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Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$5,189,400
Total Entries
558
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
84
Players Left
9
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Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After nine levels of play, Day 2 action has come to a close here in Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em at the 2026 World Series of Poker, hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Of the 84 runners who started the day, only nine players will return for Day 3 on June 19th to battle it out for a big piece of the $3,515,400 prize pool. The winner is set to take home the first-place prize of $678,300 plus bounties, as well as the coveted gold bracelet.
Alex Anton of the United States was one of two players to break the six-million chip mark, and sits at the leaderboard with 6,600,000. Josh Reichard, also from the United States, ended the day in a very close second with 6,555,000. Rounding out the top three is Kent Stephens, also from the United States, with 5,490,000.
Jakob Miegel from Germany is not quite in the danger zone with 1,865,000, but he will be looking for a double early on to be able to compete for the remaining bounties. Gregor Sverko from Croatia is the shortest stack and will return with just over 1,000,000 chips.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | County | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Anton | United States | 6,600,000 | 83 |
| 2 | Josh Reichard | United States | 6,555,000 | 82 |
| 3 | Kent Stephens | United States | 5,490,000 | 69 |
| 4 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | 5,300,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Vadzim Lipauka | Belarus | 2,540,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Julien Sitbon | France | 2,140,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Champie Douglas | United States | 1,950,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Jakob Miegel | Germany | 1,865,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Gregor Sverko | Croatia | 1,050,000 | 13 |
Day 2 Action
The mystery bounties came into play at the start of the day with everyone's main aim to get a shot at that top bounty prize of a quarter of a million dollars. This saw over half the field eliminated within the first two levels. Two players who have made the final table were able to pull the largest bounties, with Sverko pulling $250,000, and Reichard pulling a $100,000 bounty.
Action came thick and fast even after half the field was eliminated but one of the most brutal eliminations of the day belonged to Oliver Weis. After Ren Lin jammed the river, Weis made the call holding pocket eights for a full house. Unfortunately for Weis, Lin tabled king-three for a bigger full house, sending Weis to the rail in a cooler.
Lin was seen early today playing his usual joker antics as he handed out cash to his table mate Dario Sammartino while naming himself as his “sugar daddy”, which was taken in good humour. Lin's deep run came to an end in 13th place after he four-bet shoved with king-jack and ran into the pocket aces of chip leader Anton. Lin had a sweat on the flop with a straight draw and then turned a pair of jacks, but Anton's aces held.
Kristen Foxen busted in a cooler versus Reichard's pocket queens in the small blind after getting all in with pocket tens in the big blind. Reichard also managed to bust Arsenii Karmatckii in the same hand, as Karmatckii flopped trip sevens against Reichard’s full house.
Georgios Sotiropoulos was having a smooth day before attempting to bluff Jovan Kenjic with eight-high, as Kenjic made a hero call with a pair of fives. Sotiropoulos attempted to fight back after tripling up but unfortunately found an exit against Arunas Sapitavicius’s pocket eights against his queen-jack.
Plenty of double eliminations led up to the final table. Michael Wilklow added two mystery bounty prizes to his collection when his pocket jacks held up in a three-way all-in against Jordan Glazer and Steve Zolotow. After collecting a double bounty and what was looking like a cruise to the final table, Wilklow actually ended up bubbling the final table after losing two flips in a row against Kenjic and Vadzim Lipauka to be eliminated in tenth place.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $678,300 |
| 2 | $452,200 |
| 3 | $313,400 |
| 4 | $220,950 |
| 5 | $158,500 |
| 6 | $115,750 |
| 7 | $86,070 |
| 8 | $65,190 |
| 9 | $50,310 |
Day 3 will start at 3:30 p.m. local time on Friday, June 19, where the event will play down to a winner. The tournament will resume in Level 26 with blinds at 40,000/80,000/80,000, and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels, with a one-hour dinner break to be determined.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for the remainder of this event, as well as future coverage throughout the summer.
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The nine remaining players have bagged up their chips and will return to play down to a winner on Day 3.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michael Wilklow jammed for 520,000 from under the gun and Vadzim Lipauka looked him up from the small blind.
Michael Wilklow: A♣Q♠ 
Vadzim Lipauka: 4♠4♦
Wilklow was in another flip, but this time he had the overcards and was the one who needed to win to stay alive.
The dealer spread the 10♠K♠9♦ flop to give Wilklow some extra outs in the form of a gutshot.
The 3♥ turn was no help to Wilklow and he was one card away from busting. The dealer burned a card and put out the K♥ to complete the board, keeping Lipauka's pocket fours as the best hand.
Wilklow exited in tenth place as the final table bubble boy, and the remaining nine players secured their seats at the final table.
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michael Wilklow raised to 160,000 from the cutoff, and Jovan Kenjic three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind. Wilklow four-bet jammed, and Kenjic called off his stack of 2,570,000.
Jovan Kenjic: A♥K♥
Michael Wilklow: 6♦6♣
It was a huge flip that Kenjic came out on top of after hitting trip kings on the J♥K♦3♥2♥K♠ runout.
Kenjic doubled to 5,300,000, while Wilklow was left with fewer than ten big blinds.
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jakob Miegel completed from the small blind and Champie Douglas checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down K♦2♣9♠ and Miegel led out for 80,000. Douglas jammed for 710,000, and Miegel made the call to try and send everyone to the final table.
Champie Douglas: 9♥7♥
Jakob Miegel: K♠6♦
Miegel was ahead with top pair against the middle pair of Douglas.
The 5♦ turn changed nothing, but Douglas found the card he needed on the 7♦ river, improving to two pair.
Douglas doubled up and the tournament remained on the final table bubble.
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Kent Stephens raised the button to 160,000 and Todd Ivens defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned the J♠2♠8♣ flop, and Ivens checked. Stephens bet 250,000, and Ivens responded with a check-jam for 910,000. Stephens made the call.
Todd Ivens: 10♦9♣
Kent Stephens: A♠8♠
Stephens was in front with a pair and nut flush draw against the straight draw and live cards of Ivens.
Ivens received exactly what he needed on the 7♣ turn by making a straight. Only a spade would spell the end for the start-of-day chip leader, and that's exactly what arrived on the 7♠ river.
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
With J♣9♣, Alex Anton raised the button to 160,000 and Jakob Miegel called from the big blind holding A♠4♥.
The flop fell A♥7♥K♦, and Miegel check-called a continuation-bet of 90,000 from Anton.
An A♦ hit the turn, and both players checked before the 5♠ arrived on the river. Miegel fired for 380,000, and Anton folded.
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Josh Reichard raised to 125,000 from the hijack, and Michael Wilklow called on the button with 5♦4♦. Simon Wilson squeezed to 450,000 from the small blind, and Reichard four-bet to 825,000. Wilklow got out of the way before Wilson ripped it in for 1,550,000. Reichard made the call to try and bust Wilson.
Simon Wilson: A♥A♣
Josh Reichard: 6♥6♣
Wilson was in a great spot to double up and join the big stacks if his pocket aces could hold.
The J♦5♠10♥ flop kept Wilson's aces in front, but the brutal 6♠ on the turn catapulted Reichard into the lead with a set.
Wilson was already out of his chair with his backpack on as the 5♥ completed the board, sending him to the rail in 12th place.
