$2,100 Bounty Event
Day 1 Completed
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event
$2,100 Bounty Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$485,000
Entries
500
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
500
Players Left
54
Lee, Cohen Bag Big With 54 Remaining in $2,100 Bounty Event
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The first and only starting flight of the $2,100 Bounty Event as part of The Return - A Borgata Championship Event wrapped up following the burst of the money bubble and saw Jason Lee bagging the chip lead with just over 1,000,000, followed by Nir Cohen with 715,000. They will join 52 other players who are in the money and guaranteed a minimum cash of $1,940.
The Bounty Event, which played out in the area around Day 2 of $5,300 The Return, attracted 500 runners across the eight levels of registration and generated a prize pool of $485,000, not including the $1,000 bounty chip given to every player.
Some others who survived to see the money include Ren Lin (338,000), Andrew Ostapchenko (366,000), Christian Harder (72,000), World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Ryan Riess (52,000) and Soukha Kachittavong (285,000), who earlier this week made a deep run in $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event.
$2,100 Bounty Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Lee | 1,008,000 | 126 | |
| 2 | Nir Cohen | 715,000 | 89 | |
| 3 | Christopher Ackerman | 687,000 | 86 | |
| 4 | Ross Feldman | 640,000 | 80 | |
| 5 | Joseph Couden | 636,000 | 80 | |
| 6 | Anthony Piacquadio | 610,000 | 76 | |
| 7 | Daniel Williams | 563,000 | 70 | |
| 8 | George Janssen | 558,000 | 70 | |
| 9 | Joseph Yun | 546,000 | 68 | |
| 10 | Dominick Sannino | 507,000 | 63 |
The atmosphere was electric in the tournament area as players gambled for bounties and traded chips. The energetic and rambunctious Steven Buckner ran hot early and picked up multiple $1,000 bounties, including when he flopped quad jacks to have an unfortunate opponent drawing dead.
Further demonstrating "Cuz's" presence at the table was a hand where the Florida grinder raised all in on the river and placed one of his cards on his forehead as his opponent made a decision. The opponent ended up folding and Buckner tabled the nut straight. Despite the hot start, Buckner was eliminated as the night wound down.
Another highlight of the day was when Francis Anderson, who finished eighth in the Mystery Bounty event for $104,084, got it in with pocket jacks against the queen-nine of Sung "Frankie the Fish" Lee. Anderson managed to flop of a set of jacks but a gutshot left the door open for Lee to win the hand, and an unlucky river card sent Anderson packing.
"Frankie the Fish" continued to run well throughout the night and bagged a stack of 20 big blinds.
Day 2 action will get underway at 1 p.m. local time with 26 minutes left to play of Level 17 with blinds of 4,000/8,000/8,000. The day is scheduled to play down to a winner, who will take home the top prize of $120,753.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow for more updates in the $2,100 Bounty Event.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thomas Owens | 54,000 | 7 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Kramer | 244,000 | 31 | |
| 1 | 3 | Sean Barringer | 127,000 | 16 | |
| 1 | 4 | George Janssen | 558,000 | 70 | |
| 1 | 5 | Thomas Francis | 252,000 | 32 | |
| 1 | 6 | Jason Lee | 1,008,000 | 126 | |
| 1 | 7 | Elijah Ruffin | 267,000 | 33 | |
| 1 | 8 | Joshua Smith | 389,000 | 49 | |
| 1 | 9 | Simon Levy | 53,000 | 7 | |
| - | |||||
| 2 | 1 | Christopher Ackerman | 687,000 | 86 | |
| 2 | 2 | Robert Elias | 271,000 | 34 | |
| 2 | 3 | Frank Toscano | 94,000 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | Ren Lin | 338,000 | 42 | |
| 2 | 5 | Albert Thien- Loc Nguyen | 160,000 | 20 | |
| 2 | 6 | Albert Riccobono | 19,000 | 2 | |
| 2 | 7 | Tyler Ashcroft | 286,000 | 36 | |
| 2 | 8 | Christian Harder | 72,000 | 9 | |
| 2 | 9 | She Wong | 124,000 | 16 | |
| - | |||||
| 3 | 1 | Tarun Gulati | 239,000 | 30 | |
| 3 | 2 | Michael Mcguinness | 367,000 | 46 | |
| 3 | 3 | Jason Nguyen | 188,000 | 24 | |
| 3 | 4 | Soheb Porbandarwala | 209,000 | 26 | |
| 3 | 5 | Mitchell Garshofsky | 394,000 | 49 | |
| 3 | 6 | Scott Bohlman | 125,000 | 16 | |
| 3 | 7 | Nicholas Pupillo | 48,000 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | Mark Klein | 7,000 | 1 | |
| 3 | 9 | Corel Theuma | 410,000 | 51 | |
| - | |||||
| 4 | 1 | Lauren Monosson | 47,000 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | Nir Cohen | 715,000 | 89 | |
| 4 | 3 | Rudolf George | 142,000 | 18 | |
| 4 | 4 | Joseph Cappello | 164,000 | 21 | |
| 4 | 5 | Mei Kat Siu | 85,000 | 11 | |
| 4 | 6 | Yogananda Ramnarain | 205,000 | 26 | |
| 4 | 7 | Lucian Dublea | 199,000 | 25 | |
| 4 | 8 | John Ripnick | 227,000 | 28 | |
| 4 | 9 | Jack Lieberman | 266,000 | 33 | |
| - | |||||
| 5 | 1 | Ryan Riess | 53,000 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | Robert Mclaughlin | 126,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ross Feldman | 640,000 | 80 | |
| 5 | 4 | Daniel Williams | 563,000 | 70 | |
| 5 | 5 | Joseph Gordon | 69,000 | 9 | |
| 5 | 6 | Mike Gao | 403,000 | 50 | |
| 5 | 7 | Henry Theiling | 115,000 | 14 | |
| 5 | 8 | Joseph Couden | 636,000 | 80 | |
| 5 | 9 | Soukha Kachittavong | 285,000 | 36 | |
| - | |||||
| 6 | 1 | Joseph Yun | 546,000 | 68 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jesse Mercado | 251,000 | 31 | |
| 6 | 3 | Joseph Loscialo | 192,000 | 24 | |
| 6 | 4 | Drew Haller | 27,000 | 3 | |
| 6 | 5 | Anthony Piacquadio | 610,000 | 76 | |
| 6 | 6 | Dominick Sannino | 507,000 | 63 | |
| 6 | 7 | Shashi Ramakrishna | 411,000 | 51 | |
| 6 | 8 | Andrew Ostapchenko | 366,000 | 46 | |
| 6 | 9 | Sung Lee | 163,000 | 20 |
End of Day 1 Counts (full)
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,008,000 | 1,008,000 |
|
715,000 | 105,000 |
|
687,000 | 687,000 |
|
640,000 | 610,000 |
|
636,000 | 636,000 |
|
610,000 | 610,000 |
|
563,000 | 563,000 |
|
558,000 | 558,000 |
|
546,000 | 546,000 |
|
507,000 | 507,000 |
|
|
411,000 | 411,000 |
|
410,000 | 410,000 |
|
403,000 | 123,000 |
|
394,000 | 394,000 |
|
389,000 | 389,000 |
|
|
367,000 | 367,000 |
|
366,000 | 366,000 |
|
338,000 | 208,000 |
|
|
286,000 | 286,000 |
|
285,000 | -15,000 |
|
271,000 | 61,000 |
|
267,000 | 267,000 |
|
|
266,000 | 266,000 |
|
|
252,000 | 252,000 |
|
251,000 | 251,000 |
Bubble Bursts to End Day 1
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The money bubble has burst to mark the end of Day 1 with 54 players remaining and 26 minutes left on the clock for Level 17.
All players who return on Day 2 will be guaranteed a minimum cash of $1,940. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Hand-for-Hand Underway
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Hand-for-hand play is now underway with only 55 players remaining and 54 getting paid.
Jackson Out as Money Bubble Looms
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A new player was seen in the seat previously held by David Jackson as the two-time bracelet winner was eliminated toward the end of the night.
There are currently 56 players left in the event with only 53 of them getting paid.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Elias Hits an Eight
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Robert Elias opened to 11,000 in middle position and the cutoff three-bet jammed a stack of 87,000. Elias tanked for over a minute and called with a bigger stack.
Middle Position: 
Robert Elias: 
Elias was pipped and was calling for clubs before the flop landed 
to pair his eight and his hand held up as the board finished out 
to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 145,000 |