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MILLIONAIRE MAKER DRAWS AN ASTONISHING 7,977 ENTRIES
Jun 01 2014 01:11 AM EST
It’s official.
This year’s Millionaire Maker tournament at the World Series of Poker drew the second-largest turnout in history. By day's end, a whopping 7,977 entries took part in the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em competition (Event #8). Only the 2006 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Main Event Championship, which was held back during the height of the poker boom, was larger. That unforgettable occasion drew 8,773 entries--but it did so spread out over four starting days. This tournament got running over the course of a single afternoon.
Yet, Millionaire Maker II was still record-setting for a number of reasons. Attendance far eclipsed last year’s turnout in the inaugural, which was 6,343 players. As before, players could play in either of two starting sessions, plus they had the option to re-enter. The opening session which started in the morning drew 4,722 players. The second session starting in late afternoon attracted 3,255.
Saturday’s final player count became the largest single-day poker session ever, by a wide margin. Last year’s Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship drew 4,407 players, then an almost unthinkable logistical challenge for tournament staff and the Rio, which was teeming with thousands of poker players who not only turned out for the tournament, but also played in several other events taking place at the same time, including cash games, outside the seafood restaurant Buzio's, and spread across over 400 tables in the Rio Convention Center.
That said, Saturday’s Millionaire Maker tournament made just about everything before it seem tame and small, by comparison. Think of it this way – no other single day in live poker, anywhere, has been bigger. Ever.
Millionaire Maker II continues over the next two days. Day Two action commences on Sunday at 2pm. Play is scheduled to conclude on Monday. However, given the huge field-size, play could very well extend into an unscheduled fourth day of play on Tuesday.
The top 819 finishers will collect prize money, making this once again, a tourney to remember. Only that iconic 2006 Main Event Championship paid out more players (873). This year’s Millionaire Maker champion will collect $1,319,587 in prize money, nearly one-thousand times his initial investment. If that weren't impressive enough, the top 12 finishers will all be taking home six-figure paydays.
Watch the latest updates from Day Two of the Millionaire Maker on WSOP.com.
This year’s Millionaire Maker tournament at the World Series of Poker drew the second-largest turnout in history. By day's end, a whopping 7,977 entries took part in the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em competition (Event #8). Only the 2006 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Main Event Championship, which was held back during the height of the poker boom, was larger. That unforgettable occasion drew 8,773 entries--but it did so spread out over four starting days. This tournament got running over the course of a single afternoon.
Yet, Millionaire Maker II was still record-setting for a number of reasons. Attendance far eclipsed last year’s turnout in the inaugural, which was 6,343 players. As before, players could play in either of two starting sessions, plus they had the option to re-enter. The opening session which started in the morning drew 4,722 players. The second session starting in late afternoon attracted 3,255.
Saturday’s final player count became the largest single-day poker session ever, by a wide margin. Last year’s Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship drew 4,407 players, then an almost unthinkable logistical challenge for tournament staff and the Rio, which was teeming with thousands of poker players who not only turned out for the tournament, but also played in several other events taking place at the same time, including cash games, outside the seafood restaurant Buzio's, and spread across over 400 tables in the Rio Convention Center.
That said, Saturday’s Millionaire Maker tournament made just about everything before it seem tame and small, by comparison. Think of it this way – no other single day in live poker, anywhere, has been bigger. Ever.
Millionaire Maker II continues over the next two days. Day Two action commences on Sunday at 2pm. Play is scheduled to conclude on Monday. However, given the huge field-size, play could very well extend into an unscheduled fourth day of play on Tuesday.
The top 819 finishers will collect prize money, making this once again, a tourney to remember. Only that iconic 2006 Main Event Championship paid out more players (873). This year’s Millionaire Maker champion will collect $1,319,587 in prize money, nearly one-thousand times his initial investment. If that weren't impressive enough, the top 12 finishers will all be taking home six-figure paydays.
Watch the latest updates from Day Two of the Millionaire Maker on WSOP.com.
