 for this event, and the prizepool has a guarantee of $3 million.
However, that guarantee has already been passed, currently sitting at over $3,700,000, and it’s still growing! Over 1,800 players have already qualified for today’s Day 2 finals, which are set to kick off at 8:05 PM GMT.
The blinds coming back today will be 5,000/10,000, and all levels will be 12 minutes long. The current average stack is 314,385, or 31 big blinds, and the biggest stack in the virtual room belongs to “Iscanque” with 1,281,211. Nick Maimone (894,720), Gleb Trezmin (882,405), Alex Greenblatt (839,623), and Daniel Dvoress (835,354), are currently in the top 20.
The cards will be back in the air in an hour. We will post a list of the top 10 chip counts once the final Day 2 return list has been decided shortly. Stay tuned to Pokernews for all of your GGpoker WSOP bracelet action!
Top Ten Stacks in Event #19: $840 6-Handed Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Iscanque" | Brazil | 1,281,211 | 128 |
| 2 | "k0tl0d" | Belarus | 1,149,311 | 115 |
| 3 | "Mike_genius" | San Marino | 1,051,591 | 105 |
| 4 | Melika "Melirazavii" Razavi | South Africa | 1,024,938 | 105 |
| 5 | "Kutanoid" | Poland | 975,088 | 98 |
| 6 | "imdafish" | Hong Kong | 947,158 | 95 |
| 7 | Diogo Veiga | Portugal | 908,327 | 91 |
| 8 | Alexandre "raking-even" Raymond | Canada | 899,349 | 90 |
| 9 | Vincent "Moist" Huang | Australia | 896,044 | 90 |
| 10 | Nick Maimone | Canada | 894,720 | 90 |
Cards in the Air: $400 COLOSSUS Day 2 Finals
It is now time to get things going here in the 2021 GGpoker WSOP COLOSSUS finals. A final field of 1,619 players have returned to battle it out for the first place prize of $409,007. The full payouts will be posted shortly, and you can view the top ten stacks to start the day in the intro below.
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The Top Stacks to Start the Day 2 Finals
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,281,211 | 1,281,211 |
|
1,149,311 | 1,149,311 |
|
1,051,591 | 1,051,591 |
|
|
1,024,938 | 1,024,938 |
|
975,088 | 975,088 |
|
947,158 | 947,158 |
|
908,327 | 908,327 |
|
|
899,349 | 899,349 |
|
|
896,044 | 896,044 |
|
894,720 | 894,720 |
Petrov Doubles Through Volkmann
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Yordan "musaka77" Petrov kicked off the action with a raise to 20,000, and action folded around to Bruno Volkmann in the big blind. He moved all in, easily having Petrov covered, but Petrov quickly called with 
. Volkmann showed 
, and he was left drawing to runner runner after the flop came down 
.
The 
turn ended the hand, earning Petrov an early double without much of a sweat.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
417,792 | 417,792 |
|
318,427 | 318,427 |
Final Payouts for Event #22: $400 COLOSSUS $3M GTD
The 2021 GGpoker WSOP COLOSSUS Event drew a grand total of 10,903 entries, creating a gargantuan prizepool of $4,099,528. The final 1,100 players will be making at least $1,074, while everyone at the final table will earn $40,900.
First place in this massive $400 buy-in event will be $409,007. Check out the payouts tab shortly for a full breakdown of the prizepool.
The field has already been whittled down to 1,275 players, so the money bubble is not far away now!
Erik Seidel Wins Ninth WSOP Bracelet; Ties Johnny Moss in All-Time Standings
Erik Seidel cemented his status as one of the greatest poker players of all-time with a ninth WSOP bracelet. He defeated Uruguay's Francisco Benitez heads-up to win Event #11: $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller of the 2021 WSOP Online on GGPoker for $977,842.
It has been 14 years since Seidel's last bracelet, but this result sees draws Seidel level with three-time WSOP Main Event champion Johnny Moss on nine WSOP bracelets.
Medeiros Spikes River for Knockout
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
After an early position raise from Anderson "D0nP1C0NExxx" Medeiros, "KariMakkonen" three bet shoved from the small blind for their final 130,000 and change. Medeiros called with 
, and they were flipping against the jacks of "KariMakkonen."
The jacks would hold on the 
flop, and the 
turn. However, the spiked on the river, scoring Medeiros the win, and eliminating "KariMakkonen" close to the money bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
479,585 | 479,585 |
|
|
Eliminado |
"javel" Doubles Through Maimone
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
"javel" moved their short stack all in preflop, and big stack Nick Maimone put them at risk holding 
. He was flipping against the Ace-King held by "javel", and the flop of 
nailed "javel" with top pair. Maimone wasn't able to catch up, and he losses a small portion of his stack as the bubble looms.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,282,587 | 387,867 |
|
|
283,828 | 283,828 |
The Big Stacks Now In the Money
The tournament clock says 1,074 players left, which coincidently is the same amount of cash that everyone remaining has locked up! These are the players who are in the best shape to make a deep run in this massive bracelet event.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,632,241 | 1,632,241 |
|
|
1,595,955 | 1,595,955 |
|
|
1,571,543 | 1,571,543 |
|
1,560,456 | 1,560,456 |
|
|
1,559,137 | 276,550 |
|
|
1,549,051 | 267,840 |
|
1,481,245 | 1,481,245 |
|
|
1,426,977 | 518,650 |
|
|
1,400,677 | 1,400,677 |
|
1,386,828 | 1,386,828 |
|
|
1,360,869 | 1,360,869 |
|
1,347,502 | 1,347,502 |