2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1a
1a1b2a
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,660,310
Total Entries
2,004
Players Left
712
Average Chip Stack
70,365
Total Chips
50,100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,752
Players Left
460
Players Left 712 / 2,004

Welcome to the $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 1a

2026 WSOP
2026 WSOP

The first of four starting flights in Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker gets underway today. Everyone will be eyeing up the $1,000,000 guaranteed first-place prize in this one, with cards in the air for Day 1a at 10 a.m.

Players will receive 25,000 chips and play ten 60-minute levels, with late registration and a single reentry per flight available through eight levels and the following dinner break.

After registration closes (approx. 8:15 p.m.), there will be two more levels before players bag for Day 2.

Millionaire Maker Daily Schedule

DateDay(s)
Wednesday, June 17Day 1a
Thursday, June 18Day 1b + Day 2a
Friday, June 19Day 1c + Day 2b
Saturday, June 20Day 1d + Day 2c
Sunday, June 21Day 2d
Monday, June 22Day 3 (field combines)
Tuesday, June 23Day 4 (play down to five players)
Wednesday, June 24Day 5 (play to winner)

All Day 1 flights start at 10 a.m., with Day 2 restarts beginning at 11 a.m. the following day. PokerNews will begin live updates on Monday, June 22, when the field combines for Day 3, with play also starting at 11 a.m.

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Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of all bracelet events at the 2026 WSOP.