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 1ef Completed
The last rounds of Day 1 bags were sealed today for Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There were two Day 1 flights, Day 1e and Day 1f (Turbo).
The finalised tallies for the Mini Mystery Millions are remarkable. A total of 20,488 entries across the four Day 1 flights for a total prize pool of $9,352,772. That amount is split between the prize pool ($3,649,482) and the bounties ($4,097,600). At least one of those bounties will be for $1,000,000.
The fast pace of the event means that when the field returns for Day 2 tomorrow, there will just be 792 players left in the action.
The survivors are led by Martin Pineiro with 4,205,000 in chips. He was the Day 1f chip leader, supplanting Tal Avivi at the top of the list.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Broutier | France | 1,420,000 | 36 |
| 2 | Dong Chen | China | 1,415,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Michael Berk | United States | 1,205,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Nirath Rean | United States | 1,200,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Thomas Brown | United States | 1,180,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Julien Vanpelt | France | 1,175,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Vito Abramov | United States | 1,155,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Yaniv Peretz | Latvia | 1,145,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Elliott Hayes | - | 1,075,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Gnana Duddukuru | United States | 1,035,000 | 26 |
Chip counts from the WSOP LIVE app are rounded up and down.
Maxime Broutier finished Day 1e in first place with 1,420,000 but this did nothing to put him in the running against the enormous stacks accrued during the turbo flight, Day 1f.
Day 1f was dominated by, Pineiro who is now the overall tournament chip leader.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Pineiro | Argentina | 4,205,000 | 105 |
| 2 | Anthony Reategui | United States | 3,560,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Alexander Kaviani | United States | 2,190,000 | 55 |
| 4 | Christopher Bissinger | United States | 2,120,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Steven Stillman | United States | 2,110,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Ugo Taurines | France | 2,040,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Jonathan Prince | United States | 1,920,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Leonard Sande | United States | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Timothy Vu | United States | 1,735,000 | 43 |
| 10 | Peter Li | United States | 1,650,000 | 41 |
Among those who survived Days 1e and 1f were bracelet winners Anthony Reategui (3,560,000), Dong Chen (1,415,000), Brandon Cantu (1,250,000), Axel Bayout (1,240,000), and Arkadiy Tsinis (840,000).
They will all return for Day 2 along with 25k Fantasy player Arthur Morris (800,000).
Day 2 of the $550 Mini Mystery Millions starts at 1:00 p.m. local time on May 31. When the action begins, the blinds will be 20,000/40,000, with a 40,000 ante.
You can check out the chip counts and live reporting of this event here on PokerNews.
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Here are the top 25 chip counts from Day 1e, according to the WSOP LIVE App.
Here are the top 25 chip counts from Day 1f, according to the WSOP LIVE App.
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