The completed board read 
. From the small blind, Olivier Busquet bet 10,500 over to Sameer Batra in the cutoff.
Batra called after brief consideration. Busquet tabled the 
which was good enough for the pot as Batra mucked and shook his head.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
||
|
13,000 | |
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. From the big blind, Renata Colache bet 13,000. Roman Valerstein was in early position and waited a bit before jamming all in which Colache snap-called.
Valerstein had the 
which was well ahead of the 
of Colache. The river came the 
to not help Colache as she stood up to leave the room when the chip counts were determined to be the exact same.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
Busted |
James Bourciquot was standing up with his last 4,300 at risk preflop. There was a raise to 12,000 and a subsequent raise to 32,000 which was called to create a large side pot.
The two players checked down the board as it was dealt out 
. After the last checks, Bourciquot quickly sat down and started gesturing for the pot to be pushed his way as he tabled the 
for the boat and the triple up. One of his opponents had 
to collect the side pot while the other hand was discarded and turned over.
Bourciquot's triple up keeps him alive as he has been one of the most active players at the Borgata in recent weeks. The Brooklyn native entered several Christmas qualifers in late December and was able to win seats in both the $2,200 Mystery Bounty, which he was able to cash in and The Return.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,600
17,600
|
17,600 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Action came in on the river with the board reading 
. Into a pot of 12,500, Emanuel "Will the Thrill" Failla bet 10,000 from the big blind.
His opponent went into the tank and considered it for about a minute before he folded.
Failla made headlines in the $2,200 Mystery Bounty event during his deep run when he was the victim of an unfortunate river card to be eliminated, but did so in style with a memorable line on his way out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
Four players were in a hand on the river as the board showed 
action after checked all the way round on the flop and the turn.
Last to act, Jose Mora bet 6,000 into a pot of 7,000 which forced all of his opponents to send their cards into the muck quickly as he was able to add some more chips to his substantial stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
65,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
|
|
65,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
48,000 | |
|
|
||
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
45,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
17,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
The field has grown to above 400 for Day 1b as the players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Action was joined on the turn with a board showing 
. The pot had about 10,000 in it.
From the button, Thomas Carroll bet 15,700. Hattori Lopez was in the hijack and raised all in to about 34,000. Carroll checked his cards a few times and thought a while. He claimed to have ace-queen out loud and then folded as Lopez gathered a decent sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
