2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

$2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship
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Day: 1b
1a1b1c
Event Info
2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,700
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Total Entries
392
Players Left
202
Average Chip Stack
66,535
Total Chips
13,440,000
Level Info
Level
2
Blinds
200 / 300
Ante
300
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
156
Players Left
43
Players Left 202 / 392
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The Roller Coaster Ride Continues

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

"I am asking if he you checked," Laura Church inquired when a massive pot of more than 26,000 had emerged to the 7♠5♣3♦Q♠9♥ river. Wesley Shi confirmed that and Church tabled her 8♥8♠ for a pair of eights.

Shi had that beat with the K♣9♣ for a rivered pair of nines and that left Church flabbergasted.

One hand later, Shi raised the button to 700 and was called by both players in the blinds. They checked down to the K♠J♥7♦A♣9♠ river on which Joel Mitchell checked. Tanupat Punjarojanakul bet 500 and forced two folds.

Tags: Joel MitchellLaura ChurchTanupat PunjarojanakulWesley Shi

Olshan Takes From Lauer

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Sharman Olshan
Sharman Olshan

A player in the hijack raised to 400 and the button called. James Lauer then three-bet to 1,300 in the small blind, and Sharman Olshan called in the big blind, as did the button.

All three players checked the 10♠8♦7♠ flop. Lauer then bet 2,300 on the 2♦ turn, and only Olshan called.

The 10♥ river was checked down, and Olshan showed 8♣5♣ for two pair to win the pot.

Tags: James LauerSharman Olshan

Joo Gets Her Favorite Hand Again

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joseph Foote raised to 600 under the gun and Anton Saich called in middle position. Eun Joo then three-bet to 2,000 in the hijack and was called by the big blind, as well as Foote and Saich.

The flop came 5♣Q♦8♣ and Joo bet 6,000. All three opponents quickly folded, and Joo again turned over A♣K♣.

"Wow, her favorite hand," a tablemate said.

Tags: Anton SaichEun JooJoseph Foote

Church Loses a Bunch to Szumski

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

Heads-up to the 10♣10♠7♥9♠ turn, Laura Bunch made it 2,600 to go and her table neighbour Edward Szumski called.

The A♣ on the river slowed down both players and Church showed the K♦Q♦ for a missed gutshot.

Newly arrived Szumski had beat with the 7♠5♠ for tens and sevens, having missed a flush draw himself.

Tags: Edward SzumskiLaura Bunch

Is Joo Hustling the Table?

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Eun Joo
Eun Joo

Joseph Foote raised to 800 in the cutoff and the button called. Eun Joo, who had only just taken her seat, then three-bet to 2,500 in the big blind, and both opponents called.

Joo checked the A♠10♣3♦ flop and Foote bet 3,500. The button called, while Joo then raised to 13,000. Foote and the button quickly folded, and Joo showed A♦K♣ as she took her first pot.

"She sits down in the big blind and is like, 'What's the starting stack? What's the big blind?" another tablemate joked.

"I'm new to poker. I don't even know what ace-king is. I just think it looks nice," Joo replied.

Tags: Eun JooJoseph Foote

Pandya Goes Straight Up on the Leaderboard

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

With some 4,300 in the middle to the A♠9♦7♦8♠ turn, Ketan Pandya in the big blind bet 2,000. Stewart Marin got up from his chair to take a closer look at the board from the other side of the table to check the suits and then called.

Pandya bet another 5,500 on the 10♥ river and Marin called.

Pandya tabled his 9♠6♠ for the bottom end of the straight and Marin mucked the A♥8♦ for aces and eights.

Tags: Ketan PandyaStewart Marin

Straight for Tedrow Against Palma

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

James Tedrow in the small blind and Nicholas Palma in the cutoff created a pot of 3,500 prior to the 8♦7♥6♣A♥ turn before they checked it down including the 10♥ on the river. Tedrow tabled his A♦9♦ for the straight and scooped the pot.

In the meanwhile, Sharman Olshan and Maxwell Young have joined the field. Olshan already has a stack of 65,500 for Day 2 from the opening flight but can try to run up an even larger tally to carry forward.

Tags: James TedrowMaxwell YoungNicholas PalmaSharman Olshan

Olshan, Chestnut Exchange Pots

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

David Olshan bet 700 from the button on a flop of 2♦6♥9♣ and Coleem Chestnut raised to 2,000 in the small blind. Olshan called, and the 5♣ fell on the turn.

Chestnut then bet 5,000, and Olshan folded.

A few hands later, a player under the gun raised to 500 and Olshan three-bet to 1,500 in the hijack. Chestnut called on the button, as did the under-the-gun player.

Olshan continued for 2,500 on the 4♠10♦6♣ flop, and only Chestnut called. Olshan then bet 6,000 on the 5♥ turn, and Chestnut folded.

Tags: Coleem ChestnutDavid Olshan

Church Gets Punjarojanakul to Fold

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

On the river of a J♠J♦6♦3♦7♣ board, Laura Church bet 7,000 and that sent Tanupat Punjarojanakul into a brief tank before he folded and mucked the Jx for trips jacks face-up.

"You had it?" he asked but Church said nothing in return.

Tags: Laura ChurchTanupat Punjarojanakul

More Early Entries on Day 1b

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