2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

$2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship
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Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,700
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Total Entries
133
Players Left
68
Average Chip Stack
78,235
Total Chips
5,320,000
Level Info
Level
2
Blinds
200 / 300
Ante
300
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
89
Players Left
24
Players Left 68 / 133
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Botticello on the Ropes Early On

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Andrea Salamone
Andrea Salamone

Three ways to the 3♣3♥2♣4♦Q♥ river with around 8,500 in the middle, John Botticello in the big blind bet 7,000. Andrea Salamone then raised to 19,000 from under the gun and Michael Sukonik on the button folded.

"Do you really have queens full?" Botticello asked and didn't get any answer. He tanked for more than a minute before he called and was shown the 4♠4♣ for fours full of treys, mucking his cards thereafter to drop to a severe short stack in the first level.

Tags: Andrea Salamone (NY)John BotticelloMichael Sukonik

Duronio Jams Into Kluska

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a heads-up pot to the J♦9♥3♠3♣, Benjamin Duronio bet 7,800 to get called by Jason Kluska and then jammed the 6♦ river for the 28,300 he had behind. Kluska asked for an exact count but ended up folding.

Tags: Benjamin DuronioJason Kluska

Elias Off to a Rocky Start

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Wesley Shi raised to 600 and Darren Elias called on the button. Andrea Salamone in the big blind three-bet to 2,100 and Shi folded whereas Elias called. On the J♥6♦3♦ flop, the big blind's bet of 1,500 was called by Elias. When checked to on the J♠ turn, Elias bet 3,000 to get called and they checked the 4♦ on the river.

Salamone revealed K♦K♥ for kings and jacks to take down the pot as Elias mucked.

Tags: Darren EliasWesley ShiAndrea Salamone

Olshan Takes From Nguyen

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With the turn showing J♠6♠2♠3♣, Jason Nguyen check-called a bet of 2,000 by David Olshan and then checked again the Q♣ on the river. Olshan now fired a bet of 3,000 and Nguyen sent his cards into the muck. While the hand played out, Joseph Garguilo entered and took a seat on the same table.

Tags: David OlshanJason NguyenJoseph Garguilo

Moll Strikes Back Against Izes

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a flop of 7♥3♥2♦, Colin Moll checked from under the gun and Jeffrey Izes then bet 900 for Moll to call. The 5♣ followed on the turn and Moll checked once more. Izes now bet 1,800 only to get check-raised to 7,000 for Moll to win the pot and his previously lost chips.

Tags: Colin MollJeffrey Izes

New Entries in the Field

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Minor Chip Movements At the Start

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Jeffrey Izes
Jeffrey Izes

Two of the four tables are already playing already and produced small pots so far.

Jason Nguyen raised to 800 and was called by David Olshan out of the big blind to then check-fold the 8♣3♦3♠ flop to a bet of 1,100, Nguyen flashed the A♦Q♣.

Shortly after, Jeffrey Izes opened to 500 and was called only by Colin Moll in the big blind. On the Q♠8♠3♠ flop, Moll check-called for 700 and they checked the 9♦ on the turn. Moll bet the 8♣ river for 1,000 and Izes called to get shown the Q♣4♣ for queens and eights.

"I win," Izes said and tabled his A♦8♦ for trips eights before adding "the spades saved you a lot of money ... well, it is early."

Tags: Colin MollDavid OlshanJason NguyenJeffrey Izes

First Entries on Day 1a

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

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