2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

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Mueller Wins a Race to Triple

Brandon Mueller
Brandon Mueller

Brandon Mueller moved all in for 46,000 from middle position and an opponent in the hijack called. The big blind then reshoved, and the hijack got out of the way.

Brandon Mueller: 66 All in
Opponent: AK

The J107 flop gave the big blind a straight draw to go with his two overcards, but Mueller's paid held on through the 8 turn and 8 river to give him the triple up.

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Last Level of Late Registration For Day 1e; Pisane Eclipses a Million

Randy Pisane
Randy Pisane

Level 12 has begun on Day 1e of the $500 Almighty Stack, and late registration will close at the end of this level. The tournament clock currently shows 626 entries, with around 270 players remaining.

Randy Pisane appears to be the current chip leader with a stack of around 1,100,000. Other notable chip counts:

Damian Alonso- 500,000
Craig Robertson- 450,000
Lingyu Zen- 420,000
Gina Tuttle- 350,000
James Calderaro- 320,000
Mario Rodriguez- 300,000
Nataly Sopacuaperu- 260,000
Chadd Beatty- 150,000
Harrison Dobin- 120,000
Bin Weng- 100,000
Greg Himmelbrand- 100,000
Nick Palma- 90,000

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Day 1f Underway

Borgata Branding
Borgata Branding

Day 1f, the sixth and final starting flight in the $500 Almighty Mighty stack, has begun with 29 players currently registered.

Players begin with a 100,000 starting stack, and levels will be 25 minutes in this flight. Late registration remains open for the first 12 levels. The day will conclude once 12.5 percent of the field remains.

Bland Calls Down For a Knockout

A player in the big blind bet 10,000 on a flop of 429 and Frank Bland called in the hijack.

The turn was the 2 and the big blind bet another 25,000. Bland again called, and the 4 fell on the river. The big blind then moved all in for 50,000, and Bland took a minute before calling.

The big blind showed 66, but Bland had K9 for two pair to win the pot and send his opponent to the rail. "Only hand I could beat," Bland said as he stacked up around 420,000 after the hand.

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Alonso Wins a Big Flip

A player on the button raised to 10,000 before Damian Alonso three-bet to 35,000 in the small blind. The big blind then four-bet to 90,000 and the button got out of the way, while Alonso moved all in. The big blind called for around 200,000.

All-In Player: 99 All in
Damian Alonso: AK

The two players were flipping for the big pot, and the at-risk player remained in the lead on the 357 flop. The turn, though, was the K to give Alonso the lead, and the 6 completed the board on the river to give Alonso the knockout and a stack of around 500,000.

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Ho Shows Down Two Big Ones

A player in the small blind led out for 15,000 on a flop of 787 and San Ho called in early position.

The turn was the Q and the small blind bet another 25,000. Ho again called, and the 8 fell on the river. The small blind then bet 50,000, and Ho called.

The small blind showed AK for ace-high, while Ho had 74 for a full house to win the pot.

The next hand, three players checked to the turn on a board of 3A710 when Paul Spitzberg bet 20,000 from the hijack. Ho then raised to 75,000, and Spitzberg called.

Ho bet 125,000 on the 6 river, and Spitzberg folded this time. Ho showed AA for top set as he took down another pot to move up past 400,000.

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Kimberly Mercer Wins the $260 Ladies' Championship

Kimberly Mercer took down the $260 Ladies' Championship yesterday, beating out a field of 107 players to take home the $5,755 top prize.

The event featured a $21,935 prize pool, with the top 15 players finishing in the money.

Final Table

PlacePlayerPrize
1Kimberly Mercer$5,755
2Michele Maybaum$3,710
3Juliette Maestre$2,555
4Laura Desantis$1,810
5Tameka Farrell-Bowman$1,350
6Michelle Bornstein$1,085
7Maria Pierro$920
8Kimberly Sclafani$790
9Lauren Timmins$670

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Bott Has Good Timing

A player in the cutoff raised to 8,000 before the small blind moved all in for 52,000. Matt Bott then reshoved in the big blind, and the cutoff got out of the way.

All-In Player: AQ All in
Matt Bott: AA

Bott had woken up with two aces, and his opponent was left drawing dead by the turn on a board of 82669 as Bott scored the knockout to move up to 200,000.

The cutoff then admitted he folded two eights and would've made a full house.

There are currently around 324 players remaining out of 578 entries in this flight.

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