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Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
2026 Borgata Big, Big Series
$5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship
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Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The remaining 47 players are headed on a 75-minute dinner break. Action resumes at 8:30 p.m. local time.
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Bruce Yamron moved all in from early position, before the under the gun player had acted. The player opted to limp, and Yamron's all-in stood. Action folded back around to under the gun, who called.
Bruce Yamron: J♦9♦ 
Under the Gun: 6♣6♥
Yamron made two pair on the A♠A♣9♠Q♦10♦ runout to double.
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Michael Linster opened under the gun to 16,000. John Pannucci flatted on the button, Matthew Zambanini called from the small blind, and May Siu defended the big.
The 5♦4♠3♠ flop was dealt, and Zambanini thought for a moment before announcing "all in," totalling 68,000. Siu snap-folded, Linster snap-called, and Pannucci got out of the way.
Matthew Zambanini: 2♦2♥
Michael Linster: 6♦6♠
"Not the hand I wanted to see," said Zambanini upon seeing his opponent's superior holding. The 10♦ turn changed nothing, and the 2♠ river kept Linster in the lead, as he improved to a six-high straight.
Zambanini pumped his fist in celebration, before celebration turned to disappointment as he realised he had in fact lost the pot.
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Tony Sinishtaj in the big blind and Scott Blumstein in late position.
With a board reading 6♠4♥3♠10♦ and 58,000 in the middle, Sinishtaj bet 35,000 and called Blumstein's jam for 127,000 total.
Tony Sinishtaj: Q♠7♠
Scott Blumstein: A♣5♣
Ace-high held up for the main event champion on the river 3♥ and he doubled at the expense of Sinishtaj.
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ben Bianco raised to 18,000 in the cutoff to see Matthew Iles on the button, Mike Dentale in the small blind, and Anthony Ibrahim in the big blind all call.
The flop rolled out 9♦4♣3♣ and everyone checked to the turn 6♠ where Dentale checked to Ibrahim who bet 30,000. Bianco called, Iles folded, and Dentale called.
On the river 10♦ Dentale checked over to Ibrahim who bet 80,000 and Bianco called.
Ibrahim tabled 7♥3♥ for a pair of threes after Dentale folded and Bianco turned over J♣10♣ for a pair of tens.
"F***!" lamented Dentale "Why didn't I go with plan A?"
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Aidan Arnesen moved all in for 95,000 in early position and David Stefanski called in the hijack and everyone else folded.
Aidan Arnesen: K♠Q♣
David Stefanski: A♠A♥
The board ran out Q♥7♣3♠4♣2♦ and the aces held up for Stefanski to eliminate Arnesen first in the money.
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Anthony Ibrahim opened from early position. Two seats to his right, Jason Ritchie moved all-in with a short stack. Big blind Ben Bianco called, as did Ibrahim.
Action checked to the river, and the board read 10♣4♣2♠4♦7♠. Action went check-check once again, and the players tabled their hands prematurely, meaning Ritchie was first in the room to find out his fate.
He had gotten it in as good as possible with A♠A♦, but the 6♦4♠ of Bianco had bested him, turning trips. Ibrahim's cards weren't shown.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
