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The first player to go up and pull a mystery bounty, Aaron Pinson, pulled the first $50,000 bounty, the biggest bounty in play.
There's still one more $50k bounty out there for someone else to pull later.
2026 Borgata Big, Big Series
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BetMGM Poker is currently hosting an eight-player $1,250 rake-free flip to win entry into the $10,200 Big, Big Baller at Borgata in Atlantic City, which begun with Day 1 on Thursday afternoon.
Registration is open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow. The entry fee will be covered, and players will be credited an add-on by winning the flip.
| Prize | Number |
|---|---|
| $50,000 | 2 |
| $25,000 | 2 |
| $10,000 | 4 |
| $5,000 | 8 |
| $2,500 | 8 |
Just 24 players remain in the Mystery Bounty, all of whom have taken their seats for Day 2.
We'll have mystery bounty pulls going all day, with the top two pulls paying out $50,000.
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CHIP COUNTS | TABLE | SEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD | ALI | 72000 | 3 | 6 |
| JUSTIN | ARNWINE | 520000 | 1 | 3 |
| MATTHEW | BEINNER | 81000 | 2 | 7 |
| ROBERT | BROBYN | 132000 | 1 | 1 |
| BARTLEY | DOWLING | 302000 | 1 | 2 |
| ROBERT ALEX | ELIAS | 438000 | 2 | 6 |
| Pashk | Gjini | 445000 | 3 | 8 |
| MATTHEW | GLANTZ | 372000 | 2 | 1 |
| Ari | Katz | 333000 | 3 | 7 |
| BIJAY | LAMA | 103000 | 2 | 5 |
| Michael | Lavin | 542000 | 2 | 4 |
| DYLAN | LEMERY | 240000 | 2 | 2 |
| JUSTIN | LIBERTO | 503000 | 3 | 4 |
| ANGEL | LOPEZ | 261000 | 2 | 3 |
| JOSEPH | MCKEEHEN | 228000 | 1 | 5 |
| MICHAEL | MCNICHOLAS | 153000 | 1 | 7 |
| RYAN | MORIARTY | 250000 | 3 | 2 |
| RICHARD | NEWMAN | 354000 | 1 | 8 |
| AARON | PINSON | 183000 | 1 | 4 |
| ANNAND | RAMDIN | 551000 | 2 | 8 |
| PAUL | SPITZBERG | 155000 | 3 | 3 |
| KHARLIN | SUED | 55000 | 1 | 6 |
| RALPH | TUZZINO | 211000 | 3 | 1 |
| MICHAEL | WANG | 477000 | 3 | 5 |
Cards are in the air for Day 1 of the $10,000 Big, Big Baller at Borgata. There are four players in action in this $500,000 guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em tournament. Registration remains open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow.
The $5,300 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Championship event is just two days away. But there's still plenty of juicy action at Borgata before the really big one begins, starting with today's action.
There are two events taking place in the Big, Big Series on Thursday, one is a Day 2 and the other a brand-new event. Play starts at 1:15 p.m. with Day 1 (of two) in the $10,200 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Baller tournament. This one has $500,000 guaranteed and will play down to a winner tomorrow.
The second event is the second day of the $2,200 Big, Big Borgata Mystery Bounty, which also had a $500,000 guarantee. Play begins at 2:15 p.m. and the session won't end until a champion has been decided.
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| Player | Chip Counts |
|---|---|
| Annand Ramdin | 551,000 |
| Justin Arnwine | 520,000 |
| Justin Liberto | 503,000 |
| Pasu G Jini | 445,000 |
| Robert Elias | 438,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 372,000 |
| Richard Newman | 354,000 |
| Ari Katz | 333,000 |
| Dylan Lemery | 240,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 228,000 |
| Paul Spitberg | 155,000 |
| Michael McNialoza | 153,000 |
| Matthew Beinner | 81,000 |
| Richard Ah | 72,000 |
| Kharlin Sued | 55,000 |