Stephen Song Bags Millionaire Maker Day 1b Chip Lead
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Day 1b of Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker has concluded. It attracted a field of 2,762 entries to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, and only 607 bagged up chips for Day 2.
Stephen Song bagged the Millionaire Maker Day 1b chip lead with 431,000. Song already has one bracelet and will be looking for number two in the next couple of days.
Some notable stacks include Maria Konnikova (243,000), Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina (233,000), Asher Conniff (198,000).
Millionaire Maker Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Song | United States | 431,000 | 172 |
| 2 | Michael Nia | United States | 405,500 | 162 |
| 3 | Clement Van Driessche | France | 397,000 | 159 |
| 4 | Russell Clayton | United States | 394,500 | 158 |
| 5 | Boris Akopov | United States | 347,000 | 139 |
| 6 | Sebastien Comel | France | 338,000 | 135 |
| 7 | Nabil Cardoso | Spain | 337,000 | 135 |
| 8 | Pierre Calamusa | France | 337,000 | 135 |
| 9 | Kou Vang | United States | 334,000 | 134 |
| 10 | Hayato Nagasawa | Japan | 330,000 | 132 |
Come back to PokerNews for the start of Day 2 at 10 a.m. local time on Oct. 10.