Event #16: Millionaire Maker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em attracted 7,275 entrants and created a prize pool of $7,142,850, of which a hefty $1,277,193 will go to the eventual winner. By the end of Day 2, just 142 players remained in contention for the title, with Justin Pechie and his stack of 979,000 leading the way.
Hot on his heels is Wendy Freedman, who finished third in chips with a stack of 907,000. Freedman may not be a familiar name to the poker masses, but she's well known to local grinders. That's because Freedman has been competing in Vegas circles for the past four years.