Wenhai Ying Wins 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open for $200K; Paul Volpe Finishes Third

November 25, 2018

Chad Holloway PR & Media Manager

The day before Thanksgiving, the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open wrapped up with its $2,500+$200 Championship Event, a tournament that drew 437 entries. The field was comprised of a long list of notable East Coast grinders, but in the end, it was 24-year-old Wenhao Ying earning his first tournament win for $200,000.

To do so, he had to cut a three-way deal with poker heavyweights Matt Wantman and Paul Volpe, who finished in second and third place for $172,499 and $150,000 respectively. According to the updates from the event, Ying held the chip lead for most of Day 3 and followed it up by going wire to wire on Day 4.

Prior to the win, Ying’s best tournament cash was $60,577 for placing third in the 2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open back in January. In April 2017, he finished 10th in the Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event for $21,122.

Championship Final Results

Position	Player	Prize
1	Wenhao Ying	$200,000*
2	Matt Wantman	$172,449*
3	Paul Volpe	$150,000*
4	Dat Vu	$76,830
5	Mike Glick	$60,404
6	Brian Altman	$50,337

7	Dan DiZenzo	$40,270
8	Andrew Ostapchenko	$30,732
9	Chris Kennedy	$21,195

_{*Denotes three-way deal}

At the six-handed final table, Brian Altman was the first to fall after getting his stack all in preflop holding pocket tens only to run them smack dab into the jacks of Ying. The board ran out clean and Altman was sent packing in sixth place for $50,337.

Not long after, Mike Glick shoved his short stack from the cutoff holding the Q♠6♠ and was called by Ying, who looked down at the A♦10♥ in the big blind. The board ran out 8♦5♣3♦K♣5♦ and Glick was ousted in fifth place for $60,404.

In the final elimination of the tournament before the deal was struck, the blinds were 30,000/60,000/60,000 when Dat Vu got his stack in on the turn holding the J♥10♥ on a J♠7♠3♣5♣ board against the [109s] of Wantman. The 5♠ river gave Wantman the flush and Dat Vu, who earned his first recorded tournament cash, had to settle for fourth place and $76,830 in prize money.

Paul Volpe in the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open — Paul Volpe finished third in the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open.

Others to cash the Championship Event were Lexy Gavin (14th - $10,597), Dan Buzgon (18th - $8,372), Asher Conniff (21st - $6,570), Anna Antimony (28th - $5,828), Ari Engel (40th - $5,299), and Andrew Fegan (45th - $5,299).

Here’s a look at all those who won titles during the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open, which awarded more than $3.4 million in prize money over 20 events.

Event	Entries	Winner	Prize
#1: $540+60 DeepStack NLH	1,474	Frank Lagodich	$128,359
#2: $300+40 Omaha/Stud High/Low FO	54	Bob Camano	$3,772
#3: $350+50+100 Bounty Deepstack NLH	416	Sam Lopes	$31,912
#4: $400+50 HORSE FO	47	Harry Armstrong	$8,206
#5: $350+50 Sat Series Deepstack	455	John Wilson	$23,760
#6: $500+60 Super Survivor	118	11 players won	$5,000 each
#7: $300+40 Seniors NLH	135	Paul Dellauniversita	$7,422
#8: $200+30+10 DAV Deeper Stack NLH	117	Sal Anastasio	$3,244
#9: $260+40 Deepest Stack	745	Katie Stone	$19,337
#10: $400+50 Old School NLH FO	103	Andrew Klein	$14,385
#11: $300+40 PLO	49	Eddie [Removed:363]	$4,204
#12: $400+50 Almighty Stack	1,073	Anna Antimony	$91,586
#13: $1,000+90 Six Max NLH	112	Stephen Gerber	$28,000
#14: $500+60 Super Survivor	164	15 players won	$5,000 each
#15: $350+50 Sat Series DeepStack	334	Tom McMillan	$17,433
#16: $2,500+200 BFPO Championship	437	Wenhao Ying	$200,000
#17: $200+30 DeepStack NLH	182	John Kuzmech	$8,121
#18: $1,000+60+200 Bounty Semi-Turbo	71	Brock Wilson	$24,105
#19: $260+40 Deeper Stack NLH	199	Carlos Matos	$14,000
#20: $200+30 Deepest Stack NLH	274	Andrew Zhu	$11,301