Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$9,027,000
Entries
18,054
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Thomas Boivin just eliminated two players when the flop came 
. Boivin held 
while one opponent had 
and the other short-stacked opponent had 
. The turn was the 
and the river 
ensured Boivin's set held up to win the pot.
Boivin is fairly new to the poker scene in North America as most of his play has been throughout Europe, hailing from Charleroi, Belgium. However, he has racked up over $658,000 in live tournament earnings in the past couple years.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
216,000
216,000
|
216,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
With just over two levels remaining in the day, here is a look at some of the players that have pulled away from the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | |
|
|
282,000 | |
|
|
275,000 | |
|
|
246,000 | |
|
243,000 | |
|
|
230,000 | |
|
|
195,000 |
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
There was 35,000 in the pot and the board read 
with three players in the hand. The action was checked around and the turn was dealt. The big blind checked and so did Lucianos Andres Lopez. The last player to act bet 13,000. The big blind raised to 28,000 and Lopez just smooth-called. The initial better folded and they were heads up to the river.
The river was the 
and the big blind moved all in for his remaining 43,000. Lopez snap-called and rolled over 
for quads and scooped a nice-sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
194,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Mike Sparsdale raised from early position and an opponent shipped all in from middle position. Another opponent re-jammed all in for around 100,000 in late position. When the action was back on Sparsdale, he was undoubtedly calling as he was holding the best hand in poker: pocket aces. One opponent had pocket queens and the other opponent held ace-king. The board ran out clean for Sparsdale and he now sits at the top of the leaderboard nearing the end of Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
356,000
356,000
|
356,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Newton Deleon had just doubled up an opponent who held 
and, in the very next hand, the same opponent pushed all in preflop. Deleon instantly called with 
and was in a race situation against 
.
The board ran out 
and Deleon made quad tens to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
427,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
The tournament director has announced that there will be three hands left in Event #5A. The remaining players will have a decision to take the payout and come back in another or flight, or bag their chips and return on June 5 for Day 2 with the chips that they bagged.