PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (May 31). Until then, we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions
Day 1a Completed
Day 1a of Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions saw 1,635 entrants whittled down to 60 over the course of 22 20-minute levels. As you can imagine, reducing the field so much meant the action came thick and fast from the moment the first cards were pitched. David Prociak was one player who managed to navigate his way to Day 2, ending the flight with 1,500,000 chips, enough for fifth place.
Prociak is the proud owner of three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and a pair of WSOP Circuit rings. There's still an awful lot of poker to be played before a champion emerges from this tournament, but Prociak has done his chances of glory no harm at all.
Jansen Satparam is the early pace setter in this tournament, cramming 1,800,000 chips into his overnight back once play ended. The Las Vegas native is coming off the back of a final table appearance in a $300 buy-in NLHE tournament 10 days ago, where he fell in seventh from a 1,373-strong field.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jansen Satparam | United States | 1,800,000 | 59 |
| 2 | Peyman Luth | Germany | 1,700,000 | 57 |
| 3 | David Farber | United States | 1,600,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Steven Buckner Jr | United States | 1,500,000 | 51 |
| 5 | David Prociak | United States | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Michael Renna | United States | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Thomas Schmitter | Switzerland | 1,300,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Joe Tijerina | United States | 1,200,000 | 41 |
| 9 | "Camel Man" | Spain | 1,200,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Mark Yarbrough | United States | 1,100,000 | 37 |
Please note: the WSOP Plus app rounds the chip counts
Some of the other Day 1 survivors include Gabriel Andrade (805,000), Chad Eveslage (690,000), DJ Buckley (620,000), Jeremy Becker (535,000), Jake Schwartz (385,000), and Dan Sepiol (215,000).
Another bumper crowd is expected to descend on the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Day 1b of this event. Cards are in the air from 10:00 a.m. local time on May 27, with another 22 fast-paced levels scheduled.
The remaining 60 players bagged in the money for Day 2, with final counts listed here according to the WSOP Live app.
There are the top stacks according to the WSOP Live app.
Here are the latest chip leaders, according to the most recent WSOP Live app update.
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Players have taken their 75-minute dinner break, with these stacks sitting atop the leaderboard on the WSOP Live app.
The opening flight of Event #1 attracted a total of 1,635 entries, with the top 246 earning a spot in the money and at least $622.
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