Matusow, McKeehen, and Moorman Bag on Day 1b of Millionaire Maker
Day 1b of Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em garnered 3,721 entries bringing the total for the event up to 6,523.
This puts the current prize pool at $8,708,205. There is only more Day 1 flight left to play out in this five-day event, so Day 1c will have to be even bigger than today, if it is to beat last year's record-setting turnout of 10,430 entries. Expectations are high!
Ye Yuan (875,000) is the new chip leader, replacing Day 1a chip leader Ori Elul (673,500) at the top of the leaderboard. Elul was only bumped one spot to second place.
The pair head up a running total of 1,429 survivors who have a bag for Day 2.
Some more notables joined that roster for Day 2 today, among them were Brian Yoon (231,500 ), Max Neugebauer (227,500), Natural8 ambassador Kannapong Thanarattrakul (207,500), Chris Moorman (189,000), 2015 Main Event champion Joe McKeehen (163,000), Maria Ho (140,500), Kenny Hallaert (114,000), Kathy Liebert (85,000), Mike Matusow (41,500), Ryan Riess (30,000).
Millionaire Maker Top Ten Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chipstack | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ye Yuan | China | 875,000 | 350 |
| 2 | Ori Elul | Austria | 673,500 | 269 |
| 3 | Xiaoyun Li | China | 660,000 | 264 |
| 4 | Muaaz Gani | United States | 615,000 | 246 |
| 5 | Philip Verel | United States | 573,000 | 229 |
| 6 | Kyle Ho | Canada | 465,000 | 186 |
| 7 | Justin Belforti | United States | 453,500 | 181 |
| 8 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 398,000 | 159 |
| 9 | Jeremy Surinach | France | 385,000 | 154 |
| 10 | Brett Apter | United States | 373,500 | 149 |
Day 1c will kick off at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday, June 23. Play will continue for 11 levels of 60 minutes each. There will be a 20-minute break after every two levels and 75-minute dinner break after Level 8 (around 7 p.m.).
The survivors of all three Day 1 flights will return for Day 2 at 11 a.m. local time on Monday, June 24, when PokerNews will pick up its traditional live coverage. Blinds will be 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante.