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Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? Only 24 Return for Final Day of $1,000 Mystery Millions
There aren't many opportunities in poker to turn a $1,000 buy-in into a million-dollar payday, but Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is one of them.
A total of 22,811 hopefuls flooded into the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas across six starting flights with dreams of becoming a millionaire, and the tournament has already produced its first. Jonathan Schiller pulled the largest available mystery bounty, earning a seven-figure payout from the event's $16,919,343 prize pool.
Schiller won't be the tournament's only millionaire, however. While the biggest mystery bounties have already been claimed, another seven-figure payday awaits. The eventual champion is set to walk away with $1,000,000 alongside a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Leading the way into the final day is Vinay Boob, who returns in pole position after bagging the overnight chip lead with a stack of 97,300,000.
Right behind him, 25K Fantasy Draft pick and past bracelet winner David “ODB” Baker returns with 75,800,000. In contrast, the ever-charitable Brian Smith is looking to win his first bracelet, and rounds out the top three with 71,300,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinay Boob | India | 97,300,000 | 49 |
| 2 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 75,800,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Brian Smith | United States | 71,300,000 | 36 |
| 4 | Edward Pak | United States | 56,600,000 | 28 |
| 5 | Imre Makranyi | United States | 53,500,000 | 27 |
| 6 | Leo Lombardozzi | France | 53,400,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Joey Weissman | United States | 47,500,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Christopher Basile | United States | 46,000,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Abdullah Akbarpoor | Turkey | 43,400,000 | 22 |
| 10 | Thomas Hall | United Kingdom | 38,500,000 | 19 |
Baker isn't the only former bracelet winner still in contention, with Joey Weissman (47,500,000), Thomas Hall (38,500,000), Dominik Panka (21,700,000) and Narcis Nedelcu (18,800,000) also returning for the final day. The talent doesn't end there, with players such as Edward Pak (56,600,000), Ren Lin (28,600,000) and Fausto Valdez (16,300,000) all still in the mix.
Cards will be in the air at 1 p.m. local time, with blinds resuming at 1,000,000/2,000,000 and a 2,000,000 big blind ante. The remaining players will compete through 40-minute levels, taking 15-minute breaks after every three levels, until a champion is crowned.
Each of the returning players has locked up at least $45,200, but the biggest prizes are still to come. Six-figure payouts await those who reach the final table, while the eventual champion will walk away with $1,000,000 and the prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | 8 | $140,000 |
| 2 | $640,000 | 9 | $110,003 |
| 3 | $490,000 | 10-11 | $87,200 |
| 4 | $375,000 | 12-13 | $70,000 |
| 5 | $290,000 | 14-17 | $55,800 |
| 6 | $225,000 | 18-24 | $45,200 |
| 7 | $176,000 |
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