Gromut Wins German Poker Days Mystery

Gromut Takes Down German Poker Days Mystery Bounty

Alexander Ivanovic Gromut has won the German Poker Days Mystery Bounty Edition at the King's Resort in Rozvadov. The German player secured the title and a cash prize of €18,165 following a three-way deal at the end of the final table.

The event carried a buy-in of €199, split as €124 toward the prize pool and €75 toward the bounty pool. It drew 1,686 entries, with players competing for a share of a guaranteed €300,000 prize pool. By the final day, every remaining player was already in the money.

Mystery Bounty Format and Big Payouts

The tournament used a Mystery Bounty structure, in which bounty prizes are concealed and revealed only when a player is eliminated. The two largest bounties in the event, worth €14,500 each, went to Andreas Scheirich and Yuriy Shevchuk.

Mystery Bounty events have become a popular format in live poker because they combine a standard tournament structure with the chance of a large, randomly drawn payout. The format typically shifts into its bounty phase after a set point in the tournament, meaning early levels play closer to a regular freezeout.

Final Table and Three-Way Deal

The final table was heavily represented by German players, who filled seven of the nine seats. When three players remained, Alexander Gromut, Andreas Scheirich, and Jochen Schmidt agreed to a three-way ICM deal.

At the time of the deal, Schmidt held the largest stack. Play continued for the trophy and an additional €3,740, which Gromut won in a concluding three-way all-in showdown.

ICM deals are common at the end of large tournaments. They distribute the remaining prize money according to each player's chip stack and the payout structure, reducing the variance of the final few pay jumps while still leaving something to play for.

Final Table Results

• 1. Alexander Ivanovic Gromut, Germany — €18,165*
• 2. Andreas Scheirich, Germany — €13,275*
• 3. Jochen Schmidt, Germany — €16,460*
• 4. Glenn Maximilian Thibault Schulte, Germany — €9,425
• 5. Alexander Friederich, Germany — €7,950
• 6. Serif Gozegir, Turkey — €6,825
• 7. Poundy, Germany — €2,475
• 8. Lullog, Germany — €1,840
• 9. Chadwick Greer, USA — €1,350

*Three-way deal

What the Result Shows

The turnout of 1,686 entries at a €199 buy-in reflects the continued appeal of mid-stakes live tournaments in Europe, particularly those held at established venues such as King's Resort. The Mystery Bounty format adds a second layer of decision-making: players must weigh chip accumulation against the possibility of claiming a large bounty, and the reveal element keeps the payout structure unpredictable until the later stages.

For Gromut, the win marks a notable result in a field that was both large and heavily domestic. The three-way deal meant the top three finishers adjusted their payouts rather than playing down to a single winner under the original structure, a common outcome in tournaments of this size.