Day 1c Brings Total Entries To Millionaire Maker Up To 7,577!
Day 1c added another 3,517 players to the field of the already huge Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em.
This turnout raised the total number of players from 4,060 at the end of Day 1b to 7,577 at the end of Day 1c. And there is still one more flight to come!
Two-time bracelet winner Ilija Savevski leads the Day 1c field with 979,000 chips, the biggest stack in the tournament so far.
Gal Naim of Israel was second n the day with a much smaller stack of 433,000.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilija Savevski | Macedonia | 979,000 | 392 |
| 2 | Gal Naim | Israel | 433,000 | 173 |
| 3 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | 397,000 | 159 |
| 4 | Ekrem Bozkurt | United States | 396,500 | 159 |
| 5 | Ken Bidinger | United States | 388,000 | 155 |
| 6 | Thomas Bell | United States | 367,500 | 147 |
| 7 | Brian Green | United States | 365,000 | 146 |
| 8 | David Moses | United States | 358,000 | 143 |
| 9 | Francisco Araujo | Argentina | 350,000 | 140 |
| 10 | Sanjeev Kapoor | United States | 344,500 | 138 |
Other notables who found a bag on Day 1b included Jessica Vierling (281,500), Daewoong Song (251,000), John Hennigan (248,000), Sergi Reixach (244,000), Dan Shak (175,500), and Matt Glantz (163,000).
Further down the rankings you will find other players like Punnat Punsri (145,500); Jose "Nacho" Barbero (118,000); Sean Troha (108,000); original member of the Hendon Mob, Barny Boatman (90,500); Martin Kabrhel (53,000); and the 2016 Main Event winner, Qui Nguyen (53,000).
Day 1d shuffles up and deals at 10 a.m. local time on June 21.
Play will cover the first 11 blind levels, with PokerNews's live coverage beginning on June 22 for Day 2.