Romero Bags Big in Day 1a of $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event
Day 1a of the $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event as part of The Return - A Borgata Championship Event wrapped up after 12 levels of play and saw James Romero bagging the chip lead with a stack of 377,300 chips.
Day 1a began with 807 runners and saw 277 making it to bag-and-tag time, including plenty of well-knowns like poker vlogger Ryan Depaulo (189,300), 2022 GPI Player of the Year Stephen Song (54,100) and runner-up Adam Hendrix (99,900) and two-time bracelet winner David Jackson (22,700).
Romero, an Oregonian with $5.6 million in Hendon Mob-reported earnings, will look for his next big score as he heads to Day 2.
Day 1a saw plenty of action and big hands during the exciting return to the luxurious Atlantic City casino. Early in the day, high-stakes pro Alex Foxen took a tough beat when he busted with a full house against the better full house of Frank Bland. Foxen wasted no time buying back into the event and managed to bag a stack of 32,900.
Foxen's other half, three-time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen, also survived to see Day 2 with a stack of 42,900 chips.
The Day 1a and Day 1b survivors will combine on Day 2, which will commence on Jan. 3 at noon local time and will play down to a winner.
Mystery Bounties will start at 300 players and the minimum Mystery Bounty prize will be $500. Additional prizes include 20 prizes of $1,000, 24 prizes of $2,500, 11 prizes of $5,000, 5 prizes of $10,000, 4 prizes of $25,000, 3 prizes of $50,000, 2 prizes of $100,000 and a Grand prize of $250,000.
$1,000 of each buy-in will go to the bounty pool. Once all Mystery Bounties are fulfilled, all funds collected as player buy-in will be dedicated to the prize pool.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on-site tomorrow to see a winner crowned in $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event. Check out Day 1b coverage in the meantime.