Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$5,728,800
Entries
616
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
130
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 616
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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.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The event drew 616 players for a total prize pool of $5,858,160. A minimum cash will be worth $13,592, while the top prize is $729,333.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $729,333 |
| 2 | $486,192 |
| 3 | $336,594 |
| 4 | $237,123 |
| 5 | $170,036 |
| 6 | $124,151 |
| 7 | $92,330 |
| 8 | $69,964 |
| 9 | $54,037 |
| 10 | $42,556 |
| 11 | $42,556 |
| 12 | $34,186 |
| 13 | $34,186 |
| 14 | $34,186 |
| 15 | $34,186 |
| 16 | $28,024 |
| 17 | $28,024 |
| 18 | $28,024 |
| 19 | $28,024 |
| 20 | $28,024 |
| 21 | $28,024 |
| 22 | $28,024 |
| 23 | $28,024 |
| 24 | $23,452 |
| 25 | $23,452 |
| 26 | $23,452 |
| 27 | $23,452 |
| 28 | $23,452 |
| 29 | $23,452 |
| 30 | $23,452 |
| 31 | $23,452 |
| 32 | $20,045 |
| 33 | $20,045 |
| 34 | $20,045 |
| 35 | $20,045 |
| 36 | $20,045 |
| 37 | $20,045 |
| 38 | $20,045 |
| 39 | $20,045 |
| 40 | $17,506 |
| 41 | $17,506 |
| 42 | $17,506 |
| 43 | $17,506 |
| 44 | $17,506 |
| 45 | $17,506 |
| 46 | $17,506 |
| 47 | $17,506 |
| 48 | $15,629 |
| 49 | $15,629 |
| 50 | $15,629 |
| 51 | $15,629 |
| 52 | $15,629 |
| 53 | $15,629 |
| 54 | $15,629 |
| 55 | $15,629 |
| 56 | $14,272 |
| 57 | $14,272 |
| 58 | $14,272 |
| 59 | $14,272 |
| 60 | $14,272 |
| 61 | $14,272 |
| 62 | $14,272 |
| 63 | $14,272 |
| 64 | $13,592 |
| 65 | $13,592 |
| 66 | $13,592 |
| 67 | $13,592 |
| 68 | $13,592 |
| 69 | $13,592 |
| 70 | $13,592 |
| 71 | $13,592 |
| 72 | $13,592 |
| 73 | $13,592 |
| 74 | $13,592 |
| 75 | $13,592 |
| 76 | $13,592 |
| 77 | $13,592 |
| 78 | $13,592 |
| 79 | $13,592 |
| 80 | $13,592 |
| 81 | $13,592 |
| 82 | $13,592 |
| 83 | $13,592 |
| 84 | $13,592 |
| 85 | $13,592 |
| 86 | $13,592 |
| 87 | $13,592 |
| 88 | $13,592 |
| 89 | $13,592 |
| 90 | $13,592 |
| 91 | $13,592 |
| 92 | $13,592 |
| 93 | $13,592 |
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Amount | Quantity |
|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 |
| $100,000 | 3 |
| $50,000 | 7 |
| $25,000 | 10 |
| $10,000 | 30 |
| $8,000 | 1 |
| $5,000 | 78 |
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Krasimir Yankov in the hijack and Kevin Rabichow in the button got all their chips into the middle preflop.
Krasimir Yankov A♥J♠ 
Kevin Rabichow 4♣4♦
Yankov took a commanding lead on the 9♣A♦7♣ flop, and Rabichow was unable to improve, as the dealer ran the 10♠5♦ board out. Rabichow let out a groan, counted out his remaining 12,000 chips, and stated, “I have enough to call”.
Rather than calling, he open-shoved three hands later, and next to act Andrew Kelsall isolated, raising to 40,000. Both Eran Aydin and Jacques Der Megreditchian considered whether they wanted to play for the bounty before folding.
Kevin Rabichow K♦9♣
Andrew Kelsall 7♣5♥
Behind, the 2♣10♥A♣ flop gave no help to Kelsall, and he was drawing dead on the K♠ turn. The river K♥ improved Rabichow to unnecessary trips, as he almost quadrupled up after taking in the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
262,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
220,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
||
|
44,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
||
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
All the chips went in with Matthew Glantz at risk from the small blind while James Hundt had him covered from the cutoff.
Matthew Glantz: A♣J♠
James Hundt: A♦10♣
The board ran out 9♥6♥3♠2♠3♣ for Glantz to hold with the higher kicker to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
102,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The board read 8♠6♠9♣J♦ with Matthew Glantz all-in from the hijack in a three-way pot with Yosef Fox in the big blind and Shannon Shorr in the under-the-gun position.
Shorr had a bet of 58,000 in front of him, and it looked like Fox had check-raised it up to 125,000. Shorr thought about it for a while but then opted to fold.
A few chuckles could be heard from the other players on the table as Fox revealed his cards.
Matthew Glantz: K♣J♥
Yosef Fox: Q♥2♠
The river completed the board with the 4♣ for Glantz to hold and triple up with the turned pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
790,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
||
|
620,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
||
|
|
64,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein opened from middle position to 18,000. He then faced a shove from Diego Sanchez. Mermelstein instantly called, and the cards were on their backs.
Diego Sanchez: A♥K♣
Aaron Mermelstein: Q♦J♣
The board ran out8♥7♠6♠Q♠8♦ and Mermelstein eliminated Sanchez. The bounties are creating an interesting dynamic, and perhaps we will see more players willing to take risks for the chance at collecting bounties, with eyes on the $250,000 top bounty prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
Busted |
