Andreas Berggren Dominates 888poker $100K Mystery Bounty From Start to Finish
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Sweden's Andreas "r4ndomr4gs" Berggren has been around the block a few times. The online poker veteran was formerly the world's number-one-ranked tournament player. This week, he showed he still has what it takes to capture online poker titles when he came out on top in the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event at 888poker.
Back in May 2024, Berggren pulled the top $100,000 jackpot mystery bounty from the 888poker XL Spring Series Event, meaning he took home the largest prize despite his deep run ending in a 45th-place finish. Although Berggren didn't grab the largest bounty in this latest event, he led the final table from start to finish, riding his luck along the way but ultimately putting on an impressive performance that showcased the merits of playing aggressively.
$100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas "r4ndomr4gs" Berggren | Sweden | $1,779 | 3,253,591 | 54 |
| 2 | Benji072 | United Kingdom | $219 | 2,486,503 | 41 |
| 3 | FatherSnakes | Brazil | $1,043 | 2,066,496 | 34 |
| 4 | BrokeDee | Ukraine | $1,663 | 1,888,525 | 32 |
| 5 | Tom "sheeeeeeeet" Hall | United Kingdom | $367 | 1,801,196 | 30 |
| 6 | Gurrrgle | Sweden | $1,987 | 1,449,117 | 24 |
| 7 | ZaCafu | Montenegro | $507 | 1,227,542 | 21 |
| 8 | Aberdeen2000 | Germany | $131 | 212,030 | 4 |
Having sat down at the final table with a mere four big blinds, it was unsurprising to see "Aberdeen2000" bust in eighth place. A few hands into the action, "Aberdeen2000" moved all-in with ace-eight and lost to the dominating ace-queen of Brazil's "FatherSnakes." To rub a little salt in the wound of the eliminated player, they had the $10,000 jackpot bounty in their golden envelope; that five-figure prize now belonged to "FatherSnakes."
A clash of the Swedes resulted in the seventh-place finisher being decided. Berggren opened from the cutoff with pocket kings, "Gurrrgle" three-bet all-in for 23.4 big blinds from the big blind with ace-jack, and Berggren made one of the easier calls of his illustrious career. "Gurrrgle" flopped a jack, but neither the turn nor the river improved their hand further. "Gurrrgle" crashed out in seventh, while Berggren found himself in an even more dominant position at the top of the chip counts.
Berggren claimed another scalp, that of Ukraine's "BrokeDee." After opening with pocket nines from under the gun, Berggren called the 18.7 jam "BrokeDee" made from the big blind, doing so with jack-nine of clubs. The five community cards ran ace-high with two clubs, but Berggren's pocket nines survive,d and his stack swelled to more than 95 big blinds, with his nearest rival's stack weighing in at just under 39 big blinds.
The final five became four after the dangerous Tom "sheeeeeeeet" Hall bowed out. Hall min-raised on the button with pocket kings and must have been delighted to see Berggren three-bet to seven big blinds from the small blind. Hall made it 12.5 big blinds to go, prompting Berggren to rip in his 53 big blinds with ace-five; Hall quickly called off the 21 big blinds he had behind. An ace on the turn sent Hall home, and Berggren now had one hand on the title.
While Berggren had almost three times as many chips as any of his last three opponents, it still took another hour of grinding to get the job done.
Berggren sent "Benji072" to the showers after winning an all-in preflop coinflip. "Benji072" moved all-in for 11.5 big blinds with ace-jack from under the gun, and Berggren called with ace-jack in the small blind. The hot-running Swede spiked a jack on the flop, which held, to reduce the player count again.
This week's $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event progressed to the heads-up stage 70 minutes into the final table's action. Down to a shade under eight big blinds, "ZaCafu" committed their stack with king-trey only for Berggren to call with ace-jack. "ZaCafu" paired their king, but Berggren improved to a Broadway straight.
Heads-up began with Berggren holding a 79.9 big blind to 39.9 big blind advantage over the jackpot-winning "FatherSnakes." Twenty minutes later, Berggren had all of the chips in play in his stack.
The one-on-one battle was mostly one-way traffic, with Berggren dominating proceedings, although "FatherSnakes" refused to go down without a fight. The final hand saw "FatherSnakes" choose ten-seven of spades to pin his 14.2 big blind stack on. Unfortunately for him, Berggren held the dominating ace-seven and called. "FatherSnakes" flopped a ten, but Berggren paired his ace. No drama came on the last two community cards, and Berggren became the latest $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event champion, an accolade worth $10,322.
$100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas "r4ndomr4gs" Berggren | Sweden | $2,182 | $8,140 | $10,322 |
| 2 | FatherSnakes | Brazil | $11,043 | $6,050 | $17,093 |
| 3 | ZaCafu | Montenegro | $507 | $4,375 | $4,882 |
| 4 | Benji072 | United Kingdom | $219 | $2,975 | $3,194 |
| 5 | Tom "sheeeeeeeet" Hall | United Kingdom | $367 | $1,975 | $2,342 |
| 6 | BrokeDee | Ukraine | $1,663 | $1,435 | $3,098 |
| 7 | Gurrrgle | Sweden | $1,987 | $1,000 | $2,987 |
| 8 | Aberdeen2000 | Germany | $131 | $750 | $881 |
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