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Button Ante
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Mystery Bounty Format
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Steal from MP
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Stanislas Prigent
France
Stanislas Prigent is a French professional poker player who burst onto the live tournament scene in 2026, securing a WSOP Circuit ring by winning the $1,000 Mystery Bounty event in Panama for $17,125. He has amassed over $31,000 in WSOP earnings and additional success on the DeepStack Open circuit, demonstrating a consistent, tactical approach.
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Mauro Leonardo
Italy
Mauro Leonardo, also known as Leonardo Mauro, is an Austrian online poker player who has cashed 14 times in WSOP online events, accumulating over $4,600 in earnings. He is primarily active in low-to-mid stakes tournaments on platforms like WSOP.com and online poker.
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Borys Shkliar
Ukraine
Borys Shkliar is a Polish poker player with a limited but notable tournament record, including a final table appearance in a WSOP Circuit event. He has accumulated over $1,400 in live earnings from two cashes in 2025 and 2026.
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Spencer Baker
United States
Spencer Baker is an American poker player with four WSOP cashes totaling $62,456, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 2018 WSOP $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty. He has consistently reached the money in WSOP events from 2018 to 2025.
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