Vincent Moscati limped from early position, Shawn Buchanan raised to pot for 270,000, leaving just 100,000 behind from the cutoff. Rod Fani called from the small blind, and Ryan Hoenig moved all in for his last 200,000 from the big blind. When it came back around to Moscati, he bet pot again for 1,350,000, and Fani folded.
Ryan Hoenig: 10♦9♣9♦7♦
Shawn Buchanan: Q♦Q♠8♥7♠
Vincent Moscati: A♣K♠Q♣K♦
The board came 6♠5♣A♠J♣10♣, and Moscati won outright with his flush and earned two knockout bounties which won him $100,000 and $500.
In an unreal piece of luck, Vincent Moscati just drew his second $100,000 bounty chest of the tournament.
His mother, sister, and friends were all on the rail to celebrate with Moscati when the chest opened on the big screen.
Moscati has now locked up $201,500 in bounty prizes from the event, which is in fact more than a third-place finish of $164,090, and if he manages to pick up one of the remaining $25,000 chests, he would lock up higher than the second-place finish of $219,890.
Jose Ramos opened to 160,000 and got three callers in Quan Tran, Jerome Dumayet in small blind and Nick Guagenti in the big blind.
The flop came down 4♠J♥7♥ and all players checked. On the turn 10♣, Guagenti shoved all-in for 200,000 and only Tran called.
Nick Guagenti: 10♠10♥7♦2♠
Quan Tran: K♣9♥8♣5♥
Guagenti was ahead on the flop with his pocket tens but caught a set on the turn. On the other, Tran who had a double belly straight draw completed his straight pushing him in front, potentially eliminating Guagenti from the tournament. The board paired with the 4♣ reverting the lead back to Guagenti with a full house.
Guagenti scooped the pot for a double, happy to continue his tournament run.
Lawrence Brandt raised to 250,000 from early position, only for Nelson Chelini to three-bet to 500,000 from middle position. Brandt called, and the players saw the flop of 7♠A♦9♦.
Chelini announced "Pot" and pushed out the pot bet of 1,250,000. Brandt checked how much Chelini had behind and then raised enough to put him all in. Chelini called.
Nelson Chelini: A♣K♣Q♥5♥
Lawrence Brandt: A♥J♦10♣4♦
The 10♦ dropped on the turn to make Brandt a flush and leave Chelini drawing dead. The irrelevant 6♣ came on the river to seal the deal, and Chelini was sent packing whilst Brandt pulled in the massive pot.
Vincent Moscati, who got lucky enough today to pull up the two $100,000 bounty prizes, was all in for his last 500,000 and facing Samuel Roussy-Majeau:
Vincent Moscati: A♣10♠9♦8♦
Samuel Roussy-Majeau: K♠Q♠10♦10♥
The board 9♥3♥4♦K♣J♥ gave a straight to Roussy-Majeau and Moscati made his way to the payout desk, with total winnings exceeding the second-place prize.
Quan Tran opened for 500,000 in cutoff and got a three-bet to 1,700,000 from Matthew Barnett leaving around 5,000,000 behind.
Tran starts talking to no one in particular saying that he thinks Barnett had kings, then made the call. Upon making the call, he asked Barnett, "Do you have kings?" He then warned Barnett that if the board paired, he would put it all-in, then turned to the dealer and said, "Give me a pair, just not kings."
The flop came 8♦4♣3♣ and Tran picked up a whole stack and jammed all-in with his huge stack. He coaxed Barnett to call, and called he did.
Matthew Barnett: A♠A♦K♠2♥
Quan Tran: A♣Q♦9♣7♣
Barnett was ahead with aces but Tran had a flush draw. The turn K♣ completed Tran's flush. The river J♠ completed the board. Barnett left the table quietly as Tran added the pot to his monstruous stack.
The flop read 4♠10♣3♣ in a three-way pot when Andrew Yee checked, followed by Matthew Sprengel, and Lukas Hafner potted for 3,000,000. After some thinking, Yee shoved and Hafner decided to call for his last 700,000 after Sprengel folded:
Lukas Hafner: A♥Q♦10♦9♠
Andrew Yee: J♥10♥9♣7♣
The A♦ turn and 5♠ river improved Hafner's hand into two pair and he took down the large pot.
Lukas Hafner opened for 500,000 and got three callers - Christoph Milbradt in hijack and the blinds, Andrew Yee in the small and William Smith in the big blind.
The dealer flopped 4♦10♦8♦. After action was passed to him, Milbradt fired 450,000 and got one caller in Yee leading them to the turn.
The turn 8♠ dropped, and Yee checked. Milbradt bet 650,000. Yee bet pot putting Milbradt effectively all-in. Milbradt shoved all-in taking them to showdown.
Christoph Milbradt: J♣10♠9♥8♥
Andrew Yee: 7♣4♠4♥3♦
Yee exclaimed in frustration, "You have a full house? I have a full house!" The inconsequential river 7♦ was dealt. Milbradt secured a double up through Yee.
Carlos De Lima raised from under the gun to 750,000, and Edgar Varas moved all in from the hijack to 975,000. Eemil Tuominen called from the big blind, and De Lima also called.
The board ran out with Q♦9♠7♥4♦9♣, and Tuominen and De Lima checked it down.
Edgar Varas: J♥J♠8♣8♦
Carlos De Lima: A♠A♥K♣5♠
Eemil Tuominen: A♣J♣10♥5♥
De Lima's aces were good for two pair and the win.
In a room packed with bracelet winners and seasoned crushers, 792 players returned today to battle it out in pursuit of the thrilling mystery bounties, the coveted gold bracelet, and the top prize of $329,890 in Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha. The atmosphere was electric inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with the unmistakable chaos and excitement that only this format can bring.
The event’s popularity was undeniable, drawing an impressive 5,284 entries, more than 1,000 above last year’s turnout. Every player who returned for Day 2 was already guaranteed a minimum payout of $1,320 from the $3,064,720 prize pool. Play ended after Level 32, and 29 players will return for an extra day Friday, July 11, at noon to finish the battle.
By the time the dust settled, Quan Tran ended the day with the largest chip stack, boasting a whopping 16,900,000 in chips. With almost $2,000,000 in poker tournament earnings, Tran is a force to be reckoned with on the felt. Second in chips is Brazil’s Paulo Drummond (15,825,000), and rounding out the podium is Carlos De Lima (10,725,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Quan Tran
United States
16,900,000
68
2
Paulo Drummond
Brazil
15,825,000
63
3
Carlos De Lima
Brazil
10,725,000
43
4
Lukas Hafner
Austria
10,035,000
40
5
William Titcomb
Italy
9,525,000
38
6
Ferenc Deak
Hungary
9,050,000
36
7
James Cheung
United Kingdom
8,550,000
34
8
Quentin De Solere
France
8,500,000
34
9
Sean Chen
United States
8,125,000
33
10
Christoph Milbradt
United States
8,000,000
32
The winners of the $25,000 bounties were John Bear, Moonho Seo, Jack Moore, Gabriel Ramos, Jeffrey Trudeau, and Jacob Baumgartner. Eemil Tuominen won the final $25,000 prize at the end of the night, having collected 11 bounties and ran them all at once for the thrill.
The $50,000 bounties went to Nicholas Gonzalez, Sokchheka Pho, Nick Guagenti, and Garik Tamasian.
Vincent Moscati won both of the $100,000 bounties, earning one earlier in the day and the other after the dinner break, during a hand in which he eliminated two players, Ryan Hoenig and Shawn Buchanen. Once the most significant bounties were claimed, the excitement subsided.
Vincent Moscati
Many notable players made it through to Day 2, but will not return for the finale, such as last year’s champion Sascha Wilhelm (323-$1,780), Joe Serock (647-$1,320), Craig Varnell (350-$1,780), Vivian Saliba (98-$3,260), Ludovic Geilich (126-$2,840) and 25K Fantasy Draft pick Dylan Smith (64-$5,210).
Remaining Bounties
# of Bounties
Prize
1
$10,000
2
$5,000
1
$2,500
27
$500
Bracelet winners and 25K Fantasy picks left in the field include Lawrence Brandt (7,900,000) and Danny Wong (1,900,000).
Lawrence Brandt
Each remaining player is guaranteed a minimum of $10,940, but they will, of course, be vying for the top award and additional bounties. The remaining bounties total $36,000, with one $10,000 prize still available.
Remaining Prize Pool
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$329,890
8
$42,580
2
$219,890
9
$33,280
3
$164,090
10–11
$26,210
4
$123,380
12–13
$20,810
5
$93,480
14–17
$16,660
6
$71,370
18–26
$13,440
7
$54,910
27–29
$10,940
Action will resume in the Horseshoe Event Center at noon local time Friday, July 11, and will end when a winner is crowned. Play will resume at Level 33 with 150,000/300,000 blinds and a big blind ante of 300,000. They will play 40-minute levels, with a 15-minute break after every three levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live coverage and updates throughout the day until they crown a champion.
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