Mann and Lau Bag Huge Stacks in Day 1ab of $500 Almighty Stack

The $500 Almighty Stack is one of the marquee events of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open powered by BetMGM Poker, and players turned out in force for the opening two starting flights on Thursday, July 23.

Across Day 1a and Day 1b, the tournament attracted 595 entries, with 75 players advancing to Day 2 after surviving to the money.

Leading the way after the first two flights is Michael Mann, who topped the Day 1b field with 2,940,000 chips, nearly 30 times the starting stack. Simon Lau is the only other player to eclipse the two-million mark after finishing atop the Day 1a counts with 2,122,000.

Day 1ab Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Chip Count	Flight
1	Michael Mann	2,940,000	B
2	Simon Lau	2,122,000	A
3	Kenneth Keppol	1,910,000	A
4	Thomas Tolley	1,900,000	A
5	John D'Agostino III	1,793,000	A
6	Robert Thomas	1,742,000	A
7	Brian Gelman	1,491,000	A
8	Bartholomew Golik	1,438,000	A
9	Aaron Eis	1,433,000	A
10	Ravi Bayanker	1,366,000	B
11	Christopher Russell	1,224,000	B
12	Anthony Fung	1,199,000	A
13	Kenneth Neri	1,194,000	A
14	Mordechai Goldner	1,189,000	A
15	Adam Calabrese	1,170,000	A
16	Pablo Bravo Ascaribay	1,166,000	A
17	Bijay Lama	1,156,000	B
18	Andres Gallego	1,138,000	A
19	George Alberto	1,110,000	A
20	Matthew Iles	1,010,000	A
21	Nicholas Di Marzo	996,000	B
22	Christoph Hill	965,000	A
23	Michael Conoran	953,000	B
24	Paul Cucchiara	951,000	B
25	Steven Primiano	927,000	B
26	Mukul Pahuja	912,000	A
27	Kaifan Wang	902,000	A
28	Jose Jaramillo	863,000	B
29	Scott Lebedz	857,000	B
30	Renato Soldera	848,000	B
31	Kevin Signorelli	840,000	B
32	Robert Russo	837,000	A
33	Ryan McDonald	826,000	A
34	Joseph Katsenelinboigen	823,000	A
35	John Botticello	809,000	A
36	Alex Soares	795,000	A
37	Antonio Benito	746,000	B
38	Alan Johnson	679,000	A
39	David MacIsaac	660,000	B
40	D Darmiento	655,000	A
41	Stephen Tomlinson	655,000	B
42	James Brennan	641,000	B
43	Robert Teti	639,000	A
44	Thomas Yarbrough	634,000	A
45	Elizabeth Levis	603,000	A
46	David Shalmiyev	555,000	A
47	James Tedrow	523,000	A
48	Raffaele Imperiale	504,000	A
49	Jason Min	494,000	A
50	Jaime Degennaro	474,000	A
51	Lucas Levenson	474,000	A
52	Matthew Kropp	469,000	A
53	Patrick Boustead	437,000	A
54	Stuart Gibbel	428,000	A
55	Robert Nichols	421,000	B
56	Skender Alicka	413,000	A
57	Anthony Pagan	404,000	B
58	Evan Bell	402,000	A
59	Paul Shamilov	394,000	A
60	Michael Hermoza Laverde	366,000	B
61	Anthony Herman	333,000	B
62	Wesley Shi	329,000	B
63	Thomas Parkes	310,000	B
64	Stephen Murawski	271,000	A
65	Heung Yoon	266,000	A
66	Jon Brooks	258,000	B
67	Jonathan Kim	258,000	B
68	Joseph Sambriski	233,000	A
69	Alex Berenson	201,000	A
70	Mariano Castro	189,000	A
71	Gennadi Josovich	183,000	A
72	Jean Brillant	174,000	A
73	Brian Taylor	157,000	A
74	David Lu	139,000	A
75	Heinz Cordova	107,000	B

Tags: Aaron Eis Adam Calabrese Alan Johnson Alex Berenson Alex Soares Andres Gallego Anthony Fung Anthony Herman Anthony Pagan Antonio Benito Bartholomew Golik Bijay Lama Brian Gelman Brian Taylor Christoph Hill Christopher Russell D Darmiento David Lu David MacIsaac David Shalmiyev Elizabeth Levis Evan Bell Gennadi Josovich George Alberto Heinz Cordova Jaime Degennaro James Brennan James Tedrow Jason Min Jean Brillant John Botticello John D'Agostino III Jon Brooks Jonathan Kim Jose Jaramillo Joseph Katsenelinboigen Joseph Sambriski Kaifan Wang Kenneth Keppol Kenneth Neri Kevin Signorelli Lucas Levenson Mariano Castro Matthew Iles Matthew Kropp Michael Conoran Michael Hermoza Laverde Michael Mann Mordechai Goldner Mukul Pahuja Nicholas Di Marzo Pablo Bravo Ascaribay Patrick Boustead Paul Cucchiara Paul Shamilov Raffaele Imperiale Ravi Bayanker Renato Soldera Robert Nichols Robert Russo Robert Teti Robert Thomas Ryan McDonald Scott Lebedz Simon Lau Skender Alicka Stephen Murawski Stephen Tomlinson Steven Primiano Stuart Gibbel Thomas Parkes Thomas Tolley Thomas Yarbrough Wesley Shi