2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$170,610
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,242,800
Total Entries
2,390
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
50,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
192
Players Left
6
Players Left 1 / 2,390

"We're Not Dead Yet!" Lauer Left Short, Then Quadruples

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Leo Saiag raised to 375,000 in the cutoff, James Lauer moved all in from the cutoff, and Saiag called for 1,975,000.

Leo Saiag: AJ All in
James Lauer: KK

Lauer had found two kings and was poised for the knockout as the 923 flop gave Saiag some hope with a flush draw. The 6 fell on the turn, but the A came on the river to give Saiag a pair and the double up.

"God! F**K!. Story of my year. I just can't fade that," Lauer said as he shot out of his seat and paced around the table muttering to himself.

A few hands later, Paul Spitzberg limped in from early position and Lauer moved all in for 185,000 in the cutoff. Anthony Wong and Dennis Melandro called in the blinds, as did Spitzberg.

Melandro bet 275,000 on the Q32 flop, and both Wong and Spitzberg folded.

James Lauer: A6 All in
Dennis Melandro: 43

Melandro had flopped a pair to take the lead, while Lauer picked up a flush draw on the K turn. The Q river gave him his flush, and the defending champion quadrupled up.

"We're not dead yet! I hate to be that guy, but that's been the story of my year," Lauer shouted.

Tags: Anthony WongDennis MelandroJames LauerLeo SaiagPaul Spitzberg