Liam Gannon Sets Up First WSOP Paradise Trip After Second Circuit Ring
The poker reporter plans to use his package in the $2,750 Mystery Bounty, whose official schedule now lists a $5 million guarantee.
- Liam Gannon plans to use his Circuit-winner package at WSOP Paradise for the $2,750 Mystery Bounty.
- The official event schedule lists a $5 million guarantee, higher than the $3 million figure in Gannon’s profile.
- His April win in Elgin, Illinois, was Gannon’s second career WSOP Circuit ring.
- Gannon skipped a Paradise package after his first ring in 2025 but plans to attend this year.
WSOP.com has profiled poker live reporter Liam Gannon ahead of his first planned trip to WSOP Paradise, where he intends to play the $2,750 No-Limit Hold’em WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty. Gannon earned a $5,000 Paradise package by winning his second career WSOP Circuit ring at Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois, in April.
The package awarded to every 2026 Circuit ring winner includes entry to the Mystery Bounty and a hotel stay at Baha Mar in the Bahamas. As we reported Oct. 16, winners must reserve the package by Nov. 1.
Gannon’s profile described the Mystery Bounty as carrying a $3 million guarantee. The official WSOP Paradise schedule now lists it as Event No. 1 with a $5 million guarantee and multiple starting flights.
The April victory came in a $600 event that Gannon entered at the maximum late-registration point. He reached the final table, built a large chip lead and beat Matt Miller heads-up after picking off a bluff in a major pot.
Gannon had previously won a Paradise package with his first Circuit ring, in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main at Horseshoe Council Bluffs in September 2025, but did not make the trip. PokerOrg reported that victory was worth $28,903, then his career-best tournament score, and followed a runner-up finish to Jared Ward in a $400 bounty event two days earlier.
His decision to go this year was partly prompted by his sisters’ reaction to the missed 2025 trip. “You have a free seat to the Bahamas, and you’re not using it?” Gannon recalled them saying. He said he hopes his parents can join him, although he will travel alone if they cannot.
Gannon joined the PokerNews live-reporting team for the 2021 WSOP after meeting Chad Holloway. He now works live-reporting assignments for PokerNews and Poker.Org while playing tournaments, principally in the Midwest, between stops. His first tournament was a $20 charity event at age 18, where he finished 27th for $60.
WSOP Paradise runs at Baha Mar from Dec. 2 through Dec. 17, with 20 bracelet events and $120 million in announced guarantees across the series.
