2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

$500 Borgata Almighty Stack
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Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$927,780
Total Entries
2,209
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
55,225,000
Total Chips
220,900,000
Next Payout
Place 4
$44,375
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
279
Players Left
6
Players Left 4 / 2,209
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Failla Has the Last Laugh Against Gao

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 29 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Will Failla
Will Failla

Action picked up on a K♠6♥5♦5♥ flop in a limped pot between Will Failla in the small blind and Gui Gao in the big blind. Failla had check-raised a flop bet from Gao, who called.

On the turn, Failla bet 1,000,000 and Gao called.

Failla then checked the 3♥ river. Gao bet 1,300,000 and Failla called. Gao tabled 7♥5♣ for trips while Failla flashed a king.

The very next hand, Will Failla opened the button to 800,000 and was called by Gui Gao in the small blind and John Malczan in the big blind.

On the A♣6♥4♠ flop, Gao led from the small blind for 1,000,000, Malzcan folded, and Failla called.

Gao led for 2,500,000 on the 5♠ turn and Failla quickly called again.

On the 7♥ river, Gao checked to Failla who jammed for 3,400,000 effective as the covering stack, and Gao snap-called.

Failla tabled 4♥3♣, and Gao laughed as he shook his head and rechecked his cards, but mucked them face-down.

Tags: Gui GaoJohn MalczanWill Failla

Hurtado Runs Into Weng's Aces

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 29 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

In a battle between the blinds, Carlos Hurtado got in his last 1,500,000 and was up against Bin Weng.

Carlos Hurtado: 8♠8♥ All in
Bin Weng: A♠A♥

Weng had woken up with aces to leave Hurtado at risk, and the 10♣7♠J♦3♥4♠ board offered no help as Hurtado was sent to the rail.

Tags: Bin WengCarlos Hurtado

Gay Has a Double Ripped Away on the River

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 29 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Joseph Gay raised to 600,000 on the button and Adam Calabrese called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 10♣3♣2♦ flop. Gay then bet 800,000 on the K♣ turn, Calabrese moved all in, and Gay called for his last 2,000,000.

Gay showed K♠Q♥ for top pair and was ahead of Calabrese's K♦8♣. The river was the J♣ and Gay began to pull his chips back, but the table then alerted him that Calabrese had made a flush on the river to win the pot and send him to the rail.

Tags: Adam CalabreseJoseph Gay

Level: 29

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Iles Shows Down a Set to Bust Papasidero

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 28 : Blinds 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Matthew Iles raised to 500,000 in middle position and Michael Mann called in the small blind. Fabrizio Papasidero then moved all in for 850,000 in the big blind, and both opponents called.

The flop came K♥8♦10♦ and Iles bet 500,000. Mann called to the 4♦ turn, where Iles bet another 1,200,000. Mann folded this time.

Papasidero showed 8♣6♦, but he was left drawing dead as Iles turned over K♦K♣ for top set. The river was the 5♥ and Papasidero was sent to the rail.

"Good bet. I get there," Mann said to Iles.

Tags: Fabrizio PapasideroMatthew IlesMichael Mann

Bad Runout For Kilcoyne's Kings

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 28 : Blinds 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yuriy Kudrynskyy raised to 500,000 in middle position and David Kilcoyne three-bet to 1,700,000 in the hijack. Kudrynskyy called, and they went heads-up to the A♠8♣10♥ flop.

Kilcoyne then continued for 1,100,000, and Kudrynskyy called. Both players checked the 7♦ turn, and Kudrynskyy also checked the J♣ river.

"Your set is good," Kilcoyne said as he checked behind, and Kudrynskyy showed A♣Q♣ for top pair. Kilcoyne flung two kings into the muck.

Tags: David KilcoyneYuriy Kudrynskyy

Yarbrough Makes a Wise Check

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 28 : Blinds 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Thomas Yarbrough opened from the cutoff and John Wilson called in the big blind.

On the K♥7♥5♣ flop, Wilson check-called a bet of 600,000 from Yarbrough.

Wilson checked again on the 8♠ turn as Yarbrough bet 850,000 and Wilson called once more.

The 4♠ river would check through slowly as Yarbrough announced king-queen, showing K♠Q♥. However, it was second-bet to the 7♠5♥ of Wilson who flopped two pair.

Tags: John WilsonThomas Yarbrough

Marquez Leaves Malvasio on Fumes

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 28 : Blinds 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

John Malvasio raised to 3,000,000 in the hijack, leaving only a few chips behind, and Sebastian Marquez called for 2,500,000 in the cutoff.

Sebastian Marquez: A♠10♣ All in
John Malvasio: A♣8♦

Marquez had Malvasio dominated, and the K♠5♥4♦2♣4♠ board kept him in the lead to earn him a double up and knock Malvasio down below 1,000,000.

Tags: John MalvasioSebastian Marquez

Two Doubles for DiAntonio

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 28 : Blinds 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Robert DiAntonio jammed for his final 675,000 second-to-act before it folded to Boris Kravets in the big blind. Despite needing to add less than two blinds, he would take over a minute before he shrugged and tossed in the call.

Robert DiAntonio: Q♠2♠ All in
Boris Kravets: 9♥3♦

DiAntonio took a bigger lead on the Q♥10♠4♥ flop as he made top pair. The board ran out 7♠4♠ as he improved to a flush to double.

Two hands later, Matthew Bennett opened to 750,000 from early position and the cutoff called. In the big blind, DiAntonio jammed for an even 1,500,000, Bennett rejammed, and the cutoff folded.

Robert DiAntonio: 10♦10♣ All in
Matthew Bennett: 4♥4♦

DiAntonio was in good shape with the dominating pair, and the J♥3♣2♦2♥3♥ runout brought little sweat as DiAntonio increased his stack by over six times in three hands.

Tags: Boris KravetsDi MarzoMatthew BennettNicholas Di Marzo

Gay Stuns Tangam

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 28 : Blinds 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Joseph Gay moved all in for 2,100,000 from the hijack and Rajath Tangam called in the small blind.

Joseph Gay: A♣K♠ All in
Rajath Tangam: A♥A♠

Gay had run right into Tangam's aces and was at risk of elimination as the flop came J♠10♠2♣, but he spiked the Q♥ on the turn to make a straight and take the lead. The river was the 6♥ and Gay doubled up.

Tangam was left with less than 500,000 and was eliminated shortly afterward.

Tags: Joseph GayRajath Tangam

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