Bienvenue au Jour 2 du Sunday Million!
Welcome to Day 2 of the historic 14th Anniversary Sunday Million at PokerStars!
The tournament was guaranteed to make PokerStars history with the massive $12.5 million guarantee greater than any tournament ever ran in the 19-year history of PokerStars.
The guarantee turned out to be merely a placeholder with yesterday's Day 1 attracting 85,435 entrants to generate a $17,087,000 prize pool. The total prize pool will continue to grow with late registration open until 5 p.m. GMT and the action resuming five minutes later at 5:05 p.m. GMT.
Curiously, the top ten players in the chip counts come from ten different countries, but only one could end Day 1 as the chip leader. That was "nowwor880" ahead of "X_QQ_AA_KK_fish", who will begin play today as the only players with over 600,000 in chips.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nowwor880 | China | 680,117 | 340 |
| 2 | X_QQ_AA_KK_fish | Belgium | 643,093 | 322 |
| 3 | DLSXL | Netherlands | 576,980 | 288 |
| 4 | GLiTCHy M-F | Sweden | 565,242 | 283 |
| 5 | flyflo | Germany | 545,887 | 273 |
| 6 | guiantonio2 | Brazil | 530,381 | 265 |
| 7 | nakolene888 | Bulgaria | 529,102 | 265 |
| 8 | IownYoUlolz | Austria | 513,879 | 257 |
| 9 | ChrizCrozz | Germany | 501,481 | 251 |
| 10 | CharlyBigPot | United Kingdom | 499,343 | 250 |
Notable players advancing from yesterday's Day 1 included Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo (243,417), PokerStars Team Online's Lex Veldhuis (145,073), Patrick "pads1161" Leonard (115,032), Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford (97,661), Niklas "Lena900" Astedt (87,603), Alex "bigfox86" Foxen (85,166), Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban (70,883), Jens "Graftekkel" Arends (42,025), Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle (39,724) and Benj "Spraggy" Spragg (26,429) to name but a few.
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Day 2 Schedule
On Day 1, there were 18 levels of 20 minutes each. The action will be faster on Day 2 with 32 blind levels of 15 minutes each. There will be a five-minute break every 55 minutes past the hour.
Those starting fresh on Day 2 will begin with 20,000 in chips for a 10 big blind stack.
The action will conclude on today's penultimate day after the conclusion of Level 50. Surviving players will then return on March 24 at 5:05 p.m. GMT and will play until a winner is crowned.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante | Time Bank | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 250 | +15 sec. | 15 |
| 20 | 1,250 | 2,500 | 325 | 15 | |
| 21 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 375 | 15 | |
| 22 | 1,750 | 3,500 | 450 | 15 | |
| 23 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 500 | 15 | |
| 24 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 625 | 15 | |
| 25 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 750 | 15 | |
| 26 | 3,500 | 7,000 | 875 | 15 | |
| 27 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 | +10 sec. | 15 |
| 28 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,250 | 15 | |
| 29 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 1,500 | 15 | |
| 30 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 | 15 | |
| 31 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 2,500 | +10 sec. | 15 |
| 32 | 12,500 | 25,000 | 3,250 | 15 | |
| 33 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 3,750 | 15 | |
| 34 | 17,500 | 35,000 | 4,500 | 15 | |
| 35 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 5,000 | +10 sec. | 15 |
| 36 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 6,250 | 15 | |
| 37 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 7,500 | 15 | |
| 38 | 35,000 | 70,000 | 8,750 | 15 | |
| 39 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 10,000 | +10 sec. | 15 |
| 40 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 12,500 | 15 | |
| 41 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 15,000 | 15 | |
| 42 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 20,000 | 15 | |
| 43 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 25,000 | +10 sec. | 15 |
| 44 | 125,000 | 250,000 | 32,500 | 15 | |
| 45 | 150,000 | 300,000 | 37,500 | 15 | |
| 46 | 175,000 | 350,000 | 45,000 | 15 | |
| 47 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 50,000 | +10 sec. | 15 |
| 48 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 62,500 | 15 | |
| 49 | 300,000 | 600,000 | 75,000 | 15 | |
| 50 | 350,000 | 700,000 | 87,500 | 15 |
Satellite tournaments to Day 2 are still running!
Join the online qualifiers at PokerStars and secure an early seat into this MASSIVE Sunday Million. The action starts at $0.90!
The action resumes at 5:05 p.m. GMT. Tune into PokerNews as we bring you the highlights from beginning to end in what will be the biggest tournament ever held at PokerStars.