$5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship | 2026 Borgata Big, Big Series

Sep 23, 2026

Final Table Draw (full)

Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The final nine players have gone on a short break while they set up for the final table of nine.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting updates on the ground.

Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blind
1	Sanat Mehrotra	1,680,000	33
2	Frank Lagodich	3,975,000	79
3	Tyler Hirschfeld	1,750,000	35
4	David Kinane	1,125,000	22
5	Scott Blumstein	2,580,000	51
6	Sead Duraku	2,430,000	48
7	Brock Wilson	2,080,000	41
8	Paul Volpe	3,150,000	63
9	Julien Altieri	1,945,000	38

Tags: Brock Wilson David Kinane Frank Lagodich Julian Altieri Paul Volpe Sanat Mehrotra Scott Blumstein Sead Duraku Tyler Hirschfeld

Sep 23, 2026

Lucas Bernui Eliminated in 10th Place ($42,095)

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Lucas Bernui raised to 375,000 from under the gun and David Kinane called on the button.

The flop rolled out J♥10♦4♦ and Bernui chucked his last 10,000 into the middle to see Kinane call.

Lucas Bernui: K♠J♦ All in
David Kinane: A♦10♠

Kinane made three tens on the turn 10♣ and the river Q♥ could not save Bernui, leaving the BetMGM Qualifier to exit the tournament.

Tags: David Kinane Lucas Bernui

Sep 23, 2026

Blumstein Doubles Through Lagodich

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot with Frank Lagodich having already raised in the small blind and Scott Blumstein defending in the big blind.

The flop rolled out 10♦9♠6♦ and Blumstein called Lagodich's bet of 125,000.

On the turn K♥, Blumstein called Lagodich's new bet of 570,000.

Lagodich moved all in on the river 7♥ for 570,000 effective and Blumstein went into the tank for a bit before opting to call.

Scott Blumstein: K♠10♠ All in
Frank Lagodich: J♥5♠

Blumstein's top two was good for the pot and he doubled up at the expense of the chip leader.

Tags: Frank Lagodich Scott Blumstein

Sep 23, 2026

Hirschfeld Doubles Through Kinane

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Kinane raised to 100,000 in the small blind and in the cutoff, Tyler Hirschfeld three-bet to 200,000. Action folded back to Kinane who moved all in for 700,000 effective and Hirschfeld snap-called.

Tyler Hirschfeld: A♠A♦ All in
David Kinane: A♥Q♦

The board ran out 10♣9♠3♦7♣3♣ and the aces held up for Hirschfeld to double up through Kinane.

Tags: David Kinane Tyler Hirschfeld

Sep 23, 2026

Volpe Continues To Ascend

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tyler Hirschfeld called in the small blind with Q♦5♦ and in the big blind, Paul Volpe checked his option with 7♥6♠.

The flop rolled out 9♣5♣4♦ and Hirschfeld check-called a bet of 90,000 from Volpe.

Hirschfeld checked the turn 3♥ over to Volpe who bet 280,000 with his straight and Hirschfeld called.

On the river 8♥, Hirschfeld checked over to Volpe who bet 800,000. Hirschfeld called after some thought and saw the bad news while Volpe took over table captain status.

Tags: Paul Volpe Tyler Hirschfeld

Sep 23, 2026

Anthony Piacquadio Eliminated in 11th Place ($42,095)

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Scott Blumstein raised to 600,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Anthony Piacquadio in the big blind.

"Well boys, it's been fun," said Piacquadio as he stacked his entire stack of 385,000 and pushed it into the middle.

Anthony Piacquadio: Q♥J♦ All in
Scott Blumstein: 9♥9♣

The board ran out K♠10♣4♦7♦7♥ and the nines held up for Blumstein to eliminate Piacquadio from the tournament.

Tags: Anthony Piacquadio Scott Blumstein

Sep 23, 2026

Volpe Doubles Again

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Paul Volpe called in the small blind and Lucas Bernui raised to 150,000 in the big blind. Volpe moved all in for 940,000 and Bernui called.

Paul Volpe: A♦9♣ All in
Lucas Bernui: A♠Q♥

The board ran out K♦9♦2♠6♦6♥ and Volpe doubled up through Bernui.

Tags: Lucas Bernui Paul Volpe

Sep 23, 2026

Volpe Begins To Spin

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tyler Hirschfeld raised to 110,000 in the small blind and in the big blind, Paul Volpe called.

The flop rolled out Q♥J♣6♥ and Hirschfeld bet 115,000 and Volpe jammed for 220,000 to see Hirschfeld call.

Paul Volpe: 5♥3♥ All in
Tyler Hirschfeld: A♠K♠

The board ran out 2♠5♣ and the pair of fives was good enough to double up through Hirschfeld.

Tags: Paul Volpe Tyler Hirschfeld

Sep 23, 2026

Matthew Iles Eliminated in 12th Place ($34,940)

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Liam Gannon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthew Iles raised to 325,000 from under the gun and David Kinane called from the cutoff.

The flop rolled out Q♦8♣6♥ and Iles moved all in for 155,000 to see Kinane call.

Matthew Iles: 9♦9♣ All in
David Kinane: A♠Q♠

No help came to Iles on the runout of 8♠Q♥ and he took his leave from the tournament.

Tags: David Kinane Matthew Iles

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000