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Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,192,320
Total Entries
4,764
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
714
Players Left
34
Players Left 1 / 4,764
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Although play was supposed to end with just a single player acquiring a brand-spanking new gold bracelet at the 2026 World Series of Poker, action has come to an impromptu end in Day 2 of Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha. Instead of just one, a whopping 34 players now remain at the conclusion of the day.
Given the massive 4,764 player field, it was simply impossible to play down to a winner on Day 2, forcing action to be stopped after Level 29. The final 34 have bagged up for the evening, and a third day will be played.
Shawn Stroke holds the biggest stack coming into Day 3, having bagged some 15,550,000 chips, which translates to 104 big blinds when play resumes. Shortly behind is Christopher Vitch (15,175,000), with Wojciech Barzantny rounding out the podium at 11,050,000.
Barzantny played the role of executioner during the day, having surely topped the field with a massive 23 bounties, totalling $67,000 in prize money... and that number can only increase.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Stroke | United States | 15,550,000 | 104 |
| 2 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 15,175,000 | 101 |
| 3 | Wojciech Barzantny | Austria | 11,050,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Sameer Batra | United States | 10,925,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Brian Roff | United States | 9,675,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Paawan Bansal | India | 9,625,000 | 64 |
| 7 | Matthew Shepsky | United States | 9,425,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Jeremy Kerbel | United States | 8,825,000 | 59 |
| 9 | Sergio Giha | United States | 8,150,000 | 54 |
| 10 | Travis Pearson | United States | 7,500,000 | 50 |
Looking down the list, Sameer Batra (10,925,000) has a very solid stack in fourth, with Brian Roff (9,675,000), Paawan Bansal (9,625,000) and Matthew Shepsky (9,425,000) all hot on his heels. Besides Vitch, Nick Pupillo (2,575,000) is the only remaining 25K Fantasy player, with ODB bonus player James Chen also still in the mix.
With 714 returning for Day 2 and Mystery Bounties up for grabs, eliminations came thick and fast, as expected. Within the hour, almost half the field had already been disposed of, with Esther Taylor (667th), Joao Simao (611th), Gabriel Andrade (513th) and Michael Moncek (418th) among the early casualties.
With bustouts came bounties, and as the field was cut in half, so were the top prizes available. Roussos Koliakoudakis was the lucky recipient of the first $100,000 payday on offer, leaving just one left for the rest, with two of the four $50,000 scores being pulled at similar times. Markus Anheier and Jonathan Samuels were the two to win big, with the latter offering quite the celebration.
Before the second break of the day, both six-figure chests were opened, with Owais Ahmed being the second and final player to find $100,000 in their chest.
The prize pool totalled a whopping $4,192,320, with $305,000 awaiting the eventual victor, alongside a coveted WSOP bracelet. Only one of the players will receive that payout, however, with those surviving to the unscheduled third day of play having locked up a minimum of $9,350.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $305,000 | 8 | $38,000 |
| 2 | $204,000 | 9 | $29,000 |
| 3 | $151,000 | 10-11 | $22,785 |
| 4 | $112,000 | 12-15 | $18,000 |
| 5 | $84,000 | 16-23 | $14,300 |
| 6 | $64,000 | 24-31 | $11,500 |
| 7 | $49,000 | 32-34 | $9,350 |
Play is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, in the Paris Green section. A winner will be determined on Day 3, and blinds start at the 100,000/150,000 level.
Stay tuned as PokerNews offers full live coverage of the final day.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Play has now concluded for the night and the remaining 34 players have bagged up their chips to return for an additional day tomorrow, July 10.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day along with full chip counts.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Andre Rieder raised to 420,000 from the hijack, and Mei Seow moved all in from the big blind for 720,000. Rieder called.
Mei Seow: J♥J♦9♠7♦ 
Andre Rieder: A♠K♦10♠9♦
The board was 2♠Q♥7♠2♣5♠, and Rieder held the best hand with the flush.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Christopher Vitch raised pot to 420,000 from the cutoff and was looked up by Chenxiang Miao in the small blind.
On the 2♥10♥10♦ flop, Miao checked to Vitch, who continued for 225,000. Miao thought for a while and check-raised to 700,000. Vitch made the call.
The K♣ came on the turn and Vitch checked to Miao, who bet out for 1,675,000. Vitch thought briefly and then raised all in and had Miao covered. Miao folded almost instantly to send the pot sent to Vitch uncontested.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The floor have announced that only three more hands will be played before the players bag up.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
One hand after David Hochheim pushed him out of a pot with an all-in check-raise shove on the river, Erik Perez apparently wanted some action.
Hochheim brought it in for the maximum of 420,000 from the cutoff. Perez potted it to 1,300,000 from the small blind, then started coaxing Hochheim into a call.
"Let's do it," Perez said. "Let's (expletive deleted) do it. Come on, let's go. I want to do it."
He repeated the X-rated war cry so often that eventually the dealer told him to chill.
"Oh, I thought I could talk heads up," he said. "Well, he knows I want to do it. He knows I have the better hand, and I want to (expletive deleted) do it."
That last pitch did it. Hochheim reraised all in, and Perez made the call.
Erik Perez: K♣10♥8♣5♥
David Hochheim: A♥Q♥Q♦5♠
"Oh, I didn't really want to do it," Perez admitted. "This is not a nice hand."
The runout of 3♠4♦7♦K♠7♣, however, was pretty nice for Perez, as he paired his king on the turn and took a huge double-up with the better two pair.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Brian Roff had been scooping a few pots in a row, including this one, where he defended his blind. Travis Pearson raised from under the gun to 300,000, and Roff called.
Both players checked the entire board of 4♦6♦8♠K♣J♥, and Roff showed K♠Q♣10♠9♦ for a pair of kings. Pearson mucked.
