The Return - A Borgata Championship Event

$2,200 Mystery Bounty Event ($1,000,000 in Guaranteed Bounties)
Day: 1a
Event Info

The Return - A Borgata Championship Event

Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,670,340
Entries
1,361
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
5,292,778
Total Chips
47,635,000
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
807
Players Left
277

Foxen Takes Pot, Talks Cats & Dogs

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Kristen Foxen was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against an early position player.

Foxen checked on the flop of {3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs} and her opponent checked back. Foxen then led out for 1,300 on the {4-Diamonds} turn and her opponent called.

Foxen checked on the {9-Hearts} river and her opponent quickly checked back. Foxen tabled {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for a pair of threes and the opponent shot her cards into the muck just as quickly.

As the hand played out, Foxen and another player at the table bonded over their shared affection for Yorkshire Terriers, while the three-time bracelet winner also revealed she has never owned a cat.

Player Chips Progress
Kristen Foxen ca
Kristen Foxen
WSOP 4X Winner
40,000 9,000

Tags: Kristen Foxen

PokerNews Podcast: A Look Back at the Biggest Stories of 2022; Where Does Negreanu Rank?

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

In the final PokerNews Podcast episode of 2022 – which marks our 51st of the year – Chad Holloway, Jesse Fullen, and Connor Richards take a look back at the biggest stories of the year as presented in PokerNewsTop 10 Stories of 2022 article series.

Take a trip back as they reminisce about big stories such as the boom of live poker, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) moving homes, and cheating scandals galore. Plus, they talk live streams, poker legislation, Hustler Casino Live, Robbi Jade Lew vs. Garrett Adelstein, and Daniel Negreanu’s rollercoaster year.

Finally, they share their favorite podcast episodes of the year – including with guests like Jack Binion, Espen Jorstad, Antonio Esfandiari, Bryn Kenney, and Eugene Katchalov – before remembering those poker players and personalities that the industry lost in 2022.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Marin Takes from Wheaton

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Nikita Marin was in the cutoff in a heads-up pot against Tom Wheaton on the button on a board of {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs}.

Marin bet on the turn and Wheaton called. Marin then bet 3,000 on the {5-Spades} river and Wheaton called. Marin showed {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a jack-high flush and Wheaton mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Nikita Marin us
Nikita Marin
33,000 33,000
Tom Wheaton us
Tom Wheaton
25,000 -10,000

Tags: Nikita MarinTom Wheaton

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Jin Leads River

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a four-way pot on a flop of {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} Jay Jin bet 1,800 from under the gun and Dominick Giovanniello and Ben Bianco both called.

Jin checked on the {4-Clubs} turn and Giovanniello bet 2,500. Bianco and Jin both called. The {10-Diamonds} river completed the board and Jin took a moment before leading out for around 25,000. Green let out a lengthy groan that fluctuated in pitch before slamming his card into the muck. Bianco folded in a less flamboyant manner.

Giovanniello told Jin he had a set of fours, while Jin told him "you were behind the whole way" as he had a set of kings.

Just a few hands later, Jin was seen raking in another sizable pot against Giovanniello when his Cowboys were good at showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Jay Jin us
Jay Jin
50,000 50,000
Dominick Giovanniello us
Dominick Giovanniello
45,000
Ben Bianco us
Ben Bianco
22,000 22,000

Tags: Ben BiancoJay JinDominick Giovanniello

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400