Day 1a and 1b Fields Combine as First Money Bubble to Burst on Day 2a
Sun, sea, and a $60 million guarantee set the backdrop as the first combined Day 2 of Event #11: $25,000 Super Main Event gets underway today at the World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) inside Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.
After two opening flights, the Day 1a and Day 1b fields merge for the first time, with 419 players returning to their seats and the pressure officially starting to ramp up.
The Super Main Event carries a record-breaking $60 million guaranteed prize pool, and today sees the players battling to finish inside the top seven percent of the field to secure a place in the money and advance to Day 3.
As expected for a buy-in of this size, the Day 2a field is stacked with pedigree and proven winners. Several WSOP Main Event champions are back in action today, including Chris Moneymaker, Michael Mizrachi, Hossein Ensan, Ryan Riess, and Joe Cada.
They are joined by Max Neugebauer, a WSOP Europe Main Event winner, and WSOP Online Main Event champion Stoyan Madanzhiev, both of whom successfully navigated the opening flights.
Online crusher Andy Wilson leads the Day 2a field after bagging a massive 5,150,000 on Day 1b. He is closely followed by Canada’s Leonardo Song-Carrillo, who posted the best stack from Day 1a.
Day 2a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Wilson | United Kingdom | 5,150,000 |
| 2 | Leonardo Song-Carrillo | Canada | 4,485,000 |
| 3 | Alejandro Ganivet | Spain | 4,430,000 |
| 4 | Aaron Olechnowicz | Mexico | 4,405,000 |
| 5 | Bartley Dowling | United States | 4,400,000 |
| 6 | Franco Spitale | Argentina | 4,325,000 |
| 7 | Sean Suh | United States | 4,210,000 |
| 8 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 4,190,000 |
| 9 | Pascal LeFrancois | Canada | 3,965,000 |
| 10 | Rodrigo Seiji | Brazil | 3,965,000 |
Cards will be in the air at 12 p.m. local time, with play resuming on Level 11 at blinds of 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
The schedule calls for breaks after every two 60-minute levels. Three more levels of late registration remain. New entrants will start with 500,000 chips in their stack, with unlimited reentries available until late registration closes just before the start of Level 14. At that point, the Day 2a prize pool will be finalized, and the race toward the money will truly begin.
Once registration closes, players who bust before reaching the payouts will still have options. Two more opening flights remain in Day 1c and Day 1d, and late registration will also be available on Day 2b. Day 2b takes place on December 15, after which the entire remaining field will combine for the first time on Day 3.
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