button in SafariPoker Player Pulls Largest Mystery Bounty Prize, Then Wins Entire Tournament
The final trophy event of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open saw 620 hopefuls try their luck in the $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty. In this unique format, the bounty amounts are the same as the payouts, with half the $310,000 prize pool going to each side.
Seventy-six players returned for Day 2, all of whom were in the money and the bounty hunting soon to begin.
Once the dust settled after 12 hours of play, it was Vance Martin III hoisting the beautiful Borgata trophy, along with the first-place prize of $25,650. However, the cherry on top was Martin's bounty pulling ability. While chip leading at the final table, Martin pulled with top bounty prize, and totaled over $37,000 bounties in the end.
The Lebanon, Pennsylvania native defeated George Grabe in a long heads-up battle after a turbulent final table.
Martin has accumulated $24,000 in live tournament earnings, almost entirely coming within this year. Despite coming into Day 2 with just 12 big blinds, Martin spun up his short stack before his strong final table performance led to him doubling his prior tournament winnings.