The payout structure has been confirmed for the $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty.
The eventual champion will take home $27,650, while every player who made it to Day 2 was guaranteed at least $660.
The mystery bounty prizes will mirror the regular payout structure. That means the biggest bounty available is also worth $27,650, with bounty values matching each payout tier all the way down to the minimum $660 bounty.
Namit Patel is making the most of a busy week at the Borgata Summer Poker Open.
After taking down Wednesday night's $250 Triple Green Chip Bounty, Patel returned on Thursday to win the $250 Monster Stack Super Turbo, defeating a 30-entry field for another title.
Patel earned $2,160 after striking a heads-up deal with Michael Krop, who collected $2,100 as the runner-up. Jeffrey Perzan finished third for $1,020, while Richard Micewicz had another deep run to his series with a fourth-place finish worth $720. Micewicz had already claimed two nightly event titles earlier in the festival.
Patel's run at Borgata isn't over yet, either. After his latest victory, he will be returning to the tables on Friday for Day 2 of the $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty, where he is among the 76 players guaranteed a payday.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namit Patel | $2,160* |
| 2 | Michael Krop | $2,100* |
| 3 | Jeffrey Perzan | $1,020 |
| 4 | Richard Micewicz | $720 |
*Denotes a heads-up deal.
Champions will be crowned in both marquee events on Friday as the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open powered by BetMGM Poker reaches its conclusion.
The $2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship resumes at 12 p.m. with just seven players remaining, all chasing the $242,385 top prize. Carlos Chadha Villamarin returns with the chip lead, while BetMGM Poker qualifier James Tedrow continues his dream run after turning a $25 online qualifier into a guaranteed $34,620 payday. Cards are in the air at noon local time, with the BetMGM Poker livestream expected to begin around 12:30 p.m.
The $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty also resumes at 12 p.m., with 76 players returning for Day 2. Everyone left in the field is already in the money after surviving one of the four opening flights, and the mystery bounty prizes come into play as soon as action begins. Shane Brown leads the returning field, while the full payout schedule will be announced just after cards are in the air.
Players looking for one final trophy before the series wraps up have two more opportunities. The $250 Last Chance One Day gets underway at 1:15 p.m. with a $25,000 guarantee, before the $250 Friday Night Super Deep Frenzy closes out the schedule from 5:15 p.m.
| Time | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 p.m. | Day 2 – Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty | $580 | $250,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Day 4 – Summer Poker Open Championship | $2,700 | $1,000,000 |
| 1:15 p.m. | Last Chance One Day | $250 | $25,000 |
| 5:15 p.m. | Friday Night Super Deep Frenzy | $250 | — |
Late registration remains open across both of Thursday evening's tournaments at the Borgata Summer Poker Open.
The final starting flight of the $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty is on its first break after drawing 126 entries through the opening eight levels. Players will return to Level 9 with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante, and registration remains open for four more levels. Day 1D is the final opportunity to join the players who have already secured their place in Friday's Day 2.
The $250 Monster Stack Super Turbo is also underway, with 26 entries recorded through the first eight levels. Players are currently in Level 8 at the same blind level of 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante.
The 2026 Borgata Winter Poker Open wrapped up in January at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, bringing another busy winter festival to a close. The series featured 37 scheduled events and several $8 million dollars in total guarantees.
The schedule was headlined by the $3,500 Winter Poker Open Championship, along with major tournaments such as the Almighty Winter Kickoff and a full slate of Deepstack and specialty events. Across two weeks of play, the series drew thousands of entries and produced a number of notable winners.
The festival’s centerpiece, the $3,500 Winter Poker Open Championship, attracted 895 entries, surpassing the $3 million guarantee on the event and creating one of the largest prize pools of the series. After several days of play, Blake Vogdes emerged as the champion, taking home the top payday of $457,980.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Vogdes | $457,980 |
| 2 | Jack Kwon | $407,110 |
| 3 | Zachary Fischer | $243,245 |
| 4 | Duane Mitchell | $159,570 |
| 5 | Benjamin Morgan | $109,925 |
| 6 | Olivier Busquet | $85,300 |
| 7 | Kyle Grupp | $67,655 |
| 8 | Greg Himmelbrand | $54,995 |
| 9 | Thomas Cannuli | $42,970 |
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