2016 WSOP Day 4: Colossus II Falls Short, Chris Fergson Shows on Day 1 of the $10K Stud

The 2016 World Series of Poker continued in Las Vegas on Saturday with the final two of six starting flights for the $565 Colossus II and Day 1 of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship. All summer long, PokerNews.com will be bringing you daily coverage of the 2016 WSOP, brought to you by our sponsors, 888poker.

The inaugural Colossus at the 2015 WSOP set a record for entries in a live poker tournament, drawing 22,374. The structure and format were altered this year, with two more starting days added in an attempt to draw even more entries.

Once registration was closed it was clear the event had fallen just short of last year’s record setting number of entries, but with changes made to the payout structure to pay the top 15 percent of the field, a new record was set for the number of players paid out in a live tournament.

The Final Number: Colossus II Draws 21,613

The fifth of six starting flights for Colossus II drew 4,855 players Saturday morning, pushing the total up to 17,126.

By the time 18 levels of play were through, 219 players pushed through to Day 2 Sunday with Hai Nguyen leading the pack on 397,000.

Other notables building big stacks included David Vamplew, Tyler Patterson, Asher Conniff and newly minted 888poker Team Pro Jeff Gross. Gross talked about his signing and more in an article that can be found here.

Those who made the …

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