2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open

$600 Kickoff
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$899,200
Total Entries
1,862
Places Paid
152
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
6,206,667
Total Chips
55,860,000
Next Payout
Place 9
$12,650
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
152
Players Left
9
Players Left 9 / 1,862

Joshi Victim of Bad Karma

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dhaval Joshi
Dhaval Joshi

Prior to the hand, the dealer instructed Dhaval Joshi to put his chips in stacks of 20. "The players don't care. We're just playing poker," Joshi protested.

Joshi then opened to 180,000 under the gun and Spyros Malkotsis called in the big blind. Malkotis then moved all in on the A♠2♦9♠ flop, and Joshi called for 900,000.

Dhaval Joshi: A♣7♣ All in
Spyros Malkotsis: A♦Q♦

Both players had flopped top pair, while Malkotis was ahead with his queen-kicker. The board ran out 10♠8♥, and Joshi couldn't catch up and was sent to the rail.

"That's some bad karma, not listening to the dealer," James Calderaro added.

Tags: Dhaval JoshiJames CalderaroSpyros MalkotisSpyros Malkotsis