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.
Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1d Completed
Another Day 1 flight and another 4,719 entries for Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions.
With the biggest turnout of the tournament yet, Day 1d added another $4,152,720 to the prize pool. This brings the total up to $10,816,080. There are still two more Day 1 flights to go, so this number will only go up.
Day 1d chip leader Liran Betito has already cashed three times at this year's series. He leads the top ten with 2,390 in chips, according to the WSOPLive App. Behind him are Jonas Lauck (2,240,000) and Luis Zedan (1,910,000) in second and third places, respectively.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liran Betito | Israel | 2,390,000 | 60 |
| 2 | Jonas Lauck | Germany | 2,240,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Luis Zedan | United States | 1,910,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Rune Hauger | Denmark | 1,880,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Michael Walsh | United States | 1,820,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Bing Li | Chinese | 1,785,000 | 45 |
| 7 | John Costiniano | Philippines | 1,750,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Hung Tran | United States | 1,700,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Steve Enriquez Gallo | Spain | 1,630,000 | 41 |
| 10 | Justin Fawcett | United States | 1,625,000 | 41 |
Justin Fawcett, with 1,625,000 in chips, is the only 25k Fantasy player in the top ten.
However, some other advancing players from the Day 1d field who are worth keeping track of include Martin Zamani (1,108,000), Matt Affleck (875,000), Marco Johnson (770,000), Shiina Okamoto (755,000), Justin Zaki (615,000), John Wasnock (475,000), Andreas Frohli (450,000), and Eric Baldwin (390,000).
There are still two more starting flights, both playing tomorrow. Day 1e will be a regular flight played with 30-minute levels and starting at 10:00 a.m. local time . However, Day 1f will be played with a turbo clock with 20-minute blind levels. Day 1f kicks off at 6:00 p.m. local time.
The field will combine for Day 2 on Sunday, June 28, when PokerNews's traditional live reporting coverage will begin.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the latest from the 2026 WSOP at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Chip counts are according to the WSOPLive App.
Poker fans were treated to many exciting hands at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) the past week.
But there's always a player involved in one of these juicy hands who doesn't find it as interesting as the rest of us. Take Allen Kessler, for example, who took a cruel Razz bad beat to bust from the $3,000 Nine Game Mix event, a hand you'll read about in just a bit.
"The Chainsaw" isn't the only recipient of a bad beat or on the wrong end of a brutal cooler the past week at the WSOP.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
This year's nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame have been announced, with the eight individuals now heading to the living members of the Hall for voting.
Each member can vote for up to four nominees, and anyone receiving votes from 22 or more members earns an automatic induction. This change, from a previous "winner-takes-all" format allowing for only one induction per year, was announced earlier this month.
Five of the eight nominees are first-time nominees, having met the minimum age requirement of 40. Eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb headlines these players; he is joined by Jason Koon, Isaac Haxton, Chris Moorman, and Justin Bonomo.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
One question always gets asked in the build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP): who are the best players still chasing their first bracelet? It's something PokerNews looks at every year.
But here's another angle worth exploring. Which players have actually won the most money at the WSOP without ever getting their hands on one of poker's most coveted prizes?
Some players have racked up millions in WSOP earnings, building their totals on one monster score, while others have chipped away year after year grinding the series.
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