Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event
$5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
53
Players Left
8
Break Time
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The remaining 13 players are off on a 15-minute break.
Mukul Pahuja Eliminated in 14th Place ($44,310)
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mukul Pahuja was getting up and headed to payouts as his defeated hand of 
was displayed against the 
of Lanny Vaysman.
The board had run out 
and Pahuja was sent away shortly before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,930,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
McKeehen Shoves Turn
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action was joined on the turn with the board showing the 
. Sundiata Devore was mid-tank as he had bet 750,000 from the big blind into a pot of about 950,000. Joe McKeehen had jammed all in from the hijack and Devore had a huge decision on his hands.
McKeehen muttered to Devore about the hand while he thought. Eventually. Devore folded and McKeehen gathered the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,150,000
1,380,000
|
1,380,000 |
|
||
|
2,450,000
-1,410,000
|
-1,410,000 |
Vaysman Decimates Pahuja With Rockets
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mukul Pahuja found himself in an unfortunate situation during a prelfop all in.
Lanny Vaysman: 
Mukul Pahuja:
Vaysman was the one at risk but had the dominating lead. The flop came 
to provide broadway sweat as Pahuja was now lady hunting.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
to give Vaysman the big double and knock Pahuja down to the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
2,140,000
|
2,140,000 |
|
|
305,000
-1,945,000
|
-1,945,000 |
John Cox Eliminated in 15th Place ($44,310)
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn as the board read 2♦10♣2♣9♣. From the big blind, John Cox bet 300,000 and Sam Laskowitz called in the cutoff.
The river was the 10♥ to double pair the board. Cox jammed and got snap-called.
Cox tabled the J♣3♣.
Bin Weng said "chop it up?" but there would be no chop as Laskowitz had the Q♠10♠ for the boat and just like that Cox was out the door as Laskowitz strengthened his case to get a second title during the Borgata return series
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000
1,710,000
|
1,710,000 |
|
Busted |
Nicholas Bond Eliminated in 16th Place ($29,632)
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Lanny Vaysman raised from middle position, Sundiata Devore called from the hijack. Nicholas Bond jammed from the small blind. Vaysman folded and Devore called.
Nicholas Bond: 
Sundiata Devore:
Bond would need help, which the flop provided as it came 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
to backdoor Devore into broadway and douse Bond'd brief hope after the flop to eliminate him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,960,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
|
3,860,000
1,010,000
|
1,010,000 |
|
3,400,000
1,230,000
|
1,230,000 |
|
|
2,770,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,250,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
1,760,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
1,130,000
-1,320,000
|
-1,320,000 |
|
Busted | |
Ng Siphons From Borenstein
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Christophr Ng raised from early position to 110,000. Jonathan Borenstein called on the button and Frank Pasquale also came along from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Borenstein bet 135,000 from the button. Pasquale folded and Ng called.
The turn was the . Both players checked it. The river came the 
. Ng led for 275,000 and was called by Borenstein.
Ng tabled the 
set. "Wow, you could have gotten a lot more from me" said Borenstein as he sent the few chips to Ng.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,270,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
3,100,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
2,380,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
2,310,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
2,040,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
970,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
Cox Active Again
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Bin Weng opened from the button to 100,000. John Cox called in the small blind. Patrick Quinn three-bet to 450,000 out of the big blind, Weng tanked a while before folding.
Cox four-bet jammed all in for 1,675,000. Quinn went into the tank and checked the tournament clock before saying "Nice bet" and slowly folding after about two minutes as Cox picked up some more chips to keep his momentum going. Cox showed the 
to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
||
|
|
2,390,000
-690,000
|
-690,000 |
|
|
2,175,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
Cox Doubles After Dinner
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Christopher Ng raised to 100,000 from middle position. John Cox jammed for 825,000 from the cutoff and Ng called.
John Cox:
Christopher Ng: 
The flop came 
to pair Cox. The turn was the and the river the 
to give Cox the important double on a big money jump.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
750,000
|
750,000 |