Live Poker Kicks Off on Day 2 of the Millionaire Maker in Paradise
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #2: Millionaire Maker in Paradise in the brand new World Series of Poker Paradise at Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas. Cards go in the air at 1 p.m. local time for the exciting conclusion of this hybrid event. Players qualified for this unique format in Day 1 action that was played on GGPoker.
Shai Zurr leads the way with just over 5,000,000, while Ermo Kosk and Oscar Barriga Cueva follow in second and third. Ivan Deyra and Jan Strazisar round out the top five returning players.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shai Zurr | Israel | 5,145,000 | 103 |
| 2 | Ermo Kosk | Estonia | 4,965,000 | 99 |
| 3 | Oscar Barriga Cueva | Peru | 4,295,000 | 86 |
| 4 | Ivan Deyra | France | 4,280,000 | 86 |
| 5 | Jan Strazisar | Slovenia | 4,270,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Oleksandr Turych | Ukraine | 4,035,000 | 81 |
| 7 | Franco Spitale | Argentina | 3,725,000 | 75 |
| 8 | Maxime Parys | France | 3,670,000 | 73 |
| 9 | Lukas Hafner | Austria | 3,610,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Caio Teixeira | Brazil | 3,570,000 | 71 |
Other notable players that claimed a seat in the top 100 include Tom Orpaz, Leon Sturm, Josh Arieh, Roland Israelashvili, and Rodrigo Seiji.
Players will sit down with the stacks they built in the online portion and blinds are expected to start at 25,000/50,000/50,000. The plan calls for blind levels to be rolled back to 40x the average stack, with that final number yet to be determined. Payouts and prize pool information will also become available when the official numbers are settled. The tournament is set to pay out at least $5,000,000 as a guarantee.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the Millionaire Maker in Paradise here at Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas.