PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (June 28). Until then, we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
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There are 100 bracelet-awarding events on the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, but every poker player dreams of becoming the champion of just one of those tournaments: the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. Unfortunately for some, the $10,000 buy-in puts the 2026 WSOP Main Event out of reach, which is where satellites come into their own.
In 2003, the aptly-named Chris Moneymaker, then an accountant from Atlanta, Georgia, won a $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat via an $86 buy-in satellite online at PokerStars. Moneymaker outlasted 838 opponents, including defeating seasoned pro Sammy Farha heads-up, to win the WSOP Main Event and kickstart the phenomenon that would be called the Moneymaker Effect.
Fast forward to today, and hundreds, if not thousands, of players will head to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas hoping to win their way into the 2026 WSOP Main Event for a fraction of the $10,000 asking price. The 2026 WSOP Main Event satellites run from July 1-7 and come in buy-ins of $150, $260, $585, $1,100, and $2,200.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
One of the largest events on the 2025 World Series of Poker schedule has grown this year, as Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em has been expanded to six starting flights across five starting days.
The event featured nearly 20,000 entries when it kicked off the 2025 WSOP at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and another big field is expected this week. The additional flight could be enough to make this the best-attended WSOP event in history. For it to claim that title, it'll need to attract more than 28,371 entrants, which the 2019 edition of The Big 50 did.
Mystery bounties will begin on Day 2, with the top bounty once again guaranteed at $1,000,000. The eventual champion will also become a millionaire, as the tournament features a guaranteed $1,000,000 top prize.
The first five starting flights gets underway at 10 a.m. local time, with starting stacks of 40,000 chips and blinds of 100/200/200. Levels will be 30 minutes long for the first five flights, while Day 1f starts at 6 p.m. on June 27 and will see 20-minute levels.
Players will get 20-minute breaks after every four levels, along with a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 12 (~7:00 p.m.). The tournament features two reentries per flight, and late registration remains open for the first 12 levels and dinner break of each of the first five starting flights.
Survivors of all six starting flights will come together on Sunday, June 28 at 11 a.m. PokerNews traditional live coverage will begin on Day 2.
Last year’s edition was won by Michael Wilklow, who navigated through a massive field of 19,654 entries to claim the $1,000,000 first-place prize. Two $1,000,000 bounties were also awarded, going to Tyler Montoya and Thomas Zanot.
Malcolm Trayner took the bracelet in 2024, while Tyler Brown took home the $1,000,000 top prize in 2023.
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Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em
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