2019 Borgata Poker Open

Event #3: $500 Black Chip Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 Borgata Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Zach Gruneberg
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$56,073
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
688
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
688
Players Left
90

Taleb Travels from Minnesota for First-Ever Visit to Borgata

Ahmed Taleb
Ahmed Taleb

Earlier this week, Ahmed Taleb, originally from Morocco but now residing in Minnesota, opted to hop a plane to Atlantic City for the very first time. Taleb is well-known throughout the Midwest and on the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), but this is his maiden visit to Borgata.

Since 2017, Taleb has amassed more than $400,000 in tournament earnings, which includes a career-best $70,811 for finishing runner-up in the Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series Event #28: $1,100 Summer Kick Off back in 2018.

Other highlights on his young poker resumay include $54,089 for winning the 2017 MSPT Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event, placing second in a 2018 DeepStack Extravaganza $600 NLH tournament for $41,493, and then taking second in a $1,100 buy-in tournament at Venetian this past June for $40,774. In 2018, he also cashed in his first-ever World Series of Poker Main Event finishing 833rd for $18,340.

Only time will tell if Taleb can notch his first cash here at Borgata.

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