The global poker scene is buzzing with high-octane poker action with several prestigious live events running across the world. One of the key events to conclude at 2024 Grosvenor UK Poker Open was the £440 Mystery Bounty, which drew in a field of 426 players and saw James Broderick take down the coveted title. With the win, Broderick added £22,000 to his live earnings of $65,954. David Johnson placed runner-up and walked away with £12,460 for his remarkable performance.
The mystery bounties came into play when the field whittled down to just 54 players. Everyone who made this far was guaranteed a hefty cash prize. While Broderick won the title, he earned less than Indian-origin player Ravi Sheth, known for his back-to-back wins at the 2023 GUKPT London £340 Mini Main Event and £560 Midi Main Event last August. Despite finishing in tenth place, he was the event’s top earner with nine mystery bounties to his name. Sheth took home a staggering £22,500 in bounties alone.
Final Table Payouts (Including Bounties)
- James Broderick – £22,000
- David Johnson – £12,460
- Abdulkadir Ahmed – £12,200
- Waheed Ashraf – £12,550
- Emmett Saigal – £18,150
- Alex Montgomery – £8,750
- Gunmeet Dhingra – £3,950
- Robert Douras – £3,420
- Pawel Filar – £3,140
Ari Engel Wins a Record 17th Ring in WSOPC Michigan Event #11: $500 NLH Big 500 8-Max
The most inspiring story coming from the WSOPC was that of Ari Engel who made poker history by clenching his 17th WSOP Circuit ring. The Canadian super star took down the online WSOPC Michigan Event #11: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Big 500 8-Max, after defeating 76 entrants in this event held on Saturday. His win earned him a $9,778 prize. The user ‘rush783‘ finished as runner-up, securing a prize of $6,388.
Engel shared the news on his X (formerly Twitter) profile, saying “It was only 48 unique players and 76 entries total (I was 3 of them)- but I managed to run great and win ring #17 online on Wsop Michigan”
Ari Engel has an outstanding poker career with live tournament earnings amounting to a staggering $8,517,590, according to Hendon Mob. He now holds a comfortable lead over Dan Lowery, Maurice Hawkins, and Josh Reichard, who each have 15 rings to their names.
Dan Lowery came close to matching Engel’s record just a few days back. Two days before Engel`s latest win, Lowery secured his 15th WSOP Circuit ring by shipping the $400 Monster Stack at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. He topped a field of 3,577 entrants, securing a whopping $148,416 in prize money.
Final Table Payouts (USD)
- Ari ‘FacebookFan’ Engel- $9,778
- ‘rush783’ – $6,388
- Kevin ‘Mcleskey’ Mcleskey – $4,170
- ‘1WINATATIME’ – $3,034
- Nicolai ‘CordGarcia’ Morris – $2,235
- Ryan ‘MagicJohnson’ Hiller – $1,703
- ‘Option3’ – $1,330
- ‘IrishJabroni’ – $1,047
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