Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$5,728,800
Entries
616
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
616
Players Left
130
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Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
Today sees Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em get underway here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, an event that should bring out top pros and optional poker players alike.
Action will kick off at noon local time with starting stacks of 60,000 and 40-minute long blind levels. Day 1 will play for 15 levels with 15-minute breaks every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9 (about 6:30 p.m.).
Day 2 will pick back up at noon Monday and will play down to five players with 15-minute breaks every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 24. Day 3 will start at a to-be-determined time Tuesday, and will play down to a winner.
Last year, this event drew 965 entrants, up from 568 the year before. Matthew Lambrecht won a massive $1,018,933 first prize after defeating Damarjai Davenport heads up.
"I feel great," were Lambrecht's first words as he spoke with PokerNews. "I recently just had my biggest score so this is another one, so it's like, certainly. “
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 965 | Matthew Lambrecht | United States | $1,018,933 |
| 2023 | 568 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | $733,317 |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1 of the Mystery Bounty.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
In the very first hand of the $10,000 Mystery Bounty Event, Tony Sinishtaj opened on the button to 600. Thomas Cazayous three-bet from the small blind to 2,100. The big blind got out of the way, allowing Sinishtaj to four-bet to 7,600. Cazayous came along for the call.
On a flop of 10♦4♦2♥ Cazayous checked his action, and Sinishtaj opted for a continuation-bet of 5,000, which was swiftly called.
The turn 2♠ paired the board. Yet again, Cazayous checked and Sinishtaj sized to 15,000, and Cazayous called.
The river 9♦ completed the flush draw, and for a final time, Cazayous checked. Within two minutes of having taken his seat, he was then faced with a decision for his tournament life as Sinishtaj shoved for his remaining 32,400. After around two minutes of tanking, Cazayous touched his chips and looked over to Sinishtaj for a reaction. He didn’t get one, yet called, and was shown the bad news, as Sinishtaj’s nut flush with A♦5♦ bested his Q♣Q♠.
Zachary Grech, who had folded 10♣2♣ from under the gun, sent his “apologies to Doyle Brunson”, whose legendary hand would’ve given him the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Three players at Table 67 took a flop which fell J♠5♥9♥. Timothy McDermott checked from the small blind and Matthew Hunt bet 3,500 from the big blind. Dragana Mackelprang called from the cutoff, and McDermott folded.
On the 10♣, Hunt checked and Mackelprang bet 7,000. Hunt made the call.
The river came the 5♣ and Hunt checked again. This time Mackelprang fired out for 17,000. Hunt flicked in the call and Mackelprang showed him the bad news when she revealed the 6♠5♠ for a rivered trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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92,500
92,500
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92,500 |
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37,500
37,500
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37,500 |
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31,500
31,500
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31,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Zachary Grech got the table to agree to a round of unofficial straddles, meaning the under-the-gun player will blind-raise to 600 for an orbit.
Two hands into the straddle round, Christopher Lee called the 600 in the small blind and Grech bumped it up to 2,000 in the big blind. The straddler, Leonardo Rizzo, folded as Lee came along.
Lee checked on the flop of 9♦K♥7♥ and Grech continued for 2,200. Lee called. Both players then checked on the 10♠ turn.
Lee then led out with a bet of around 6,000 on the 8♥ river and Grech laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000 | |
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59,000 | |
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55,000 | |
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