button in SafariRob Kuhn Leads 67 Survivors After Millionaire Maker Day 2a
From the 460 players who made it through the opening flight of Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker, just 67 have survived for Monday's Day 3 with American Rob Kuhn the overwhelming chip leader.
He bagged 2,700,000, almost twice as many as his nearest competitor Natural 8 Ambassador Thai Ha.
Ha sits alongside Dean Cimera and Day 1a chip leader Will Givens as the only other players above 1,400,000 in chips.
Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 2a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Kuhn | United States | 2,700,000 | 132 |
| 2 | Thai Ha | Vietnam | 1,465,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Dean Cimera | Croatia | 1,430,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Will Givens | United States | 1,410,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Kunal Patni | India | 1,240,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Dustin Nelson | United States | 1,170,000 | 59 |
| 7 | Michael Gathy | Belgium | 1,150,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Chisa Matsutani | Japan | 1,114,000 | 56 |
| 9 | Spyridon Apartoglou | Greece | 1,110,000 | 56 |
| 10 | Jed Friedman | United States | 1,085,000 | 54 |
Other bracelet winners through to Day 3, where PokerNews live updates will start, include Michael Gathy (1,150,000) who sits seventh in chips, as well as Paul Berger (550,000), Rafael Reis (480,000), Thomas Cazayous (425,000) and Frederic Normand (130,000).
All of these players and more will have to sit out the next three days before play resumes on Monday, June 22 at 11 a.m. for Day 3 in the $1,500 Millionaire Maker.
Stay tuned for updates from the 2026 World Series of Poker.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this recap indicated that Rob Kuhn was not the chip leader. This was an error and has been corrected.