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
Players Left 1 / 519
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Duraku Turns A Set

Level 21 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Sanat Mehrotra raised to 50,000 on the button and Sead Duraku called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out Q♠8♥4♠ and Duraku checke-called a bet of 30,000 from Mehrotra.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn and Duraku bet 150,000 on the river A♣ and Mehrotra called.

Duraku tabled 2♠2♦ for a set of twos and it was good for the pot.

Tags: Sanat MehrotraSead Duraku

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Lagodich, Altieri, and Cannuli Lead Day 3 of Big, Big Championship

Thomas Cannuli
Thomas Cannuli

From a starting field of 519, just 19 players remain in contention for the title in Event #10: $5,300 Big, Big Championship out here at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The lion's share of the $3,000,000 prize pool is left to play for here today, with all eyes fixated on the $538,640 yet to be awarded to first place.

Poker pro Frank Lagodich (2,250,000) leads the field, looking to add another prestigious title to his hendon mob resume. He is flanked on the podium by Julian Altieri (1,880,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Thomas Cannuli (1,745,000). Three of the BetMGM qualifiers have advanced to the final day in the forms of Tyler Hirschfeld (1,610,000), Sanat Mehrotra (1,300,000), and Lucas Bernui (1,650,000). A stacked field of poker legends remain as Paul Volpe (980,000), Brock Wilson (950,000), Myles Mullaly (805,000), and 2017 WSOP Main Event Champion Scott Blumstein (675,000) all sit ready to make a deep run.

Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Frank LagodichUnited States2,250,00090
2Julian AltieriArgentina1,880,00075
3Thomas CannuliUnited States1,745,00070
4Tyler HirschfeldUnited States1,610,00064
5Matthew IlesUnited States1,375,00055
6Sanat MehrotraIndia1,300,00052
7Lucas BernuiUnited States1,165,00047
8David KinaneUnited States1,005,00040
9Paul VolpeUnited States980,00039
10Brock WilsonUnited States950,00038

Play will resume tomorrow at 12:15 pm, with play resuming at Level 21. Blinds will be 15,000/25,000, with a 25,000 big blind ante and every level will last one hour. A 15-minute break is set to occur at the conclusion of every two levels, with a 75-minute dinner break scheduled to occur at the conclusion of Level 26. A winner is set to be crowned tomorrow and play will continue until just one remains.

Reporting will be on a 30-minute delay to sync up with the livestream.

David Stefanski
David Stefanski

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Tags: Brock WilsonDavid KinaneDavid StefanskiFrank LagodichJulian AltieriLucas BernuiMatthew IlesMyles MullalyPaul VolpeSanat MehrotraScott BlumsteinThomas CannuliTyler Hirschfeld

Day 3 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
11Tyler Hirschfeld1,610,000
12Frank Lagodich2,250,000
13Paul Volpe910,000
14Dale Roesel760,000
15  
16Matthew Iles1,375,000
17Julian Altieri1,880,000
18David Kinane1,005,000
    
21  
22Sanat Mehrotra1,300,000
23Myles Mullaly805,000
24Sead Duraku930,000
25Lucas Bernui1,165,000
26Winston Fernandez620,000
27Scott Blumstein625,000
28  
    
31Eric Yanovsky510,000
32Brock Wilson950,000
33Jason Min935,000
34  
35  
36Anthony Piacquadio795,000
37Boris Vayneberg465,000
38Thomas Cannulli1,745,000

$5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship

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