button in SafariA Host of Bracelet Winners and 25K Fantasy Draft Players Progress From Day 1b
The second of four scheduled flights in Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em is done and dusted here at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). As expected, Day 1b was larger than the opening flight, with 3,129 players buying in. However, only 612 of those starters bagged chips after completing 15 levels.
Cody Little (1,094,000) was, according to the WSOP LIVE app, this flight's chip leader. Try as we might, we were unable to find any information on Little, so it is probable that this is their first WSOP. What a story that would be if they went all the way and won this event's bracelet.
Two other players finished Day 1b with a seven-figure stack: Kristaps Kalva (1,011,000) and Brian Bishop (1,000,000), being that duo.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Little | United States | 1,094,000 | 137 |
| 2 | Kristaps Kalva | United States | 1,011,000 | 126 |
| 3 | Brian Bishop | United States | 1,000,065 | 125 |
| 4 | Qun Dang | China | 874,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Bin Duan | United States | 853,000 | 107 |
| 6 | Davide Marangio | Italy | 810,000 | 101 |
| 7 | Bryan Wienhoff | United States | 791,000 | 99 |
| 8 | Ruman Meman | United States | 787,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Paulo Villena Gini | Brazil | 780,000 | 98 |
| 10 | Todd Butts | United States | 779,000 | 97 |
Despite this event having a low buy-in, quite a few $25K Fantasy Draft picks entered on Day 1b, with six punching their Day 2b tickets.
Brandon Sheils (290,000), Brian Battistone (257,000), Joey Couden (152,000), Malcolm Trayner (146,000), Shawn Buchanan (141,000), and Stephen Song (33,000) all navigated their way through the minefield that was Day 1b.
Several bracelet winners also made it through. They included Scott Ball (425,000), Timur Margolin (290,000), Darius Samual (170,000), Kathy Liebert (15,500), and a certain 2024 WSOP Main Event champion, Jonathan Tamayo (275,000).
The 612 survivors from this flight return to the action on Day 2b at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 12, an hour after Day 1c shuffles up and deals.