Sean Berman wins Venice Central States Poker Tour $1,100 Mystery Bonus Event

for the first time Central states poker tour in venice The $1,100 mystery bonus event attracted a turnout of 318 participants, easily exceeding the $200,000 guarantee to create a final prize pool of $306,870. Of that money, $211,620 went to the main prize pool, while $95,250 was allocated to 35 mystery bonuses that ranged from $250 to $25,000.

After two initial flights and a final day of play at the Venetian® Resort Las Vegas, Los Angeles resident Shawn Berman earned the ultimate reward of becoming champion. Berman took home $37,479 in the main prize pool and $19,500 in bonuses for a total of $56,997.

It was Berman’s biggest score to date, surpassing the $13,420 he took home for 21st place in 2023. World Series of Poker Tour Last spring.

480 Card player Berman’s Player of the Year points as champion were enough to put him within striking distance of the top 125 players in 2024 Boy Ranking provided by World poker.

The top 35 contestants took home cash in the event, a mysterious reward attached to each one of them. Berman has had plenty of tough competition to contend with along the way, including 2015 Choctaw World Poker Tour Champion Jason Breen (9th), two-time bracelet winner David Jackson (8th), Christina Golins (7th), 2018 Caribbean poker party Main Event Runner-up Craig Mason (5th) and 2018 MSPT end of the season Runner-up Ronnie Lamb (third).

Spaniard Pedro Ingles was the lucky player who received the highest bonus of $25,000. With $35,419 in the main prize pool and $27,250 in bonuses at the top, his total money for the event came to $62,669.

Here’s a look at the main prize pool payouts and Boy Points awarded at the final table:

Winning photo credit: MSPT.