How Big Will This Year's WSOP Colossus Be?

The $500 COLOSSUS is one of the biggest field events of the summer. Low buy-in, multiple flights, and huge numbers year after year.

It’s one of the few where you’re looking at five-figure entries and a prize pool in the millions.

📌 Event Snapshot

• Event: #34 – $500 COLOSSUS
• Date(s): June 10–16, 2026
• Time: 10:00 a.m. local time
• Buy-In: $500
• Format: No-Limit Hold’em
• Late Registration: Open until end of Level 12 (approx. 8:15 p.m.) on each flight
• Reentry: One reentry per flight
• Starting Stack: 50,000 chips
• Levels: 40 minutes
• 2025 Winner: Courtenay Williams – $542,540
• 2025 Field Size: 16,301 entries
• 2025 Prize Pool: $6,664,102

Structure and Schedule

Day 1 flights run from June 10 to June 13, with each flight starting at 10 a.m. and playing 15 levels.

Players who bag move on to the set of Day 2 flights, which run from June 11 to June 14, with each Day 2 playing 12 levels. The field combines for Day 3 on June 15, with Day 4 on June 16 playing down to a winner.

Late registration remains open through the first 12 levels of each starting flight, closing at around 8:15 p.m.

Past Champions & Notable Winners

In 2025, Courtenay Williams came through a field of 16,301 entries to win his first WSOP bracelet and $542,540.

“I honestly don’t know which means more,” Williams said when asked about the bracelet or the money. “At this moment they are both equal.”