A nine-year-old record was broken on May 27th as 8,926 players had already signed up for the Colossus event. (153 more than when Jamie Gold won the Main Event back in 2006). Although history was made on Wednesday, WSOP is expecting another 11,000 + players to enter the $565 buy-in tournament.
The Colossus is a brand-new tournament that debuts today. The number of entrants mentioned above (8,926) means that the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool already has been boosted with more prize money. Exciting to say the least!
Check back on Monday morning for another update on this record tournament.
The winner of the 2015 WSOP event #5 THE COLOSSUS was no other than the 25 year old Cord Garcia from Houston, Texas. Mr. Garcia earned his first gold bracelet by outlsting a field of more than 22,370 players that participated in this $565 No Limit Hold'em event. The total prize pool was $11,187,000 and Garcia bagged $638,880.
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS $565 No-Limit Hold'em, the biggest live tournament in WSOP history, is down to final table of 9 players after four days of play. The remaining 9 players, who have outlasted 22,365 entries so far, are guaranteed a $67,681 payday on tomorrow's final table, with the chance of taking home the first-place prize of $638,880 (more than 1,100-times the €565 buy-in).
Day 3 is in the books. Ray Henson, who finished 12th in the 2007 WSOP Main Event, will lead the remaining 39 players of 22,374 entries into Day 4, which likely will be the final day of play.
The Colossus (Event #5: THE COLOSSUS $565 No-Limit Hold'em) record field of 22,374 entries has been narrowed down to 506 players after several starting days and Day 2.
