The board read 
. Chris Vincenzo had the 
against the 
of his opponent who had the lead and the chance to double.
The river was the 
to give Vincenzo trips. His opponent stood up, exasperated, "C'mon man!' he said in anger and left the room while Vincenzo reeled in the pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
The board was double-paired 
and Anthony Hall bet 10,000 into a pot of 15,000 from the button.
Matthew Brady went deep into the tank from the big blind. After well over a minute he decided to fold and send the pot over to Hall.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
32,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The board read 
on the turn. Brad Albrinck bet 6,300 from early position. Carlos Alvarado was in the big blind and decided to call.
The river came the 
. Alvarado checked and Albrinck checked behind after a few moments. Alvarado announced ace high and tabled the 
which was good enough to take the pot as Albrinck gave a bit of a surprised look and mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
129,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
Action was joined on the river as the board read 
. Yaser Al-Keliddar checked from the big blind. Michael Wang bet 7,500 into a pot of about 9,000 from the hijack.
Al-Keliddar thought for a bit and took notice that the hand may be reported on as he thought, "Oh man this will be on the blog" he said and called after a few more seconds of thought.
Wang tabled the 
for two pair and gathered the pot as Al-Keliddar mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
13,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
||
Action was picked up on the turn as the board read 
. From the big blind, Taylor Wilson raised his opponent's middle position bet of 13,800 to 30,000.
His opponent played with his chips and pulled them back before going all in for a little more than 30,0000 and Wilson snap-called.
Wilson had the 
for the boat and his opponent angrily showed the beaten 
trips. The river was the 
and Wilson collected the large pot to move close to 200,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | |
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
145,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
95,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
90,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
85,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
77,000
67,500
|
67,500 |
|
75,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
73,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
|
66,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
60,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
34,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
15,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
The field is now on a 60-minute dinner break. Pay will resume at ~ 6:40 p.m.
Tournament poker returned to Atlantic City in a big way this week with the The Return - A Borgata Championship Event $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event, a tournament that attracted 1,361 entries and awarded a $2,670,340 prize pool!
Samuel Laskowitz of Bayport, New York won that tournament for $146,609 in prize money after an ICM deal at the final table. Right behind Laskowitz in chips was Anthony Maio, who ended with $142,054 in prize money to add to his over $1 million in career earnings.
Also scoring a big payday in the tournament was Ryan Dodd, who not only made the final table as the short stack but also pulled the highly sought-after $250,000 top bounty!
Here’s a look at five of the more interesting hands captured by the PokerNews Live Reporting Team in the Borgata $2,200 Mystery Bounty event.
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