2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open

$600 Kickoff
Day: 2
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
9
Average Chip Stack
6,206,667
Total Chips
55,860,000
Next Payout
Place 9
$12,650
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
152
Players Left
9
Players Left 9 / 1,862
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Young Gets There on the Turn to Double Off Joshi

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Maxwell Young
Maxwell Young

Maxwell Young and Dhaval Joshi went to a flop of A♥J♥9♥ when Young moved all in for 615,000 from the big blind. Joshi put him at risk under the gun.

Maxwell Young: K♥Q♣ All in
Dhaval Joshi: A♠J♠

Joshi had flopped top two pair, but the 4♥ fell on the turn to give Young a flush. The river was the 3♣, and Young doubled up.

Tags: Dhaval JoshiMaxwell Young

Failla Comes Back to Aces

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Will Failla
Will Failla

Will Failla three-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff, then called for his last 615,000 after Jason Simone shoved from the small blind.

Will Failla: A♣A♦ All in
Jason Simone: 8♦8♠

Failla had woken up with aces, and he stayed in the lead through the J♥9♠6♣5♣6♦ board to earn the double up.

"They held up, can you believe it? And if I had had that extra piece of ravioli, I would've missed it," he yelled out as he held up his aces to show James Calderaro at another table.

Tags: James CalderaroJason SimoneWill Failla

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

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Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

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Dinner Break

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Players are going on a 45-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 6:40 p.m. local time.

The tournament clock currently shows 32 players remaining.

Crema Gets a Big Shove Through Nguyen

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jason Nguyen
Jason Nguyen

With around 500,000 in the pot on a board of 7♠Q♣K♦4♣, Jason Nguyen bet 385,000 from the button. Sebastian Crema then moved all in for 1,725,000 in the big blind.

Nguyen tanked for a few minutes, but he eventually folded and Crema took down the pot.

Tags: Jason NguyenSebastian Crema

Chang Picks Up a Pair to Double

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Andrew Chang
Andrew Chang

Todd Rodenborn raised to 125,000 in early position and Thomas Yarbrough called in middle position. Andrew Chang then moved all in for 725,000 in the small blind and Rodenborn folded, while Yarbrough called to put him at risk.

Andrew Chang: 10♦10♣ All in
Thomas Yarbrough: 7♣7♥

Chang had Yarbrough dominated with his pair of tens, and the Q♣8♠9♠5♦A♣ board kept him in the lead for the double up.

Tags: Andrew ChangThomas YarbroughTodd Rodenborn

Hwang, Al-Keliddar Fall

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Robert Hwang
Robert Hwang

Robert Hwang moved all in for 200,000 from the button and Jason Simone called in the big blind.

Robert Hwang: 2♥2♠ All in
Jason Simone: A♠Q♥

Simone hit top pair on the 7♠5♥A♥ flop to take the lead, then improved to a flush as the board ran out 10♥J♥ to send Hwang to the rail.

At another table, Jason Nguyen opened to 110,000 in the hijack, Yaser Al-Keliddar moved all in for 475,000 in the big blind, and Nguyen called.

Yaser Al-Keliddar: 10♠9♠ All in
Jason Nguyen: A♣J♥

Nguyen hit top pair on the A♥8♥9♣ flop, but Al-Keliddar took the lead with two pair on the 10♦ turn. The river, though, brought the J♣ to give Nguyen aces and jacks, and Al-Keliddar headed off to the payout desk.

Tags: Jason NguyenJason SimoneRobert HwangYaser Al-Keliddar

Kim Gets Aggressive; Leon Leaves Hwang on Fumes

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jo Kim
Jo Kim

Rick Zhou raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Jo Kim moved all in from the big blind. Zhou folded, and Kim took the pot.

The next hand, Jeff Campbell raised to 125,000 in the hijack and Kim three-bet to 300,000 in the small blind. Campbell called to see the 6♥9♠7♣ flop, where Kim moved all in again. Campbell tanked for a few minutes before folding, and Kim took another pot.

At another table, Chris Leon was all in for 810,000 from middle position and up against Robert Hwang on the button.

Chris Leon: Q♥Q♠ All in
Robert Hwang: A♠J♣

Hwang hit a pair on the J♦K♣8♥ flop, but Leon stayed in the lead through the 4♦ turn and 3♦ river to earn the double up.

Tags: Chris LeonJeff CampbellJo KimRick ZhouRobert Hwang

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000