$5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed)
Day 1b Started
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event
$5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$5,538,700
Entries
1,142
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
683
Players Left
330
Day 1b of $5,300 The Return Set to Start at 11 a.m.
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event in Atlantic City continues today with Day 1b of the $5,300 The Return, which gets underway early at 11 a.m. local time.
The event has a large $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and got underway in style yesterday with Day 1a. which attracted 562 entries and played down to about a fourth of that number after about 14 hours of action.
Adam Adler bagged a large stack of 366,500 and Dusti Smith was just behind that with 355,500.
Quite a few big names advanced to Day 2 from Day 1a, including; Stephen Song, Dan Zack, Jesse Lonis,Nick Palma, Frank Funaro and Adam Hendrix.
Those players will be joined by the survivors of Day 1b which mirrors the same structure of Day 1a. The day will last for ten levels and will kick off with blinds of 100/100/100.
Players will begin with a starting stack of 35,000 chips. Levels 1-8 on Day 1 will last sixty (60) minutes each. There will also be two 75-minute levels played to cap off Day 1b and the rest of the levels on Day 2 will also be 75 minutes long.
Levels of Days 3 and 4 will last 90 minutes each. Breaks will be provided every 2 levels. There will also be a dinner break on each day. The final day of play on Day 4 will feature a live-streamed final table.
The PokerNews live reporting team is ready to bring you all of the updates throughout the $5,300 The Return.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air on Day 1b as the room starts to fill up with entries.
Players at the Start
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Action Shots From Yesterday's Day 1a Action
Platt in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Jeff Platt was spotted in a three-way hand as the flop came 
. Platt bet 400 from the button which got both of his opponents to fold quickly.
Platt is looking to get his 2023 off on the right foot on the felt. The popular PokerGO commentator had a voluminous 2022 away from the mic as he had many good results, including an MSPT title for over $100,000 and a 4th place finish in the WSOP Double Stack event for just north of $160,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
More Players in Level 1
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000 | |
|
35,000 | |
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35,000 | |
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35,000 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
$2,200 Mystery Bounty Event Recap
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event has already had a successful start as $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event drew 1,361 entries and concluded after a very eventful Day 2.
Samuel Laskowitz was declared the winner after a nine-way final table chop. Ryan Dodd drew the $250,000 as the grand prize bounty was alive in the final nine bounty pulls.