button in SafariMystery Millions Day 1e and Day 1f Flights Start Today!
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will see two Day 1 flights of the $550 Mini Mystery Millions kick off. The first, Day 1e, starts at 10 a.m. local time and is followed by Day 1f at 6:00 p.m. local.
With 10,226 entries already in the field, the event is expecting thousands of players more to head to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas in the hopes of taking home the $1 million jackpot mystery bounty.
Players start their flight with a 25,000 starting stack and 30-minute levels on each Day 1.
📌Event Snapshot
- Event: #1 – $550 Mini Mystery Millions
- Date(s): May 26 - June 1
- Time: 10 a.m. local time for Day 1c-1e, 6 p.m. local time for Day 1f
- Buy-In: $550
- Format: No-Limit Hold’em (Two reentries per flight)
- Late Registration: Ten levels (about 6 p.m. on Day 1c-1e, about 10:15 p.m. on Day 1f)
- Starting Stack: 25,000 chips
- Levels: 30 minutes (20 minutes on Day 1f, 40 minutes on Days 2-3)
- 2025 Winner: New event for 2026
- 2025 Field Size: n/a
- 2025 Prize Pool: n/a
Structure and Schedule
The Mini Mystery Millions Day 1d wrapped up on May 29, and May 30 marks the final two Day 1 flights. Each Day 1 flight has 22 levels with a 20-minute break every four levels on Day 1e. There will also be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 14.
Flight 1f will ramp the pace up a bit and will have a 15-minute break after Level 6 and 20-minute breaks every four levels thereafter. Due to the late start, there is no dinner break on Day 1f.
Late registration is open for the first ten levels of each flight, and players may reenter twice per flight. The payouts do begin on Day 1, but no mystery bounties will be awarded until Day 2.
Day 2 will start at 1:00 p.m. local time on May 31 and the goal will be to play 15 levels or down to five players, whichever comes first. Players will then play down to a winner on June 1 with a start time currently to be confirmed.
What Happened on Day 1d?
Day 1d added 4,579 players to the field, nearly doubling the Day 1c turnout and pushing the total field into five figures. Just 178 of those Day 1d entries made day two, putting the current Day 2 field at 382 and counting.
Paul Interrante finished Day 1d with 2,100,000 in his stack, giving him the flight's chip lead. However, Day 1c chip leader Tal Avivi remains the event's overall chip leader.
Matt Stout shared the honor of having the second biggest stack of Day 1d with two other players. They survived to play Day 2 along with Day 1d entries Jason Wheeler (1,000,000), Maxx Coleman (860,000), Roberto Romanello (775,000), Kevin Song (505,000), and Tom Hall (315,000)
End of Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Interrante | United States | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Leeroy Francisco | United States | 1,900,000 | 48 |
| 3 | Rama Chanchali | United States | 1,900,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Matthew Stout | United States | 1,900,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Joshua Sherman | - | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Stanley Lee | United States | 1,600,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Brownie Garrett | United States | 1,600,000 | 40 |
| 8 | Joe Foote | United States | 1,600,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Soichiro Hayashi | Japan | 1,500,000 | 38 |
| 10 | Cristiano Ferrari | United States | 1,500,000 | 38 |
Please note: the WSOP LIVE app rounds the chip counts
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