Shannon Shorr Wins Borgata Poker Open Purple Chip Bounty Event
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The 2019 Borgata Poker Open is in its home stretch as the World Poker Tour $3,500 Borgata Poker Open Main Event wrapped up its third day on Wednesday night. In addition, the BPO side events continue to play out each day including a familiar face winning Event #20: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty 8-Max NLH.
Shannon Shorr Wins $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty 8-Max
Event #20 of the Borgata Poker Open was the $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty 8-Max NLH. There were 115 entries creating a prize pool of over $111,000. When the dust settled in the late-night hours in the Event Center, Alabama poker pro Shannon Shorr (pictured above) was the last man standing.
Shorr built a big stack early and stayed near the top of the chip counts for much of the night. He entered heads-up play against Jeff Trudeau with a slight chip deficit but quickly took the lead and never looked back. It marked the second runner-up finish for Trudeau during the 2019 BPO after Event #12: $1,090 Six-Max NLH.
Shorr took home $32,907 and his first Borgata Poker Open trophy for his victory.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shannon Shorr | $32,907 |
| 2 | Jeff Trudeau | $18,406 |
| 3 | Carlos Matos | $11,155 |
| 4 | Craig Heffner | $8,924 |
| 5 | Ian Landsman | $6,693 |
| 6 | Paul Snead | $5,578 |
| 7 | Thomas McCormick | $4,462 |
| 8 | Yogaranda Ramnarain | $3,347 |
Melisa Singh Claims Trophy and $27,438
With the elimination of Carlos Matos in eighth place the final seven players immediately began to discuss a deal in the 2019 Borgata Poker Open Event #21: $300 Deep Stack NLH, a tournament that attracted 729 entries. The stacks were counted down and they reached an agreement within minutes.
Melisa Singh was all alone at the top of the chip counts with 8,100,000 and she took first place earning $27,438 and her first BPO trophy.
Singh was a one-woman wrecking crew late in the night catching fire at the perfect time eliminating three players from the final table.
It marked her third cash of the series and she has now earned over $128,000 throughout her career.
Below is a full look at the final Event #21 adjusted tournament payout agreement.
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melisa Singh | $27,438 |
| 2 | Quing Guo | $23.494 |
| 3 | Josh Sulzman | $16,830 |
| 4 | Joe Racaniello | $15,306 |
| 5 | Tanvir Ahmed | $14,370 |
| 6 | John Gallego | $11,547 |
| 7 | Nir Naim | $11,171 |
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