Another Big Crowd Expected for Day 1b of $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
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Today is Day 1b, the final starting flight of Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha, where standard payouts are in play from Day 1, with the added excitement of mystery bounties kicking in on Day 2.
The flight begins at 10 a.m. local time on July 9, with players starting with 40,000 chips. On Day 1, players will complete 12 40-minute levels, with breaks scheduled every three levels and a one-hour dinner break after Level 12. Late registration will remain open until approximately 8:00 p.m., closing at the start of Level 13..
Day 2 begins on Friday, July 10, at 11:00 a.m. and will play down to a winner. Players will have 15-minute breaks every three levels, with a 60-minute break after Level 26 (around 5:30 p.m.). It’s worth noting that $300 of each buy-in goes directly into the bounty pool, which on Day 2 allows players to draw a random prize for every opponent they eliminate.
Traditional PokerNews coverage will begin on Day 2.
On Day 1a, Casey Wassell (1,135,000) claimed the chip lead after the 2,171-strong crowd was reduced to 325. Two-time bracelet winner Michael Moncek (655,000) bagged up a top-20 stack alongside the likes of Igor Zektser (1,087,000), Punnat Punsri (760,000), and Brandon Shack-Harris (648,000).
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Wassell | United States | 1,135,000 | 378 |
| 2 | Igor Zektser | United States | 1,087,000 | 362 |
| 3 | Nelson Braga Chelini Per | United States | 917,000 | 306 |
| 4 | James Cheung | United Kingdom | 831,000 | 277 |
| 5 | Shen Liang | United States | 813,000 | 271 |
| 6 | Jack Moore | United Kingdom | 791,000 | 264 |
| 7 | Mykyta Pohorielov | United States | 774,000 | 258 |
| 8 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 760,000 | 253 |
| 9 | George Medrano | United States | 729,000 | 243 |
| 10 | Luis Vargas | Mexico | 713,000 | 238 |
The reigning champion of this event is German Sascha Wilhelm, who claimed the 2024 title and a $282,290 payday after beating a field of 4,280 players. Wilhelm, who also collected around a dozen bounty prizes, managed to push his winnings over $300,000.
“How did it go?” Wilhelm commented to PokerNews shortly after his victory, “Pretty slow. I didn't catch many hands, one big pot. From then, I had to chip up like all the time and got lucky in the end.”
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