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Samuel Chartier Takes Colossus Chip Lead at WSOP Circuit Playground

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Samuel Chartier leads the C$1,000 Colossus after Day 1B with 1.5 million chips.
Chartier's stack puts him well ahead of his nearest rivals in a 360-entry field.
The tournament continues with one starting flight left and a C$600,000 guarantee.

Samuel Chartier has taken the overall chip lead in the C$1,000 Colossus at WSOP Circuit Playground, finishing Day 1B on November 10 with 1.5 million chips. The Canadian topped a 255-entry flight, pushing the tournament's combined field to 360 entries with one starting day remaining.

The Colossus continued at Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, with 26 players advancing from Tuesday's flight. Together with the ten qualifiers from Monday, 36 players have now secured places in the next stage of the C$600,000 guaranteed tournament.

Chartier's stack puts him comfortably ahead of Monday's chip leader, Thomas Yarbrough, who finished Day 1A with 912,000.

Samuel Chartier Dominates Colossus Day 1B

Chartier finished Tuesday with approximately 1.5 million chips, equivalent to 120 big blinds at the final recorded level. His nearest challenger, Per Hindrikes, bagged 804,000, leaving a substantial gap between the two leading stacks.

Connor Daynard finished third with 640,000, followed by Carl Gebrayel on 619,000 and Pawan Braich on 597,000.

Srinivas Gottiparthi secured sixth place with 576,000, while Mexico's Ciro Gonzalez advanced with 461,000.

The flight recorded 255 entries, with 39 paid positions and 26 players remaining when play concluded.

WSOP Circuit Colossus Day 1B, Top 12 Chip Counts

Position	Player	Chips
1	Samuel Chartier	1,500,000
2	Per Hindrikes	804,000
3	Connor Daynard	640,000
4	Carl Gebrayel	619,000
5	Pawan Braich	597,000
6	Srinivas Gottiparthi	576,000
7	Ciro Gonzalez	461,000
8	Alexandre Lavigne	453,000
9	Jingzhe Cheng	448,000
10	Raphael Guillemin	431,000
11	Franco Tucci	419,000
12	Bobby Jones	372,000

Among the other qualifiers were Omid Shabazian with 339,000, Timmy Vaillancourt with 263,000 and Lily Kornik with 260,000.

Adam Cader also advanced with 118,000, while Jean Leblond secured the final qualifying position with 98,000.

Colossus Reaches 360 Entries After Two Flights

Flight	Date	Entries	Advanced	Chip Leader
Day 1A	Nov. 9	105	10	Thomas Yarbrough
Day 1B	Nov. 10	255	26	Samuel Chartier
Total		360	36	Samuel Chartier

The Colossus carries a C$600,000 guarantee, although the final prize pool will not be established until the remaining flight is complete.

Day 1C takes place on November 11, followed by Day 2 on November 12.

Colossus Day 1C and Main Event Satellites on November 11

Wednesday's schedule features the final Colossus starting flight at 11:00 a.m., along with two C$300 milestone satellites for the upcoming Main Event, beginning at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Each satellite has six Main Event seats guaranteed.

The C$2,500 Main Event begins on November 12, carrying a C$2.5 million guarantee. Three starting flights are scheduled before Day 2 on November 15.

The tournament is the centrepiece of the November festival, which features 18 ring events and more than C$5.5 million in advertised guarantees.

Players following the remaining action can find the full programme in our WSOP Circuit Canada guide, while the Canadian poker tournament calendar covers other upcoming live events across the country.

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