The First Event of the 2025 WSOP is Finally Here!
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The Series gets underway today with Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. Live coverage of this event will start from Day 2.
Tournament officials have confirmed that once again, the top bounty and the first-place prize are guaranteed to be $1,000,000.
The first of five starting flights gets underway at 12 p.m. local time with late registration open for 12 levels. There will be 20-minute breaks every four levels, with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 12 (~6:40 p.m.). Players are allowed one reentry per flight.
The starting stack is 40,000 chips with the plan for Day 1a to play 22 30-minute levels. Payouts start on Day 1, and for the surviving players, Day 2 resumes on Sunday, June 1, at 11 a.m.
Last year's event saw 18,409 entries generate a $16,199,920 prize pool. The winner was Australian Malcolm Trayner who defeated Carson Richards heads-up to take home $1,000,000.
“Overwhelmed,” Trayner said after his momentous win. “I just I can't believe what's happened. A lot of happiness as well.”
The event also saw two $1,000,000 bounties up for grabs, with Valentyn Shabelnyk the first player to pull the grand prize bounty early on Day 2. He was followed by DJ Buckley shortly after.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,409 | Malcolm Trayner | Australia | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | 18,188 | Tyler Brown | United States | $1,000,000 |
| 2022 | 14,112 | Quincy Borland | United States | $750,120 |
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