2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

$2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship
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
1
Blinds
100 / 200
Ante
200
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
89
Players Left
24
Players Left 68 / 133
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Elias Gets a Shove Through

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With the turn showing 866Q, Benedetto Bianco checked and then faced the all-in of Darren Elias for 48,500.

Bianco asked for an exact count and even requested from the dealer to spread the pot, which was at around 58,000 by then, before he opted to fold.

Tags: Benedetto BiancoDarren Elias

Sarda Takes From Bianco

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On the 1073K turn, Benedetto Bianco and Pranav Sarda invested 13,000 each before the former then bet the Q river for 35,000.

Sarda called and Bianco announced one pair but mucked his cards when he was shown the 1010 for a set of tens by Sarda.

Tags: Benedetto BiancoPranav Sarda

Stevens Busts; Elias Doubles

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Robert Ozello thought he was behind when he looked up the all-in of David Stevens with A7, but got it in ahead versus 96. The flush got there on the J747J runout but Ozello also made sevens full of jacks.

The recent run-bad of Charles Hook then continued in a preflop flip against Darren Elias.

Darren Elias: A10 All in
Charles Hook: 88

The two over cards got there on the Q109K7 runout and Hook was left short with around 15,000, which he lost shortly after.

Tags: Charles HookDarren EliasDavid StevensRobert Ozello

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Sarda Doubles Before the Break

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pranav Sarda was all-in for 46,800 with the AQ and in dire shape, as Charles Hook revealed his AA.

However, the 109274 board improved Sarda to a flush and he doubled before the final 15-minute break of the evening.

Tags: Charles HookPranav Sarda

Triple Up for Zambanini

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Xiaoqiong Liu min-raised to 2,400 from under the gun and picked up three callers. David Stevens then jammed for 35,300 on the button. The blinds and Liu folded before Matthew Zambanini called all-in.

It folded back to Gregory Bauer in the cutoff and he asked for Zambanini's count before he sigh-called after some speech to put both players at risk.

Matthew Zambanini: AA All in
David Stevens: A10 All in
Gregory Bauer: J10

The aces held on the A54Q3 runout and Zambanini tripled.

"You can skip that one and just write the next hand," Bauer mentioned to the live reporting team.

Zambanini followed that up with "you can write that I am shocked to win the hand".

Tags: David StevensGregory BauerMatthew ZambaniniXiaoqiong Liu

Hook, Line, and Sinker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Benedetto Bianco
Benedetto Bianco

Benedetto Bianco ended up all-in and at risk preflop for 70,200 in the small blind against Charles Hook on the button and the following coin flip unfolded.

Benedetto Bianco: KJ All in
Charles Hook: 99

The Q66 flop and A turn kept Hook in the lead, but Bianco spiked the J on the river to double.

Tags: Benedetto BiancoCharles Hook

Glazer Gets Value From Bauer

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On the tail end of the Q8595 board, Jordan Glazer bet 15,000 and was called by Gregory Bauer. Glazer tabled the AQ and Bauer sighed before sending his cards into the muck.

Tags: Gregory BauerJordan Glazer

Liu More Than Doubles

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Danny Vo
Danny Vo

A short-stacked Danny Vo jammed for the last 14,800 with the A9 and Xiaoqiong Liu just flat-called with her KK. David Stevens in the big blind then jammed over the top with AQ and Liu called all-in for 63,800.

The AK9107 board gave Liu a set of kings and she more than doubled.

Tags: David StevensXiaoqiong LiuDanny Vo

Ozello Cannot Get Glazer to Fold

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jordan Glazer
Jordan Glazer

With around 23,500 in the middle to the J63 flop, Robert Ozello checked in the cutoff.

Jordan Glazer bet 10,000 on the button and Ozello then check-raised all-in.

Glazer went deep into the tank and then called.

Jordan Glazer: 88 All in
Robert Ozello: 97

The flush draw of Ozello bricked on the 2 turn and K river for Glazer to double for 53,000.

Tags: Jordan GlazerRobert Ozello