2025 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions
Day: 1c
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$17,295,520
Entries
19,654
Level Info
Level
47
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
10,000,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
2,995
Players Left
153
Players Left 1 / 19,654
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Texas Mike Goes All In Blind at WSOP, Runs into Jacks, Queens, Kings & Aces

Texas Mike
Texas Mike

Michael Moncek has gained a reputation for being one of the most entertaining poker players to watch, and "Texas Mike" is living up to that distinction at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Moncek, who infamously lost over $2.2 million last summer in the Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game, made a risky move in Day 1c of the $1,000 Mystery Millions as he multi-tabled $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, which he ended up cashing alongside his brother, Tyler Moncek.

Ready to head back to the bigger buy-in event, Michael Moncek moved all in blind only to run into four monster hands behind him.

In the hand, which Texas Mike posted to X, Moncek held 86 as the players behind him consecutively showed JJ, QQ, KK and AA.

The madness didn't end there. The dealer fanned a 5K5 flop to give the player with kings a boat for a quadruple knockout.

Read About the Crazy Hand

Tags: Michael MoncekTyler Moncek

Official End of Day 1C Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brad Laakso us
Brad Laakso
3,550,000
3,550,000
3,550,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
2,675,000
2,675,000
2,675,000
Profile photo of Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev
2,330,000
2,330,000
2,330,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dongwoo Ko ca
Dongwoo Ko
2,305,000
2,305,000
2,305,000
Profile photo of Ivan Dimitrov bg
Ivan Dimitrov
2,295,000
2,295,000
2,295,000
Profile photo of Julian Lozano co
Julian Lozano
2,245,000
2,245,000
2,245,000
Profile photo of Georg Jancev ca
Georg Jancev
1,940,000
1,940,000
1,940,000
Profile photo of Seungjun Noh kr
Seungjun Noh
1,855,000
1,855,000
1,855,000
Profile photo of Yunkyu Song us
Yunkyu Song
1,835,000
1,835,000
1,835,000
Profile photo of Liran Bracha us
Liran Bracha
1,730,000
1,730,000
1,730,000
Profile photo of Khaldoun Alazzam us
Khaldoun Alazzam
1,572,000
1,572,000
1,572,000
Profile photo of Darrell Haywood us
Darrell Haywood
1,490,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
1,390,000
1,390,000
1,390,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Haim Toorgeman us
Haim Toorgeman
1,355,000
1,355,000
1,355,000
Profile photo of Bradley Ruben us
Bradley Ruben
1,340,000
1,340,000
1,340,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of El Zein Rabiah de
El Zein Rabiah
1,335,000
1,335,000
1,335,000
Profile photo of Joseph Hertel us
Joseph Hertel
1,305,000
1,305,000
1,305,000
Profile photo of Xuemei Liang us
Xuemei Liang
1,275,000
1,275,000
1,275,000
Profile photo of Yu Hsiang Huang tw
Yu Hsiang Huang
1,270,000
1,270,000
1,270,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Farnes us
Jeffrey Farnes
1,260,000
1,260,000
1,260,000
Profile photo of Orlando Solorzano mx
Orlando Solorzano
1,250,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Profile photo of Philippe Laronze fr
Philippe Laronze
1,245,000
1,245,000
1,245,000
Profile photo of Sean Chen us
Sean Chen
1,240,000
1,240,000
1,240,000
Profile photo of Joshua Zucchet ca
Joshua Zucchet
1,240,000
1,240,000
1,240,000
Profile photo of Zhen Cai us
Zhen Cai
1,220,000
1,220,000
1,220,000

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Josh Reichard Bags Second-Largest Stack on Day 1c of the Mystery Millions

Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard

Day 1c of Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions here at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the busiest flight yet, with 2,995 players starting their quest for glory. After 22 levels, only 153 of those players who started with high hopes had survived the night. They bagged up their chips and headed out of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, knowing they were still in the hunt for a $1 million mystery bounty payout.

Josh Reichard finished second on the night courtesy of bagging and tagging 2,675,000 chips at the close of play. Reichard is still looking for his first WSOP bracelet, although he has 16 WSOP Circuit rings. Could this be the event in which Reichard wins more poker gold?

Brad Laakso finished Day 1c with 3,550,000, which is enough to lead the event overall.

Several bracelet winners and 25K Fantasy Draft picks progressed from this flight. Valentino Konakchiev (2,330,000), Craig Varnell (1,390,000), Brad Ruben (1,340,000), Phil Hui (900,000), and Brock Wilson (190,000) were among them.

Day 1d, the penultimate flight, starts at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, May 30. There should be more than 3,000 players who choose Day 1d to start their quest for glory.

Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Brad LaaksoUnited States3,550,00089
2Josh ReichardUnited States2,675,00067
3Valentino KonakchievBulgaria2,330,00058
4Dongwoo KoCanada2,305,00058
5Ivan DimitrovBulgaria2,295,00057
6Julian LozanoVenezuela2,245,00056
7Georg JancevCanada1,940,00049
8Seungjun NohSouth Korea1,855,00046
9Yunkyu SongUnited States1,835,00046
10Liran BrachaUnited States1,730,00043

Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates on this and all bracelet events at the 2025 WSOP!

Tags: Georg JancevJosh ReichardJulian LozanoSeungjun NohValentino KonakchievYunkyu Song

Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions

Day 1c Completed

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