Justin Fawcett Makes Top Ten Of Mystery Millions Day 1d
Another Day 1 flight and another 4,719 entries for Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions.
With the biggest turnout of the tournament yet, Day 1d added another $4,152,720 to the prize pool. This brings the total up to $10,816,080. There are still two more Day 1 flights to go, so this number will only go up.
Day 1d chip leader Liran Betito has already cashed three times at this year's series. He leads the top ten with 2,390 in chips, according to the WSOPLive App. Behind him are Jonas Lauck (2,240,000) and Luis Zedan (1,910,000) in second and third places, respectively.
Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liran Betito | Israel | 2,390,000 | 60 |
| 2 | Jonas Lauck | Germany | 2,240,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Luis Zedan | United States | 1,910,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Rune Hauger | Denmark | 1,880,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Michael Walsh | United States | 1,820,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Bing Li | Chinese | 1,785,000 | 45 |
| 7 | John Costiniano | Philippines | 1,750,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Hung Tran | United States | 1,700,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Steve Enriquez Gallo | Spain | 1,630,000 | 41 |
| 10 | Justin Fawcett | United States | 1,625,000 | 41 |
Justin Fawcett, with 1,625,000 in chips, is the only 25k Fantasy player in the top ten.
However, some other advancing players from the Day 1d field who are worth keeping track of include Martin Zamani (1,108,000), Matt Affleck (875,000), Marco Johnson (770,000), Shiina Okamoto (755,000), Justin Zaki (615,000), John Wasnock (475,000), Andreas Frohli (450,000), and Eric Baldwin (390,000).
There are still two more starting flights, both playing tomorrow. Day 1e will be a regular flight played with 30-minute levels and starting at 10:00 a.m. local time . However, Day 1f will be played with a turbo clock with 20-minute blind levels. Day 1f kicks off at 6:00 p.m. local time.
The field will combine for Day 2 on Sunday, June 28, when PokerNews's traditional live reporting coverage will begin.
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