Tonight in the Tournament Hall there was a $440 MILLIONS North America STEP 2 satellite with a huge 25 seat guarantee to Sunday’s $1,500 + $150 STEP 3 satellite – which in turn guarantees 10 seats to the $10,000 + $300 MILLIONS North America in May.
Of the 72 total entries in the STEP 2, 57 of those came from $90 STEP 1 satellites. In addition, there were 15 new buy-ins including 8 re-entries in the STEP 2 tonight, meaning that there was considerable extra value in the form of a prize pool overlay tonight. Most of the seats to the STEP 3 were booked by players who started in earlier STEP 1s – and tomorrow night, when the MILLIONS North America seat winners are finalized, we’ll learn how many players have booked their $10K ticket for just a $90 buy-in!
At the end of the action tonight, our live blog reporter noted that tensions were somewhat frayed after the gruelling satellite which featured an extended period of hand-for-hand play, so a group shot of the winners was not possible. Nevertheless, here are a few shots of players that were in action right to the very end tonight.
