2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Chip Counts
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
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Michael Gagliano opened to 1,300 from under the gun, Sebastian Crema three-bet to 4,000 from the hijack, and Gagliano called.
The flop came 4♥5♠8♠. Gagliano checked and Crema bet 3,500. Gagliano check-raised to 7,500, Crema shoved for 22,800 and Gagliano called with a covering stack.
Sebastian Crema: Q♠Q♣
Michael Gagliano: J♠J♦
Crema had Gagliano pipped. His queens remained ahead of Gagliano's jacks as the rest of the board ran out 4♠2♣, securing Crema the double while leaving Gagliano with less than five big blinds.
A player in middle position opened to 1,400. Renata Colache called from the hijack, and a player in the big blind called.
All three players checked the 9♣J♥4♦ flop, leading to the 7♣ turn. The big blind checked, the initial raiser bet 3,000, Colache snap-called, and the player in the big blind folded.
The middle position player bet 9,000 on the 6♣ river, and Colache called again. Her opponent showed A♦8♥ for ace-high, and Colache tabled 7♦6♠ for two pair to win the hand.
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
With the board reading 2♠Q♣8♥ and a bit over 20,000 in the middle, a player bet 7,000 from under the gun, and Lucas Vergara shoved for 14,100 from middle position. His opponent called with a covering stack to put Vergara at risk.
Lucas Vergara: Q♥10♥
Opponent: A♣K♠
Vergara's top pair held to secure the double as the rest of the board ran out J♣2♥.
With two players seeing a board of A♠7♠5♥, Philip Black checked from the hijack, and his opponent but 5,300 from the button. Black check-raised to 17,600, and the player on the button called.
Black shoved for 28,800 on the Q♣ turn, and his opponent called with a covering stack to put him at risk.
Philip Black: A♥Q♥
Opponent: K♠J♠
Black was ahead with top two pair, while his opponent had a gutshot and the nut-flush draw. The J♦ river was clean for Black, and he secured a full double.
A player limped in from the small blind, and Michael Lavin checked from the big blind.
The flop came 10♣3♣7♠. Lavin check-called a 500 bet from his opponent.
Both players checked the 6♦ turn, leading to the A♦ river. The player in the small blind bet 2,000, Lavin raised to 7,200, and his opponent folded.