The late registration period has come to a close on Day 1A of the MILLIONS Open, with 587 entries, including 112 re-entries, in the first flight of this opening event. The excellent turnout put 587,000,000 chips in play today so there will be some huge stacks moving on to Monday’s Day 2.
Day 1B of the MILLIONS Open kicks off tomorrow at noon, and, judging by the popularity of this flight, it should draw another huge crowd.
Today’s field is already down by more than half, leaving 274 players in contention as they head down the home stretch.
Here are the current chip leaders:
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre | Couture | 8,975,000 |
| Robert | Cohen | 6,915,000 |
| Abdullahi | Hassan | 5,965,000 |
| Medhat | Ramzy | 5,800,000 |
| Donald | Maloney | 5,730,000 |
| Tyler Clayton | Patterson | 5,715,000 |
| Marton | Szlavy | 5,685,000 |
| Michel | Dubreuil | 5,635,000 |
| Frederic | Normand | 5,585,000 |