Jiandong Xu got it all into the middle preflop from middle position, and Justin Arnwine sat to his left was right there with him.
Justin Arnwine: Q♦Q♠ 
Jiandong Xu: A♦K♠
It was a flip, and Xu picked up extra outs on the 2♥4♥5♦ flop. He wouldn't make a straight, but the A♠ turn fired him into the lead, and the 10♠ river sealed the deal. Arnwine headed straight for the registration desk to re-enter.
In late July, PokerNews returned to the East Coast to once again offer live updates from the Borgata in Atlantic City. The 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open was comprised of a full schedule of events, and PokerNews was on-hand to capture big and game-changing hands.
That included the $2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship, a tournament that attracted 565 runners and offered up a $1,356,000 prize pool, and the $600 Deep Stack Kick Off, which had a field of 2,390 entries and awarded a $1,242,800 prize pool.
Take a look back at some of the big and game-changing hands as reported by the PokerNews live reporting team.
Federico Castro opened to 800 on the button, and Allison Stoloff opted to defend her big blind.
Castro continued for 700 on the K♣J♥5♥ flop when checked to, and Stoloff made the call.
Action then checked through on the 6♦ turn and 9♥ river. Stoloff tabled A♠Q♦ which was no good against the 3♠3♦ of Castro.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
David Stefanski opened to 500 from early position. Changfeng Fan on his left put in the call, as did Jiandong Xu to his left. Evan Dunn defended his big blind, and the four saw a flop of Q♣2♦J♦
Action checked all the way to Xu, who threw out 1,100 into the middle. Only Stefanski called. The 8♣ turn checked through, leading Stefanski to throw out an overbet of 6,700 on the 7♠ river. Xu went very deep into the tank, before eventually returning his cards to the dealer.
Chips have been successfully swapped out, and the action has restarted
The tournament clock has been paused as the chips originally in use are being swapped out for championship chips.
Andrew Chang opened to 600 from middle position, and Hamza Azim defended his big blind.
The 4♣Q♣8♣ flop checked through to the 2♦ turn. Here, Azim led out for 1,000, and Chang stuck in a call.
Action went check-check on the A♦ river, and Azim's K♥8♦ was the winner.
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