button in SafariMystery Millions Day 1 Flights Are Over, Here Are The Numbers
June 27 saw both Day 1e and a turbo Day 1f play out for Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em at the 2026 World Series of Poker hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
The first four flights had racked up 11,779 entries between them. Day 1e added another 6,985 entries according to the WSOP LIVE App, and Day 1f, another 4,043. This means that the $1,000 buy-in event had a total of 22,811 entries for a prize pool of $13,230,380 with another $6,843,300 to be awarded in bounties.
A total of 272 players survived Day 1f and 351 from Day 1e. With the previous Day 1 survivors, there will be 1,236 players in the Day 2 field.
Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1e Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandeep Koralla | United States | 3,630,000 | 91 |
| 2 | Steven Borgna | - | 3,180,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Yanting Jiang | United States | 2,915,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Waikiat Lee | Malaysia | 2,400,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Steven King | United Kingdom | 2,400,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Jacky Lee | United States | 2,305,000 | 58 |
| 7 | Jimmy Nguyen | United States | 2,265,000 | 57 |
| 8 | Brett Murray | United States | 2,250,000 | 56 |
| 9 | Nathaniel Shoshan | United States | 2,110,000 | 53 |
| 10 | Prashanth Nataraj | United States | 2,055,000 | 51 |
Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1f Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cero Zuccarello | United States | 1,200,000 | 30 |
| 2 | Melissa Bartelme | United States | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| 3 | Timothy Miles | United States | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Daisuke Sawayama | - | 800,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Joshua Rivera | United States | 780,000 | 20 |
| 6 | David Nir | Israel | 780,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Dustin Harrelson | United States | 765,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Kfir Nahum | Israel | 745,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Cameron Widergren | United States | 730,000 | 18 |
| 10 | Richard Green | United States | 650,000 | 16 |
Sandeep Koralla 3,630,000 lead the Day 1e flight, becoming the event's overall chip leader.
In the Day 1f flight, Cero Zuccarello emerged as the chip leader with 1,200,000.
Among the top chip counts across both flights are bracelet winners Prashanth Nataraj (2,055,000), Mitchell Hynam (1,715,000), Scott Eskenazi (600,000), and Georgios Sotiropoulos (560,000), as well as ODB Bonus Player Christina Hill (555,0000).
The field will combine for Day 2 at 1:00 p.m., local time on Sunday, June 28.
PokerNews's traditional live reporting coverage will begin at the start of Day 2.
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