button in SafariHow Many Players Will Buy Into Day 1c of the $500 COLOSSUS?
Today marks the start of Day 1c of Event #34: $500 The COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). It is widely expected that Day 1c will be the busiest flight so far, and that means the field should be massive.
Day 1a saw 2,684 players enter, with Day 1b seeing 3,129 take to the felt. Could Day 1c's field top 4,000 entrants or even more? We don't have long to wait to find out because Day 1c shuffles up and deals at 10 a.m. local time.
Day 1b ran on June 11 and saw 612 players progress, with Cody Little (1,094,000) leading the way. Dozens of established pros joined Little in bagging up at the end of the night, including two-time bracelet winner Scott Ball (425,000).
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #34 – $500 The Colossus No-Limit Hold'em
- Date(s): June 10–16
- Time: 10 a.m. local time
- Buy-In: $500
- Format: No-Limit Hold’em
- Late Registration: Until the end of dinner after Level 12 (~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. Late registration remains open through the first 12 levels and dinner break of each starting flight, closing at around 8:15 p.m.
Players who bag move on to the Day 2 flights, which run from June 11 to June 14, starting at 11 a.m., with each Day 2 player playing 12 levels. The field combines for Day 3 on Monday, June 15, with Day 4 on Tuesday, June 16, with the field playing down to a winner. PokerNews traditional coverage will begin on Day 3.
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.”
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