2026 Borgata Big, Big Series

$5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship
Day: 1b
1a1b1c23
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

Sichelstiel Busts in Brutal Fashion

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andrew Ostapchenko limped in under the gun. Action folded to Julian Altieri in the small blind, who put in the call, and Robert Sichelstiel checked his option from the big blind.

On a flop of 5♠8♥3♦ Sichelstiel checked to Ostapchenko, who threw 2,000 into the middle. Altieri called, and Sichelsteil check-raised to 8,000. Ostapchenko snap-folded. The Q♦ was dealt on the turn, and Altieri check-called his opponent's shove of 15,500.

Robert Sichelstiel: 8♣5♦ All in
Julian Altieri: 8♦7♦

Sichelstiel's flopped two pair had suddenly become extremely vulnreable, as Altieri had plenty of outs to secure the pot. The 9♦ that fell was one of them, as Sichelstiel hit the rail.

Tags: Andrew OstapchenkoJulian AltieriRobert Sichelstiel