PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 3 (June 22). Until then, we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day 2d Completed
The fourth and final Day 2 of Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker saw only 164 players progress to Day 3. While the WSOP Live app shows Jamhour Qasem (2,830,000) as the Day 2d chip leader, it is players further down the counts that have caught the poker community's attention.
Australia's Josh McCully (1,405,000), a $25K Fantasy Draft pick, already has seven cashes at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP), including a victory in an online event, which earned him his first bracelet. The talented Aussie now looks set for another deep run in the live arena.
| Rank | Player | Country | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamhour Qasem | United States | 2,830,000 |
| 2 | Zak Delaimy | United States | 2,300,000 |
| 3 | Daniel McGinnis | United States | 1,965,000 |
| 4 | Irene Carey | United States | 1,880,000 |
| 5 | Bo Chen | United States | 1,815,000 |
| 6 | Octavio Borra | Argentina | 1,745,000 |
| 7 | Jose Rodriguez | United States | 1,700,000 |
| 8 | David Tovar | United Kingdom | 1,550,000 |
| 9 | Adam Walton | United States | 1,525,000 |
| 10 | Yuxi Huang | China | 1,520,000 |
Jareth East (1,310,000) is another top-tier grinder who progressed from Day 2d. Others who advanced included Andrey Pateychuk (1,235,000), Harrison Gimbel (880,000), Ian Steinman (720,000), Athanasios Polychronopoulos (685,000), Eugene Katchalov (680,000), Simeon Spasov (537,000), Jim Collopy (370,000), and Chris Dombrowski (310,000).
Day 3 shuffles up and deals at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 22. It sees 424 players return to action, with plans to complete another 10 levels. The players return to Level 21, with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante.
PokerNews' traditional coverage of this event begins on Day 3, so join the team from 11:00 a.m. local time for all the Millionaire Maker action as it happens.
Here are the chip counts of the 164 Day 2d survivors, according to the WSOP LIVE app.
Day 2d has reached its conclusion, with 164 players bagging at the end of the flight to join the rest of the field on Day 3.
Standby for the full chip counts and recap.
As football's most legendary coach, Vince Lombardi, once said, "Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing."
Forget the bad beats, one-outers, and misclicks—at the World Series of Poker, success is measured in green (and gold). From its inception in 1970 to the record-breaking 2024 edition, the series has seen some of poker's most unforgettable victories and created hundreds of millionaires.
Thanks to the poker boom (among other factors), it’s no shock that all of the WSOP’s biggest payouts have come in the last 25 years. The Main Event fields have exploded, and the rise of high-stakes tournaments has sent prize pools soaring to new heights.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
Brayden Lou managed to improve on an already outstanding year with a remarkable victory in the $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker.
After weeding his way through a field of 4,100, the inexperienced Lou wrestled the crown away from Jason Hoffman heads-up to claim the $196,066 winner’s share of a $1,701,500 prize pool.
“It’s pretty amazing,” Lou said. “I guess I can scratch this off my bucket list. I ran well, played well. That’s how it usually goes for tournament winners.”
Not that Lou would know, considering he won a gold bracelet in just his fourth ever live tournament.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
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