WSOP 2026: Over $6.75 Million in the Colossus

The last starting day of the $1 Colossus at the World Series of Poker 2026 in Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas pushed the number of entries over 16,000. 1,168 players made it through Day 1D.The final starting day for the $1 No-Limit Hold’em Colossus (Event #34) at WSOP 2026 was on the schedule. Just over 6,000 entries came together on Day 1D, resulting in a total prize pool of $1.75 million. The winner will receive $1,623 and the bracelet.However, there’s still a long way to go. 1,168 participants packed up by the end and will compete today on Day 2D for paid spots and to advance to Day 3. The decision will be made on Day 4.The most successful player from the last flight was American Eric Hardwick (1.19 million). Well-positioned are Peyman Lueth (465,000), David Wintersberger (372,000), Sung-Woo Hwang (346,000), and Robert Schulz (305,000).

---

All participants must use the WSOP Live App for all details and updates on the events. Live updates for WSOP 2026 can be found at pokernews.com. All livestreams are available at youtube.com/@wsop.

World Series of Poker 2026

Date: May 26 to July 15 / Main Event Final Table August 3 – 5 Location: Horseshoe Las Vegas Events: 100 live & 30 online Buy-Ins: $1 to $1,000, online from $1 –> WSOP Bracelet Schedule –> WSOP.com Online Bracelet Schedule –>> Las Vegas Poker  –> Daily Deepstacks Schedule –> WSOP Live Satellites –> 2026 World Series of Poker Official Tournament Rules

WSOP Event #34: No-Limit Hold’em Colossus

Buy-In: $1 Entries: 16,269 (2,684/3,129/4,428/6,028) Prize Pool: $1,751,635 Paid Places: TBARemaining Players: 501/612/828/1,168 Blinds: 4,000/8,000; BB Ante: 8,000Reports: Day 1A – Day 1B – Day 1C – Day 1D – Day 2A – Day 2B – Day 2C – Day 2D

Top Chip Counts from Day 1D

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Eric Hardwick	United States	1,187,000
2	Krishna Madhariwar	India	1,152,000
3	Dimitrios Anastasakis	Greece	996,000
4	Yayun Liu	United States	938,000
5	Steven Stillman	United States	930,000
6	Shahe Bezdjian	United States	879,000
7	Michael Helander	United States	873,000
8	Adrian Tivadar	Romania	869,000
9	Ran Yi	Canada	863,000
10	Gregory Bertels	United States	856,000
11	Jeremy Yap	United States	845,000
12	Yanting Jiang	United States	772,000
13	David Mowery	United States	760,000
14	Dustin Chaves	United States	755,000
15	Andrzej Rogowski	United States	744,000
16	Garik Tamasian	Russian Federation	738,000
17	John Lombardo	Australia	730,000
18	Brant Jolly	United States	728,000
19	Mitchell Lehman	United States	702,900
20	Jason Blodgett		699,000
21	Benjamin McCoy	United States	682,000
22	Ryan Leng	United States	658,000
23	Jonathan Fhima	France	656,000
24	Aidan Long	United States	653,000
25	Glen Tinney	United States	646,080

For remaining chip counts, see the WSOP LIVE App