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A total of 18,053 players put up the $565 buy-in to this year’s Colossus at the World Series of Poker, down significantly from 2016’s field of 21,613 and the record of 22,374 in 2015, the tournament’s inaugural year.
Despite the disappointing turnout, the field was still large enough to easily surpass the $8 million guarantee with a prize pool of $9,026,500. A cool $1 million of that is already reserved for the eventual winner, who will be determined late Wednesday, June 7.
Just like 2016, there were six starting flights spread out over three days. Here is a breakdown of the field by flight.
A: 2,756
B: 1,982
C: 3,102
D: 2,324
E: 3,966
F: 3,923
- World Series of Poker officials announced Saturday night that the “Colossus II” No-limit Hold ‘em tournament drew 21,613 entrants to the Rio Convention Center, making it the second-largest.
- Event Highlights. Thomas Pomponio Wins Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em For $1,000,000. Taylor Black Eliminated in 2nd Place ($545,480).
Colossus Tournament 2017 Games
Each starting flight reached the money by the end of the day, meaning the 634 players who are still in contention are already guaranteed payouts.
In 2015, Cord Garcia was the last man standing, taking home $638,880. After changing the prize pool distribution, Benjamin Keeline picked up $1 million for his win in 2016.
Sunday, June 4, 2017 – 10 AM (Flight E); 4PM (Flight F) Colossus III is a $565 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament with two starting flights each day (10am & 4pm) on Friday, June 2, Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4. The format will include re-entry, allowing players to enter if they fail to advance initially.
For those of you on the hunt for low buy-in, high guarantee events in Las Vegas this summer, there are still plenty of them left and we cover them all here.
Colossus Tournament 2017 Champions
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Colossus Tournament 2017 Bracket
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