Shannon Shorr Wins Event #20: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty 8-Max ($32,907)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
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
| 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 |
and Shorr paired his ace in the window to score the knockout.
and Matos checked to Snead who bet 30,000.
and Matos moved all in for about 200,000. 
but he was drawing dead against the 
of Matos. The 
river card improved Matos to quad eights to earn him the double up.
