Sean Berman Wins Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Mystery Bounty Event

The first-ever Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 thriller bounty occasion attracted a 318-entry turnout, simply surpassing the $200,000 assure to create a closing prize pool of $306,870. Of that cash, $211,620 went into the primary prize pool, whereas $95,250 was put aside for the 35 thriller bounty payouts that ranged from $250 as much as $25,000.

After two beginning flights and a closing playdown day at Venetian® Resort Las Vegas, Los Angeles resident Sean Berman secured the ultimate bounty to stroll away because the champion. Berman earned $37,479 from the primary prize pool and $19,500 in bounty payouts for a complete haul of $56,997.

This was the most important rating but for Berman, topping the $13,420 he took dwelling for a Twenty first-place end within the 2023 World Poker Tour Gardens Poker Championship final spring.

The 480 Card Player Player of the Year factors that Berman earned because the champion have been sufficient to maneuver him inside attain of the highest 125 within the 2024 POY standings offered by Global Poker.

The high 35 finishers cashed on this occasion, a thriller bounty payout hooked up to every of them. Berman had loads of powerful competitors to take care of down the stretch, together with 2015 World Poker Tour Choctaw champion Jason Brin (ninth), two-time bracelet winner David Jackson (eighth), Christina Gollins (seventh), 2018 Caribbean Poker Party predominant occasion runner-up Craig Mason (fifth), and 2018 MSPT Season Finale runner-up Ronnie Lamb (third).

Spain’s Pedro Ingles was the fortunate participant to stroll away with the highest bounty payout of $25,000. With $35,419 from the primary prize pool and $27,250 in bounties on high, his complete haul for the occasion got here to $62,669.

Here is a take a look at the primary prize pool payouts and POY factors awarded on the closing desk:

Winner picture credit score: MSPT.