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The players have gone on a 40-minute dinner break in Event #7: $2,200 Big, Big, Pot-Limit Omaha. Play will resume at 7:27 pm and registration will close after that.
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2026 Borgata Big, Big Series
Daily Tournament Highlights
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The cards are now in the air for Event #9 $1,100 Shot Clock Turbo. Players will sit down with 20,000 and blinds begin at 100/200, with a 200 ante. Shot clocks will be in play from the very start, giving players 20 seconds for their decisions preflop and 30 seconds for their decisions post flop.
Levels will last 20 minutes each and registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 13 around 10:50 pm.
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It was a quick three eliminations on stream that brought the field down to five players from it's initial field of 69.
First it was Jeremy Becker's ace-queen remaining unimproved against Clemen Deng's ace-king in an all in confrontation, next it was Brock Wilson's nines against David Stefanski's ace-king, then finally Bet MGM Ambassador Michael Gagliano's queen-jack remained unimproved against Stefanski's ace-five.
Here's a look at the full final table payouts.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,165 | ||
| 2 | $138,290 | ||
| 3 | $90,190 | ||
| 4 | $62,530 | ||
| 5 | $46,295 | ||
| 6 | Michael Gagliano | United States | $38,785 |
| 7 | Brock Wilson | United States | $33,380 |
| 8 | Jeremy Becker | United States | $29,325 |
Stream is under way as the final eight players in Event #6: $10,200 Big, Big Baller
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As the second break rolls around in Event #7: $2,200 Big, Big Pot-Limit Omaha a total of 56 entrants have taken their seats throughout the course of the tournament.
Among those hopping in now are Esther Taylor, Nicholas Palma, Aaron Pinson, and Matthew Beinner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued updates on the ground of the Borgata.
Only three levels of play have concluded and already over 100 players have taken their seats in the Big, Big, Championship Qualifier.
25 seats to the $5,300 Big, Big, Championship have been guaranteed in this flight and many of the regulars around this week have hopped in.
Some of those players in the field are this week's Kickoff champion Andrew Chang and Aubrey Williams.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see just how large this field gets.
The final table has seen its first casualty come in the form of Nicholas Palma.
His pocket queens went down against David Stefanski's pocket nines, courtesy of a nine on the river. He collected $26,040 for his efforts.
All of the remaining eight players have gone on a break and will return to play on a stream, reporting syncing up with a stream delay.
The bubble has burst in Event #6: $10,200 Big, Big Baller as the Daniel Escherich saw his eights cracked by Brock Wilson's threes.
All nine remaining players have redrawn to the final table below.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Stefanski | 517,000 | 103 |
| 1 | 2 | Drew O'Connell | 298,000 | 59 |
| 1 | 3 | Jeremy Becker | 96,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 4 | Matt Glantz | 189,000 | 37 |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Wang | 184,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 6 | Nicholas Palma | 122,500 | 24 |
| 1 | 7 | Michael Gagliano | 211,000 | 42 |
| 1 | 8 | Clemen Deng | 83,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 9 | Brock Wilson | 336,000 | 67 |
Players will lose one more player before going onto the stream, so stay tuned for full updates on the ground.
The first break in Event #7 $2,200 Big, Big Pot-Limit Omaha has come and gone and the field continues to grow.
Among the 36 entrants that have fired into the tournament are familiar faces around the East Coast including Kharlin Sued, Edward Leonard, Michael McNicholas, Greg Himmelbrand, and Tony Sinishtaj.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for more updates on the ground throughout the day.