On Monday, two millionaires were crowned at the World Series of Poker in the $1,000 buy-in Mystery Millions event. The first to pull a seven-figure bounty in the 18,000-player event was Valentyn Shabelnyk. Shabelnyk caught some flack for not showing much emotion and then running back to his seat:
🤯The 1st MILLION DOLLAR Bounty has been claimed in the @WSOP Mystery Millions! 🔥
— PokerNews (@PokerNews) June 3, 2024
🙌HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Valentyn Shabelnyk! pic.twitter.com/S3XsvzxiHK
The second instant millionaire was DJ Buckley, a regular on the Mid-States Poker Tour. Buckley was a little more excited about his newfound riches:
💰 Both ONE MILLION BOUNTIES have now been claimed in the @WSOP Mystery Millions!
— PokerNews (@PokerNews) June 4, 2024
CONGRATULATIONS to DJ Buckley on snagging the second one! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/95YhKe0qbd
There is still one more millionaire to be made — the winner of the tournament. The Mystery Millions resumes on Tuesday with 18 players remaining, including two bracelet winners: Pei Li and Alex Ziskin. The winner of the tournament will pocket an even $1 million, while each member of the final table is guaranteed $89,411.
The final table will be streamed in its entirety on PokerGO.
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