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Welcome back to PokerNews, your official media partner for the 2025 World Series of Poker, as we continue bringing you live updates from every bracelet event at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Today, our attention turns to Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha, where standard payouts are in play from Day 1, with the added excitement of bounties kicking in on Day 2.
The tournament begins at 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, July 8 (Flight A) and Wednesday, July 9 (Flight B), with each player starting with 40,000 chips. On Day 1, players will compete across 12 levels, with breaks scheduled every three levels and a longer break after Level 12. Late registration will remain open until approximately 8:00 p.m. on both days.
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 allows players to draw a random prize for every opponent they eliminate.
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 to 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.”
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,280 | Sascha Wilhelm | Germany | $282,290 |
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