Event #16: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Completed
2015 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Altamirano Leads Day 1a; Dimmig Looks to Defend in Millionaire Maker
Day 1a of Event #16 $1,500 Millionaire Maker, which is in its third year, attracted 3,347 players, and after 10 levels 500 remained with Panama's Tomas Altamirano leading the pack with 265,700 in chips.
Also in contention is the defending champ, Jonathan Dimmig, who topped a field of 7,977 entrants last year to win the title and more than $1.3 million in prize money, not to mention the gold bracelet. The upstate New Yorker advanced to Day 2 with a solid stack of 75,800.
Others still alive include Austin Buchanan (195,900), Seth Berger (140,000), Justin Bonomo (136,200), Calvin Anderson (135,700), Antonio Esfandiari (116,900), Martin Jacobson (50,000), Ray Henson (34,000), and Phil Hellmuth (9,400).
Of course not everyone was so lucky. Among those to fall in the first flight were Jeff Madsen, Jessica Dawley, Lee Davy, Jamie Gold, James Woods, David "Doc" Sands, Allen Kessler, Barry Greenstein, and Chris Moorman.
Day 1b will kick off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Players who busted on Day 1a have the option to reenter.
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Welcome to the 2015 World Series of Poker!
It's another big no-limit hold'em event on the schedule today for the WSOP, with the kickoff of Event #16: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em at a nice-and-early 10 a.m. With $1 million guaranteed to the winner, this event is set to attract plenty of dreamers, top pros, and everything in between.
The defending champion is Jonathan Dimmig, who topped a field of 7,977 entries to win more than $1.3 million last year. In 2013, the first year this event was held, Benny Chen topped 6,343 entries to score just shy of $1.2 million.
Players in the field will begin with 7,500 in chips, and there will be two starting flights. Those eliminated on Day 1a may reenter on Day 1b.
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Event #16: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Started