button in SafariRyan Leng Builds Big Stack on Day 1d
Eric Hardwick (1,187,000) leads the Day 1d field after 15 levels of play in the $500 COLOSSUS here at the 2026 World Series of Poker. With the biggest flight yet at 6,028 entries, this flight brings the field up to 16,269 total entries and a prize pool of $6,751,635.
Krishna Madhariwar (1,152,000) of India and Pedro Olaio (1,000,000) of Portugal are in second and third, respectively.
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Stack | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Hardwick | United States | 1,187,000 | |
| 2 | Krishna Madhariwar | India | 1,152,000 | |
| 3 | Pedro Olaio | Portugal | 1,000,000 | |
| 4 | Dimitrios Anastasakis | United States | 996,000 | |
| 5 | Yayun Liu | United States | 938,000 | |
| 6 | Steven Stillman | United States | 930,000 | |
| 7 | Shahe Bezdjian | United States | 879,000 | |
| 8 | Michael Helander | United States | 873,000 | |
| 9 | Adrian Tivadar | Romania | 869,000 | |
| 10 | Ran Yi | Canada | 863,000 |
Chip counts are according to the WSOPLive app.
Ryan Leng (658,000) is the highest ranked 25k Fantasy player remaining in the Day 1d field. He is joined by other notables, including Malcolm Trayner (538,000), Robert Nehorayan (466,000), Scott Ball (400,000), David Wintersberger (372,000), and Shawn Buchanan (146,000).
The players will return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 14 for Day 2d. This will be the final Day 2 flight before Day 3 begins on Monday, June 15.
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