Joel Deutsch Ships Borgata SPO Championship; Bin Weng Wins Side Event


Borgata Spring Poker Open

The Borgata Spring Poker Open (BSPO) in Atlantic City wrapped up this week after two weeks of tournament poker action that featured nearly two dozen events and more than $4 million in guaranteed prizes.

The BSPO series culminated with a $2,700 buy-in Championship event that saw Florida’s Joel Deutsch topping the 706-player field to win the Borgata trophy and $347,224.

Others at the final table of the BSPO Championship include runner-up Andrew Voor (2nd – $239,654), George Cain (3rd – $165,256) and Tony Sinishtaj (6th – $58,317), who was looking for his latest major title after winning the 2017 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown and 2022 Wynn Millions.

The final table action featured streamed commentary and can be viewed on the Borgata YouTube channel.

2024 BSPOC Final Table Results

  PLACE PLAYER PRIZE (IN USD)
  1 Joel Deutsch $347,224
  2 Andrew Voor $239,654
  3 George Cain $165,256
  4 Justin Vaysman $108,598
  5 Carlos Alvarado $74,979
  6 Tony Sinishtaj $58,317
  7 Max Hoffman $46,360
  8 Tanupat Punjarojanakul $37,110
  9 Stanton Tentnowski $29,642

Reigning POY Nabs Side Event Trophy

Another event that featured streamed commentary was opening Kick Off Almighty Million, a $500 buy-in event that saw David Adam-Castrillo winning the trophy and $214,615.

And while the Championship event failed to surpass the $2 million guarantee, other events had no issue topping expectations. The Kick Off event drew 3,408 runners for a prize pool of over $1.4 million that blew past the $1 million guarantee.

Another notable winner at the Borgata was reigning GPI Player of the Year Bin Weng, who last January took down the Borgata Return for $1 million to begin what ended up being a career year for the Pennsylvania grinder. This time around, he took down a Mirror Mystery Bounty for $58,537 and another Borgata trophy.

Bin Weng
Bin Weng

Other players who picked up trophies during the series include William Egan ($1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Championship – $37,773), Max Baren ($1,500 No Limit Hold’em – 6-Max Deepstack – $42,900) and Daniel Crosner ($400 No Limit Hold’em – Saturday Series – $47,750).

The Borgata Spring series wrapped up with a Black Chip Bounty event that saw Vittorio Abbate closing out to win $12,037.

A full list of winners during the Borgata Spring Poker Open is available in the table below.

Bin Weng Reflects on Breakout Year

2024 Borgata Spring Poker Open Winners

  EVENT ENTRIES PRIZE POOL WINNER PRIZE (IN USD)
  $500 No Limit Hold’em – Kick Off Almighty Million 3,408 $1,448,400 David Adam-Castrillo $214,615
  $500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better 95 $41,325 Edward Good $9,170
  $500 Mixed Games: Limit H.O.S.E. 77 $33,495 Mickey Palermo $8,960
  $400 + 200 No Limit Hold’em – Deepstack Turbo Bounty 178 $62,300 Pavel Plotkin $14,640
  $180 + 20 No Limit Hold’em – King of Poker – Progressive Bounty Shoot Out 310 $46,500 Cindy Spier $8,041
  $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Championship 164 $100,000 William Egan $37,773
  $400 No Limit Hold’em – Deep Event 419 $142,460 She Wong $22,555
  $400 No Limit Hold’em – Saturday Series 809 $275,060 Daniel Crosner $47,750
  $500 No Limit Hold’em – Deeper Event 229 $103,050 Christian Calcano $20,693
  $350 No Limit Hold’em – Seniors Championship (50+) 447 $129,630 Michael Cologna $11,406
  $560 No Limit Hold’em – Super Deep Redux 117 $56,745 Ron Wilson $10,368
  $600 No Limit Hold’em – Deepest Event 107 $56,175 Michael Mann $14,741
  $300 No Limit Hold’em – Ladies Championship 116 $29,000 Shaotong Chang $7,610
  $510 + 390 No Limit Hold’em – Mirror Mystery Bounty 872 $680,160 Bin Weng $58,537
  $400 + 200 No Limit Hold’em – Deepstack Bounty 110 $37,400 Timothy Little $6,834
  $560 No Limit Hold’em – Bankroll Builder Survivor 155 $75,175 Xiang Zou $75,175
  $2,700 No Limit Hold’em – Borgata Poker Open Championship 706 $2,000,000 Joel Deutsch $347,224
  $1,500 No Limit Hold’em – 6-Max Deepstack 137 $189,060 Max Baren $42,900
  $130 No Limit Hold’em – Charity Series of Poker w/ $100 Rebuys 46 $4,600 Vito Distefano $1,723
  $280 No Limit Hold’em – Fast Cash Turbo Survivor 102 $24,480 Karanvir Singh $2,500
  $1,100 + 1000 No Limit Hold’em – Knockout Bounty 45 $44,100 Cenk Cerci $16,515
  $550 + 500 No Limit Hold’em – Big Chip Bounty 115 $55,775 Vittorio Abbate $12,037

*Photos courtesy Borgata & BetMGM Poker


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