button in SafariMilgrom Bags Tournament-Leading Stack on Day 1b of the $1,500 Big O
Day 1b of Event #22: $1,500 Big O saw another 1,155 players head to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, taking the total attendance to 2,150. Of those Day 1b starters, only 161 made it through to Day 2, and nobody bagged more chips than Nicolas Milgrom.
Frenchman Milgrom (816,000) not only finished top of the Day 1b chip counts but leads overall. This will please Team Dinkers in the $25K Fantasy Draft, who paid $16 for Milgrom's services. He already has a pair of cashes this summer, both in Omaha events, and is now on course for a hat trick.
Bracelet winners Michael Khan (580,000) and Bruno Furth (557,000) round off the podium places.
End of Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 816,000 | 163 |
| 2 | Michael Khan | Canada | 580,000 | 116 |
| 3 | Bruno Furth | United States | 557,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Richard Green | United States | 545,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Joseph Ramos | United States | 533,000 | 107 |
| 6 | Anthony Reategui | United States | 519,000 | 104 |
| 7 | Jon Shoreman | United Kingdom | 465,000 | 93 |
| 8 | Sergio Martinez | United States | 435,000 | 87 |
| 9 | Shawn Rice | United States | 425,000 | 85 |
| 10 | Sang Shin | United States | 424,000 | 85 |
Others who progressed from this flight include Anthony Reategui (519,000) and Dario Sammartino (424,000), Qiang Xu (410,000), Zachary Gruneberg (362,000), Brett Shaffer (332,000), and Steve Zolotow (289,000) who all bagged a top 30 stack.
Lower down the counts but still very much in contention are the likes of Esther Taylor (249,000), Matthew Beinner (212,000), Bryce Yockey (195,000), Daniel Weinman (190,000), John Monnette (189,000), Jim Collopy (160,000), Allan Le (150,000), and Hall of Famer Brian Rast (48,000).
Day 2 shuffles up and deals at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 7. A total of 294 players will return to their seat with the aim to complete another 10 levels. Join PokerNews then for all the Big O action you can handle.