Franco Spitale Leads Final Day of Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
Today is the final day of Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker, where the remaining players will play down to a champion at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The winner will receive not only the first place prize money of $1,250,125 from the whopping $14,603,565 prize pool, but also the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.?
Out of a massive field of 10,938 entrants, only seven made it through to Day 5. Leading the pack at the top of the counts is Argentina��s Franco Spitale with 83,600,000 chips. Spitale catapulted himself into the chip lead with two tables remaining after his ace-queen of diamonds came out on top in a three-way all-in against Larry Quang and Ramon Rivera. Since then, he has remained at the forefront of the field.???
Day 5 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Spitale | Argentina | 83,600,000 | 42 |
| 2 | Stephen Dauphinais | Canada | 68,700,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Justin Carey | United States | 63,900,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Harvey Jackson | United States | 25,200,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Paul Saso | United States | 22,600,000 | 11 |
| 6 | Charles Kersey | United States | 9,800,000 | 4 |
Coming into the final day second in chips with 68,700,000 is Canada��s Stephen Dauphinais. When the unofficial final table of ten started, Dauphinais came in as one of the biggest stacks, but a cooler between him and Justin Carey resulted in a rollercoaster of emotions for Dauphinais, ultimately ending in jubilation at a split pot.
Carey starts today with 63,900,000 chips, just a few big blinds fewer than Dauphinais.?Harvey Jackson (25,200,000), Paul Saso (22,600,000), and the short-stacked Charles Kersey (9,800,000) each have much work to do if they want to secure a seven-figure score by the end of the day.?
The tournament will resume at 5 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Events Center, with 47:34 minutes remaining on the clock in Level 41. Blinds will be 1,000,000/2,000,000, with a 2,000,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes long, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.??
Streaming will begin at 6:00 pm on?PokerGO?(subject to change), and?PokerNews?will be providing updates on delay in sync with the stream so as not to spoil any of the tournament as it progresses.
Payouts?
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,250,125 | ||
| 2 | $1,001,169 | ||
| 3 | $651,039 | ||
| 4 | $500,109 | ||
| 5 | $376,469 | ||
| 6 | $289,630 | ||
| 6 | $224,270 | ||
| 7 | Jason Hickey | United States | $174,800 |
| 8 | Alex Kim | United States | $137,150 |
| 9 | Owen Savir | United States | $108,320 |
| 10 | Adam Croffut | United States | $108,320 |
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