Stanislaw Miadzel Leads After COLOSSUS Day 1a
A total of 155 players entered on Day 1a of the 2017 WSOPE COLOSSUS, and just 11 players will be advancing after a truncated opening flight. The top 24 were in the money and the remaining players are led by Stanislaw Miadzel (273,000), one of just two players over the 200,000 mark.
The other player is Fahredin Mustafov (206,000), who is no stranger to bagging big stacks going into Day 2. The Bulgarian was the overall chip leader heading into Day 2 of the €550 Pot-Limit Omaha, but will be looking for a better start to Day 2 of this tournament, having been one of the first to bust when the Omaha resumed.
The big names advancing from Day 1a are former November Niner Kenny Hallaert (190,000) and bracelet winner Mike Leah (166,500).
Here is a full list of those advancing:
| Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Stanislaw Miadzel | Poland | 273,000 |
| Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 206,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 190,000 |
| Ivaylo Sivinov | Bulgaria | 177,000 |
| Mike Leah | Canada | 166,500 |
| Zoltan Bartus | Hungary | 148,000 |
| Salvatore Camarda | Italy | 106,000 |
| Rene Crha | Czech Republic | 85,500 |
| Martin Urbanek | Czech Republic | 85,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 56,500 |
| Oleh Haisiuk | Ukraine | 55,000 |
There was a glut of WSOP talent at the tables early on Day 1A of the COLOSSUS, with former bracelet winners Kristen Bicknell, Martin Kabrhel and Barny Boatman at the tables. 2015 WSOPE Main Event winner Kevin MacPhee also made an appearance, as well as 2017 WSOPE bracelet winner Andreas Klatt.
However, none of the above-mentioned would make it far into the day.
With just 24 players making the cash it didn't take long for the field to whittle itself down, and here are the players who made the money on Day 1a:
| Position | Name | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sebastien Zeiter | Austria | EUR 1,227 |
| 13 | Radu-Florentin Chirila | Romania | EUR 1,030 |
| 14 | Michael Sklenicka | Czech Republic | EUR 1,030 |
| 15 | Ngoc Minh Hoang | Czech Republic | EUR 1,030 |
| 16 | Artan Dedusha | Romania | EUR 889 |
| 17 | Tommy Ankala | Germany | EUR 889 |
| 18 | Stefan Bachmann | Germany | EUR 889 |
| 19 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | EUR 789 |
| 20 | Khaled Ali | Czech Republic | EUR 789 |
| 21 | Fabrice Halleux | Belgium | EUR 789 |
| 22 | Waldemar Kopyl | Germany | EUR 789 |
| 23 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | EUR 789 |
| 24 | Sorin Pruteanu | Romania | EUR 789 |
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