PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (July 9). Until then, we will keep readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and the prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1b Completed
From a field of 2,842 players, just 426 found bags on Day 1b of Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2026 World Series of Poker.
They are led by China's Yuhong Liu, with Japan's Hiroyuki Noda and Alberto Fonseca the only other players above one million in chips.
The field combines tomorrow for Day 2, with a winner set to be crowned.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuhong Liu | China | 1,167,000 | 233 |
| 2 | Hiroyuki Noda | Japan | 1,049,000 | 210 |
| 3 | Alberto Fonseca | Costa Rica | 1,031,000 | 206 |
| 4 | Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 952,000 | 190 |
| 5 | George Grabe | United States | 916,000 | 183 |
| 6 | Louis Barlow | United States | 907,000 | 181 |
| 7 | Paawan Bansal | India | 896,000 | 179 |
| 8 | Stanislav Barshak | United States | 895,000 | 179 |
| 9 | Stefan Clemens | United States | 887,000 | 177 |
| 10 | Taylor Wilson | United States | 886,000 | 177 |
With mystery bounty prizes not introduced until Day 2, for many it was a case of locking up a stack before then. As a result, plenty of big names jumped into the event, and advanced, including WSOP bracelet winner Jason Daly who picked up his third bracelet earlier this summer in Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better.
Others advancing include Anson Tsang (374,000), David "ODB" Baker (265,000), Brandon Shack-Harris (235,000), Phil Hui (215,000), Joao Simao (145,000), Bryce Yockey (121,000), Mike Matusow (89,000), Josh Reichard (85,000), Ari Engel (78,000) and Dylan Linde (40,000).
Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m on Thursday, July 9 with the plan to play down to a winner. PokerNews live coverage gets underway today, so follow along until a champion is crowned at the Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Day 1b of Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha has concluded. Of the 2,842 entries to the flight, 426 bagged to join the rest of the field for Day 2.
The least and most surprising World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion ever is arguably the same person.
Confused? You won't be in a bit. Poker's most prestigious annual event, with the purpose of crowning a 2026 world champion, kicks off today at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Michael Mizrachi, the newest Poker Hall of Famer, won this $10,000 buy-in tournament last summer for $10,000,000.
"The Grinder's" win brought some excitement around the poker community, but it wasn't a huge surprise like some past champs. Mizrachi didn't come out of nowhere before winning the Main Event. He wasn't an accountant who won a cheap online satellite to enter the tournament or some random amateur low-stakes cash game player.
In the 986th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway is joined by Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow are joined at Level 9 Studio by poker pro Jordan Westmorland to talk the latest from the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
That includes the $10,000 Main Event being in full swing, albeit with slightly fewer players than in past years. Will the field crack 9,000 players? Also, how did Jordan, Mike, and Ben, who got to play at the feature table with Daniel Negreanu, do in poker's premier tournament? Along those lines, the WSOP is back on ESPN, or at least the app, and not everyone is happy about that.
In non-WSOP news, there was a big development in the Texas poker scene as Doug Polk unexpectedly announced that he would be stepping away from The Lodge's core business. What might this mean for Texas poker? The crew discusses.
In other news, Doron Ziony shared details on both the upcoming WSOP Circuit stop in Malta and the Battle of Malta, a look ahead to the Borgata Summer Poker Open, and River Rat merch!
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 26, and now it is in the home stretch as June has come to an end and the $10,000 Main Event is underway. More than 70 tournaments have awarded bracelets thus far, and the PokerNews Live Reporting team has been on-site all summer long, capturing the action.
During that time, they've reported on some entertaining hands, bad beats, and more, which we're happy to feature in the latest edition of "Hands of the Week" presented by GTOWizard.
The most exciting time in live poker is upon us, with the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship now underway.
The WSOP Main Event is considered the most prestigious live poker tournament, drawing thousands of entrants from far and wide, each hoping to become poker's world champion.
The field sizes of the Main Event are massive, despite the five-figure buy-in. With so many of poker's top players in action at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, you're spoiled for choice regarding who to add to your MyPlayers Feed.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
Earlier this week, the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) held its biennial summit, which debuted back in 2001. The TDA Summit XII was held at the PokerGO Studio and drew more than 200 industry professionals from around the world.
“The goal of the TDA remains that we want a standard set of rules that players, tournament directors, and card room managers can reference,” said TDA board member Matt Savage, who recently appeared on the PokerNews Podcast to talk about the summit.
“It was an eventful meeting again. No major rule changes this time around, but some good tweaks to existing ones,” said famed tournament director and PokerStars Ambassador Kenny Hallaert. “It’s always good for the game of poker to share our experiences from PokerStars events with the rest of the industry and pick up new ideas from other operators.”
Likewise, PokerStars EPT Tournament Director Toby Stone told PokerNews: “The beauty of the TDA Summit is the mutual exchange of knowledge. Our core focus is always on making tournaments safer, fairer, and more enjoyable for the players. While the EPT is proud to already implement a lot of the cutting-edge rules and security measures being discussed, the summit is about lifting the global standard together. A huge congratulations to Matt Savage on 25 years of the TDA. What he started back then has transformed the live poker landscape, and his ongoing work continues to protect and grow the game we all love.”
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