The PokerGO Tour Bounty Blitz festival debuted on September 1, 2025, and by the following afternoon, poker fans had their first champion. Jeremy Becker, who entered the six-handed final table as the short stack, staged an impressive comeback to win the $5,300 buy-in no-limit hold’em bounty event.
Becker captured $55,600, which included $10,000 in bounties from five knockouts. The victory also earned him his second career PokerGO Tour (PGT) trophy, adding to his 2024 Poker Masters win. Known as the “king of Las Vegas nightly tournaments,” where he once claimed eight victories in a single month at the Wynn, Becker has now surpassed $3.1 million in lifetime earnings.
In the end, Becker outlasted a 46-entry field and defeated Qin Zhao heads-up to lock up the title, along with 76 PGT leaderboard points.
A Tough Final Table Battle
The final table was stacked with talent and filled with dramatic hands:
Josh Arieh was the first to bust, his pocket jacks losing to Zhao’s pocket queens on a brutal board.
Darren Rabinowitz saw his deep run end in fifth when his K♦10♥ couldn’t overcome John Andress’ A♥Q♥.
Andrew Lichtenberger, better known as “LuckyChewy,” exited in fourth after running into Zhao’s A♦K♣.
Becker gained momentum with timely doubles and seized control late, setting the stage for his heads-up duel with Zhao.
Becker Seals the Victory
Becker’s run to the trophy was capped off with two crucial eliminations. First, he knocked out John Andress, flopping a full house with A♠5♣ against Q♠6♠. Then, in the final hand, Becker’s turned straight with 5♥2♦ outpaced Zhao’s two-pair to secure the win.
The river blanked, and Becker officially became the first-ever PokerGO Tour Bounty Blitz champion.
Final Table Payouts
Place
Player
Earnings
Bounty Prize
PGT Points
1st
Jeremy Becker
$45,600
$10,000
76
2nd
Qin Zhao
$29,000
$14,000
48
3rd
John Andress
$19,300
$6,000
32
4th
Andrew Lichtenberger
$14,500
$16,000
24
5th
Darren Rabinowitz
$11,700
$6,000
19
6th
Josh Arieh
$9,600
$4,000
16
Photo credit: PokerGO Tour/Antonio Abrego
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