Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha

When the final ten players bagged up last night at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for an unscheduled extra day in Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha, Sascha Wilhelm went to sleep on the chip lead in the biggest spot of his poker career.

The extra Day 3 would bring added pressure, as Wilhelm searched for a breakthrough at the 2024 World Series of Poker. Wilhelm sat slightly ahead of multiple bracelet winner Bryce Yockey, while eight others set their sights on chasing down the German chip leader.

It was a slow start to the day for the eventual champion, who watched others build up their stacks and challenge for the win. "How did it go?" Wilhelm commented to PokerNews shortly after his victory, "Pretty slow."

"I didn't catch many hands, one big pot," Wilhelm continued. "From then, I had to chip up like all the time and got lucky in the end."

The end was a heads-up battle against James Cavanaugh, who battled hard all day long before seeing the final river card seal his fate.

$1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results

Massive Inaugural Event Field

Originally scheduled to be completed a day earlier, a total of 4,280 entrants took part in this inaugural version of this event, creating a massive prize pool of $3,616,800. That number included the mystery bounty component, which saw all of the largest bounty prizes claimed on Day 2.

The largest bounty remaining on Day 3 was $5,000, which was collected right at the start of the day. Despite starting the final day as the short stack with just three big blinds, that prize unexpectedly went to Juan Lapido. The Spaniard not only managed to ladder up from the $20,820 that each of the final ten were guaranteed, but he scored the first knockout of the day when Robert Cowen was eliminated in tenth.

Final Table Action

From there, the remaining nine players formed the final table where the top prize of $282,290 and the WSOP bracelet were on the line. Wilhelm began his climb back to the top when he sent Brandon Caputo to the rail in eighth.

One notable question entering the day was if Yockey could navigate his way to a second gold bracelet of the series. Despite entering the day in second place and doubling up with aces at the final table, Yockey was knocked out in seventh while providing a boost to Cavanaugh's stack.

Everyone was looking up to Daisuke Ogita, who scored several eliminations at the final table before doubling up Wilhelm. That led to Ogita's ousting shorly after at the hands of Wilhelm, setting up a lopsided heads-up battle.

Cavanaugh was at a significant disadvantage and could never close the gap, as Wilhelm applied pressure and collected most of the chips in play. The final hand saw Cavanaugh get it in with a straight, only for Wilhelm to connect with the river for a full house and the title.

Wilhelm celebrated with friends on the rail, adding the biggest portion of the prize pool to his bounty haul.

"I had like 13 or 14 bounties, and ended up winning like $18,000 or $19,000 from it. Nothing bigger than $2,000." No big bounty prizes for the newest WSOP champion, but that total was enough to push his winnings over $300,000 and a first gold bracelet.

That concludes our coverage of Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha, but stay tuned as PokerNews continues to provide full coverage of the WSOP Main Event and all other bracelet events in the final week of the 2024 World Series of Poker.

Sascha Wilhelm opened to 4,000,000 on the button and James Cavanaugh made the call in the big blind.

The     flop saw Cavanaugh check and call a bet of 3,600,000 from Wilhelm. Both players then declined to bet the   turn.

Cavanaugh checked again after seeing the   river, with Wilhelm firing 4,800,000 into the middle.

"I'm going to have to look you up for four million," said Cavanaugh and he made the call. Wilhelm turned over      for the flush, with Cavanaugh nodding as he mucked.

Sascha Wilhelm	136,000,000	-9,000,000
James Cavanaugh	35,000,000	9,000,000

James Cavanaugh limped on the button and Sascha Wilhelm checked in the big blind to see the     flop.

Wilhelm checked to Cavanaugh, who bet 1,800,000. The call was made to the   turn, where Wilhelm check-called another bet of 6,500,000.

The dealer revealed the   river, where Wilhelm checked again. Cavanaugh slid out a pot-sized bet of 20,500,000, which was answered by an all in from Wilhelm.

Cavanaugh did not take long to fold, as Wilhelm raked in a sizeable pot.

Sascha Wilhelm	145,000,000	33,000,000
James Cavanaugh	26,000,000	-32,000,000

Sascha Wilhelm opened to 3,000,000 on the button and James Cavanaugh defended his big blind with a call.

Cavanaugh took the betting lead on the     flop, firing 3,000,000 into the middle. Wilhelm called to the   turn, where Cavanaugh led again for 8,000,000.

Wilhelm slid out the call and the dealer flipped over the   river. Cavanaugh checked and Wilhelm counted out a bet of 12,000,000. That was good enough to take down another big pot, as Cavanaugh folded.

Sascha Wilhelm	137,200,000	14,500,000
James Cavanaugh	32,800,000	-15,700,000

Daisuke Ogita got his chips in the middle right after he doubled up James Cavanaugh and he needed to beat the German Sascha Wilhelm.

Daisuke Ogita:     
Sascha Wilhelm:     

The board ran out       and that was all she wrote for Ogita who had to settle for third place and $138,670 as Wilhelm claims the $1,000 bounty that was on Ogita.

Sascha Wilhelm	113,200,000	11,900,000
James Cavanaugh	56,200,000	-600,000
Daisuke Ogita	0	-10,300,000

James Cavanaugh opened to 3,000,000 on the button and Sascha Wilhelm defended his big blind.

The     flop saw both players check to the   turn. Another pair of checks led to the dealer flipping over the   river, where Wilhelm checked one last time.

Cavanaugh fired a bet of 3,000,000, getting the call from Wilhelm. Cavanaugh showed      for aces up, good enough to take the pot as Wilhelm mucked.

Sascha Wilhelm	101,300,000	-2,700,000
Daisuke Ogita	47,200,000	1,200,000
James Cavanaugh	23,500,000	2,300,000

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Juan Lapido completed his small blind and big blind Daisuke Ogita raised to 3,000,000. The Spaniard called and both saw the     flop dealt.

Both checked to see the   on the turn and they checked again. The dealer flipped over the   on the river. Lapido had only 5,000,000 behind and Ogita put him all in for his tournament life. Lapido thought about it and he called.

Ogita had flopped a boat with      and that was enough to win the pot versus the      of Lapido. Ogita also won his $1,000 bounty.

Daisuke Ogita	55,500,000	8,500,000
Juan Lapido	0	-9,100,000

Daisuke Ogita opened to 3,000,000 from the cutoff and Sascha Wilhelm made the call in the small blind. Amit Ben Yacov defended his big blind, and the dealer revealed the     flop.

A pair of checks from the blinds led to Ogita firing 3,000,000 into the middle. Wilhelm called while Ben Yacov let his hand go.

Wilhelm checked again on the   turn, making the call when Ogita continued for 16,000,000.

Both players then checked down the   river, with Wilhelm flipping over      for a flush. Ogita mucked, allowing Wilhelm to regain the chip lead.

Sascha Wilhelm	76,000,000	30,500,000
Daisuke Ogita	47,000,000	-22,000,000
Amit Ben Yacov	15,500,000	-5,500,000