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Ambassador on Ambassador Violence in Double Board Bomb Pot

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Michael Lavin
Michael Lavin

The first $25 double-board bomb pot of the night produced the biggest pot so far, with Michael Lavin handing fellow BetMGM Poker ambassador Esther Taylor a brutal cooler.

J♥J♣2♥8♠K♣
Q♣6♠3♦3♥K♠

All eight players checked the flop, prompting Taylor, holding J♦4♠4♣2♠, to fire out $225 from the big blind after making a full house on the top board.

Stanton, with 10♥7♦6♣3♠, called from the next seat over with threes full of sixes on the bottom board. Lavin, meanwhile, had a monster with K♥Q♦J♠3♣, giving him trip jacks on the top board and threes full of queens on the bottom.

Lavin raised to $800 and Taylor called before Stanton made a shrewd fold.

The pot looked destined to be chopped, but the K♣ river on the top board improved Lavin to jacks full of kings, giving him the checkmark on both boards.

Taylor checked and quickly called when Lavin jammed for $1,580, only to discover she had been coolered.

The massive scoop gave Lavin the biggest pot of the night so far.

Esther Taylor
Esther Taylor

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Four-Bet Pot for Elias in Ambassador Cash Game

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Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Michael Lavin raised to $75 from the hijack with 10♣9♥, but saw Stanton Tentowski make a three-bet to $300 from the small blind. That wasn't enough for Darren Elias, who increased the price of poker to $725, after he looked down at A♠K♠ from the staddle. Lavin got out of the way before Tentowski called.

Elias made pair on an ace-high flop, and Tentowski laid his hand down after Elias continued for $200.

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Aubrey Williams Makes Quads on Cash Game Livestream

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Aubrey Williams
Aubrey Williams

The BetMGM Poker ambassador cash game is underway at Borgata, with ambassadors Darren Elias, Esther Taylor, and Michael Lavin joined in a $5/$10 no-limit hold'em game by 2026 WSOP Ladies Championship runner-up Aubrey Williams and members of the U.S. Poker Community Discord.

Williams wasted little time making her mark on the game, dragging the first notable pot after turning quads.

Holding 9♣9♠, Williams opened to $30 from early position before Lucas Bernui three-bet to $130 from the small blind with 6♦5♦. Williams called to take the action heads-up.

The 9♥8♣5♠ flop gave Williams top set, while Bernui paired his five and check-called for $80.

The 9♦ on the turn improved Williams to quad nines. She set the trap and checked behind.

When the A♠ completed the board, Bernui checked for a third time and Williams fired $220 into the pot. Bernui gave it some thought but ultimately elected to fold, allowing Williams to rake in the first big pot of the evening.

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BetMGM Poker Signs "Legendary" Esther Taylor

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Esther Taylor
Esther Taylor

BetMGM Poker has announced Esther "E-Tay" Taylor as its newest ambassador, adding one of the game's most respected tournament regulars and top 20 women's all-time money listers to its growing roster of pros.

The leading online poker and sportsbook operator revealed that Taylor will represent BetMGM Poker across live streams, social media content, live tournament appearances, and promotional events, joining fellow ambassadors Darren Elias and Mike Lavin.

Taylor's path to becoming a sponsored poker professional is a remarkable one. Born in South Korea and found alone as an infant in a bus station before being adopted and raised in the United States, Taylor made history at the 2025 WSOP when she became the second woman in history to final table the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship.

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Summer Poker Open Championship Smashes $1 Million Guarantee

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The $2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship has officially surpassed its $1 million guaranteed prize pool.

With 199 entries recorded so far in the final starting flight, the tournament has now attracted 444 total entries, generating a prize pool of $1,065,600 with registration still open until the start of Day 2.

The final starting flight is currently in Level 4. Once ten levels have been completed, the survivors will join those who advanced from the opening two flights for Wednesday's Day 2 restart, where the chase for the Summer Poker Open title and six-figure top prize will begin.

Chip Leaders Emerging in Final Starting Flight of Summer Poker Open Championship

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The final starting flight of the $2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship is approaching its first 15-minute break, with 133 entries already on the board.

A handful of players have made fast starts, with Zachery Tsachalis leading the way on 91,000 chips, closely followed by Lawrence Abrams (89,000) and Xiang Zou (68,000).

Several accomplished players are also beginning to build stacks. WPT champion Bin Weng has climbed to 54,000 after starting the day with the full 40,000-chip stack, while fellow WPT champion Aaron Mermelstein sits on 46,000. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Frank Funaro is also in the mix with 40,000.

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