$5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed) Day 1a | The Return - A Borgata Championship Event

01-04-2023 13:44 UTC-4

Two 3x Bracelet Winners in the Field

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Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Romero	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tony Sinishtaj	35,000 35,000	35,000

Chance Kornuth	35,000 35,000	35,000

Nick Palma	35,000 35,000	35,000
Paulina Loeliger	35,000 35,000	35,000
Kristen Foxen	35,000 35,000	35,000

01-04-2023 13:34 UTC-4

Schulman Busts With Set Against Flush

Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Poker commentator Nick Schulman was an early elimination after a three-way pot on a board of .

Eric Pamay was in the small blind and bet to put Schulman all in. Schulman called and the button folded. Pamay revealed for a flush, while Schulman turned over a big but inferior hand with for a set of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Pamay	70,000
Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Eric Pamay Nick Schulman

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

01-04-2023 12:53 UTC-4

Wang Makes Quads to Double Through Zamani

Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

PokerNews got to the table just as a massive pot was brewing between Martin Zamani on the button and Michael Wang in the small blind.

On a board of , Zamani was seen moving all in and Wang quickly called with a slightly smaller stack before tabling for quads. It was an early cooler as Zamani showed for trips after turning a flush draw.

Another player at the table revealed he folded the fourth four in the deck with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	65,000 30,000	30,000

Martin Zamani	5,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Martin Zamani Michael Wang

01-04-2023 12:40 UTC-4

Main Event Champ in the Field

Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Ryan Riess is among the early entrants in the Day 1a field as the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ sits with a starting stack of 35,000.

Yesterday, Riess made a deep run in the $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event, finishing in 20th place for $7,400.

01-04-2023 12:23 UTC-4

Some Early Entrants

Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	35,000
Michael Wang	35,000

Daniel Lazrus	35,000

Alex Foxen	35,000

Matthew Stout	35,000
Nick Schulman	35,000

01-04-2023 12:01 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal

Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1a of the $5,300 The Return.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

01-04-2023 11:49 UTC-4

First flight of $3M Guaranteed $5,300 The Return Kicks Off Today

Connor Richards

The Return - A Borgata Championship Event in Atlantic City continues today with Day 1a of the $5,300 The Return, which gets underway at 11 a.m. local time.

The event boasts a $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and, if the $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event is any indication, should attract a big field with plenty of well-known players. Some well-knowns who went deep in that event include Ryan Riess, Anthony Zinno, Francis Anderson and Matthew Stout.

Day 1a will last for ten levels and will kick off with blinds of 100/100/100 and players will begin with a starting stack of 35,000 chips. Levels 1-8 on Day 1 will last sixty (60) minutes each and the remaining Levels on Day 1 and all Levels in Day 2 will last 75 minutes each.

Levels of Days 3 and 4 will last 90 minutes each. Breaks will be provided every 2 levels. A dinner break will be provided on all Days. The final day of play on Day 4 will feature a live-streamed final table.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to bring you updates on the $5,300 The Return.

Tags: Anthony Zinno Francis Anderson Matthew Stout Ryan Riess