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WSOP Online Cancels $250 Mystery Bounty Event After Technical Glitch

Affected players will receive full buy-in refunds plus year-long $500 tickets following the event’s cancellation to uphold fairness.

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Overview

  • Technical failures during the Day 2 restart left 60% of entrants unable to log in, forcing cancellation of the $250 Mystery Bounty event.
  • Organizers deemed Day 2 invalid and decided not to award a bracelet for Event #7 to protect the competition’s integrity.
  • WSOP Online is refunding buy-ins for all 1,100 affected players and allowing those who pulled bounties to retain their prizes.
  • The series is contributing an extra $550,000 in compensation by issuing each affected player a one-year $500 tournament ticket.
  • All other online bracelet events remain on schedule as the overall leaderboard continues through July 15.