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Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions
Day: 2
Players Left 10 / 20,488
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Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
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.
Stay with PokerNews for continuing coverage of the Mini Mystery Millions, as well as chip counts, eliminations, and any drama that unfolds, direct from the tournament floor
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 1 | Sheldon Phelps | United States | 29,500,000 | 15 |
| 116 | 2 | Rocco Iati | United States | 28,000,000 | 14 |
| 116 | 4 | Jalil Houssain | UAE | 39,500,000 | 20 |
| 116 | 6 | Alex Ferrari | United States | 22,000,000 | 11 |
| 116 | 7 | Philip Chun | United States | 32,000,000 | 16 |
| 116 | 8 | Joseph Trezzo | United States | 29,500,000 | 15 |
| 116 | 9 | William Carter | United States | 17,000,000 | 9 |
| 117 | 4 | David Prociak | United States | 88,000,000 | 44 |
| 117 | 5 | Jurgen Pirgu | United States | 45,500,000 | 23 |
| 117 | 6 | Axel Bayout | France | 43,000,000 | 22 |
| 117 | 7 | Alexander Kaviani | United States | 81,500,000 | 41 |
| 117 | 8 | Christopher Cawlfield | United States | 21,500,000 | 11 |
| 117 | 9 | Kartik Ved | India | 35,000,000 | 18 |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
The clock has been paused with just under 10 minutes remaining, and the remaining 13 players will have three more hands before bagging up for the end of the night.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Sonny Pomroy jammed for 16,500,000 from the hijack and Alexander Kaviani moved in over the top from the button. Once the blinds folded, the cards were tabled.
Sonny Pomroy: K♣10♠ 
Alexander Kaviani: A♦Q♥
Pomroy was ahead with ace-queen, but anything could change with five cards to come.
Neither player improved on the 6♠4♦2♦4♣5♦ runout, which meant Kaviani won the pot, and Pomroy was out in 14th place.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Jalil Houssain opened to 3,200,000 in middle position. When action folded to the small blind, David Prociak asked Houssain about his chip stack then three-bet to 11,600. Sung Choi in the big blind, four-bet all-in for 14,000,000. Houssain got out of the way, but Prociak made the call, putting Choi's tournament life at risk.
Sung Choi: 4♥4♠
David Prociak: A♠9♦
Choi was safe on the Q♦5♠6♣ flop. But the A♦ fell on the turn pushing Prociak ahead with a chance to eliminate. The river Q♠ sealed the deal for Choi and he left the table as Prociak scooped the pot towards his direction.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Kartik Ved raised to 3,000,000 from the hijack. Jurgen Pirgu moved all in on the button with a sizable stack. Pirgu made the call.
Jurgen Pirgu: 8♣8♥
Kartik Ved: A♦J♦
Piru's eights held through the runout of 3♠10♠2♦K♥7♦, giving him a nice double-up.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Rocco Iati moved all in from middle position for 2,500,000. Kartik Ved then raised to 3,600,000 on the button, and both blinds got out of the way.
Rocco Iati: J♦10♦
Kartik Ved: Q♥5♠
Ved stayed in the lead following the 2♦K♠5♦ flop, although he had plenty of outs to fade. the 9♥ turn gave his opponent a gutshot, and he got there as the Q♦ river gave him both the straight and the flush, beating Ved's rivered pair.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Action was picked up as Philip Chun was all in against Sonny Pomroy.
Philip Chun: A♦Q♠
Sonny Pomroy: 10♠10♥
The board ran out Q♣J♠A♠4♥2♥, and Chun doubled.
