2019 Borgata Poker Open

Event #20: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty 8-Max
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 Borgata Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Shannon Shorr
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$32,907
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,560
Entries
115
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
115
Players Left
1

Event #20: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty 8-Max

Day 1 Completed

Shannon Shorr Wins Event #20: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty 8-Max ($32,907)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr

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 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

PlacePlayerPrize (USD)
1Shannon Shorr$32,907
2Jeff Trudeau$18,406
3Carlos Matos$11,155
4Craig Heffner$8,924
5Ian Landsman$6,693
6Paul Snead$5,578
7Thomas McCormick$4,462
8Yogaranda Ramnarain$3,347

Tags: Jeff TrudeauShannon Shorr

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Heads Up, Trudeau Leads

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Shannon Shorr and Jeff Trudeau
Shannon Shorr and Jeff Trudeau

There were back to back rapid eliminations with Craig Hueffner hitting the rail in fourth and Carlos Matos immediately following in third.

We are now heads-up and Jeff Trudeau is in the lead with 1,800,000 to the 1,200,000 of Shannon Shorr.

One of these players will be our Event #20 champion taking home $32,907 and the Borgata Poker Open trophy.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Trudeau us
Jeff Trudeau
1,800,000
750,000
750,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
1,200,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Carlos Matos us
Carlos Matos
Busted
Craig Hueffner
Craig Hueffner
Busted

Tags: Carlos MatosJeff TrudeauShannon Shorr

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Landsman Hits the Rail

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ian Landsman
Ian Landsman

Ian Landsman moved all in for 241,000 and Shannon Shorr called putting Landsman at risk.

Shannon Shorr: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Ian Landsman: {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{4-Spades} and Shorr paired his ace in the window to score the knockout.

Landsman is our fifth place Event #20 finisher and will take home $6,693 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
1,100,000
685,000
685,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Ian Landsman us
Ian Landsman
Busted

Tags: Ian LandsmanShannon Shorr

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Matos Busts Snead

Level 21 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Paul Snead
Paul Snead

A short stacked Paul Snead got the last of his chips all in pre-flop holding {k-Spades}{6-Spades} against the {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} of Carlos Matos.

The board ran out {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Matos paired his nine on the river to score the knockout.

Snead is our fifth place Event #20 finisher and he will take home $5,578 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Matos us
Carlos Matos
620,000
40,000
40,000
Paul Snead us
Paul Snead
Busted

Tags: Paul SneadCarlos Matos

Matos Doubles Through Matos

Level 21 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Carlos Matos
Carlos Matos

Paul Snead raised to 30,000 and Carlos Matos called. They saw a flop of {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Matos checked to Snead who bet 30,000.

Matos check-raised to 82,000 and Snead called. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and Matos moved all in for about 200,000.

Snead called turning over {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} but he was drawing dead against the {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} of Matos. The {8-Diamonds} river card improved Matos to quad eights to earn him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Matos us
Carlos Matos
580,000
140,000
140,000
Paul Snead us
Paul Snead
170,000
-105,000
-105,000

Tags: Carlos MatosPaul Snead