button in SafariSpain's Lautaro Guerra Flying High After Day 1a of the $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO
The first of two flights in Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2026 World Series of Poker saw 1,922 entrants reduced to only 288 after the completion of 14 levels. Spanish PLO specialist Lautaro Guerra (1,135,000) bagged and tagged the second-largest stack and will fancy his chances of getting his hands on his second bracelet.
Guerra won his bracelet at the 2023 WSOP Paradise festival after he came out on top in the $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Super High Roller. He netted $2,126,770 on that occasion. Although taking down this event in Las Vegas won't yield similar results, it will come with a WSOP bracelet, and that's what matters at the end of the day.
Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Scherer | United States | 1,138,000 | 228 |
| 2 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 1,135,000 | 227 |
| 3 | Grant Maruya | United States | 1,071,000 | 214 |
| 4 | Marco Damico | United States | 1,043,000 | 209 |
| 5 | Brian Brunner | United States | 927,000 | 185 |
| 6 | Kee Fredkove | United States | 885,000 | 177 |
| 7 | Tyler Brown | United States | 871,000 | 174 |
| 8 | Bradley Butcher | United States | 869,000 | 174 |
| 9 | Jerry Robinson | United States | 840,000 | 168 |
| 10 | Rehman Kassam | United Kingdom | 810,000 | 162 |
A whole host of stars progressed from Day 1a to the final day's action. They included Tyler Brown (871,000), Ryan Depaulo (619,000), Rob Hollink (578,000), Ludovic Geilich (536,000), Christian Harder (529,000), Sascha Wilhelm (487,000), Dong Chen (468,000), Triple Crown winner Robert Romanello (460,000), Marco Johnson (424,000), Nick Guagenti (402,000), Nick Pupillo (289,000), Robert Mizrachi (288,000), and Christopher Vitch (237,000).
Day 1b shuffles up and deals at 2:00 p.m. local time on July 8. Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates from the Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas.