Veteran poker pro Zach Gruneberg has won the second bracelet event in WSOP.com's 2024 Pennsylvania-only bracelet series. Gruneberg captured his second career bracelet in winning Sunday's Event #2, $400 NL Hold'em Progressive Knockout (PKO), earning a combined $16,665.16 in prize and bounties.
Gruneberg topped a 267-entry field in the knockout tourney, where 148 players also contributed an additional 119 re-entries to build a $96,120 prize pool. Gruneberg was one of the event's most active players, too, busting on his first four bullets before getting hot on his fifth and riding the surge all the way to the win.
Gruneberg, who plays on WSOP.com PA as 'CaptainLevi', kayoed Ryan 'Mink3232' McCusker for the win. McCusker collected a combined $13,019.94 for placing second, while 'Joeybets68' finished third for a combined $6,445.89.
A resident of central Pennsylvania, Gruneberg has thrived in both live and online games. His Hendon Mob profile, which includes mostly live results, will show him with more than $2.3 million in lifetime tourney earnings once Sunday's result is included.
Gruneberg, who will be Las Vegas by the end of this week for some live WSOP action, was quick to inform his friends and followers on social media about Sunday's triumph:
Event #2 final-table finishers - total winnings (prize payout + bounties collected)
- Zach Gruneberg 'CaptainLevi' - $16,665.16 ($8,391.51 + $8,273.65)
- Ryan McCusker 'Mink3232' - $13,019.94 ($8,391.27 + $4,628.67)
- 'Joeybets68' - $6,445.89 ($5,118.39 + $1,327.50)
- 'TonysPizza' - $8,597.78 ($3,705.42 + $4,892.36)
- 'Super_User' - $3,260.30 ($2,686.55 + $573.75)
- 'winallflips' - $3,108.34 ($1,960.84 + 1,147.50)
- 'KingVisc3316' - $2,467.18 (1,432.18 + $1,035.00)
- 'bloop100' - $2,031.26 ($1,052.51 + $978.75)
- 'SckBrickKid' - $1,516.26 ($773.76 + $742.50)
Featured image source: World Series of Poker / Jamie Thomson
