button in SafariIvey and Negreanu Navigate to Day 2 of the $10K GGMillion$ High Roller
Day 1a of Event #11: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller saw 194 entries processed, but only 92 of those starters navigated to Day 2 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Among those Day 1 survivors were two legendary figures in Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu.
Ivey bagged and tagged a stack of 117,500 at the close of play as he hunts what would be his 12th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. Although Ivey was one of the shorter stacks — he finished 71/92 on Day 1a — he still has almost 60 big blinds when he sits down on Day 2, so he has plenty of room to maneuver.
After surrendering a 10:1 chip lead in his $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship match against Biao Ding, Negreanu jumped straight back into the high-stakes streets. By the time the 10th level concluded, Negreanu was sat wth 154,000 chips, enough for 58th place in the flight.
Event #11: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chih Fan | Taiwan | 846,500 | 339 |
| 2 | Clemen Deng | United States | 772,000 | 309 |
| 3 | Dong Chen | China | 445,500 | 178 |
| 4 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 443,000 | 177 |
| 5 | Wayne Nowak | United States | 429,000 | 172 |
| 6 | Lucas Foster | United States | 417,000 | 167 |
| 7 | Nate Silver | United States | 381,500 | 153 |
| 8 | Luciano Macchiarelli | Argentina | 376,000 | 150 |
| 9 | Vladimir Minko | Russian Federation | 368,500 | 147 |
| 10 | Ren Lin | China | 347,000 | 139 |
Taiwan's Chih Fan (846,500) finished as Day 1a's chip leader, and returns for Day 2 armed with 339 big blinds. Clemen Deng (772,000), and Dong Chen (445,000) rounded off the flight's podium places.
Nate Silver (381,500) and Ren Lin (347,000) finished in the top 10, while Justin Fawcett (332,000), Andrew Lichtenberger (292,500), Zdenek Zizka (260,000), Chad Eveslage (258,000), Christian Roberts (238,000), Nacho Barbero (233,500), Tyler Moncek (229,000), Daniel Rezaei (166,500), Adrian Mateos (153,000), and John Juanda (101,500) also progressed from Day 1a.
Day 1b starts at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 1, and another large crowd of elite-level grinders is expected to enter the mix. PokerNews' traditional coverage of this event begins on Day 2 (June 2).