Final Day, Final Call; Day 1i of THE COLOSSUS Is Set To Begin
The final day of five days of starting flights for Event #5: THE COLOSSUS is here. The World Series of Poker Europe has seen 1,953 hopefuls trying to make it through to Day 2 on Wednesday, November 1st and only 114 players have done so. Day 1i is the ninth flight out of ten here at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov and it is expected that there will be a large field today.
The guaranteed prize pool of €2,000,000 prize pool has attracted some of the biggest names from the poker world, and some of them are one step closer to victory. Players like Jaroslaw Sikora (507,000), Sander van Wesemael (472,000), Ognjen Sekularac (447,500), John Racener (334,000), Brandon Cantu (283,500), Michael Magalashvili (241,500), Martin Kabrhel (235,000), Kenny Hallaert (206,000), Alex Foxen (189,000) and Marcel Luske (184,500).
The players will be playing 18 30-minute levels or until there are eleven players remaining. Registration is possible until the start of Level 9 which is around 4.40 p.m. local time. One single re-entry is allowed during that period. The players will be sent on a 20-minute break after Level 4, 8, 12 and 14. There is one more flight today, Day 1j will start at 6 p.m. local time with registration closing around 10.40 p.m. local time.
For the players that haven’t qualified yet, today is their final chance so keep refreshing this page as the PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all the updates from start till end.
THE COLOSSUS Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Information |
|---|---|---|
| October 27th | Day 1a at 12 pm | 11 out of 155 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 27th | Day 1b at 6 pm | 12 out of 210 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 28th | Day 1c at 12 pm | 10 out of 196 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 28th | Day 1d at 6 pm | 11 out of 199 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 29th | Day 1e at 12 pm | 11 out of 202 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 29th | Day 1f at 6 pm | 11 out of 222 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 30th | Day 1g at 12 pm | 19 out of 318 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 30th | Day 1h at 6 pm | 29 out of 451 advanced to Day 2 |
| October 31st | Day 1i at 12 pm | 18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 4.40 pm |
| October 31st | Day 1j at 6pm | 18 Levels 30 min each, late reg 8 levels ~ 10.40 pm |
| November 1st | Day 2 at 3 pm | Levels last 40 min each, play down to final table |
| November 2nd | Day 3 at TBA | Levels last 40 min each, play down to a winner |