The Millionaire Maker is down to 860 players already, and while a number of players have busted, many notables are still in the hunt for that massive $1,200,000-plus first-place prize.
Below is a look at some of the notable stacks around the room.
A player in early position moved all in for his last 10,000 in chips, and Vojtech Ruzicka moved all in for about 20,000 from the small blind.
The early-position player was at risk with 
and Vojtech was well ahead with 
.
The flop came 
, and Ruzicka remained ahead of his opponent, picking up a gut-shot straight draw as well.
The turn was the 
, giving Ruzicka's opponent some outs to make a smaller straight. The river was the 
and both players made a straight, but Ruzicka held the best of it, sending his opponent to the rail.
There are plenty of big names still alive in search of that first-place prize of over $1.2 million. Here is a look at some of the notables in half of the Amazon Room:
After moving to the other side of the Amazon Room, Yevgeniy Timoshenko found his lucky seat beside Tom Hall. The action was folded to Timoshenko and he piled his remaining 17,300 chips into the pot. He got calls in two different spots and when the hands were tabled Timoshenko was in a world of trouble. He showed 
but was up against one player with 
and another one with 
.
But the board ran out 
, meaning Timoshenko was able to hit a king on the turn to keep his tournament hopes alive. Said Hall to Timoshenko, "Oh Timmy, you run so good!"
Bust outs have been fast and furious, and exactly 1,000 players remain.
Some of the notables who have been eliminated recently, pocketing $2,249 for a min-cash, include Allen Cunningham, Kevin Beaudin, Anthony Spinella, Andrew Fawcett and Patrick Coughlin.
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Table 14 started off as what could be called the "Table of Death" with three big names all sitting among each other. Antonio Esfandiari, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, and Jason Koon were all given the same table when the day began. However, with eliminations coming so quickly, Table 14 has been broken and everyone has been split up throughout the Amazon Room now.
The tournament board now reads 1,052 players remaining, but that number is dropping every minute.
Jessica Dawley raised to 2,500 from early position, and Almedin Imsirovic moved all in for his remaining 23,100 from middle position. The player on the button announced "Call," and Dawley folded.
Imsirovic was at risk with , but was well ahead of his opponent's . The flop came 
and Imsirovic was still ahead with two kings. The turn, however, was the 
and Imsirovic was ready to hit the rail. The river was the miracle 
, however, and Imsirovic's tournament life was saved, giving him a bigger boat to double up.
The cards are back in the air and the clock is running again. Play has resumed in this first level of Day 2.
With the large number of payouts, the tournament staff has paused play to ensure everyone gets paid out in the correct spots and that players do not lose any time in the level. Play will resume shortly.
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