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Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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2026 Borgata Big, Big Series
$5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship
Day: 2
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action was picked up three ways to a flop of A♦5♥3♠. Small blind May Siu and big blind Michael Linster both checked to the early position opener, who bet out for 7,000 into 22,000. Siu called, and Linster check-raised to 30,000. Siu was his only caller.
The 7♣ peeled off on the turn, and Siu checked once again. This time, Linster opted to overbet shove, covering Siu's stack of 135,500. Siu went deep into the the tank, thinking over her decision for a good few minutes. Eventually, she slid in the call.
May Siu: 3♣3♦ 
Michael Linster: Q♦5♣
"I didn't think you were that strong," saiid Linster, who was already drawing dead. Siu filled up on the 7♦ river for good measure.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Justin Zaki raised to 7,000 on the button and the small blind called. In the big blind, Dale Roesel moved all in for 70,000 effective and Zaki called to put himself at risk.
Justin Zaki: K♦Q♠
Dale Roesel: 2♦2♣
The board ran out J♥4♥4♦5♣A♦ and the twos held up for Roesel to eliminate Zaki from the tournament.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tony Sinishtaj opened to 6,000 from the cutoff. Alex Anton shoved 21,000 on the button, and Gordon Eng reshoved from the small blind. Both the big blind and Sinishtaj got out of the way.
Alex Anton: A♥Q♥
Gordon Eng: A♣K♣
Anton couldn't improve on the 9♠4♣2♥3♦9♥ runout, sending him to the rail.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Justin Liberto opened to 6,000 on the button, and small blind David Pelosi stuck in a call. Big blind Michael Lavin then moved all in for 73,000, and Liberto went into the tank. Eventually, he reshoved, and Pelosi thought for a moment before folding.
Michael Lavin: A♦K♣
Justin Liberto: A♣8♦
Lavin had a commanding lead, and that didn't change on the 4♥2♥2♠ flop, although his opponent did pick up chop outs. The 6♦ turn was clean, but the 8♣ river was a brutal one, as Lavin's tournament ended early.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Frank Simone opened to 6,500 from the hijack and called Cherish Andrews' jam for 16,000 from the cutoff.
Cherish Andrews: A♥K♥
Frank Simone: Q♣10♠
The board ran out A♠10♦4♥9♦3♠ and the ace-king held up for Andrews to double up.
As luck would have it, she drew the same table as her fiance Brock Wilson.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn, with the board reading Q♠J♣7♦10♠. Big blind Russell Dunlevy checked to late position Brock Wilson, who threw in a near pot-sized bet of 20,000. Frank Simone, sat to his left, stuck in a call. Dunlevy folded.
The river Q♣ peeled off, and Wilson carried on, this time sizing up to 55,000. Simone wasted no time in shoving, and Wilson was clearly in pain. After some time, he folded A♠K♦ face up.
"Show me a bluff," he said to Simone. Simone didn't respond.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The 519 entrants have been confirmed as the final number of entrants for Event #10: $5,300 Big, Big Championship. This sees 65 players getting a piece of the $3,000,000 prize pool.
Official Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $538,640 |
| 2 | $373,775 |
| 3 | $263,150 |
| 4 | $175,080 |
| 5 | $122,850 |
| 6 | $97,865 |
| 7 | $79,100 |
| 8 | $64,585 |
| 9 | $53,865 |
| 10-11 | $42,095 |
| 12-15 | $34,940 |
| 16-23 | $29,345 |
| 24-31 | $24,235 |
| 32-39 | $20,450 |
| 41-55 | $17,025 |
| 56-65 | $14,250 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Alex Anton opened to 6,000 from early position. On his left, Pashk Gjini moved all in for 31,000, before James Calderaro shoved his 52,000 on the button. Anton went deep into the tank, and picked his cards up. He got a caution from the tournament floor, then folded.
Pashk Gjini: A♠A♣
James Calderaro: 10♠10♣
Calderaro called for the ten of diamonds, however the 10♥2♣J♦ flop was equally as welcomed. Gjini got out of his seat, and didn't return as the 3♥4♦ runout sealed his elimination.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
David Pelosi limped in from the cutoff, and Michael Lavin moved all in for 21,500 on the button. Both the small blind and big blind Robert Lofaso called, and Pelosi folded.
The two players in the side pot checked to the river, leaving the board to read A♥7♠Q♣6♥9♠. At this point, the small blind bet out for 43,500, and Lofaso tank-folded.
The small blind's two pair with 9♣7♣ was no good against the A♦7♦ of Lavin for a superior two pair
