2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Chip Counts
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Day 1a of the Championship is on a 15-minute break, with the Day 1A field up to 113 entries.
George St. Lawrence opened from the hijack, and Darren Elias defended from the big blind.
The flop came 10♣2♥8♣. Elias check-called a 700 bet from St. Lawrence.
Elias check-called a 1,400 bet from St. Lawrence on the A♥ turn before both players checked the 4♥ river. Elias turned over top pair with A♠9♣ to win the hand.
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Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
George St. Lawrence opened to 600 from middle position, Edward Leonard three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff, and St. Lawrence called.
The flop came 7♦2♠8♥. St. Lawrence checked, Leonard bet 3,000, and St. Lawrence went into the tank for about a minute before calling.
St. Lawrence led for 8,500 on the 8♠ turn. Leonard folded, and St. Lawrence won the hand without showdown.
With two players seeing a board reading 8♠7♦2♥9♣ and around 5,000 in the middle, Giuseppe Lomuscio checked from the big blind, and Anibal Santiago bet 2,200 from the button. Lomuscio check-raised to 6,200, and Santiago called.
On the A♠ river Lomuscio bet 9,000 and Santiago mucked his hand.