Day 1b of Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Kicks Off Soon!
Welcome to Day 1b of Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker. Cards go in the air at 10 a.m. PT at the 2021 World Series of Poker for the second of two flights in the popular annual tournament that guarantees $1,000,000 to first place.
John Gorsuch won the WSOP gold bracelet in this event in 2019, beating Kazuki Ikeuchi heads-up to best a field of 8,809 and claim the $1,344,930 first prize.
Day 1a of the 2021 Millionaire Maker drew 2,564 entrants and 567 of them moved on to Day 2. The survivors of Day 1b will join them in a Day 2 that will take place on Sunday, October 10.
Players will start with 25,000 chips. Blinds open at 100/100/100 and will increase every 60 minutes. Players can re-enter once per flight and late registration is open until the end of Level 8. Day 1b will conclude at the end of Level 11.
Be sure to keep it here all day long for updates on the action as it happens from the PokerNews live reporting team.