Daily Tournament Highlights | 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

Jul 23, 2026

Get Ready for the Borgata Big Game Live Stream

Calum Grant

If you can't make it to Atlantic City, you won't have to miss the biggest moments from the Borgata Summer Poker Open powered by BetMGM Poker.

Throughout the festival, the BetMGM YouTube channel will be live with a packed schedule of final tables, feature-table coverage and cash games, bringing viewers all the action.

The livestream schedule kicks off on July 20 with the final table of the $600 Deep Stack Kick Off, before turning its attention to a mix of cash games and tournament action over the following week. The spotlight then shifts to the $2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship, with feature table coverage on Days 2 and 3 before the festival concludes with the final table on July 31.

Date	Time	Stream
July 20	Noon	$600 Deep Stack Kick Off Final Table
July 21	TBA	Pot-Limit Omaha Cash Game
July 22	TBA	RAF's Game
July 23	TBA	Borgata Big Game
July 24	Noon	$650 Super Deep 6-Max Final Table
July 25	TBA	Signature $2/$5 Cash Game
July 27	Noon	$500 Borgata Almighty Stack Final Table
July 29	Noon	$2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship Feature Table
July 30	Noon	$2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship Feature Table
July 31	Noon	$2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship Final Table

Start times for the cash game streams will be confirmed closer to each broadcast. Players and fans can keep an eye on the Borgata Poker social media channels for the latest updates.

Jul 23, 2026

Straight Flush for Muniz Among Early Day Highlights

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Calum Grant

The $500 Almighty Stack is into its first break of the opening flight, with 238 entries already on the board after four levels of play. Players will return to 400/800, with registration remaining open and plenty of time for the field to continue climbing.

One player already with a story to tell is Michael Muniz. The Queens, New York native stopped by the PokerNews live reporting table during the break after making a straight flush with 7♣5♣ on a 4♣6♣Xx3♣Xx board. Muniz said he three-bet to 58,000 on the turn before his opponent responded with a four-bet shove with A♣9♣. He quickly called, scooped a full double and change, and headed into the break with one of the healthier stacks in the room.

Muniz, a film actor and extra, is one of the more colorful characters in the field and is looking to add to his $59,500 in recorded live tournament earnings. He's already enjoyed plenty of success at Borgata this year, cashing five times, including one victory and one runner-up finish.

Elsewhere, two side events have just got underway. The $500 O.E. has attracted 21 entries in the opening level, while the $1,100 Mad Max (8-Max to 6-Max) has kicked off with four early entrants.

It's still early across the board at Borgata, but the tournament room is beginning to fill up as another busy day of the Summer Poker Open gets into full swing.

Tags: Michael Muniz

Jul 23, 2026

Borgata Summer Poker Open Winners So Far

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Calum Grant

Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
$600 Deep Stack Kick Off	2,390	$1,242,800	Derek Childress	$170,610
$250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly	37	$7,400	Alex Ortiz Vazquez	$3,035
$650 The "One Shot" Freezeout	52	$29,900	Corrie Samuels	$9,000
$250 Friday Night Super Deep Frenzy	52	$10,400	Anonymous	$3,690
$250 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO	81	$16,200	Gordon Ernst	$4,840
$350 Borgata Sunday Series	522	$151,380	James Eddy	$20,000
$500 Pot-Limit Big O	84	$35,700	Danny Chang	$10,660
$250 Sunday Night Turbo	37	$7,400	David Piede	$3,035
$365 Seniors Championship	365	$113,150	David Golin	$11,565
$650 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	197	$112,290	Brandon Mueller	$24,575
$500 H.O.S.E.	50	$21,250	Thomas Savitsky	$7,540
$500 T.O.R.S.E.	66	$28,050	Dongwuk Moon	$5,735
$650 5 Card PLO	44	$25,080	Matthew Cannuli	$9,390
$250 Deep Stack Super Turbo	41	$8,200	Zachary Feldman	$3,070
$500 H.O.R.S.E.	69	$29,325	Patrick McCarthy	$9,570
$500 PLO/NLH	31	$15,000	George Jannes	$4,185
$250 Triple Green Chip Bounty	57	$7,125	Ioannis Konstantinidis	$1,625

Jul 23, 2026

Konstantinidis Tops Three-Way Deal in Triple Green Chip Bounty

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Calum Grant

The late-night $250 Triple Green Chip Bounty drew 57 entries, creating a $7,125 prize pool and ending with a three-way agreement.

Ioannis Konstantinidis, Steven Rutter, and Steven Munsch each walked away with $1,625, with Konstantinidis officially credited as the tournament winner.

The event also produced a payday for the PokerNews team. Tyler "Boyer's Best Bet" Boyer navigated his way into the money before bowing out in seventh place when his ace-queen ran into ace-king.

$250 Triple Green Chip Bounty Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ioannis Konstantinidis*	$1,625
2	Steven Rutter*	$1,625
3	Steven Munsch*	$1,625
4	Fabian Gjerazi	$670
5	Ryan O'Connor	$495
6	Michael Callahan	$415
7	Tyler Boyer	$360
8	Oduok Ntuk	$310

*Three-way deal.

Jul 23, 2026

Super Deep 6-Max Prize Pool Confirmed at $228,570

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Calum Grant

The numbers are in for the $650 Super Deep 6-Max, with 401 entries generating a $228,570 prize pool.

All 65 players who returned for Day 2 were already in the money when cards went in the air, each locking up at least $1,120. At the other end of the payout ladder, the eventual champion will take home $41,150, along with the Borgata trophy.

The field has wasted little time thinning out. Twelve players have hit the rail in the opening 40 minutes of play.

Super Deep 6-Max Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$41,150	8	$4,800	25-30	$1,760
2	$28,575	9	$3,885	31-36	$1,625
3	$20,000	10	$3,085	37-42	$1,485
4	$13,710	11	$2,790	43-48	$1,370
5	$9,140	12	$2,515	49-54	$1,255
6	$7,430	13-18	$2,310	55-60	$1,190
7	$6,050	19-24	$2,125	61-65	$1,120

Jul 23, 2026

Bubble Burst Leads to Four-Way Deal in PLO/NLH

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Calum Grant

The $500 PLO/NLH saw an overlay in its $15,000 guarantee, drawing 31 entries before ending in one of the quickest finishes of the series.

The turning point came on the bubble, when PokerNews live reporter Brett Slezak saw his run come to an end in fifth place. Rather than battle it out for the title, the remaining four players opted to divide the prize pool, with George Jannes officially taking the victory.

It's a milestone result for Jannes, a familiar face in Atlantic City poker rooms. After previously recording two runner-up finishes and a third-place finish at Borgata, he finally has his first recorded live tournament title.

$500 PLO/NLH Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	George Jannes*	$4,185
2	Sean Coleman*	$4,020
3	Chad Reynolds*	$3,615
4	Richard Corley*	$3,180

*Four-way deal.

Tags: Brett Slezak Chad Reynolds George Jannes Richard Corley Sean Coleman

Jul 23, 2026

Patrick McCarthy Finally Gets Over the Line in H.O.R.S.E.

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Calum Grant

The $500 H.O.R.S.E. nearly doubled its $15,000 guarantee, attracting 69 entries and building a $29,325 prize pool.

After several shots of knocking on the door, Patrick McCarthy finally broke through for his first recorded live tournament victory, banking $9,570 after topping the mixed-game field.

According to The Hendon Mob, the result is McCarthy's seventh cash at Borgata, his second-biggest career score, and lifts him beyond $50,000 in recorded live earnings.

$500 H.O.R.S.E. Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Patrick McCarthy	$9,570
2	Matthew Kelley	$5,875
3	Kaifan Wang	$3,830
4	Allyn Marshall	$2,660
5	Steven Husted	$1,810
6	Joseph Shin	$1,810
7	Leonard Kriss	$1,420
8	Wayne Stock	$1,245
9	Brian Harrison	$1,105

Tags: Allyn Marshall Brian Harrison Joseph Shin Kaifan Wang Leonard Kriss Matthew Kelley Patrick McCarthy Steven Husted Wayne Stock

Jul 23, 2026

Poker Player Hog-Tied and Robbed of $45K During WSOP | PokerNews Podcast #995

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Chad Holloway

In the 995th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow welcome Darren Rabinowitz to Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. Rabinowitz was fresh off winning his second gold bracelet by defeating Phil Hellmuth in heads-up play.

The big story this week is that of Jared Griener, who was allegedly robbed by two masked men of $45,000 after cashing out from the WSOP. It's a wild tale that involved being hog-tied at his rental property, escaping to a neighbor's property, and two suspects captured on surveillance video.

The quartet then wraps up the last bracelet winners from the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP), including Alexander Kostritsyn and David Peters, takes a look at the Main Event final table, and the current 2026 WSOP Player of the Year standings.

Finally, hear from Daniel Negreanu and Josh Arieh, who took down the 25K Fantasy League as a part of Team DNegs.

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Jul 23, 2026

What's on Today at the Borgata Summer Poker Open

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Calum Grant

One champion will be crowned and another marquee tournament will get underway today at the Borgata Summer Poker Open powered by BetMGM Poker.

The $650 Super Deep 6-Max returns for Day 2 at 12 p.m., with 65 players back in their seats after four starting flights produced 401 entries. The official prize pool will be announced shortly after cards are in the air, and by the end of the day a new Borgata champion will be lifting the trophy.

Tanupat Punjarojanakul starts atop the leaderboard with 933,000 chips, while Giuseppe Lomuscio, Yuriy Kudrynskyy, Jerick Rickert and Thomas Cannuli round out the top five stacks.

As one headline event reaches its conclusion, another begins. The $500 Borgata Almighty Stackkicks off with Day 1a this morning and Day 1b this evening. It's the first of six starting flights, with PokerNews set to pick up live coverage when Day 2 begins on Sunday of the $750K gtd event.

The $500 O.E. also gets underway this afternoon, while the $1,100 Mad Max (8 Max to 6 Max) headlines the side-event schedule as the highest buy-in tournament of the series to date. Players looking for one last shot at glory can round out the evening in the $250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly.

Today's Schedule

Time	Tournament	Guarantee
11:15 a.m.	Day 1A – $500 Borgata Almighty Stack	$750,000
12:00 p.m.	Day 2 – Super Deep 6-Max	$200,000
1:15 p.m.	$500 O.E.	$20,000
1:15 p.m.	$1,100 Mad Max (8 Max to 6 Max)	$25,000
5:15 p.m.	Day 1B – $500 Borgata Almighty Stack	$750,000
7:15 p.m.	$250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly

Tags: Giuseppe Lomuscio Jerick Rickert Mad Max Tanupat Punjarojanakul Thomas Cannuli Yuriy Kudrynskyy

Jul 22, 2026

Super Deep 6-Max Builds as Side Events Reach the Business End

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Calum Grant

The final opening flight of the $650 Super Deep 6-Max continues to attract players, with 63 entries on the board after seven full levels of play. Late registration remains open, giving players more opportunities to join the field as the tournament looks to build on the 304 entries recorded across the first three starting flights.

The side event schedule is also in full swing, with three more tournaments running alongside the marquee event.

The $400 H.O.R.S.E. is down to 35 players from its starting field of 69. The tournament generated a $29,325 prize pool, with the final nine players set to cash and $9,570 awaiting the winner.

The $500 PLO/NLH Mix has reached the final nine players after attracting 31 entries. Just four players will be paid, with first place taking home $6,750.

Place	Prize
1st	$6,750
2nd	$3,900
3rd	$2,550
4th	$1,800

Meanwhile, the $250 Triple Green Chip Bounty is off to a strong start. The tournament has already drawn 44 entries and is in Level 4, with registration still open and plenty of action left to come.