Ferenc Deák Wins First WSOP Bracelet in $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO for $329,890
As the 2025 World Series of Poker nears its conclusion at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, Hungarian player Ferenc Deák made headlines by winning his first-ever WSOP bracelet in Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha. Deák outlasted a massive field of 5,284 entries to claim the title and a top prize of $329,890.
Originally planned as a two-day tournament, the event stretched into a third day due to an extended Day 2, with 29 players remaining after more than 13 hours of play. That didn’t faze Deák, who entered Day 3 strong and never looked back, cruising through the final table and defeating Brazil’s Paulo Drummond heads-up. Drummond earned $219,890 for his impressive runner-up finish.
This victory marks Deák’s 15th WSOP cash, and it comes 14 years after his first appearance in the 2011 $1,500 PLO8 event. With this win, Deák crosses the $1 million mark in total live tournament earnings.
The $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO event proved to be a fan favorite, growing significantly from last year’s 4,280 entries to an impressive 5,284. The tournament created a total prize pool of $3,064,720, split between standard payouts and Day 2 mystery bounty prizes. One of the event’s biggest stories was Vincent Moscati pulling not one but two $100,000 mystery bounty envelopes — an extraordinary stroke of luck.
Four other players found $50,000 bounty prizes: Nicholas Gonzalez, Sokchheka Pho, Nick Guagenti, and Garik Tamasian.
[Ferenc Deák]
2025 WSOP Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
1 Ferenc Deák – Hungary $329,890
2 Paulo Drummond – Brazil $219,890
3 Carlos De Lima – Brazil $164,090
4 Quan Tran – United States $123,380
5 Richard Harroch – United States $93,480
6 Lukas Hafner – Austria $71,370
7 Sean Chen – United States $54,910
8 Christoph Milbradt – United States $42,580
9 Davis Modans – Latvia $33,280
10 Quentin De Solere – France $26,210
Final Table Recap
Day 3 started with 29 players still in contention. Within the first few hours, the field was reduced to ten, and Ferenc Deák took command, entering the final table as the chip leader with 80 big blinds. Paulo Drummond, his closest competitor, held 44 big blinds and made an early impact.
Drummond eliminated Quentin De Solere in 10th place when his pocket jacks held up against a suited and connected hand. He followed up by busting Davis Modans in ninth after hitting a jack on the turn to overtake Modans’ superior preflop hand.
Carlos De Lima scored the next knockout, cracking Christoph Milbradt’s aces with two pair that improved to a full house on the turn. Shortly after, Quan Tran won a short-stack battle against Sean Chen, whose tournament ended in seventh place.
Deák, although still leading, hadn’t eliminated anyone by that point. De Lima continued to build momentum by knocking out Lukas Hafner, whose hand couldn’t improve on a king-high board. Deák finally got involved in eliminations when he sent Richard Harroch packing. Both held aces, but Deák made a flush on the river.
Drummond stayed in the fight by eliminating Quan Tran with a flopped straight. However, Deák remained dominant and sent Carlos De Lima out in third with pocket aces holding against a suited Broadway rundown.
Heads-Up Battle
Ferenc Deák entered heads-up play with a commanding 6:1 chip lead over Paulo Drummond. Despite Drummond picking up some small pots early on, it was Deák who closed it out.
The final hand began with Drummond opening and Deák calling. On a flop of K♣6♦8♠, Drummond bet pot, Deák raised, and Drummond shoved. Drummond revealed A♠Q♦8♣8♦ for a flopped set, while Deák had K♦9♥6♣5♣ for two pair.
The turn was the 5♦, changing nothing. The river brought the K♥, giving Deák a full house and ending the match. Drummond had to settle for second place and $219,890, while Deák earned his long-awaited bracelet and a life-changing $329,890 payday.
With over a decade of WSOP experience, Ferenc Deák now joins the prestigious club of bracelet winners — proving that patience and persistence in the poker world truly pay off.
[Quan Tran]
