2026 Borgata Big, Big Series

$5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 Borgata Big, Big Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♣10♦
Prize
$492,415
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$3,000,000
Total Entries
519
Places Paid
65
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
19
Players Left
1
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Lagodich Doubles Through Hirschfeld

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Frank Lagodich
Frank Lagodich

Frank Lagodich raised from under the gun to 160,000 and in the hijack, Tyler Hirschfeld three-bet to 360,000.

Lagodich four-bet to 630,000 and Hirschfeld ripped all in for 1,730,000 and Lagodich snap-called.

Frank Lagodich: Q♦Q♣
Tyler Hirschfeld: A♦8♦

The board ran out K♥K♦K♣J♥3♦ and the kings full of queens was good for Lagodich to double up through Hirschfeld.

Tags: Frank LagodichTyler Hirschfeld

Volpe Finds The River

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Brock Wilson called in the small blind holding J♠8♠ and in the big blind, Paul Volpe checked his option with 6♣3♦.

The flop rolled out Q♦8♥6♥ and Wilson check-called a bet of 80,000 from Volpe.

Both players checked the 10♦ turn to the 6♠ river and Volpe bet 420,000 and Wilson folded.

Tags: Brock WilsonPaul Volpe

David Kinane Eliminated in 7th Place ($79,100)

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
David Kinane
David Kinane

Frank Lagodich opened on the button to 160,000 holding A♣10♥. In the small blind, Tyler Hirschfeld moved all in for 1,690,000 effective to see David Kinane call for 1,390,000 in the big blind.

David Kinane: A♠K♣ All in
Tyler Hirschfeld: Q♦9♦

The board ran out J♥9♠7♦9♥2♥ and the three nines were good for Hirschfeld to take down the pot and eliminated Kinane from the tournament.

Tags: David KinaneFrank LagodichTyler Hirschfeld

Mehrotra Jams on Lagodich

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sanat Mehrotra called in the small blind holding K♥Q♥ and Frank Lagodich raised in the big blind to 240,000 holding 8♦6♦ to see Mehrotra call.

The flop rolled out Q♦7♠4♦ and Mehrotra checked over to Lagodich who bet 150,000. Mehrotra raised to 550,000 and Lagodich called.

On the turn 4♠, Mehrotra moved all in 1,430,000 to see Lagodich fold.

Tags: Frank LagodichSanat Mehrotra

Mehrotra Doubles Through Volpe

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Paul Volpe raised to 250,000 from the small blind and Sanat Mehrotra called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out A♦A♣5♦ and Volpe bet 150,000 and Mehrotra moved all in for 820,000 to see Volpe call.

Sanat Mehrotra: 9♦6♦ All in
Paul Volpe: 10♠10♣

Mehrotra improved to a flush on the turn J♦ and he held up on the river J♥ to double at the expense of the chip leader.

Tags: Paul VolpeSanat Mehrotra

Hirschfeld Nearly Doubles Through Blumstein

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tyler Hirschfeld
Tyler Hirschfeld

Tyler Hirschfeld raised to 175,000 on the button holding K♥Q♣ to see Scott Blumstein called in the big blind holding J♥9♠.

The flop rolled out K♦J♦6♥ and Blumstein check-called a bet of 185,000 from Hirschfeld.

A 4♣ peeled off on the turn and Blumstein checked over to Hirschfeld a second time, prompting Hirschfeld to fire a barrel to the tune of 460,000.

Blumstein called and bet 175,000 on the 3♥ river. Hirschfeld raised to 925,000 to leave himself 25,000 and Blumstein called. A pair of kings was good for Hirschfeld to take down the pot as he nearly doubled through Blumstein.

Tags: Scott BlumsteinTyler Hirschfeld

Julian Altieri Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,585)

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Julian Altieri
Julian Altieri

Brock Wilson raised to 160,000 from late position holding K♦J♦, to see Paul Volpe raise in the hijack to 460,000. Julian Altieri moved all in from the cutoff for 2,295,000 and only Volpe called.

Julian Altieri: K♣Q♣ All in
Paul Volpe: A♠K♠

The board ran out A♥7♦2♥6♣10♦ and the ace-king held up for Volpe to see Altieri fall to the chip leader.

Tags: Brock WilsonJulian AltieriPaul Volpe

Updated Counts (full)

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Volpe's Stack Continues To Grow

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Paul Volpe raised to 130,000 from early position holding A♠K♣ and Julian Altieri called in late position. In the cutoff, Frank Lagodich raised to 455,000 holding A♣Q♠.

Action folded back around Volpe who moved all in to elicit a quick fold from Altieri and Lagodich thought for a bit before tossing his hand away.

Tags: Frank LagodichJulian AltieriPaul Volpe