2026 Borgata Big, Big Series

$5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship
Day: 1b
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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 1b
Entries
91
Players Left
22
Players Left 1 / 519

First Blood Cheng

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Michael Cheng limped in from early position, and AJ Paleatsos did the same on his left. Big blind David Stefanski bumped it up to 1,200, and only Cheng called.

Stefanski check-called a bet of 1,500 on the 9♥8♦10♠ flop, before doing the same when his opponent fired 2,500 on the 9♠ turn.

Action went check-check on the 10♦ river, and Cheng showed J♣7♣ for a flopped straight. Stefanski mucked.

Tags: AJ PaleatsosDavid StefanskiMichael Cheng