Welcome to PokerNews full coverage of Day 2 of Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em, here at the 2025 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The highest variance tournament at the World Series is back in its biggest form, with each entry costing five figures, and a prize pool that has almost hit the six-million-dollar mark, with a whopping $729,333 up top
Day 1 ended slightly before midnight last night, with 130 players hitting the felt today, down from 616 total entries to the competition. 93 will make the money, however the mystery bounties will come into play instantly, with a top bounty of $250,000. $3,000 from every player’s buy-in has been added to that prize pool, and $1,848,000 will be given away solely based on KO’s.
Last year, Matthew Lambrecht came out on top, overcoming over 900 players to clinch a seven figure cash of $1,018,933, as well as his first WSOP bracelet, overcoming Damarjai Davenport in a heads up battle, with Davenport taking home $678,707.
Arizona Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell bagged up a healthy stack for day two, after chipping up right at the death in Day 1. Both Alex and Kristen Foxen will also be returning today, after spending a good few hours with Kristen on Alex’s direct left in the seat draw. Against the odds, they have also been drawn on the same table to start off Day 2. The latter also sent Justin Saliba home earlier on in the day.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | PlayerName | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Green | Burbank,CA | 955,000 | 119 |
| 2 | Andrew Lichtenberger | Las Vegas, NV | 757,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Nick Palma | Bronx, NY | 754,000 | 94 |
| 4 | Shannon Shorr | Las Vegas, NV | 711,000 | 89 |
| 5 | Aram Zobian | Henderson, Nevada | 679,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Yosef Fox | Monticello, WI | 639,000 | 80 |
| 7 | Jun Obara | Tokyo, Japan | 638,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Joshua Stewart | Carrickfergus, FL | 608,000 | 76 |
| 9 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 580,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Jordan Siegel | Oceanside, NY | 566,000 | 71 |
There are plenty more of poker’s biggest stars hoping to take down the bracelet. Richard Green (955,000) returns as the chip leader, and Shannon Shorr (711,000), Joshua Reichard (509,000), Mike Matusow (305,000), Joe Cada (189,000), Erik Seidel (160,000), Nick Petrangelo (130,000), and Jesse Lonis (46,000) are in the mix, all of whom are looking to run deep and pick up some bounties along the way.
Similarly to yesterday, the shuffle up and deal takes place at 12:00 p.m. local time, and the players will play 40-minute levels, with a 15-minute break after every three levels. Chips will get bagged up for Day 3 once the field has shrunk down to just 5 players. There will be a dinner break at around 6:30 p.m, after Level 9.
Follow along as PokerNews continues with live updates of Event #11, along with all other events taking place today here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
