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Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS
Day 1c Completed
Day 1c of Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em came to a close here at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Day 1c was the biggest flight yet, with 4,428 entries and 828 survivors.
According to the WSOPLive app, Dan Sepiol finished the day second in chips with 1,570,000 in his stack. He was recorded as being behind Sung Kim with 2,310,000 in chips.
Gal Naim filled out the podium positions with 1,440,000 in chips.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sung Kim | United States | 2,310,000 | 289 |
| 2 | Dan Sepiol | United States | 1,570,000 | 196 |
| 3 | Gal Naim | Israel | 1,440,000 | 180 |
| 4 | Daniel Elias | United States | 1,355,000 | 169 |
| 5 | Miki Vea | Spain | 1,200,000 | 150 |
| 6 | David Jackson | United States | 1,100,000 | 138 |
| 7 | Mohamed Kerkeni | France | 1,000,000 | 125 |
| 8 | Sagar Khatri | United States | 963,000 | 120 |
| 9 | Brendan Shiller | United States | 950,000 | 119 |
| 10 | Abel Tewodros | United States | 940,000 | 118 |
Among those who cashed were several big names, including 25K Fantasy players and previous bracelet winners.
Some notable stacks that bagged were Patrick Leonard (525,000), Andreas Frohli (358,000), Brett Shaffer (328,000), Michel Molenaar (233,000), Joey Weissman (225,000), Svetlana Gromenkova (200,000), David Oppenheim (187,000), Ilija Savevski (146,000), and Benjamin Yu (118,000).
The 828 survivors from this flight will return for Day 2c at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 12, an hour after Day 1d — the final Day 1 flight — shuffles up and deals.
These are the chip counts at the close of play, according to the WSOP LIVE app.
The tournament clock is showing 828 players from a field of 4,428 remaining after 15 levels on Day 1c of Event #34: The Colossus.
According to the WSOP LIVE app, Sung Kim sits with 2,300,000 and is the current chip leader. However, PokerNews will wait for confirmation and full counts from the survivors.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action.
There are 100 bracelet-awarding events on the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, but every poker player dreams of becoming the champion of just one of those tournaments: the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. Unfortunately for some, the $10,000 buy-in puts the 2026 WSOP Main Event out of reach, which is where satellites come into their own.
In 2003, the aptly-named Chris Moneymaker, then an accountant from Atlanta, Georgia, won a $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat via an $86 buy-in satellite online at PokerStars. Moneymaker outlasted 838 opponents, including defeating seasoned pro Sammy Farha heads-up, to win the WSOP Main Event and kickstart the phenomenon that would be called the Moneymaker Effect.
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Changes to television and livestream coverage have been made for the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Major changes.
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ESPN returns to cover the Main Event this year, but the rest of the 2026 WSOP will be available for livestreaming on the WSOP's official social media channels.
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