Matthew Shepsky called 150,000 on the button, Tom Talboom called in the small blind and Paawan Bansal called in the big blind.
The flop came 6♠8♥Q♣, and all players checked. The 8♦ on the turn saw Bansal lead for 250,000 and this managed to get both Shepsky and Talboom to fold quickly.
The 34 returning players have taken their seats, and the cards are now in the air for the added Day 3 of Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha. Still up for grabs in big bounties are one $50,000 mystery bounty, one $10,000 bounty, and one $5,000 bounty.
| Number of Bounties | Bounty Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 |
| 1 | $10,000 |
| 1 | $5,000 |
| 8 | $2,500 |
| 6 | $1,000 |
| 38 | $500 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
When he wasn't milking cows on his family dairy farm in Windsor, Texas, Mason Vieth was playing poker at the nearest casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
"I grew up milking the cows and playing poker at WinStar World Casino," the former dairy farmer told PokerNews. "I would stay up all night playing poker, then go milk them, then go back. Three days in a row most of the time. No sleep."
Those hard-earned poker chops are now paying off for Vieth, better known as "Milkman," — as embroidered on his royal blue cap —who is one of 533 players who advanced to Day 5 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.
PokerNews caught up with Vieth during a break on Day 4 as he chased his first bracelet and life-changing money in an event that will award $10 million.
Following another huge turnout at the 2026 World Series of Poker, an extra day will be needed to crown a champion in Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha.
The final 34 players will return at 1 p.m. local time to Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, to play down to a winner after the tournament could not be completed as scheduled on Day 2. The event attracted 4,764 entries, generating a regular prize pool of $2,763,120 and a mystery bounty prize pool of $1,429,200. Awaiting the eventual champion are $305,000 and a prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.
Shawn Stroke returns with the chip lead after bagging 15,550,000. Christopher Vitch sits close behind with 15,175,000, while Wojciech Barzantny starts the final day in third with 11,050,000 after an incredible Day 2 that saw him collect 23 mystery bounties worth a total of $67,000.
| 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 |
Vitch is one of the two remaining 25K Fantasy Draft players in the field. The three-time WSOP bracelet winner came close to adding another title earlier this summer with a sixth-place finish in Event #56: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, and now has another chance to capture bracelet number four. Barzantny will also be one to watch after pulling more mystery bounties than anyone else on Day 2.
All remaining players have locked up at least $9,350, but every one of them will have their eyes on the top prize and the WSOP gold bracelet.
| 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 |
Action resumes at 1 p.m. local time in the Paris Green section, beginning with Level 30. Blinds will be 100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 big blind ante, and 40-minute levels will continue until a winner is crowned, with a 15-minute break every two hours.
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The dream of becoming the next WSOP Main Event champion is surely beginning to feel within reach for those still standing, but the path only gets tougher from here. With just over five percent of the field remaining, pay jumps escalating and the final table on the distant horizon, every decision could make the difference between a career-defining run and an untimely exit. Be sure to stick with PokerNews for ongoing updates as the 2026 WSOP Main Event enters its final stages.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for live and exclusive coverage as the final players battle for the bracelet in the $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha.
Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
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