Match poker returned to Atlantic Metropolis in a giant method this week with the The Return – A Borgata Championship Occasion $2,200 Thriller Bounty Occasion, a match that attracted 1,361 entries and awarded a $2,670,340 prize pool!
Samuel Laskowitz of Bayport, New York gained that match for $146,609 in prize cash after an ICM deal on the remaining desk. Proper behind Laskowitz in chips was Anthony Maio, who ended with $142,054 in prize cash so as to add to his over $1 million in profession earnings.
Additionally scoring a giant payday within the match was Ryan Dodd, who not solely made the ultimate desk because the brief stack but additionally pulled the extremely sought-after $250,000 prime bounty! The second was captured by PokerNews:
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Right here’s a take a look at 5 of the extra attention-grabbing fingers captured by the PokerNews Reside Reporting Staff within the Borgata $2,200 Thriller Bounty occasion.
Foxen Falls to Higher Full Home
Alex Foxen
On Day 1a, it was Stage 2 (100/200/200) when, simply as shortly as he entered the match, Alex Foxen was eradicated.
As relayed to PokerNews by the desk, Foxen opened to 500 and obtained two callers, together with Frank Bland. Foxen wager 500 on the flop of and solely Bland known as.
Foxen sized as much as 3,000 on the flip and Bland once more known as. The river accomplished the board and Foxen wager 10,000. Bland moved all in and Foxen known as with a smaller stack.
Bland confirmed for sevens filled with deuces, whereas Foxen confirmed an inferior full home with for sixes filled with deuces.
Foxen shortly purchased again into the occasion and sat down with a contemporary beginning stack of 35,000.
“Name the Press!” Lonis Scoops for Double KO
Jesse Lonis
On Day 2 in Stage 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000), PokerNews received to Desk 7 simply as a large hand involving three gamers was underway. Motion kicked off with Martin Mirkovic opening to 11,500 from below the gun and the following participant to behave calling earlier than a center place participant three-bet jammed for round 65,000.
Motion folded to Jesse Lonis within the small blind, who four-bet jammed an even bigger stack. The massive blind then additionally moved all in with round 70,000.
“Name the press!” Lonis yelled as the large hand performed out and he alerted his pal at one other desk who had a bit of his bounty.
“The press is right here!” somebody replied.
Mirkovic went deep within the tank and finally folded, whereas the flat-caller additionally folded.
Center Place:
Massive Blind:
Jesse Lonis:
Lonis was in fine condition however the massive blind had two dwell outs and was screaming for a queen.
“Queen!” he yelled because the flop landed . “QUEEN!” he repeated earlier than the flip. The opponent gave up asking for a queen earlier than the bricked off on the river for Lonis to eradicate each opponents.
“Scoop!” he cheered.
After the hand, Mirkovic informed the desk that he folded ace-king.
“That is the Method to Go Out, Boys!”
Gerard Petrocelli
Additionally on Day 2, albeit in Stage 26 (30,000/60,000/60,000), Gerard Petrocelli open-shoved from below the gun and Alexander Tumay re-shoved from the following seat with 685,000, barely having Petrocelli lined. Baruch Forst known as within the massive blind with each gamers lined.
Gerard Petrocelli:
Alexander Tumay:
Baruch Forst:
The flop landed to offer Petrocelli the lead with a pair of jacks and the on the flip solely improved his hand. “Ten!” yelled Forst with out realizing such a card would give Petrocelli a full home.
But it surely was Tumay who made the complete home because the river introduced the to offer him sixes filled with jacks and to ship Petrocelli out in excruciating trend.
“Holy shit! That is loopy,” Nathan Cho reacted in real-time.
“That is the best way to exit, boys,” Petrocelli mentioned stoically.
Bianco Slays Failla in Enormous Dramatic Pot
Benedetto Bianco
In Stage 24 (20,000/40,000/40,000) on Day 2, there was a commotion on the desk because the board learn and two boisterous gamers ended up all in on the flip in a large pot, one of many largest of the day to date.
Emanuel “Will the Thrill” Failla held the nuts with the whereas Benedetto Bianco had the . The river dramatically got here the to offer Bianco the nut flush and crush Failla.
“Sure! You’ll be able to’t beat me, I am the luckiest man on this planet!” mentioned Bianco to Failla.
The 2 New Yorkers loudly razzed and boasted at one another whereas the vendor counted out the stacks to see who had the bigger stack.
“I do not care, I received 30 jobs I wish to get out of right here,” mentioned Bianco about his flip name.
“My watch is value greater than each of your lives,” mentioned Failla in retort whereas gesturing to the 2 gamers subsequent to him.
Ultimately, it was decided that Failla was barely lined and he was eradicated in dramatic trend whereas Bianco turned one of many greatest stacks within the room.
Misclick Prices Anthony Giliberti His Match Life
Anthony Giliberti
On Day 2 with simply 17 gamers remaining in Stage 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000), Anthony Maio opened to 175,000 from the cutoff and Anthony Giliberti three-bet jammed from the button for round 3,000,000. Maio shortly known as with a barely bigger stack when the motion received round.
Anthony Giliberti:
Anthony Maio:
Giliberti was startled as Maio introduced “name” to his proper and informed the desk he did not understand there had been a elevate and as an alternative thought he was open-ripping into the short-stacked blinds. As an alternative, he discovered himself vulnerable to busting a greater than 37 massive blind stack with far lower than a premium.
The flop landed to offer him some hope with a pair, however nonetheless, the board ran out and others on the desk sat gasping after witnessing the unintended implosion. Identical to that, he was out in seventeenth place for $8,936.
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Chad Holloway
Govt Editor U.S.
Govt Editor US, PokerNews Podcast co-host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.
