Philadelphia’s Bin Weng wins $1 million at “The Return” at Borgata
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – (January 11, 2023) – High-stakes championship poker made its way back to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa with “The Return: A Borgata Championship Event.” Borgata and BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, presented “The Return” which started on January 4th and ended with Philadelphia’s Bin Weng winning the $1 million grand prize on Jan 8th. He is the first poker player in 2023 to win a $1M prize in the US.
“The Return” featured a $5,300 buy-in, a $3 million guarantee and a $1 million first-place prize. A massive turnout of 1,142 entries resulted in a prize pool that reached $5,538,700.
Eight players reached the Final Table and ten hours later Philadelphia resident Bin Weng defeated Brooklyn’s Sundiata Devore to lift the trophy and claim $1 million as “The Return” Champion. The seven-figure win quintupled Weng’s previous biggest score and moved his career tournament earnings over the $3 million mark.
Borgata is Weng’s “home casino” where he plays cash games, tournaments, and casino games.
Bin Weng
Weng exemplifies the Philadelphia underdog story winning a high stakes poker tournament filled with more recognizable names. Also, for the past six months Weng admits having been on the worst downswing of his career.
Bin Weng
Kellie de Celis - Borgata Poker Operations
2015 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen finished third for $440,327 and poker pro Jonathan Borenstein finished fourth for $368,324.
Luke Staudenmaier - Director of Poker, BetMGM
