2026 World Series of Poker

Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS
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Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠k♥
Prize
$550,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$6,751,635
Total Entries
16,269
Level Info
Level
50
Blinds
10,000,000 / 20,000,000
Ante
200,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
2,684
Players Left
501
Players Left 1 / 16,269

Who is the High Roller Newcomer Crushing the WSOP $50K Final Table?

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Anatoly Zlotnikov
Anatoly Zlotnikov

As players gathered around the feature table for the restart of the $50,000 High Roller final table, Anatoly Zlotnikov had one last item on his pre-game checklist.

A few minutes before cards went in the air, the Russian wandered over to Phil Hellmuth and asked the WSOP's all-time bracelet winner for a good-luck fist bump.

Given the heater he's been on lately, it's hard to imagine Zlotnikov needing any extra luck.

The 32-year-old returns to the final six with more than half the chips in play and nearly three times as many as his closest challenger, Santhosh Suvarna. Yet despite sitting in one of the most commanding positions of the summer, plenty of poker fans are still asking the same question:

Who exactly is Anatoly Zlotnikov?

Read the full interview