Day 1a of Event #55: $400 Colossus Kicks Off Later Today
Today at 10 a.m local time Day 1a of Event #55: $400 Colossus will get underway.
This tournament will feature 40-minute levels with a 40,000 starting stack for every player who enters. One reentry per flight will be permitted. The structure calls for a total of 17 levels to be played on both Day 1 flights, with a 20-minute break after every three levels. Late registration will remain open until the end of the 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 (approx 8:15 p.m.)
In 2019, this tournament garnered a whopping 13,109 entries to create a prize pool of $4,382,515. Topping the field at the end was Sejin Park collecting his first WSOP bracelet and the grand prize of $451,272. Park defeated well-known poker pro Georgios Kapalas heads-up who took home $278,881 for his efforts.
Flight B will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 30 and both flights will be combined for Day 2 on Sunday, October 31 at 10:00 a.m. After 15 levels on Day 2, the remaining players will bag for Day 3 restart on Monday, November 1 at 10:00 a.m. and play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the updates throughout this exciting event.