2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open

$600 Kickoff
Day: 3
23
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
8
Average Chip Stack
6,982,500
Total Chips
55,860,000
Next Payout
Place 9
$12,650
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
8
Players Left 8 / 1,862

Cassese Survives on the River

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Nicholas Cassese
Nicholas Cassese

James Calderaro missed the first two hands of the day before taking his seat and immediately opened to 350,000 in middle position. The rest of the table folded. "Everyone sleeping or what? You guys are like zombies," he said.

Calderaro then raised to 350,000 under the gun a few hands later, but this time Nicholas Cassese moved all in for 1,625,000 on the button. Calderaro quickly called.

Nicholas Cassese: A♥J♥ All in
James Calderaro: A♦10♦

"Keep it all red, make it interesting," Calderaro said as the flop came 5♥K♥4♦, giving Cassese a flush draw. Calderaro hit the 10♠ on the turn to take the lead, but Cassese spiked the J♣ on the river to earn the double up.

Tags: James CalderaroNicholas Cassese