WSOP Event #71: $1,600 Mystery Bounty With $2M Guarantee Opens July 4

WSOP Event #71, a $1,600 NLH Mystery Bounty with a $2 million guarantee, opens Day 1A on July 4 at 6 PM PT — the biggest non-Main Event bounty tournament on the 2026 schedule.

What to Know

The buy-in is $1,600, with $1,430 going to the prize pool and the remainder covering the entry fee. The Mystery Bounty format means a portion of each buy-in seeds a bounty pool, with individual bounty envelopes — each containing an unknown prize — awarded for every elimination once the money bubble bursts.

The $2 million guarantee signals that WSOP organizers expect a massive field. At the $1,600 price point, the event needs roughly 1,400 entries to meet that number, though multi-day events at this buy-in level routinely clear their guarantees.

Schedule Details

Day 1A fires at 6 PM PT on July 4. Additional Day 1 flights are expected to follow, giving players multiple entry points. The structure allows re-entries during Day 1 flights, a format designed to maximize both field size and the bounty pool.

Registration and full structure details are available on WSOP.com.