Huge Crowd Turns Out For Day 1b of the Millionaire Maker
After 3,546 players bought into Day 1a of Event #37: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em on June 17, an even larger turnout of 4,429 players chose Day 1b to start their quest for a 2022 World Series of Poker bracelet here at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. Only 963 of those players who started this Day 1 with high hopes managed to make it through to Day 2.
Dozens of stellar names bought in while late registration was open. The lure of a seven-figure top prize was enough to entice such luminaries as JJ Liu, Kenny Hallaert, four-time WSOP bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi, recent bracelet winner Daniel Weinman, and Kathy Liebert to the Millionaire Maker tables.
Event #37: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Yea | South Korea | 445,000 | 178 |
| 2 | Christopher Gu | United States | 420,500 | 168 |
| 3 | Alain Bauer | United Kingdom | 390,500 | 156 |
| 4 | Nada Siddick | United States | 390,400 | 156 |
| 5 | Paul Berger | United States | 382,000 | 153 |
| 6 | Tyler Gaston | United States | 379,500 | 152 |
| 7 | Joe Eckford | United States | 347,000 | 139 |
| 8 | Ryan Law | United States | 334,000 | 133 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Tanouye | United States | 332,500 | 133 |
| 10 | Dong Ji | United States | 331,500 | 132 |
The likes of Christopher Gu, Alain Bauer, Nada Siddik and the inaugural Wynn Millions champion Andrew Moreno not only punched their Day 2 tickets but did so with chip stacks that place then at the summit of the chip counts.
Of course, there were more players who busted on Day 1b than made it through to Day 2. It was the end of the road for Mustapha Kanit, Shaun Deeb, Guillaume Diaz, and Matt Berkey among others.
Day 2 commences at 10:00 a.m. local time sharp on June 19 and sees the survivors from Day 1a and 1b merge to create a field of 1,701. The blinds on Day 2 start at Level 12, meaning players are paying 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. The plan is to complete another ten levels, with a 60-minute break after Level 17, which is approximately 7:00 p.m. local time.
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The money bubble will burst on Day 2 of this massive. Stay locked into PokerNews on Day 2 to discover which unfortunate soul pops the bubble and which players help themselves to a return on their $1,500 investment.
flop, both players checked to the 
turn. Kanit check-called 13,000 to the river 
.
, it's pretty well played," said Kanit, who headed for the exit.
board, doing a pair of queens, as he eliminated a player and was back to a good stack.
flop, the player in the small blind bet 3,500 and Larachiche made it to 10,000, with 6,500 behind. Weinman called and the player in the small blind folded. The last chips of Larachiche went into the line on a 
turn.
turn, before Lopes send a third bullet tof24,500 on a 
river. Mauricio quickly called.
on a 
flop to eliminate a player. And recently, he took more chips by eliminating another one.
and Sylvain Cisterna was able to eliminate another player today.
, putting Michelle in the lead, but not leaving Lampropulos drawing dead.
, Kanit was able to double up.
