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Event #11: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Completed
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.
| 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).
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
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It took some time, but the $1 million mystery bounty eventually surfaced.
Just under six hours after Day 2 of the inaugural Mini Mystery Millions got underway at the 2026 World Series of Poker, one fortunate player peeled back the tournament's most wanted prize.
It took 43 players drawing from the Gold Chest, which contained any bounty prize worth $25,000 or more, before the $1,000,000 bounty was pulled.
When action resumes at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time, these players will be returning to the biggest stacks, according to the WSOP LIVE app.
One question always gets asked in the build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP): who are the best players still chasing their first bracelet? It's something PokerNews looks at every year.
But here's another angle worth exploring. Which players have actually won the most money at the WSOP without ever getting their hands on one of poker's most coveted prizes?
Some players have racked up millions in WSOP earnings, building their totals on one monster score, while others have chipped away year after year grinding the series.
Dinner Break has recently begun, and the field is up to 140 players, with late registration remaining open throughout tonight into tomorrow.
Scott Seiver and Nick Schulman are both just two eliminations away from adding another chapter to their already glittering World Series of Poker careers after advancing to the final three players in Event #8: $1,500 Badugi.
By the time play concludes inside the Paris Ballroom tonight, either Seiver or Schulman could become an eight-time WSOP bracelet winner, joining Shaun Deeb, Michael Mizrachi and Benny Glaser in one of poker's most exclusive clubs.
The tournament attracted 554 entries and generated a prize pool of $735,435. With only three players remaining, each finalist has already secured $62,920, while $94,607 awaits the runner-up and $141,963 is set aside for the champion.
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