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Day 1d was the biggest field yet for Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker. At the close of play, the number of entries was up to 4,526 for the day. This put another $6,008,265 in the pot, bringing it up to $15,623,348, according to the counts on the WSOP LIVE App.
This leaves plenty to go around after the $1,000,000 guaranteed first prize has been carved out of the pile.
Day 1d is the final Day 1 flight of the event, and the day's action left Christopher Conrad at the top of the counts on the WSOP LIVE App, with 1,165,000 in his stack.
Behind him are Erik Eisen (744,500) and Yossi Eluz (740,500), in second and third, respectively.
Some notables who found a bag include Day 1b chip leader Casey Sandretto (715,000), back for another round after being eliminated in his previous flight, and Main Event Champions Stoyan Madanzhiev (174,000) and Simone Andrian (32,500). There were also many 25k Fantasy players like Martin Zamani (250,000), Christian Roberts (214,500), David Peters (179,000), Joshua Mccully (163,000), Joey Weissman (144,000), Jim Collopy (116,000), Kristen Foxen (104,500), and Anthony Zinno (17,000).
They were joined by big names like Shiina Okamoto (132,000), Tom Middleton (130,500), Brek Schutten (126,000), Maria Konnikova (118,500), and Cherish Andrews (94,500).
These survivors will all return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, June 20. Blinds will be 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante. PokerNews' traditional live coverage will begin on Day 3, which starts on Monday, June 21.
Stay tuned for PokerNews for all the latest from the Millionaire and the rest of the 2026 WSOP.
Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Conrad | United States | 1,165,000 | 583 |
| 2 | Erik Eisen | Germany | 744,500 | 372 |
| 3 | Yossi Eluz | Israel | 740,500 | 370 |
| 4 | Casey Sandretto | United States | 715,000 | 358 |
| 5 | Marcdavid Delimal | France | 565,000 | 283 |
| 6 | Daniel Dinh | United States | 495,000 | 248 |
| 7 | Tanner Pray | United States | 393,500 | 197 |
| 8 | Thanh Bui | United States | 331,000 | 166 |
| 9 | Cesar Del Pino | Spain | 291,000 | 146 |
| 10 | Johann Tiemann | United States | 286,500 | 143 |
Chip counts according to WSOP LIVE App.