Trayner, LaPlante, and Others Survive Day 2c
Hugo Jimenez finished Day 2c of Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker with 2,220,000 in chips and the chip lead, according to the WSOP LIVE App.
The 105 survivors from Day 2c are all that is left of a 3,121-player Day 1c flight that started the day before.
Behind Jimenez in second and third are Ignacio Sole (1,925,000) and Joseph Mcgowan (1,780,000).
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Jimenez | Argentina | 2,220,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Ignacio Sole | Spain | 1,925,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Joseph Mcgowan | United States | 1,780,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Trishelle Cannatella | United States | 1,780,000 | 89 |
| 5 | Sebastian Mortensen | Denmark | 1,705,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Joshua Steinberg | United States | 1,700,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Christos Argyriadis | Greece | 1,540,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Aaron Johnson | United States | 1,455,000 | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Caldas | Portugal | 1,425,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Richard Vallario Jr | United States | 1,405,000 | 70 |
Chip counts according to WSOP LIVE App
Among the 105 players who are headed to Day 3 you can find notables like Malcolm Trayner (1,365,000), Dan Sepiol (860,000), Ryan Laplante (620,000), and Xixiang Luo (555,000).
The combined Day 3 field returns on Monday, June 22, at 11 a.m. local time. There are ten more levels scheduled, starting with blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante.
PokerNews' traditional live reporting begins on Day 3, so stay tuned to keep up with all the action.