PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 3 (June 15). Until then, we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS
Day 1d Completed
Eric Hardwick (1,187,000) leads the Day 1d field after 15 levels of play in the $500 COLOSSUS here at the 2026 World Series of Poker. With the biggest flight yet at 6,028 entries, this flight brings the field up to 16,269 total entries and a prize pool of $6,751,635.
Krishna Madhariwar (1,152,000) of India and Pedro Olaio (1,000,000) of Portugal are in second and third, respectively.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Stack | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Hardwick | United States | 1,187,000 | |
| 2 | Krishna Madhariwar | India | 1,152,000 | |
| 3 | Pedro Olaio | Portugal | 1,000,000 | |
| 4 | Dimitrios Anastasakis | United States | 996,000 | |
| 5 | Yayun Liu | United States | 938,000 | |
| 6 | Steven Stillman | United States | 930,000 | |
| 7 | Shahe Bezdjian | United States | 879,000 | |
| 8 | Michael Helander | United States | 873,000 | |
| 9 | Adrian Tivadar | Romania | 869,000 | |
| 10 | Ran Yi | Canada | 863,000 |
Chip counts are according to the WSOPLive app.
Ryan Leng (658,000) is the highest ranked 25k Fantasy player remaining in the Day 1d field. He is joined by other notables, including Malcolm Trayner (538,000), Robert Nehorayan (466,000), Scott Ball (400,000), David Wintersberger (372,000), and Shawn Buchanan (146,000).
The players will return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 14 for Day 2d. This will be the final Day 2 flight before Day 3 begins on Monday, June 15.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates from the WSOP.
These chip counts are from the WSOPLive app.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
The poker world moves fast and during massive events, it’s nearly impossible to keep track of everyone. Whether you’re following a high-stakes pro, a local hero from your home game, or a family member chasing a bracelet, PokerNews makes it even easier with the new MyPlayers feed — your personalized updates feed for tracking the players you care about in one place.
Build your custom watchlist by clicking the star icon next to a player in the live reporting feed, and they’ll be pinned to the top of chip counts and tracked in a single, real-time feed as the action unfolds.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic knows what it takes to run deep in a super high roller. The Montenegrin high-stakes player pulled that off in the 2024 Triton Montenegro $125K NLH Main Event where his second place finish earned him a $3,196,000 payout.
However, his first attempt at the $250,000 Super High Roller title at the 2026 World Series of Poker went up in flames after he attempted an ambitious five-high bluff in one of the opening levels of the summer's biggest buy-in tournament.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
In a special 974th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow come to you from the floor of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and are joined by a special guest in 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen.
With co-host Chad Holloway away for the week, the three discuss Holtz winning his second bracelet in Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. The two-time WSOP.com POY topped a field of 2,103 entries and defeated heads-up opponent Mei Seow to win a career-best $238,097 and his first live bracelet.
Holtz, who had a rowdy rail that included Ludlow and Madsen, also delivered one of the most epic bracelet win celebrations in recent memory.
According to the WSOP live app.
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