button in SafariThe Last Two Day 1 Flights Fly Today!
Day 1e and 1f of the Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions start today. A total of 4,719 entries joined the field on Day 1d, bringing the total number of entrants up to 11,783. The flight also added $4,152,720 to the prize pool for a total of $10,816,080.
Today's flights are expected to be even bigger, but it is looking like a long shot as to whether the event will be able to break 20,000 in the field and $20 million in the pot.
Day 1d's chip leader is Liran Betito with 2,390,000 in chips. You can check out the rest of the top ten in the table below.
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 | China | 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 |
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #63 - $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em
- Date(s): June 23-29
- Time: 1e - 10 a.m.; 1f - 6 p.m.
- Buy-In: $1,000
- Format: No-Limit Hold’em
- Late Registration: 12 Levels
- Reentries: Two reentries per flight
- Starting Stack: 40,000 chips
- Levels: Day 1e - 30 minutes, Day 1f - 20 minutes; Day 2-3 - 40 minutes
- 2025 Winner: Michael Wilklow – $1,000,000
- 2025 Field Size: 19,654 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $17,295,520
Structure and Schedule
Day 1e gets underway at 10 a.m. local time, with starting stacks of 40,000 chips and blinds of 100/200. Levels will be 30 minutes long for the first five flights, while Day 1f starts at 6 p.m. and will have 20-minute levels.
Players in Day 1e will get 20-minute breaks after every four levels, along with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 12 (~7 p.m.). Day 1f players will get breaks every two hours or as needed for color-ups (there is no dinner break due to the turbo format).
The tournament allows two reentries per flight, and late registration remains open for the first 12 levels of each flight.
Survivors of all flights will return for Day 2 at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, and bounties begin on Day 2. Players will draw a random bounty prize for every player they eliminate. The top bounty prize is guaranteed to be $1,000,000.
Past Champions & Notable Winners
Last year’s edition was won by Michael Wilklow, who navigated through a massive field of 19,654 entries to claim the $1,000,000 first-place prize.
Two $1,000,000 bounties were also awarded, going to Tyler Montoya and Thomas Zanot.
Malcolm Trayner took the bracelet in 2024, while Tyler Brown took home the $1,000,000 top prize in 2023.
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