2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

$2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship
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Day: 1c
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Event Info
2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,700
Prize Pool
$1,356,000
Total Entries
565
Players Left
105
Average Chip Stack
215,238
Total Chips
22,600,000
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
3,000 / 5,000
Ante
5,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
306
Players Left
98
Players Left 105 / 565
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Big Double for Teich Against Dentale

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Mike Dentale
Mike Dentale

Michael Teich bet big from under the gun on the Q♦J♣4♠5♣ turn and was called by Mike Dentale in middle position. Teich then jammed the 9♠ river and Dentale was in the tank.

"I beat ace-king and that's about it," Dentale murmured and added that the hand was "such a weird line" after getting an exact count.

The shove was for 17,700 and Dentale eventually called, having put his opponent on either a set or ace-king of clubs.

Teich tabled his Q♣Q♥ for a set of queens and Dentale's 10♥9♣ was no good.

Tags: Michael TeichMike Dentale

Damiao Outflips Tsachalis with Sixes in 190 Big Blind Pot

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Zachery Tsachalis
Zachery Tsachalis

A preflop raising war resulted in Mario Damiao four-bet jamming his 36,700 stack from the cutoff, only to get snapped off by Zachery Tsachalis on the button, with an additional 2,500 of dead money in the middle.

Mario Damiao: 6♠6♦ All in
Zachery Tsachalis: A♣K♦

A 190 big blind flip came out of nowhere, with the 9♥6♥2♣ flop already locking it up for Damiao as Tsachalis was drawing dead.

The board ran out 2♦A♦, and Damiao collected the full double.

Tags: Mario DamiaoZachery Tsachalis

Second Flopped Quads of the Day as Nadaban Doubles

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mark Nadaban from the big blind and a player on the button were heads-up to a completed board of Q♠5♥5♣K♥9♥ with an even 20,000 in the middle.

Nadaban led all in for his remaining 9,900 and his opponent quickly called as the covering stack.

Mark Nadaban: 5♠5♦ All in
Button: K♣Q♣

Nadaban flopped quad fives while his opponent turned top two pair and was unable to get away as Nadaban collected the full double in crazy fashion.

Tags: Mark Nadaban

Full Double for Gottlieb

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Tom Gottlieb
Tom Gottlieb

A big pot was brewing over on table 15 and Tom Gottlieb faced a bet of 13,000 by the small blind with the turn showing J♠8♥8♦5♠. He then pushed all-in for 22,400 in the cutoff and his opponent tank-called.

Tom Gottlieb: 8♠6♠ All in
Small blind: Q♠Q♣

The river was the 7♠ and Gottlieb doubled with a flush.

According to Gottlieb, he had flat-called a raise to 1,000 before the small blind three-bet to 3,600. The small blind bet the flop for 4,000 and called a raise to 10,200 before the action unfolded as above.

Tags: Tom Gottlieb

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Damiao Flops Quad Aces, Pots the Flop, and Gets Check-Raised

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Mario Damiao
Mario Damiao

Mario Damiao from the big blind was heads-up against the small blind with just over 2,000 in the middle preflop.

On the A♥A♦A♣ flop, the small blind checked to Damiao who bet 2,000 before his opponent check-raised to 5,500, and Damiao called.

The small blind led for 6,500 on the 10♣ turn, and Damiao called once again.

On the 6♣ river, the small blind put out a final barrel of 7,000, Damiao jammed for 11,300, and the small blind shrugged as he called.

Mario Damiao: A♠Q♣
Small Blind: K♥6♥

Damiao flopped quads against a bluffing opponent, who rivered a full house of his own and paid off the additional 4,300 on the end to give Damiao the full double.

Tags: Mario Damiao

Chadha Villamarin Jams Into Laessig

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Three ways to the K♦4♣3♠Q♦ turn, TJ Laessig bet 3,500 when checked to and Carlos Chadha Villamarin then check-raised to 14,000 out of the big blind to force out the third player in the hand.

Laessig came along to the 7♣ on the river when Chadha Villamarin moved all-in for 46,500. That had Laessig covered, who reluctantly folded.

Tags: Carlos Chadha VillamarinTJ Laessig

"Good Start" for Zambanini

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Benedetto Bianco
Benedetto Bianco

One of the latest tables to open had been three-handed for more than 15 minutes and they patiently waited for a fourth player to arrive to start their action. Pashk Gjini had been vocal about the delay and then saw Andrew Kershaw, Benedetto Bianco, Ricardo Eyzaguirre and Matthew Zambanini all join.

When the action got underway, there were fireworks in the very first hand.

Kershaw raised to 700 and Bianco three-bet to 3,000. Zambanini four-bet to 7,000 and Kershaw folded.

"I ran here," Bianco said and then pushed all-in for Zambanini to snap-call.

"Get PokerNews here," Gjini said for the all-in showdown in the very first hand.

Matthew Zambanini: J♥J♦ All in
Benedetto Bianco: K♣K♥

The board ran out 6♦5♥3♥3♣9♥ and just like that, Zambanini was down another bullet.

"Good start," he grimaced before heading to the registration desk.

Tags: Andrew KershawBenedetto BiancoMatthew ZambaniniPashk GjiniRicardo Eyzaguirre

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