Bonomo Among Remaining Players from Day 1d; Del Vecchio Among Leaders
Day 1d of Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas has wrapped up after 22 levels of play with 204 players remaining. Sitting among the big stacks is three-time bracelet winner Justin Bonomo, who bagged a stack of 635,000 as he looks to earn his fourth bracelet and potentially add another million to his Hendon Mob profile.
Bonomo, who is ranked second on the All Time Money List, will be joined on Day 2 by Mike Del Vecchio who bagged one of the biggest stacks with 1,375,000, as well as other big stacks including Emily Nguyen (1,200,000) and Lucas Kavanaugh (820,000). The overnight chip leader for this flight is Jack Melki (1,490,000) and average stack for this flight is 466,000.
Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Melki | France | 1,490,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Mike Del Vecchio | United States | 1,375,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Emily Nguyen | United States | 1,200,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Stephen Frakes | United States | 1,195,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Brendan Shiller | United States | 1,175,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Tom Cannuli | United States | 1,150,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Massoud Eskandari | United States | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Qing Liu | United States | 1,090,000 | 28 |
| 9 | Tuan Nguyen | United States | 945,000 | 24 |
| 10 | Gerson Caldeira | Brazil | 930,000 | 23 |
Day 1d of the tournament with its super turbo structure attracted 2,334 runners with only 351 spots getting paid. Some of the players who didn't survive the day include Bryn Kenney, Shaun Deeb, Phil Hellmuth, and Vanessa Kade.
Day 2 of the Million Dollar Bounty will kick off with all the remaining players from the four starting flights combined on Tuesday, July 5 at 1 p.m. local time in the Paris Ballroom. The structure will consist of 17 levels lasting 40 minutes with 15-min breaks after every three and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 31 (~ 7:30 p.m.). Players will resume at Level 23 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante and will play until only five players remain or a full 17 levels, whichever comes first.
All remaining players who eliminate an opponent will draw for a bounty, with the top bounty prize of $1,000,000 in the mix.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back for continued coverage of Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty No-Limit Hold'em, including the drawing of the elusive $1,000,000 bounty.