Sunday, July 3, 2022 2:30 AM Local Time
Leo Margets Among Big Stacks At End of Day 1a in $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty
Day 1a of Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker Bally's and Paris Las Vegas has wrapped up after 22 levels of play with 182 players remaining. Sitting among the big stacks is Spain's Leo Margets, who bagged a stack of 1,275,000 as she looks to earn her second bracelet and potentially become an overnight millionaire.
Margets, who won her first bracelet last fall as the WSOP closed out in Event #83: $1,500 The Closer, will be joined on Day 2 by Vincent Meli, who bagged the overwhelming chip lead with a stack of 2,725,000, as well as other big stacks including Artem Sloitsev (1,935,000), Jason Brin (1,810,000), Steven McCartney (1,615,000) and Raminder Singh (1,435,000).
Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big blinds |
1 | Vincent Meli | United Kingdom | 2,705,000 | 68 |
2 | Christopher Doan | United States | 2,000,015 | 50 |
3 | Jason Brin | United States | 1,810,000 | 45 |
4 | Joshua Moskovits | United States | 1,680,000 | 42 |
5 | Hayato Kitajima | Japan | 1,615,000 | 40 |
6 | Steven McCartney | United States | 1,615,000 | 40 |
7 | Craig Fields | United States | 1,590,000 | 40 |
8 | Rodrigo Semeghini | Brazil | 1,580,000 | 40 |
9 | Timothy Chung | United Kingdom | 1,555,000 | 39 |
10 | Terry Shortland | United States | 1,435,000 | 36 |
Day 1a of the tournament attracted 3,598 runners with only 536 spots getting paid. Some of the players who didn't survive the day include Tony Sinishtaj, Pete Chen, Perry Friedman, Kathy Liebert, Poker Hall of Famer Barry Greenstein and Main Event champions Ryan Riess and Greg Merson.
Dan Matsuzuki was one of two players eliminated on the money bubble when his pocket queens were cracked by the ace-king of Kunal Shah. Since they were eliminated at the same time, Matsuzuki and the other player were able to split a minimum payout.
Day 1b of the Million Dollar Bounty will kick off on Sunday, July 3 at 12 p.m. local time and will follow the same structure as Day 1a with 22 levels lasting 30 minutes and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12, which is expected to wrap up around 6:40 p.m.
The remaining players from the four starting flights will return for Day 2 on Tuesday, July 5 and be eligible to draw for the top bounty prize of $1,000,000 if they have eliminated an opponent.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow for continued coverage of Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty No-Limit Hold'em leading up to the drawing of the elusive $1,000,000 bounty.
Sunday, July 3, 2022 2:20 AM Local Time
End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts
Vincent Meli | 2,705,000 | 2,705,000 |
Christopher Doan | 2,000,015 | |
Jason Brin | 1,810,000 | 1,810,000 |
Joshua Moskovits | 1,680,000 | |
Hayato Kitajima | 1,615,000 | 1,615,000 |
Steven Mccartney | 1,615,000 | 1,615,000 |
Craig Fields | 1,590,000 | 1,590,000 |
Rodrigo Semeghini | 1,580,000 | |
Timothy Chung | 1,555,000 | 1,555,000 |
Terry Shortland | 1,435,000 | 1,435,000 |
Raminder Singh | 1,435,000 | 1,435,000 |
Yannick Schumacher | 1,425,000 | 1,425,000 |
Harutyun Gevorgyan | 1,415,000 | |
Rex Clinkscales | 1,350,000 | 510,000 |
Andrew Kim | 1,340,000 | 1,340,000 |
Jason Aden | 1,335,000 | 220,000 |
Tzur Levy | 1,330,000 | |
Balakrish Patur | 1,325,000 | |
Zachary Okin | 1,295,000 | |
Mikiya Kudo | 1,275,000 | 1,275,000 |
Leo Margets | 1,275,000 | 775,000 |
Peter Braglia | 1,245,000 | |
Joshua Lynch | 1,225,000 | 1,225,000 |
Tomoyuki Yoshimiya | 1,215,000 | 1,215,000 |
Kalidou Sow | 1,200,000 | -100,000 |
Adrian Sportelli | 1,200,000 | 870,000 |
Mel Wiener | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
Orlando Osorio | 1,195,000 | 1,195,000 |
Leandro Bianchini | 1,190,000 | |
Koichi Nozaki | 1,180,000 | |
Kyle Gross | 1,130,000 | -70,000 |
Quincy Borland | 1,125,000 | |
Daniel Haselhorst | 1,105,000 | |
Sandeep Pallampati | 1,102,000 | |
Shane Nardiello | 1,100,000 | |
Jamison Desantis | 1,085,000 | |
Robert James | 1,085,000 | |
Vuong Do | 1,063,000 | -562,000 |
Justin Levitt | 1,055,000 | |
Nirav Parekh | 1,050,000 | |
Royce Baker | 1,050,000 | 0 |
Eric Uhl | 1,035,000 | |
Nathan Gamble | 1,020,000 | 520,000 |
Jose Rodriguez | 1,020,000 | |
Maximiliano Vaccalluzzo | 1,010,000 | |
Steven Christopher | 1,000,015 | |
Jayaram Kovoor Chathoth | 970,000 | |
Brandon Sheils | 965,000 | |
Arin Youssefian | 965,000 | |
Dan Wilson | 960,000 | |
Anthony Newman | 955,000 | -145,000 |
Jose Jaraiz | 955,000 | 455,000 |
James Rann | 930,000 | |
Adam Walton | 900,000 | |
Raul Celaya | 900,000 | 725,000 |
David Urban | 895,000 | |
Jason Fass | 890,000 | |
Evan Cutler | 885,000 | |
Joseph Sebring | 875,000 | |
David Wells | 870,000 | |
Maxime Conte | 860,000 | 630,000 |
Paul Lee | 855,000 | |
Christopher Ahrens | 855,000 | |
Adam Christie | 850,000 | |
Harrison Ashdown | 845,000 | |
Nicholas Torretti | 835,000 | |
Oliver Bithell | 825,000 | |
Barry Hutter | 825,000 | |
Edouard Sadoun | 815,000 | |
Andrea Rocci | 800,000 | 270,000 |
Alexandre Heran | 795,000 | |
Keith Cardwell | 790,000 | |
Romain Nussmann | 780,000 | |
Espen Jorstad | 775,000 | |
Alexandre Reard | 770,000 | -80,000 |
Kevin Hong | 770,000 | |
Rainer Kempe | 750,000 | |
Kelly Webb | 750,000 | |
John Perry | 740,000 | |
Franco Spitale | 725,000 | |
Francis Cruz | 715,000 | |
Emmanuel Marianakis | 715,000 | |
Vi Do | 710,000 | |
Yulian Bogdanov | 710,000 | |
Jordan Schneible | 705,000 | |
Morgan Machina | 695,000 | |
Mihai Isar | 690,000 | |
David Van Reyk | 680,000 | -20,000 |
Alan Bittikofer | 675,000 | |
Patrick Loughman | 660,000 | |
Eric Bonin | 650,000 | |
Vincent Chauve | 635,000 | 335,000 |
Branden Bertelli | 630,000 | |
Manuel Pentzek | 630,000 | |
Vladimir Vasilyev | 620,000 | 146,000 |
Ryan Hall | 610,000 | |
Stuart Taylor | 605,000 | |
Daniel Fried | 605,000 | -595,000 |
Ryan Slowik | 605,000 | |
Noam Muallem | 600,000 | |
Antoine Labat | 595,000 | -10,000 |
Jonathan Hilton | 595,000 | |
Joffrey Lhote | 590,000 | 590,000 |
Gregory Brewer | 585,000 | -75,000 |
Ryan Riess | 580,000 | 490,000 |
Akmal Giyazov | 575,000 | |
Huilin Chen | 575,000 | |
Jameson Painter | 570,000 | |
Frank Trinh | 570,000 | |
Morris Mergi | 565,000 | |
Gilbert Cruz | 555,000 | |
Alejandro Andion | 550,000 | |
Raj Vohra | 545,000 | |
Christian Calcano | 540,000 | 190,000 |
Forrest Kollar | 535,000 | |
Ronald Sims | 535,000 | |
Brandon Navarrete | 530,000 | |
Nathaniel Zoller | 525,000 | |
Nicholas Marsico | 520,000 | -300,000 |
Ye Yuan | 515,000 | 335,000 |
Matthias Habernig | 510,000 | |
Franco Cupello | 505,000 | |
Diego Ventura | 505,000 | |
Harpreet Padda | 505,000 | |
Wesley Whybrew | 505,000 | -75,000 |
Matthew Kelly | 500,000 | |
Selim Oulmekki | 500,000 | |
Xiaohai Chen | 495,000 | |
Abou Sy | 495,000 | 431,000 |
Homi Syodia | 485,000 | |
Tongzu Ding | 475,000 | |
Davide Suriano | 465,000 | |
Juan Gandara | 465,000 | |
Georgios Sotiropoulos | 455,000 | |
Hong Phung | 455,000 | |
Antonio Salorio | 450,000 | |
Ruth Graham | 450,000 | 310,000 |
Peter Li | 450,000 | |
Zheng Huang | 445,000 | |
Francois Pirault | 445,000 | -155,000 |
William Rogers | 445,000 | |
Pavel Spirins | 435,000 | |
Daniel Rohde | 435,000 | |
Ertem Osmanoglu | 430,000 | |
Marcus Stein | 430,000 | |
David Williams | 430,000 | |
Quintin Thierry | 420,000 | |
Shea Quintin | 420,000 | |
Kenny Hallaert | 420,000 | -440,000 |
Shijia Liu | 410,000 | |
Hai Nguyen | 405,000 | |
Michael Brown | 400,000 | 387,000 |
Joshua Schindler | 395,000 | |
Pierce Mckellar | 380,000 | |
Stephen Bartlett | 370,000 | |
Masato Horiuchi | 360,000 | 270,000 |
Masataka Iwasa | 350,000 | |
Sultan Khair | 350,000 | |
Bob Buckenmayer | 340,000 | |
Richard Magee | 340,000 | |
Bryan Kwon | 325,000 | |
Azim Popatia | 325,000 | |
Danny Shaw | 325,000 | |
Anthony Hu | 315,000 | |
Audrey Verlomme | 280,000 | 280,000 |
Michael Hooper | 275,000 | |
Todd Melander | 270,000 | |
Tijan Tepeh | 265,000 | |
Evan Acker | 255,000 | |
Daniel Spargur | 255,000 | |
Raymond Leone | 240,000 | |
Michael Mccauley | 200,000 | |
Artem Sloitsev | 193,500 | -1,116,500 |
Jay Merchant | 190,000 | |
Evan Avery | 185,000 | |
Kelly Slay | 180,000 | |
George Apazidis | 160,000 | |
Phuoc Nguyen | 144,650 | |
Jorn Walthaus | 139,000 | |
Shang Daz | 135,000 | |
Christopher Marcadet | 115,000 | |
Chris Moorman | 110,000 | -590,000 |
Diddy Chen | 1 | |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 2:14 AM Local Time
Three More Hands
The floor has announced that three more hands will be played before the night ends.
Sunday, July 3, 2022 2:04 AM Local Time
Michelle Eliminated At The End
After a raise from Vuong Do to 60,000, Tiffany Michelle announced all in for around 180,000. When action was back on Do, he snap-called.
Tiffany Michelle:
Vuong Do:
The board was , nothing to help Michelle, who was eliminated just when the floor announced the last three hands of the night.
Vuong Do | 1,625,000 | |
Tiffany Michelle | 0 | -330,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:59 AM Local Time
Custodio Eliminated
Daniel Custodio was seen with only 150,000 left, and all in before the flop.
Daniel Custodio:
Wesley Whybrew:
The board came and Custodio could not survive. A few minutes ago, he had more than a million chips. But now, Custodio is only good for a $1,672 payday in 210th place today.
Wesley Whybrew | 580,000 | 580,000 |
Daniel Custodio | 0 | -1,100,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:47 AM Local Time
Sow Puts On Some Pressure
Action was caught on a flop between Kalidou Sow in the blinds and Kyle Gross in early position.
Both players checked the flop to the turn. Gross bet one big blind, 25,000, and Sow check-raised to 140,000. Gross did not think too much and called.
The river brought a full house to the table, and Sow announced all in. Gross quickly folded, and Sow collected the pot. He has now more than a million chips to finish the day.
Kalidou Sow | 1,300,000 | 720,000 |
Kyle Gross | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:45 AM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:43 AM Local Time
Aden Rides Broadway Over 1,000,000 Mark
Early position opened to 60,000, getting calls from Jason Aden in middle position and the big blind.
On the flop, the preflop aggressor continued for 130,000. After some deliberation, Aden jammed for about 450,000. The big blind folded. His opponent called him, covering him by just 15,000, less than a single big blind.
Jason Aden:
Opponent:
Aden had flopped the nut straight, and his opponent was in rough shape. He would need runner-runner to try and make a full house or quads, or a straight on the board for a chop. Those outs were all entirely erased as a brick arrived on the turn in the form of the . The hit on the river, improving the opponent to trips, but it was far from enough to beat Aden's straight. Aden scooped the pot to double up and left his opponent's stack decimated.
Jason Aden | 1,115,000 | 1,115,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:34 AM Local Time
Lichtenberger No More
PokerNews didn't catch the bustout hand, but Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger was seen making his way to the payout counter after having his tournament run come to an end.
Andrew Lichtenberger | 0 | -300,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:31 AM Local Time
Updated Counts
Josh Lynch | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
Daniel Fried | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
Daniel Custodio | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
Kenny Hallaert | 860,000 | 220,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 850,000 | 850,000 |
Chris Moorman | 700,000 | 450,000 |
Vincent Chauve | 300,000 | 300,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:21 AM Local Time
Level 21 started
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:20 AM Local Time
Moskovits Building a Big Stack
After a limp from under the gun, Josh Moskovits raised to 100,000 from late position. The button reraised to 250,000. Action folded back around to Moskovits, who moved all in. The button made the call with an effective stack of about 600,000 total.
Opponent:
Josh Moskovits:
Moskovits was well ahead, and the runout gave both players a full house, but practically changed nothing. Moskovits' kings were still good, and he scooped the pot and sent his opponent to the rail. Moskovits stack is now among the biggest in the room, if not the outright largest stack.
Josh Moskovits | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:15 AM Local Time
Jaraiz Shoves River
Jose Jaraiz was in the big blind in a five-way pot on a board of .
Jaraiz checked on the flop and his four opponents checked as well. Jaraiz then led out for 100,000 on the turn and only one opponent called.
The river brought the and Jaraiz took a moment before moving all in for around 230,000. His opponent laid it down.
Jose Jaraiz | 500,000 | 500,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:04 AM Local Time
Pham Flops Top Pair for Knockout
Chung Pham opened to 90,000 from under the gun. Two seats to his left, the player jammed for 240,000. Action folded back around to Pham who made the call with his opponent covered.
Opponent:
Chung Pham:
Pham was behind, but got the help he needed on the flop. The turn and river had no impact, and Pham's pair of jacks was still best. He scooped the pot, knocking his opponent out of the tournament.
Chung Pham | 600,000 | 260,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:03 AM Local Time
Updated Counts
Alex Outhred | 625,000 | 424,700 |
Francois Pirault | 600,000 | 50,000 |
Danny Rohde | 570,000 | |
Leo Margets | 500,000 | 30,000 |
Nathan Gamble | 500,000 | 350,000 |
Jake Schwartz | 460,000 | -30,000 |
Christian Soto | 330,000 | 70,000 |
Tiffany Michelle | 330,000 | 10,000 |
Andrew Lichtenberger | 300,000 | -20,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:45 AM Local Time
Level 20 started
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:19 AM Local Time
Last Break Of The Day
Players are now enjoying their last 20-minute break. The final three levels of the day will then be played out.
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:18 AM Local Time
Urban Rivers a Straight for Knockout
After the big blind jammed for 297,000, Dave Urban made the call from the small blind with his opponent covered.
Opponent:
Dave Urban:
Urban was dominated. Neither player connected with the flop. The turn gave Urban a straight draw and the river completed that draw. Urban scooped the pot and sent his opponent to the rail.
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:17 AM Local Time
Sloitsev Got Hot
Artem Sloitsev opened in early position and Clifton Williams called from the big blind.
Sloitsev bet 40,000 on a flop before he bet another 60,000 on a turn. On both occasions Williams check-called.
The river completed the board and Williams bet 100,000. Sloitsev answered him by pushing his stack into the middle, and Williams finally made the call.
Clifton Williams:
Artem Sloitsev:
Williams made trips nines on the river, just when Sloitsev made a flush, and Williams was eliminated.
On the next hand, the Russian was still building a stack with those new chips when his neighbor Richard Gum announced all in. Sloitsev did not ask for a count and snap-called with . He was battling against and won that hand easily after the board fell.
Artem Sloitsev | 1,310,000 | 1,310,000 |
Richard Gum | 0 | 0 |
Clifton Williams | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:07 AM Local Time
Conte Eliminates One
An early-position player moved all in for around 50,000 and Maxime Conte reshoved in late position to get the hand heads up.
Opponent:
Maxime Conte:
The flop came to give Conte a big lead with top pair and the runout of locked up the hand for him to send his opponent to the rail.
Maxime Conte | 230,000 | 230,000 |