Tsz Him Pun Takes Day 1c Chip Lead; Sinclair, Bjorin, Kisacikoglu, and Charania Make Day 2 Too
Day 1c of the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK Open is in the books after twelve levels of play. Finishing the third of five starting days in the chip lead is Tsz Him Pun with 8,690,000 in chips. Day 1c attracted 187 unique players and 26 of those reentered during any of the first six levels of the day. Of the 213 entries in total, 60 made it through to Day 2 tomorrow, Monday, October 1, at 3 PM local time.
Trailing Pun in the chip count leaderboard is Anthony Wickert with 7,885,000 and closing the podium is Konstantinos Tzimas who bagged 7,390,000. Other players who managed to bag over the 6 million mark are Richard Burke (6,980,000), Charles Akadiri (6,895,000), and Paul Romain with 6,335,000.
2017 WSOP Main Event eight-place finisher, Jack Sinclair was at the top of the chip counts most of the day and managed to tag a respectable amount of 5,620,000 at the end of the day. Double WSOP bracelet winner, Chris Bjorin will take 5,420,000 with him to Day 2. Other players to keep an eye on on Day 2 include Orpen Kisacikoglu (3,970,000), Mohsin Charania (1,620,000), and Michael Tureniec with 760,000.
The partypoker pro’s Natalia Breviglieri, Ludovic Geilich, and Anatoly Filatov unfortunately all failed to make it through to Day 2 but might still be able to do it through Day 1d or Day 1e which takes place tomorrow at 10 AM local time. Other players who were unsuccessful in Day 1c include Robert Heidorn, Ioannis Angelou-Konstas, Martin Finger, Florian Duta, Anton Wigg, Aristeidis Moschonas, Katie Swift, Clint Sammut, Ryan Franklin, Luke Brereton, Niko Wieland, Niall Farrell, Kelly Saxby, Thomas Ward, David Hudson, Jake Cody, and Pedro Cairat.
Schedule
| Date | Days | Start Time | Late Reg | Levels | Number of Entries | Players Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Day 1a | 12:00 | 16:30 | 40 minutes | 142 | 47 |
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Day 1b | 17:00 | 23:45 | 40 minutes | 203 | 61 |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Day 1c | 12:00 | 16:30 | 40 minutes | 213 | 60 |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Day 1d | 17:00 | 23:45 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | Day 1e | 10:00 | 13:15 | 20 minutes | - | - |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | Day 2 | 15:00 | - | 50 minutes | - | - |
| Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | Day 3 | 12:00 | - | 50 minutes | - | - |
| Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | Day 4 | 12:00 | - | 60 minutes | - | - |
Day 1d is still going on with the registration and reentry period open for a few more hours. Players wanting to try again also have another chance tomorrow in Day 1e which starts at 10 AM local time. The seat draw for Day 2 will be done around noon by the organization and posted as soon as PokerNews receives it. The players from the first four flights will be in that seat draw and the Day 1e players will be drawn into it once that flight finishes.
So make sure to come back at 3 PM local time tomorrow to see who will be making it to Day 3 of the Open as the PokerNews live reporting team will be following all the action from the floor for you!