Tom Middleton called the all-in from his opponent before any community cards were seen and the hands were turned over after the tournament director's orders.
Middleton: 
Opponent: 
Middleton's pocket nines were good enough to eliminate his opponent on the money bubble.
The remaining 414 players are guaranteed a piece of the prizepool with the minimum payout being $833.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Ron Pease was heads up with his opponent on the river with the board reading 
. There was around 15,000 in the pot already and Pease bet 12,500. His opponent moved all in for 51,400 and Pease went into the tank. After thinking for a couple of minutes, clearly unsure of what to do by scratching his head, Pease made the call and his opponent tabled 
. Pease showed 
for a straight and took down a huge pot.
Pease now sits at the top of the leaderboard just slightly behind Mike Leah.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
158,000
32,300
|
32,300 |
|
||
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Once the money bubble burst, most of the remaining players have not been shy about getting all of their chips in the middle. The big stacks have been growing and the short ones have been getting eliminated at a rapid pace. There are currently just 310 players remaining with six levels of play left in the day.
The board read 
and there was around 26,000 in the pot. Frederick Ferrell checked and his opponent bet 14,000. Ferrell thought for a couple moments before announcing he was all in. Being the chip leader of his table, he had his opponent covered. His opponent let his cards go and Ferrell scooped the pot, adding to his already growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Steve Baca raised to 5,600 from under the gun and his opponent pushed all in for 24,300. Action was folded back around to Baca and he called.
Baca: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Baca's rivered set secured the win for him. Baca now seems to be running with the chip leaders late in the day of Event #5a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
183,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
Russell Floyd has been enjoying his time in Day 1a of the Colossus with some beverages and many jokes with players and tournament staff. He recently got involved in a crucial pot with Greg Raymer.
Floyd raised from early position to 6,000 and Raymer three-bet to 16,000 in middle position. Floyd called and the two players went heads-up to the flop. The flop came 
and Floyd checked. Raymer bet 17,000 followed by an all-in from Floyd. As Raymer was thinking of what to do, Floyd started talking and giving his opponent the mathematical chances of him winning. Raymer eventually called for 56,800 and the cards were turned over.
Raymer: 
Floyd: 
Once Floyd saw the cards, he started yelling "Don't let the good players get lucky!" The turn card fell the 
and quickly the roles were reversed as Raymer took the lead in the hand. The river was the sending the pot to Raymer but Floyd wasn't leaving without a bang.
He was disgusted that he lost the pot and after running his mouth a little too much, tournament officials gave him not one, but a two round penalty. Floyd did not have enough chips to last a whole round and would be blinded out shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
149,000
140,200
|
140,200 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Players are heading on their last break of the day and tournament officials are coloring up the 100 chips. When play resumes, there will be four levels remaining until players bag and tag their chips.
