Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-03-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Fox Goes for it All

Nick Vazquez

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Heads-up play has begun and Yosef Fox has the chip lead. He increased his lead in this hand when Alejandro Peinado raised to 700,000 from the button. Fox instantly announced "2 million", and slid in a stack to make the raise. Peinado called.

On the K♥J♥9♦ flop, Fox shipped all in. Peinado leaned back in his chair, thought for a bit, and then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosef Fox	21,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Alejandro Peinado	10,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Tags: Yosef Fox Alejandro Peinado

06-03-2025 13:03 UTC-8

James Mendoza Eliminated in 3rd Place ($336,594)

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Nick Vazquez

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Alejandro Peinado opened to 600,000 on the button, and James Mendoza moved all in from the big blind. Peinado got a count of Mendoza's stack, which was 6,250,000. Then the Spaniard made the call.

James Mendoza: K♣J♦ All in
Alejandro Peinado: 7♠7♣

The flop came 9♣9♠8♣ and the turn 10♠ gave Mendoza a lot of outs. However, the 4♠ was not one of them, and Mendoza was our third place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Peinado	14,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
James Mendoza	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Peinado James Mendoza

06-03-2025 12:52 UTC-8

That's How You Celebrate Pulling the Top Bounty!

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Kasey Taormino

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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06-03-2025 12:46 UTC-8

Peinado Doubles Through Mendoza

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Connor Richards

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

James Mendoza open-jammed in the small blind and Alejandro Peinado called off in the big blind with around 5,000,000.

Alejandro Peinado: A♠6♦ All in
James Mendoza: J♠9♦

Peinado took a big lead on the flop of 7♣A♦10♣ and the board finished out J♦4♣ to bring cheers from the Spaniard's rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosef Fox	15,000,000 5,500,000	5,500,000

Alejandro Peinado	10,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
James Mendoza	6,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000

Tags: Alejandro Peinado James Mendoza

06-03-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Fox Continues to Ramp Up Aggression

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Nick Vazquez

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Yosef Fox has the chip lead, and he's starting to wield that big stack to his advantage.

In this hand, Alejandro Peinado raised to 600,000 from the button. Fox called from the small blind.

The players took a flop of K♥Q♣2♣. Fox led out for 500,000. Peinado called.

On the 2♠ turn, Fox open shoved for Peinado's effective remaining stack. Peinado looked pained before folding and showing the K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosef Fox	20,500,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Alejandro Peinado	5,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Alejandro Peinado Yosef Fox

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

06-03-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Richard Green Eliminated in 4th Place ($237,123)

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Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

James Mendoza open-jammed in the small blind and Richard Green called off in the big blind with a stack of around 2,400,000.

Richard Green: A♠9♥ All in
James Mendoza: 7♥5♦

The flop landed 7♣7♠8♥ to give Mendoza a near lock on things with trips and the Q♠ turn had Green drawing dead before the A♦ river confirmed his elimination in fourth place.

"He's got a kid on the way," said Yosef Fox. "Baby run-good."

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mendoza	13,000,000 5,100,000	5,100,000
Richard Green	Busted

Tags: James Mendoza Richard Green Yosef Fox

06-03-2025 12:23 UTC-8

Yosef Fox Pulls $250,000 Mystery Bounty

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Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The $250,000 mystery bounty has remained elusive throughout the tournament, leading to big sweats and painful disappointments throughout 12+ hours of play.

But the top bounty is no more as fan favorite Yosef Fox, who has used about a dozen "one times" in his quest for the bounty, finally pulled the $250,000 prize.

Fox erupted in celebration alongside two friends on the rail, as well as his 20-month-old grandson on the other end of a FaceTime call.

06-03-2025 12:19 UTC-8

Fox Moves In against Mendoza on Turn

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Nick Vazquez

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yosef Fox raised to 600,000 from the button. He then faced a raise from James Mendoza in the small blind to 1,5000,000. Fox thought for a bit before calling.

The flop came 8♥8♣2♠, and Mendoza continued for 800,000. Fox made the call.

The turn brought the A♦. When Mendoza bet 1,550,000, Fox instantly moved all in. Mendoza went into the tank before folding, and Fox has opened up a nice-sized chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosef Fox	15,500,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

James Mendoza	7,900,000 2,720,000	2,720,000

Tags: James Mendoza Yosef Fox

06-03-2025 12:03 UTC-8

Boat Over Boat for Peinado

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Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Alejandro Peinado was all in for around 3,500,000 against chip leader Yosef Fox.

Alejandro Peinado: A♣K♣ All in
Yosef Fox: J♠9♠

The board ran out J♥K♥K♠J♦5♦ to give Peinado the better full house, while Fox continued to eagerly wait for his bounty pull amid technical difficulties.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosef Fox	13,200,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Alejandro Peinado	7,000,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Alejandro Peinado Yosef Fox