button in SafariFlashback: Carlos Chadha Wins 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship
Over a 20-year career, Carlos Chadha has experienced every poker player's dream and also worst nightmare. He’s sat with the game’s best and beaten them for big scores. He’s also gone years without winning anything, wondering if all the work and studying he was doing was worth it. He’s won millions in live tournaments, and had long stretches where the money disappeared. It’s a dichotomy that a poker pro who stays around long enough is well familiar with.
Through it all, Chadha has never lost the one thing he started with: his love of the game. The passion that keeps him coming back, the determination to put in long hours of study in an attempt to get better, paid off in a big way at the final table of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open $2,700 Championship.
Chadha came into the final table as a massive chip leader and, after just over three hours, took care of the rest of the field on his way to emerging on top of the 565-player field and capturing the $242,385 first prize after making a big river call against Maxwell Young on the final hand.
Borgata Summer Poker Open $2,700 Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Chadha Villamarin | United States | $242,385 |
| 2 | Maxwell Young | United States | $167,985 |
| 3 | Nicholas Verderamo | United States | $116,525 |
| 4 | James Tedrow | United States | $77,345 |
| 5 | Michael Renna | United States | $54,100 |
| 6 | Russ Dunlevy | United States | $42,975 |
| 7 | Andrew Porter | United States | $34,620 |
| 8 | Ricky Guan | United States | $28,160 |
| 9 | Mike Dentale | United States | $22,945 |