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Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day 1c Completed
For the third straight day, another massive field in Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker assembled as they hunt for that all-important $1,000,000 guaranteed first prize.
At the end of ten levels, it's Daniel Moran who bagged the chip lead, and tops the 779 players surviving from a Day 1c field of 3,121.
Also at the top end of the counts is Rich Alsup, who sits 18th in chips. Alsup came out on top of an 11,933-strong field in the $1,500 Monster Stack for his second gold bracelet less than two weeks ago.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Moran | United Kingdom | 605,000 | 303 |
| 2 | Dean Ruan | United States | 407,500 | 204 |
| 3 | Benoit Fiasson | France | 367,500 | 184 |
| 4 | Brandon Morisson | United States | 367,000 | 184 |
| 5 | Mario Diaz Quilez | Spain | 350,600 | 175 |
| 6 | Xiang Zou | United States | 335,000 | 168 |
| 7 | Alexander Guerriero | United States | 329,000 | 165 |
| 8 | Maurice Tan | United States | 322,500 | 161 |
| 9 | Sebastian Paraianzay | United States | 318,500 | 159 |
| 10 | Roberto Pagano | United States | 311,500 | 156 |
Joining Moran and Alsup on Day 2c are 2016 WSOP Main Event champion Qui Nguyen (200,000), Nicholas Hellmuth (168,000), 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada (142,000), and 2024 Mystery Millions champion Malcolm Trayner (50,000).
These surviving players and more will return on Saturday, June 20 for ten more levels starting at 1,000/2,000/2,000. Cards will be in the air from 11 a.m.
Stay tuned for PokerNews for all the latest from the Millionaire and the rest of the 2026 WSOP.
In the 976th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back at Level 8 Studio in Las Vegas to catch up on all things 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
That includes looking at the big winners and losers from the Million Dollar Cash Game, including big hands by Alan Keating, Texas Mike, and Martin Kabrhel. Speaking of Kabrhel, he got into it with both Daniel Negreanu and Martin Zamani, and it seems the tide may be turning on how a lot of fans and other players feel about him. From there, the crew discusses Jared Bleznick's controversial comments against the Seniors High Roller, the current Player of the Year standings, and bracelet wins by some of the biggest names in the game, including Nick Schulman, Alex Foxen, Yuri Dzivielevski, and Adrian Mateos. Plus, Rich Alsup and Eddie Blumenthal both nabbed WSOP hardware.
Finally, learn who won the Bar Poker Open Championship at the Golden Nugget for a smooth $100,0001
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
The poker community asked, and the WSOP listened.
In a major shake-up to the Poker Hall of Fame, the induction process is shifting away from its traditional "winner-takes-all" format. A brand-new voting system has been introduced, paving the way for up to six of the eight nominees to be inducted in a single year.
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Poker Hall of Fame. Once the public determines the top eight nominees, the final decision will rest with the 33 living Hall of Fame members.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
Phil Hellmuth tries to keep it positive on social media. But a bad beat elimination from a recent 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event caused the "Poker Brat" to rant.
The 17-time bracelet winner posted a three-minute video shortly after busting on Day 2 from Event #33: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. In that clip, he expressed frustration two weeks into a long WSOP.
According to the WSOP live app.
When Kristen Foxen won the 2026 WSOP $25,000 High Roller, it was her first outright victory in a major nosebleed event. It was also the exclamation point on one of the most sustained periods of elite tournament poker anyone has produced in recent memory.
Since finishing 13th in the 2024 WSOP Main Event for $600,000, the six-time bracelet winner has been making final tables so regularly they might as well reserve her a seat. Few, if any, have come close to matching her record in that time. And with the WSOP just two weeks in, there's no indication she's stopping any time soon.
Four seven-figure scores. Twenty-three final tables. Nearly $11 million in prize money. Almost all of it earned against the best players in the world, in the toughest tournaments.
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