Welcome to WSOPE Event #5: THE COLOSSUS ($2m GTD)

Welcome to King's Casino for Event #5: THE COLOSSUS, which will get underway Friday 27th October at noon. Following three successful years at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, this is the first time THE COLOSSUS will make an appearance at the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe, and a bumper field is expected.

The tournament comes with a staggering $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, and with plenty of players already in action here in Rozvadov, records are expected to be shattered throughout this tournament.

There will be a total of ten starting flights, with flights starting at 12pm and 6pm from 27-31 October. Check out the full schedule below:

Day	Date	Information
October 27th	Day 1a at 12pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 4.40pm
October 27th	Day 1b at 6pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 10.40pm
October 28th	Day 1c at 12pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 4.40pm
October 28th	Day 1d at 6pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 10.40pm
October 29th	Day 1e at 12pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 4.40pm
October 29th	Day 1f at 6pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 10.40pm
October 30th	Day 1g at 12pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 4.40pm
October 30th	Day 1h at 6pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 10.40pm
October 31st	Day 1i at 12pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 4.40pm
October 31st	Day 1j at 6pm	18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 10.40pm
November 1st	Day 2 at 1pm	Levels last 60 min each, play down to final table
November 2nd	Day 3 at TBA	Levels last 60 min each, play down to a winner

As mentioned above, this will be the fourth installment of THE COLOSSUS, and PokerNews will bring you live updates from start to finish, including all ten starting flights, to see who will become the latest winner of this massive event.

Year	Entrants	Prizepool	Winner	First Prize
2015	22,374	$11,187,000	Lance 'Cord' Garcia	$638,880
2016	21,613	$10,806,500	Benjamin Keeline	$1,000,000
2017	18,054	$9,027,000	Thomas Pomponio	$1,000,000