button in SafariSamuel Rosen Tops Day 1A of the 2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship
The first starting flight of the 2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open $2,700 Championship concluded with 40 players remaining from 207 entries here at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa in Atlantic City.
After ten hour-long levels, Samuel Rosen finished the night with the biggest stack, bagging 476,500. Rosen is most closely followed by Travis Greenawalt, who bagged 447,500, while Austen Yueh rounds out the top three with 394,500.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Rosen | United States | 476,500 | 191 |
| 2 | Travis Greenawalt | United States | 447,500 | 179 |
| 3 | Austen Yueh | United States | 394,500 | 158 |
| 4 | Jason Nguyen | United States | 379,500 | 152 |
| 5 | Akash Patel | United States | 369,500 | 148 |
| 6 | Ketan Pandya | United States | 361,000 | 144 |
| 7 | Drew O'Connell | United States | 359,500 | 144 |
| 8 | Daniel Iachan | United States | 309,000 | 124 |
| 9 | Dimitriy Uskach | Ukraine | 290,000 | 116 |
| 10 | Matthew Costanzo | United States | 258,000 | 103 |
Other noteworthy players to advance from tonight's starting flight include Jason Nguyen (379,500), Drew O'Connell (359,500), and Joe McKeehen (212,500). Among the notables to bust before the end of the night were Darren Elias, Esther Taylor, Michael Gagliano and Michael Lavin. They'll all get another shot at making Day 2 of the Championship and the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool in tomorrow's Day 1B starting flight.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you all the action from Day 1B of the Championship.