When 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Greg Raymer fired his first bullet into the 2016 WSOP $565 Colossus II on Thursday, he played relatively tight for the first four levels.
But before he knew it, he was suddenly in shove-or-fold territory.
"I lost half my stack before the first break on my first flight and the most chips I lost in one hand was six blinds," he told PokerNews. "The next most I lost was two and a half blinds. Suddenly, I had half my stack at the break, and I won a couple of small pots as well.