Zach Gruneberg Captures Second Bounty Title of 2019 Borgata Poker Open

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Tim Kelliher
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Saturday proved to be the busiest day of the entire 2019 Borgata Poker Open with five tournaments crowning winners. In addition to Aaron Massey taking down the Almighty Stack and Kevin Javier emerging victorious in the $1,090 6-Max, three other side events wrapped up.

Zach Gruneberg the Bounty Hunter

Event #17 of the Borgata Poker was the $1,060 Purple Chip Bounty NLH. There were 232 total entries and Zach Gruneberg (pictured above) was the last man standing in the early morning hours. Gruneberg took home $31,502 and his second Borgata Poker Open trophy of the series. He previously won Event #3: $500 Black Chip Bounty for $56,073.

"This is unreal, I don't know if anyone's ever won two bounties, especially in the same series."

This is Gruneberg's third Borgata Poker Open title and he has now earned over $1,800,000 throughout his career.

"This is unreal, I don't know if anyone's ever won two bounties, especially in the same series," Gruneberg said with a smile as he posed for his winner's photo.

He is certainly having a series to remember and he is off to get some rest before taking his seat in the BPO Championship.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Zach Gruneberg$31,502
2Carlos Zambrano$18,566
3David Konsky$10,689
4Harpreet Padda$8,664
5Will Failla$6,751
6Tony Sinishtaj$5,626
7Brian Garrett$4,501
8Adam White$3,376
9Carlos Matos$2,250

Ladies Event Ends in Five-Way Deal

Kaitlyn Faaland, Sharon Douglas, Dorothy Garbutt, Monah Zaini, Wanling Huang
Kaitlyn Faaland, Sharon Douglas, Dorothy Garbutt, Monah Zaini, Valerie Huang

The 2019 BPO Event #15: $230 Ladies NLH saw 59 runners create a prize pool of $11,446. That was paid out to the final table of nine, and the tournament came to an end when the final five players opted to work a deal.

Valerie Huang who held the chip lead at the time of the deal will take first place earning $2,570 and her first BPO trophy. Below is a full look at the final deal numbers:

PlacePlayerPrize (USD)
1Valerie Huang$2,570
2Kaitlyn Faalan$1,959
3Monah Zaini$1,824
4Sharon Douglas$1,528
5Dorothy Garbutt$1,505

Big Winners in Saturday Deepstack

Joseph Andino, Alan Yakubov, Svetlana Gromenkova, Steve Molokovich, John Jimenez
Joseph Andino, Alan Yakubov, Svetlana Gromenkova, Steve Molokovich, John Jimenez

The Event #14: $400 Saturday Deepstack NLH drew 502 entries and created a $170,429 prize pool. With the elimination of Justin Schwartz in sixth place, the final five players began to discuss an adjusted payout deal. The stacks were counted down and after a bit of negotiation a deal was struck.

John Jimenez who held the chip lead will take first for the lion share of the prize pool.

They then agreed to run one hand out for the trophy and WSOP bracelet winner Svetlana Gromenkova is taking home the miniature glass Borgata.

Below is a full look at the final adjusted payout deal.

PlacePlayerPrize (USD)
1John Jimenez$24,562
2Joseph Andino$23,319
3Alan Yakubov$20,491
4Steve Molokovich$18,449
5Svetlana Gromenkova$16,545

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