2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open

$600 Kickoff
Day: 2
23
Event Info
2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
4♣2♣
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$899,200
Total Entries
1,862
Places Paid
152
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
152
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 1,862
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Lama Sends Out the Start-of-Day Chip Leader

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bijay Lama
Bijay Lama

William Meed moved all in for 175,000 in middle position, Bijay Lama reshoved for 535,000 in the cutoff, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

William Meed: A♠10♥ All in
Bijay Lama: A♦J♣

Lama had Meed dominated, and the K♥4♠3♥2♠2♣ board kept him in the lead with his jack-kicker to send the start-of-day chip leader to the rail.

Tags: Bijay LamaWilliam Meed

Lopez Slows Down Gigauri

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Elguja Gigauri
Elguja Gigauri

Elguja Gigauri raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, Joseph Lopez moved all in for 280,000 in the big blind, and Gigauri called.

Joseph Lopez: A♦K♣ All in
Elguja Gigauri: K♦10♥

"This is the one you're going to lose," tablemate Spyros Malkotis told Gigauri. The flop came [Jd8s8dh], while the K♥ turn gave both players two pair. The river was the Q♦, and Lopez took the pot with his ace-kicker to earn the double up.

"Straight," Gigauri joked.

"Yeah, straight out of the door," tablemate James Calderaro replied.

Tags: Elguja GigauriJames CalderaroJoseph LopezSpyros Malkotis

Malkotsis Hits "Yahtzee" to Bust Lindquist

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nate Lindquist
Nate Lindquist

Nate Lindquist moved all in for 135,000 from the small blind on a flop of 2♦7♣5♣ and Spyros Malkotis called under the gun.

Nate Lindquist: Q♦7♦ All in
Spryos Malkotis: A♠5♠

Lindquist was ahead with top pair as the 2♥ fell on the turn. but Malkotis spiked the 5♦ on the river to make trips. "Yahtzee!" he yelled out while Lindquist made his way to the exit.

Tags: Nate LindquistSpyros Malkotis

Gigauri Keeps Climbing

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Elguja Gigauri
Elguja Gigauri

A player in middle position raised to 80,000 and Elguja Gigauri called in the big blind.

Gigauri checked in the dark going to the 3♣K♥9♣ flop, and his opponent checked back. The middle-position player then bet 175,000 on the 6♥ turn, and Gigauri called.

The river was the 8♣ and Gigauri led out for 375,000. "Show me a flush," his opponent said as he quickly called, and Gigauri turned over 6♣5♣. "Son of a bitch," his opponent yelled out as he mucked 9♦9♠.

Tags: Elguja Gigauri

Updated Chip Counts

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Yarbrough Makes a Big Call, Lindquist Triples

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Thomas Yarbrough
Thomas Yarbrough

Around 800,000 was already in the pot as Nate Lindquist was all in from early position, while Thomas Yarbrough in the small blind and an opponent in the cutoff went to a flop of 2♣2♥3♦. Yarbrough then bet 165,000, and his opponent called.

Yarbrough checked the 5♠ turn, and his opponent moved all in. Yarbrough tanked for several minutes before calling for 875,000, turning over 10♦10♥. His opponent could only show 8♥8♦, while Lindquist had A♣2♠ for trips. The river was the A♥ and Lindquist took the main pot to triple up, while Yarbrough took the massive side pot to leave his opponent with just one 5,000 chip.

Tags: Nate LindquistThomas Yarbrough

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Weng Gets Trappy With Aces

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Bin Weng
Bin Weng

A player under the gun raised to 60,000 and Bin Weng called in the big blind.

The flop came 9♥8♠J♥ and the under-the-gun player bet 80,000. Weng then raised to 245,000, and his opponent called.

Weng then moved all in on the J♣ turn, and his opponent called for 600,000. The at-risk player showed Q♣Q♠, but Weng had A♥A♣. The river was the 7♣, and Weng took down the big pot to send his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Bin Weng

Calderaro Flips Galazzo to the Rail

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Joseph Galazzo
Joseph Galazzo

Joseph Galazzo moved all in for 350,000 from under the gun and James Calderaro called in the big blind.

Joseph Galazzo: 4♠4♦ All in
James Calderaro: A♦10♣

Galazzo remained in the lead on the 6♠3♥3♣ flop, but Calderaro hit the 10♠ on the turn. The river was the Q♣, and Galazzo was sent to the rail.

Tags: James CalderaroJoseph Galazzo

Recent Bustouts

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Rafael Reis
Rafael Reis