Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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
"The Bounties Are Comin'" to Buckner
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Two-time World Poker Tour (WPT) runner-up Steven "Cuz" Buckner was heard screaming as he held his signature cigar stub in one hand and scooped in chips with the other after eliminating an opponent.
"Let's f***ing go! Let's f***ing go! The bounties are comin'," Buckner screamed.
Buckner, who finished second in both the 2022 WPT Choctaw and WPT Five Diamond later in the year, will now look to close out in one of the first events of the new year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Calderaro Doubles Through a "Sick F***"
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A short-stacked James Calderaro moved all in from the big blind and Taylor Wilson called from the button with a bigger stack.
James Calderaro: 
Taylor Wilson: 
"What the f*** is this sh**?" Calderaro asked when he saw his opponent's holding. "You sick f***!"
The flop landed 
to give Calderaro a commanding lead and have Wilson drawing to just two non-diamond aces. The board then finished out 
and Calderaro earned the double.
"You didn't have enough chips!" Wilson said about his preflop call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
River Overbet from Foxen
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
In a battle between the blinds, Kristen Foxen checked from the small blind on a flop of 
and the big blind checked back. Foxen checked again on the 
turn and the big blind also checked.
The 
river completed the board and Foxen led out for 5,500 with only 4,600 in the pot. Her opponent gave it some thought and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
Scardina Shoves on Samson Twice
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
In a three-way pot on a board of 
, Richard Scardina bet 17,500 and Shehryar Samson pushed out a stack of yellow chips for a call. The third player in the hand folded and Scardina tossed in his bounty chip thinking that Samson had raised all-in.
After taking his bet back, the river brought the and Scardina moved all in. Samson laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Trezzino Falls to Elias
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Robert Elias opened to 1,000 from under the gun and a middle position player three-bet to 4,000. Thomas Trezzino then four-bet to 10,000 on the button and Elias five-bet to around 20,000 when the action got around. The middle position player folded and Elias six-bet jammed with a little over 20,000.
"Ok, let's run it," he said before Elias called.
Thomas Trezzino: 
Robert Elias: 
Trezzino couldn't crack queens as the board ran out 
to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
More Entrants
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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Check Out PokerNews' Review on the Borgata Poker Room
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The fabulous Borgata is an iconic hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and one of the top gambling destinations in the U.S. for over 40 years. At this luxurious high-rise resort, you'll find one of the top poker rooms not only in town, but in all of the Northeast and United States. MGM Resorts, based out of Las Vegas, owns the property, which boasts 52 card tables, most in Atlantic City.
Borgata offers a plethora of card games inside the always crowded casino, both cash games and tournaments. Many players outside of the area know of the poker room for hosting the Borgata Poker Open and Borgata Winter Poker Open. Both events appear as part of the famous World Poker Tour, one of the most prestigious poker tours in the world.
Cash games are also a big deal at the Borgata. Players from New Jersey, New York, and other nearby states in the Northeast flock to the casino to play low, mid, and high stakes poker. You'll find a wide mix of games, ranging from $1/$3 no-limit hold'em on up to $10/$25, and sometimes higher if the poker room has interest to spread a game. Numerous pot-limit Omaha, spread limit, limit, and mixed limit games are also available most days, especially on the weekends.
Room Summary:
| Number of tables: | 52 |
| Non smoking | Yes |
| Meal Comps | Yes |
| Poker Room Rate | Yes |
| Phone-in List | Yes |
| Automatic Shufflers | Yes |
| Massage Service | Yes |
| Cocktail Service | Yes |
| Food Service | Yes |
| Jackpot | Yes |
| Poker room manager | Joseph Garber |
| Phone | (609)317-1000 |
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