Event #18: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty
Day 1 Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #18: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty
Day: 1
Alberto Sabogali Takes Down Purple Chip Bounty for $46,929!
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open crowned another winner in Event #18: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty and emerging victorious was Alberto Sabogali, who best a field of 164 entries to take down the $46,929 first-place prize, along with a Borgata trophy.
Sabogali has amassed over $700,000 in live career earnings and now has his second cash of the year just a week after getting fourth place in a $600 Wynn tournament for $12,903. The Bogota, Colombia native collected his largest career cash for $46,929, plus 16 bounties throughout the day.
The day was not without obstacle for Sabogali as he faced a tough final table that included the likes of Fikret Kovac (2nd - $26,248), Emile Schiff (5th - $9,545), Tony Dunst (8th - $4,772), and Amnon Filippi (9th - $3,579). The most well-known player being Dunst who started the final table just behind Sabogali in the chip counts but quickly spiraled into an eighth-place finish.
Purple Chip Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albretos Sabogali | $46,929 |
| 2 | Fikret Kovac | $26,248 |
| 3 | Anthony Elmo | $15,908 |
| 4 | Sirous Jamshidi | $12,726 |
| 5 | Emile Schiff | $9,545 |
| 6 | Hiroki Harada | $7,954 |
| 7 | Mikhail Sher | $6,363 |
| 8 | Tony Dunst | $4,772 |
| 9 | Amnon Filippi | $3,579 |
That wraps it up for the PokerNews live coverage of this event but tune in tomorrow as the $3,500 WPT BWPO Championship kicks off with the first starting flight of the event.
Fikret Kovac Eliminated in 2nd Place ($26,248)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Kikret Kovac limped the button, Alberto Sabogali raised to 250,000 and Kovac three-bet all in. Sabogali called without hesitation and the two turned over their cards in what was the last hand of the night.
Fikret Kovac: 
Alberto Sabogali: 
The dealer fanned out 
and Kovac was still in the lead with his queen-high.
A 
turn left Sabogali needing a jack to scoop the pot and the unlikely river was just that as a 
completed the board, eliminating Kovac in second place for $26,248.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
|
Busted |
Kovac Bounces Back
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Alberto Sabogali moved all in from the button and Fikret Kovac called in the big blind for his remaining 505,000.
Fikret Kovac: 
Alberto Sabogali: 
The board ran out 
and Kovac took down the pot with his two pair, doubling through Sabogali.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,010,000
-630,000
|
-630,000 |
|
|
1,090,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Sabogali Takes Commanding Lead
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Alberto Sabogali limped the button, Fikret Kovac checked behind and the dealer spread out 
on the flop.
Action checked to Sabogali, he bet 80,000 and Kovac check-raised to 500,000. Sabogali moved all in and Kovac called, putting Sabogali at risk of elimination.
Alberto Sabogali: 
Fikret Kovac: 
The 
turn and 
river did not help Kovac and Sabogali took down the pot, doubling through Kovac.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,640,000
1,440,000
|
1,440,000 |
|
|
460,000
-1,440,000
|
-1,440,000 |
Kovac Continues to Climb
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Fikret Kovac limped the button, Alberto Sabogali raised to 250,000 and Kovac quickly moved all in. Sabogali folded and Kovac pulled in another pot during heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
-580,000
|
-580,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Break Time
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The players will now be taking a quick break.
Kovac Starts to Bridge the Gap
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Fikret Kovac moved all in from the button for 640,000 and Alberto Sabogali called in the big blind, putting Kovac at risk.
Fikret Kovac: 
Alberto Sabogali: 
The board ran out 
and Kovac's pair of sixes scooped the pot, doubling through Sabogali.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,780,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |
|
|
1,320,000
170,000
|
170,000 |