Shannon Shorr Among Big Names to Progress on Day 1a of Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Shannon Shorr was among the notable names to advance after Day 1a of the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #37: $1,500 Millionaire Maker as he bagged 244,000. Some 738 runners from this flight will return for Day 2 of the 3,546 entries.
Shorr will be chasing his first bracelet and he tops many people's list as one of the "best without a bracelet" having earned over $10 million in live tournament earnings.
Other familiar names who made it through to Day 2 included Maria Ho, Davidi Kitai, Alex Foxen, Niall Farrell, and big stack, Anatoly Filatov.
They will return to Bally's at 10 a.m. on Sunday to battle for what is already a $4,757,940 prize pool with the second flight still to go.
Event 37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER Day 1A Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Alvarado | United States | 466,500 | 187 |
| 2 | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | 429,500 | 172 |
| 3 | Federico Castaing | Argentina | 427,000 | 171 |
| 4 | Perry Johnston | United States | 413,500 | 165 |
| 5 | Stanislav Angelov | United States | 412,500 | 165 |
| 6 | Vu To | United States | 389,000 | 156 |
| 7 | Ian Modder | Canada | 386,000 | 154 |
| 8 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 375,500 | 150 |
| 9 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 369,500 | 148 |
| 10 | Cosmin Joldis | Romania | 368,000 | 147 |
Other players near the top of leaderboard include Mitchell Mantin (349,000), Peter Males (272,000), Elio Fox (275,000) and Anthony Lamps (250,000).
Allen Kessler was eliminated towards the end of the day and, like many others, will have to play in Day 1b if he hopes to make it to Day 2.
Cards go in the air for Day 1b at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and will once again play 11 one-hour levels. Surviving players from both flights will return for Day 2 on Sunday, June 19 at 10:00 a.m.
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flop, giving De Silva top pair. The 
turn and 
river kept De Silva ahead, securing him a double up to just above starting stack.
flop, which improved Duong to the nut flush draw. Nothing changed on the 
. Ho continued for 1,500 and was called.
turn to the 
river. At this point the big blind player led into Ho, betting out 3,700. Ho thought for some time before tossing in calling chips. The player in the big blind turned over 
for top pair top kicker and Ho, saying "That is a very strong hand", tossed her cards into the muck.
