Final 232 Entrants Bag After Thrilling Day 2 in Event #37 $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
Excitement was in the air at The 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas for Day 2 of Event #37 $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em, as the battle for the guaranteed million-dollar prize resumed. When the dust settled, American Tom Thomas was atop the chip count to lead the remaining field of 232.
Thomas sits ahead of several well-known names heading into Monday's action, such as Seamus Cahill, Matt Affleck, Rafael Reis, Kenny Hallaert, and Elio Fox. Raul Martinez is also among the chip leaders after vaulting up the count following a double knockout.
Other familiar faces in contention heading into Day 3 include Michael Mizrachi, Alex Keating, Ryan Leng, Anatoly Filatov and Lukas Robinson.
Event #37: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Thomas | United States | 2,875,000 | 115 |
| 2 | Paul Ahn | United States | 2,650,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Seamus Cahill | Ireland | 2,560,000 | 100 |
| 4 | Raul Martinez | Spain | 2,370,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Maxime Chilaud | France | 2,250,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Harsukhpaul Sangha | United States | 2,200,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Chen-An Lin | Taiwan | 2,145,000 | 88 |
| 8 | Tyler Gaston | United States | 2,140,000 | 86 |
| 9 | Thibault Renard | France | 1,990,000 | 80 |
| 10 | Alain Bauer | France | 1,950,000 | 78 |
Some 1,700 players continued their journey after the fields from Day 1a and 1b were combined, with many notable names making a deep run. The total of 7,962 entries created a prize pool of $10,627,935, and the top 1,195 spots earning a minimum payout of $2,400. The champion will earn the coveted WSOP gold bracelet along with the top prize of $1,125,189.
The 2016 WSOP Main Event champion Qui Nguyen was eliminated late in the night, as were Veronica Brill and Faraz Jaka after they were knocked out on the same hand by Cahill. Jerod Smith bagged a healthy stack after hitting a three-outer to save his tournament life.
The bubble burst early in the day, and the knockouts came at a furious pace immediately. Among the notables to find their way into the money were Ryan Laplante, Landon Tice, Dylan Linde, Vanessa Kade, Alex Foxen, Nadya Magnus and Jessica Teusl.
Day 3 begins Monday at 10:00 a.m. local time with ten 60-minute levels to be played, including a 60-minute dinner break after Level 27.
As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be there every step of the way on the road to crowning the WSOP’s newest millionaire.