2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠a♦
Prize
$88,315
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$523,120
Total Entries
1,006
Places Paid
127
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
127
Players Left
6
Players Left 1 / 1,006
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Kovyazin Survives a Flip

Level 33 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Vitaly Kovyazin
Vitaly Kovyazin

Vitaly Kovyazin moved all in for 7,800,000 from middle position and MG called in the cutoff.

Vitaly Kovyazin: A♣J♠ All in
MG: 10♥10♠

MG remained in the lead on the Q♦6♠6♣ flop, but Kovyazin caught the A♥ on the turn to make two pair. The river was the 5♦, and Kovyazin doubled up.

Tags: MGVitaly Kovyazin

Taveras Flops the Joint

Level 33 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Eric Kotsines raised to 1,600,000 in the hijack and Omar Taveras called in the small blind, as did MG in the big blind.

All three players checked to the river on a board of K♦10♠J♣3♠6♦. Taveras then led out for 3,000,000, and only Kotsines called.

"I needed somebody to take a stab," Taveras said as he turned over A♠Q♣ for the flopped nut straight, and Kotsines mucked.

Tags: Eric KotsinesMGOmar Taveras

Wu Shoves on MG

Level 33 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

MG raised to 1,800,000 on the button and Carlos Lam Wu called in the big blind.

The flop came 8♦J♠6♦ and MG bet 1,100,000. Wu then moved all in for 6,000,000, and MG quickly folded.

Tags: Carlos Lam WuMG

Taveras Bets Out Rudnick on the River

Level 33 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Omar Taveras raised to 1,700,000 on the button and Jonathan Rudnick called in the big blind.

The flop came K♣K♦9♠ and Rudnick led out for 3,000,000. Taveras called, and they both checked the J♠ turn.

Rudnick also checked the 4♥ river, and Taveras stopped to take a few spoonfuls of his ice cream before betting 3,000,000. Rudnick snap-folded.

Tags: Jonathan RudnickOmar Taveras

Nothing But Kings For Rudnick

Level 33 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

MG moved all in again, but once more found no callers and took down the blinds and ante. Eric Kotsines then moved all in for 10,000,000 in the cutoff and also took the pot uncontested.

Jonathan Rudnick then opened to 2,400,000 in early position, and the rest of the table folded. Rudnick showed K♦K♣ as he took.

"How many times are you going to get kings? Kings and tens," Kotsines told him.

Tags: Eric KotsinesJonathan RudnickMG

No Flops to Be Seen

Level 33 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Nearly 15 minutes have gone off the clock since players returned from the break without any pot going to a flop. MG has moved all in twice preflop, but each time found no callers.

Level: 33

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Break Time

Level 32 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The remaining seven players are going on a 15-minute break.

The day will conclude once six players remain.

Wu Doubles on the River

Level 32 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Carlos Lam Wu
Carlos Lam Wu

MG raised to 1,500,000 on the button, Carlos Lam Wu moved all in for 4,100,000 in the big blind, and MG called.

Carlos Lam Wu: A♦9♠ All in
MG: 6♦6♥

The board ran out 7♦10♠8♣2♦, and MG began celebrating after spiking the 6♣ on the river only for the rest of the table to point out that Wu had made a straight to win the pot and double up.

Tags: Carlos Lam WuMG

Rudnick Leads the River Twice

Level 32 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Vitaly Kovyazin raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff and Jonathan Rudnick called in the big blind.

Kovyazin continued for 600,000 on the 7♥A♦5♣ flop, and Rudnick called. Both players checked the 3♣ turn, and Rudnick led out for 1,500,000 on the 9♠ river. Kovyazin quickly folded, and Rudnick showed the A♠ as he took the pot.

The next hand, Omar Taveras opened to 1,200,000 in the cutoff and Rudnick called in the small blind.

The flop came 3♦3♠9♦ and Taveras bet 1,100,000. Rudnick called, and the 5♣ fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the 9♥ river, where Rudnick led out for 2,500,000. Taveras also folded, and Rudnick took another pot.

Tags: Jonathan RudnickOmar TaverasVitaly Kovyazin