Borgata Mystery Bounty: Huge Misclick Late May Have Cost One Poker Player Tens of Thousands – PokerNews.com
Tournament poker returned to Atlantic City in a big way this week with the The Return – A Borgata Championship Event $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event, a tournament that attracted 1,361 entries and awarded a $2,670,340 prize pool!
Samuel Laskowitz of Bayport, New York won that tournament for $146,609 in prize money after an ICM deal at the final table. Right behind Laskowitz in chips was Anthony Maio, who ended with $142,054 in prize money to add to his over $1 million in career earnings.
Also scoring a big payday in the tournament was Ryan Dodd, who not only made the final table as the short stack but also pulled the highly sought-after $250,000 top bounty! The moment was captured by PokerNews:
In the early morning hours, the @BorgataPoker The Return $2,200 Mystery Bounty final table worked a deal. A $250,00… https://t.co/NSFDcQDkXt
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Here’s a look at five of the more interesting hands captured by the PokerNews Live Reporting Team in the Borgata $2,200 Mystery Bounty event.
Foxen Falls to Better Full House
Alex Foxen
On Day 1a, it was Level 2 (100/200/200) when, just as quickly as he entered the tournament, Alex Foxen was eliminated.
As relayed to PokerNews by the table, Foxen opened to 500 and received two callers, including Frank Bland. Foxen bet 500 on the flop of and only Bland called.
Foxen sized up to 3,000 on the turn and Bland again called. The river completed the board and Foxen bet 10,000. Bland moved all in and Foxen called with a smaller stack.
Bland showed for sevens full of deuces, while Foxen showed an inferior full house with for sixes full of deuces.
Foxen quickly bought back into the event and sat down with a fresh starting stack of 35,000.
“Call the Press!” Lonis Scoops for Double KO
Jesse Lonis
On Day 2 in Level 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000), PokerNews got to Table 7 just as a massive hand involving three players was underway. Action kicked off with Martin Mirkovic opening to 11,500 from under the gun and the next player to act …….