The Return - A Borgata Championship Event

$2,100 Bounty Event
Day: 1
Event Info

The Return - A Borgata Championship Event

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$120,753
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$485,000
Entries
500
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
500
Players Left
54

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Buckner Puts a Queen on His Head

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Steven Buckner
Steven Buckner

There were once again boisterous scenes at Table 39 as Steven Buckner played a heads-up pot on a board of {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{k-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

With around 65,000 already in the middle, his opponent bet 30,000 before Buckner raised all in to put the opponent to the test for his remaining 50,000. That's when the real excitement began.

"Can I show him one? I can show him one, my hand isn't dead," Buckner said before taking the {q-Spades} and sticking it on his forehead.

Players at the table laughed as the opponent went deep in the tank and eventually folded. Buckner then turned over the {9-Hearts} for a rivered straight.

"The nuts!" he cheered.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Buckner us
Steven Buckner
200,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Steven Buckner

"Frankie the Fish" Puts a Beat on Anderson

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Sung "Frankie the Fish" Lee
Sung "Frankie the Fish" Lee

Francis Anderson was all in against Sung "Frankie the Fish" Lee, who had him covered.

Francis Anderson: {j-}{j-}
Sung "Frankie the Fish" Lee: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The flop landed {10-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} to give Anderson a set but to leave Lee some hope with a gutshot. The board then ran out {7-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for Lee to hit his straight and Anderson went out in painful fashion.

Earlier in the week, Anderson finished eighth in the $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event for $104,084 after a nine-handed chop.

Player Chips Progress
Sung Lee us
Sung Lee
90,000
90,000
90,000
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
Busted

Tags: Francis Anderson

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Lin Quadruples with Tens Full

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Julio Clavell raised to 6,500 in middle position and John Ross called before the cutoff moved all in for 41,600. Wooyang Lin then moved all in for 6,900 from the big blind and Clavell tanked before calling. Ross also tanked before folding {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} face-up.

Wooyang Lin: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Cutoff: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Julio Clavell: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The cutoff had less outs and was drawing thin as the flop came {3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. The turn then brought the {10-Diamonds} to have both of Lin's opponents drawing dead.

"Yes! Full house already!" he celebrated before the {5-Clubs} bricked off on the river for Lin to nearly quadruple up given the dead money in the pot and for Clavell to win a big side pot to eliminate the cutoff.

"I expected way more out of you than that," the cutoff growled. "That's really bad."

Player Chips Progress
Julio Clavell us
Julio Clavell
95,000
95,000
95,000
John Ross us
John Ross
45,000
-10,000
-10,000
Wooyang Lin us
Wooyang Lin
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: John RossJulio ClavellWooyang Lin

"I Flopped Him Dead!": Buckner Flops Quads

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Steven Buckner
Steven Buckner

Right before the dinner break, Steven Buckner raised and an opponent three-bet jammed a stack of 19,000. Buckner called with a bigger stack.

Opponent: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Steven Buckner: {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The flop of {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} got Buckner screaming as he had flopped quads. "I flopped him dead!" Buckner celebrated as the board finished out {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}.

"You know I love you, Cuz," Buckner told the unfortunate opponent as he picked up another bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Buckner us
Steven Buckner
170,000
95,000
95,000

Tags: Steven Buckner

Dinner Break

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players in the $2,100 Bounty Event are on a 45-minute dinner break and action will pick back up at approximately 8:10 p.m. local time. The clocks show 481 entrants in the event so far.

Dauti Bluffs "Cuz"

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of {5-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, Uke Dauti checked and the next player to act bet 2,300. Steven Buckner raised to 7,200 and Dauti flat-called, while the other player folded.

"No club!" Buckner yelled before the dealer put down the {j-Spades} on the turn.

Dauti checked again and Buckner bet 8,000. Dauti called. The {9-Spades} river completed the board and Dauti led all in for around 23,700.

"You were open-ended, huh?" Buckner said before he through his hand into the muck and showed a {10-}.Dauti then turned over a bluff with {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for a missed flush draw.

"I'm coming for that bounty!" roared Buckner.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Buckner us
Steven Buckner
75,000
-10,000
-10,000
Uke Dauti us
Uke Dauti
55,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Steven BucknerUke Dauti