The Return - A Borgata Championship Event

$2,200 Mystery Bounty Event ($1,000,000 in Guaranteed Bounties)
Day: 2
Event Info

The Return - A Borgata Championship Event

Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,670,340
Entries
1,361
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
5,292,778
Total Chips
47,635,000
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
397
Players Left
9

"My Watch is Worth More Than Your Lives"; Bianco Slays Failla in Huge Dramatic Pot

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Benedetto Bianco
Benedetto Bianco

There was a commotion at the table as the board read {10-Spades}{j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and two boisterous players ended up all in on the turn in a massive pot, one of the largest of the day thus far.

Emanuel "Will the Thrill" Failla held the nuts with the {k-Spades}{q-Spades} while Benedetto Bianco had the {a-Spades}{5-Spades}. The river dramatically came the {4-Spades} to give Bianco the nut flush and crush Failla.

"Yes! You can't beat me, I'm the luckiest guy in the world!" said Bianco to Failla.

The two New Yorkers loudly razzed and boasted at each other while the dealer counted out the stacks to see who had the larger stack.

"I don't care, I got 30 jobs I want to get out of here," said Bianco about his turn call.

"My watch is worth more than both of your lives," said Failla in retort while gesturing to the two players next to him.

Eventually, it was determined that Failla was barely covered and he was eliminated in dramatic fashion while Bianco became one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
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Benedetto Bianco
3,400,000
3,286,800
3,286,800
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Emanuel Failla
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

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Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Dodd Rivers Aces Full

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action came in on the river with the board showing {3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Clubs} and three players in the hand. From early position, Samuel Laskowitz bet 175,000 into a pot of around 500,000.

Ryan Dodd was in the cutoff and thought for a long time before jamming all in. The big blind snap-folded and Laskowitz snap-called.

Dodd tabled the {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} for a rivered full boat. Laskowitz shook his head. "Did you really make a boat to" asked Dodd but Laskowitz showed his {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs} beaten flush instead as his stack was cut down tremendously.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Dodd
1,630,000
1,030,000
1,030,000
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Samuel Laskowitz
400,000
-630,000
-630,000

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Palma's Run Comes to an End

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nick Palma
Nick Palma

Nick Palma was standing up and waiting for payouts as his deep run was over. He retold his bust-out hand to PokerNews.

Palma raised to 60,000 preflop. Albert Nguyen jammed all in and Palma called.

Palma had the {a-Spades}{k-Spades} and well ahead of the {a-}{j-} of Nguyen.

The flop came {k-}{10-}{3-} to give Nguyen a broadway draw which would come in on the turn when a {q-} came off and the river was a blank to send Palma away.

Player Chips Progress
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Albert Nguyen
1,050,000
230,000
230,000
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Nick Palma
Busted

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Levitske Gets a Shove Through

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was on the river as the board read {4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{k-Spades}. The pot had about 450,000 in it and Brett Levitzke led-jammed all in from the small blind over to his opponent in the cutoff who thought for a while before eventually folding to send Levitzke the pot.

Meanwhile, at the same table, Ryan Eriquezzo has chipped up significantly in recent levels.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Eriquezzo
2,400,000
2,010,000
2,010,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Baruch Forst
1,720,000
1,570,000
1,570,000
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Brett Levitzke
1,150,000
320,000
320,000
Jaka Coaching

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Zero for Zinno as He Runs Into Aces

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno

As relayed to PokerNews, Anthony Zinno open-shoved a stack of around 300,000 and was called by the bigger-stacked George Abi-Zeid.

Anthony Zinno: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
George Abi-Zeid: {a-}{a-}

Zinno had run smack into aces and couldn't get ahead on the brick runout to be eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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George Abi-Zeid
650,000
483,600
483,600
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Anthony Zinno
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner

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Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Ferretti Dodges Diamond to Double

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Raymond Ferretti was all in and at risk for 132,000 from the big blind against a middle position opponent who had him covered.

Middle Position: {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Raymond Ferretti: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The flop landed {k-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} to give Ferretti a sweat as his opponent picked up a flush draw, but the board then finished out {9-Hearts}{7-Spades} to earn Ferretti the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Raymond Ferretti
270,000
205,000
205,000

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