Yosef Fox Winner 2025 WSOP Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty
The $10,000 Mystery Bounty event at the 2025 World Series of Poker was one of the most anticipated tournaments of the early schedule, following right on the heels of the $1,000 Mystery Millions that had crowned three new millionaires.
While this bigger brother version didn’t include any million-dollar envelopes, it still featured massive prizes, including three $100,000 bounties and a single $250,000 bounty that remained in play when the final five returned for Day 3.
A total of 616 entries in the event at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas generated a $5,728,800 prize pool. After three days of action, it was American Yosef Fox who emerged victorious, defeating Spain’s Alejandro Peinado heads-up to win $729,333 and his first WSOP gold bracelet. Fox also grabbed the final-day $250,000 bounty, bringing his total winnings to a million dollars. Peinado didn’t leave empty-handed either, collecting $486,192 for his runner-up finish plus a $50,000 bounty to boost his total.
Alejandro Peinado has pulled the $50,000 bounty in Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty. With just 17 players left, there is still one $250,000 bounty up for grabs. #WSOP2025pic.twitter.com/SlmKkoSAJm
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 3, 2025
The event also saw Frank Brennan pull one of the three available $100,000 bounties, while Michael Moncek, who eventually finished in 11th place for $42,556, hit another six-figure envelope. Other notable finishes included 2009 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe Cada, who placed seventh for $92,330, and two-time bracelet winner Taylor Paur, who took 12th for $34,186.
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 2, 2025
2025 WSOP Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Yosef Fox
United States
$729,333
2
Alejandro Peinado
Spain
$486,192
3
James Mendoza
Philippines
$336,594
4
Richard Green
United States
$237,123
5
Patrick Kennedy
United Kingdom
$170,036
6
Chao Duan
China
$124,151
7
Joe Cada
United States
$92,330
8
Myles Mullaly
United States
$69,964
9
Jordan Siegel
United States
$54,037
2025 WSOP Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Final Table Recap
James Mendoza
From 130 players who began Day 2, only five returned to the final day of action in Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty at the 2025 World Series of Poker with James Mendoza leading the way, holding 10,620,000 chips, good for 42 big blinds. Alejandro Peinado sat second in chips with around 28 big blinds, while Yosef Fox, Richard Green, and Patrick Kennedy all entered the day with fewer than 20 big blinds.
Despite the shallow stacks, no one was in immediate danger, and with $729,333 up top and one $250,000 mystery bounty still lurking in the mix, the stakes were massive as that golden envelope alone was worth more than the fifth and the fourth place finish.
The first elimination of the day came in a painful way. In a blind vs blind clash, Patrick Kennedy set the trap perfectly, limping in from the small blind with pocket kings. It worked as Yosef Fox shoved from the big blind and Kennedy snap-called, finding himself in great shape against pocket jacks.
That is until the flop as Fox flopped a set of jacks on Q♠J♠10♠ board, but Kennedy picked up a royal flush draw. However, the 8♦ turn and Q♥ river didn’t help and Kennedy was the first to hit the payout cage in fifth place for $170,036.
As fate would have it, this was also the moment Fox drew the remaining $250,000 mystery bounty, turning a big day into a massive one.
The moment has finally arrived! The largest bounty — $250,000 — has been pulled in Event #11: the $10,000 Mystery Bounty.
It took until the third level on Day 3 — with just three players left — for the big one to hit. Our lucky winner is Yosef Fox who scored the knockout on… pic.twitter.com/FBFK0BwPH1
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 3, 2025
Just a few hands later, another blind battle unfolded. This time, it was James Mendoza, the start-of-day chip leader, shoving from the small blind and trying to steal the blinds with seven-five. But Day 1 chip leader Richard Green looked down at ace-nine and made the call.
The dealer put out 7♣7♠8♥ and trips for Mendoza that left Green all but dead. The blank turn sealed the deal, sending Green to the rail in fourth place for $237,123.
James Mendoza first lost a crucial pot when Alejandro Peinado doubled through him, and just a few hands later, he was the one on the chopping block. Peinado opened on the button, Mendoza shoved with king-jack and Peinado made the call with pocket sevens. The board ran 9♣9♠8♣10♠, giving Mendoza a straight draw and flush outs, but the river blanked, ending the Filipino’s run in third place for $336,594.
Alejandro Peinado
Heads-up play began with Yosef Fox holding a slight chip lead over Peinado, and the American quickly ramped up the aggression to stretch the lead to nearly 5:1. Peinado was soon at risk but managed a crucial double-up with ace-eight against Fox’s five-three. Still, the momentum didn’t last long.
Shortly after a break, Fox raised with pocket jacks, Peinado moved all-in with ace-deuces suited and Fox called. The board brought no ace and Yosef Fox secured his first-ever WSOP bracelet, celebrating the emotional victory with his son Jorden Fox on the rail. In a beautiful full-circle moment, Jorden had won his own bracelet in 2019 while his father watched from the sidelines and this time, the roles were reversed.
In 2019 Jorden Fox won a @WSOP bracelet with his dad, Yosef Fox, on the rail.
Now the roles are reversed as Jorden watches Dad play heads-up for a bracelet! pic.twitter.com/nythjRHkYi
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Yosef Fox
Alejandro Peinado
James Mendoza
Patrick Kennedy
Chao Duan
