button in SafariWill Givens Leads Opening Millionaire Maker Flight
From a field of 1,752 players, just 460 remain after the opening flight of Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker.
They are led by WSOP bracelet winner Will Givens, who will return with 187 big blinds for Day 2a on Thursday.
Also sitting inside the top 10 is two-time WSOP Main Event final tablist Mark Newhouse, who is one of four players who bagged over 300,000 in chips.
Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Givens | United States | 374,500 | 187 |
| 2 | Alex Kim | United States | 345,000 | 173 |
| 3 | Mark Newhouse | United States | 308,500 | 154 |
| 4 | Thomas Goldsborough | United States | 301,000 | 151 |
| 5 | John Herring | United States | 289,000 | 145 |
| 6 | Jaime Kaplan | United States | 284,000 | 142 |
| 7 | Ronald West | United States | 280,000 | 140 |
| 8 | Stanislav Koleno | Slovakia | 274,500 | 137 |
| 9 | Lucy Lamperouge | United States | 262,000 | 131 |
| 10 | Gael Ruiz | France | 241,000 | 121 |
Other notables advancing include former WSOP Main Event runner-up Tony Miles (152,500), Mikiyo Aoki (152,000), Niall Farrell (141,000), Joe Serock (140,500), Michael Gathy (133,000), WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo (119,000), Brian Hastings (78,500) and PokerStars Ambassador Ben Spragg (53,500).
The surviving players will return for Day 2a on Thursday, June 18 with ten levels scheduled. The field will combine on Monday, June 22 with Day 3 when PokerNews live update coverage of this event will begin.