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In a special 974th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow come to you from the floor of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and are joined by a special guest in 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen.
With co-host Chad Holloway away for the week, the three discuss Holtz winning his second bracelet in Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. The two-time WSOP.com POY topped a field of 2,103 entries and defeated heads-up opponent Mei Seow to win a career-best $238,097 and his first live bracelet.
Holtz, who had a rowdy rail that included Ludlow and Madsen, also delivered one of the most epic bracelet win celebrations in recent memory.
According to the WSOP Live app.
Day 2c of Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em gets underway at 11:00 a.m. local time, today. It sees the 828 survivors from Day 1c return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for another 12 levels of poker.
A total of 4,428 entered Day 1c, among them several big names. Among those who are returning for Day 2c are Dan Sepiol, who finished the day with the second biggest stack (according to the WSOPLive app). He bagged 1,570,000 in his stack, substantially less than the recorded stack of Sung Kim who bagged 2,310,000 in chips.
Gal Naim (1,440,000) comes back to play with the third biggest stack in this flight.
When the action restarts at 11:00 a.m. local time, the blinds will be at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sung Kim | United States | 2,310,000 |
| 2 | Dan Sepiol | United States | 1,570,000 |
| 3 | Gal Naim | Israel | 1,440,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Elias | United States | 1,355,000 |
| 5 | Miki Vea | Spain | 1,200,000 |
| 6 | David Jackson | United States | 1,100,000 |
| 7 | Mohamed Kerkeni | France | 1,000,000 |
| 8 | Sagar Khatri | United States | 963,000 |
| 9 | Brendan Shiller | United States | 950,000 |
| 10 | Abel Tewodros | 940,000 |
Other notables who will be returning today are 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).
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Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS
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