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$2,700 Fall Poker Open Championship
Day 1a Completed
2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open
$2,700 Fall Poker Open Championship
Day: 1a
Players Left 40 / 207
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290,000
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
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.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
That's a wrap for Day 1A of the Championship.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the night's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Andrew Chang opened to 5,000 from middle position, Drew O'Connell three-bet to 18,500 from the small blind, and Chang shoved for 62,500. O'Connell called with a covering stack.
Andrew Chang: 10♦10♣ 
Drew O'Connell: A♠Q♣
The board ran out Q♦8♣J♣8♠7♦, giving O'Connell two pair, queens and eights to send Chang to the rail in one of the last hands of the night.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Austen Yueh opened to 5,000 from the hijack, and Todd Lewis called from the cutoff. A player in the small blind shoved for 44,500, Yueh folded, and Lewis called with a covering stack.
Opponent: 6♦3♥
Todd Lewis: A♦4♦
The board ran out 3♠A♥5♥8♥A♣, giving Lewis trips to eliminate his opponent.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Esther Taylor opened to 5,000 from the cutoff, Akash Patel shoved with a covering stack from the small blind and Taylor called, putting herself at risk.
Esther Taylor: 9♠9♣
Akash Patel: 10♠10♥
The board ran out 10♣5♦5♥Q♥K♦. Taylor was drawing dead by the turn while Patel had a full house at showdown to eliminate Taylor and win the hand.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Back in September, the crown jewel of the Big, Big Series kicked off at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. Event #10: $5,300 Big, Big Championship drew a total of 519 entries chasing the prestigious title and sizable portion of the $3,000,000 prize pool. After 11 hours of play on the final day, one stood ahead of the rest.
Those familiar with the Borgata poker scene know all too well Paul Volpe’s prowess at the biggest events here in Atlantic City. Over the past 15 years, he has final tabled nine main events here in seasonal series and special events. His tenth here became his biggest score at Borgata, as he won the Big, Big, Championship and added $492,415 to bring his overall total in just the main events here to over $1,500,000 lifetime.
“I’ve done well here over the years here,” the new champion commented on his success here at the casino. “It’s my home casino and I always play the main events here. It’s absolutely my favorite spot. I say that to people everywhere. The games here have been great for years and I just got lucky it was close to my house so I was lucky to be in this area and play here for the last 15…16 years.”
$5,300 Big, Big Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | $492,415* |
| 2 | Frank Lagodich | United States | $420,000* |
| 3 | Tyler Hirschfeld | United States | $263,150 |
| 4 | Brock Wilson | United States | $175,080 |
| 5 | Sanat Mehrotra | India | $122,850 |
| 6 | Scott Blumstein | United States | $97,865 |
| 7 | David Kinane | United States | $79,100 |
| 8 | Julian Altieri | Argentina | $64,585 |
| 9 | Sead Duraku | United States | $53,865 |
*Denotes ICM deal
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Andrew Chang opened to 5,000 from the button, Darren Elias three-bet shoved to 43,000 from the small blind, and Chang called with a covering stack to put Elias at risk.
Darren Elias: 10♠8♠
Andrew Chang: A♠10♥
The board ran out 3♠J♣Q♦K♦7♠, giving Chang a Broadway straight to eliminate Elias.