Michael Wang Wins BFPO Purple Chip Bounty NLH ($20,029)
The 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open Event #20 $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty NLH drew a total of 59 entries creating a prize pool of over $57,000. When the smoke cleared World Series of Poker bracelet winner Michael Wang was the last man standing.
It was anything but a smooth ride for Wang at the final table after he took two brutal beats. His pocket aces were first cracked by Chun Li's pocket tens in an all-in preflop confrontation.
Just a few hands later, Wang's pocket kings were cracked by the pocket sevens of James Tarantino, but Wang kept his composure.
Wang brought a massive chip lead into heads-up play and after just a few hands he was holding his second Borgata Poker Open trophy.
Wang takes home $20,029 for his victory and he has now earned over $2,500,000 throughout his career. Below is a full look at the final table results.
Event #20 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Wang | $20,029 |
| 2 | Brian Altman | $10,874 |
| 3 | James Tarantino | $6,868 |
| 4 | Mark Steinberg | $5,151 |
| 5 | Chun Li | $4,006 |
| 6 | Arian Stolt | $3,434 |
| 7 | Mike Marder | $2,862 |
| 8 | Jaime DeGennaro | $2,289 |
| 9 | Richard Cohen | $1,717 |
flop and both players checked.
and again both players knuckled the felt. 
and Altman fired out a bet of 40,000. Wang raised to 180,000 and Altman instantly fired his hand into the muck. 
flop and Wang maintained the lead. Li called for a ten and right on cue the 
hit the turn. Li spiked his two outer to improve to a full house and put a hammerlock on the hand.
completed the board and Li let out a fist pump as he tripled up.
and river 
sealed the deal for Altman to earn him the knockout. The nine remaining players are now all in the money and guaranteed a minimum of $1,717 for their efforts.
