button in SafariAndrew Shelton Pulls Top Bounty, as David Prociak Leads the Pack into Day 3
Only 13 players remain in Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em at the 2026 World Series of Poker, meaning the tournament is now deep into the business end inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. From a huge field of 20,488 entries, only a small group of players remain with a shot at the $400,000 top prize and a WSOP gold bracelet.
The event generated a total prize pool of $9,352,772, of which $4,097,600 was set aside for the mystery bounty pool. All returning players have already locked up $21,790, but with the pay jumps beginning to ramp up and the final table now in sight, everyone will have a seven-figure payday in their crosshairs.
Ending the penultimate day at the top was David Prociak, who returns with a stack of 88,000,000 to play with. He is very close to adding another WSOP bracelet to his name. Second on the leaderboard goes to Alexander Kaviani, while Jurgen Pirgu rounds out the podium positions.
End of Day Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Prociak | United States | 88,000,000 | 55 |
| 2 | Alexander Kaviani | United States | 81,500,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Jurgen Pirgu | United States | 45,500,000 | 28 |
| 4 | Axel Bayout | France | 43,000,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Jalil Houssain | Palestine | 39,500,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Kartik Ved | India | 35,000,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Philip Chun | United States | 32,000,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Sheldon Phelps | United States | 29,500,000 | 18 |
| 9 | Joseph Trezzo | United States | 29,500,000 | 18 |
| 10 | Rocco Iati | United States | 28,500,000 | 18 |
| 11 | Alex Ferrari | United States | 22,000,000 | 14 |
| 12 | Christopher Cawlfield | United States | 21,500,000 | 13 |
| 13 | William Carter | United States | 17,000,000 | 11 |
When the 793 players who made it through to Day 2 returned to the baize, each had already secured at least $1,160. However, with a $1,000,000 mystery bounty hidden inside one of the Gold Chests, everyone had their eyes firmly set on the bounties.
Aditya Systla was the first player to pull one of the two $250,300 mystery bounties, taking away the second-largest prize available on just the sixth Gold Chest pull of the day. Not long after, Jacob Long pulled the other $250,300 bounty, much to the disappointment of the remaining players.
The $1,000,000 top bounty remained unclaimed for much of the day, and it wasn’t until fewer than 120 players remained that it was finally pulled. On the 43rd Gold Chest open, Andrew Shelton stepped onto the stage full of confidence. Shelton saw the first digit was a one and instantly knew he had become a millionaire.
Mike Leah, a notable and veteran player, came agonizingly close to making Day 3, but Kartik Ved's rivered straight cracked his flopped set. This dashed his chance of adding another WSOP victory to his belt. Other notables that didn’t make it to the end of the day were Arthur Morris, Jeremy Becker, Kathy Liebert, Dong Chen, Joshua Mccully, to name a few.
Day 3, the final day, will start on Monday, June 1, at 2 p.m. local time, and action will resume on Level 40 with blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000 with ante 2,000,000. The plan is to play down until a champion is crowned.
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