2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open

$580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$580
Prize Pool
$310,000
Total Entries
620
Players Left
5
Average Chip Stack
2,430,000
Total Chips
12,150,000
Next Payout
Place 5
$6,125
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
76
Players Left
5
Players Left 5 / 620
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Kilcoyne Continues Hot Start Taking Out Two

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

John Fields jammed his remaining 38,000 from middle position before Tameka Farrell-Bowman rejammed for 99,000 from the small blind. David Kilcoyne flatted in the small blind to put both players at risk.

John Fields: A6 All in
Tameka Farrell-Bowman: A10 All in
David Kilcoyne: 55

Kilcoyne took out his hunting gear as the K97 flop kept the fives in front while Farrell-Bowman picked up the nut flush draw. Nothing changed on the 8 turn, and the 7 river left Kilcoyne's fives best, and he scored the double elimination.

Tags: David KilcoyneJohn FieldsTameka Farrell-Bowman

Ditaranto Doubles Then Busts

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In the first hand of the day on their table, James Ditaranto was all-in against Nicholas Falcone preflop.

James Ditaranto: AA All in
Nicholas Falcone: 109

The aces held on the K5395 board and Ditaranto doubled. He was, however, all-in soon after once again as part of a three-way all-in.

Paul Muller Jr.: AQ All in
James Ditaranto: 74 All in
Thomas Winschel: K10

The AQ982 board awarded a triple-up to Paul Muller Jr. tripled for 122,000, while Ditaranto was eliminated in the side pot by Thomas Winschel who gets the bounty pull.

Tags: James DitarantoNicholas FalconePaul Muller JrThomas Winschel

Aces Versus Kings First Hand of the Day

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
David Kilcoyne
David Kilcoyne

On the very first shuffle of the day, John Fields opened to 38,000 under the gun before David Kilcoyne three-bet to 80,000 in the hijack. Fields shoved as the covering stack, and Kilcoyne snap-called off his 280,000 stack.

David Kilcoyne: AA All in
John Fields: KK

It was the most brutal of coolers as the 852 flop left Fields with two outs. Then, the A turn sealed it for Kilcoyne as the 9 river was irrelevant, and Kilcoyne doubled the first hand of the day.

Tags: David KilcoyneJohn Fields

Rocha First to Fall

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Alex Rocha
Alex Rocha

Alex Rocha got it in with the 88 and Michael Ngai took a shot from the small blind in the next seat holding the J9.

The A72109 runout gave Ngai the superior pair on the river to send Rocha to the rail.

Tags: Alex RochaMichael Ngai

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Bounty Hunters Return for Final Day of Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty Event

Joseph Molitor
Joseph Molitor

At noon local time, 76 players out of 620 entries will return for the final day of Event #27 $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty to battle for their share of the $310,000 prize pool. Everyone has locked up a min-cash of $660 already and each of the payouts will also be available as a Mystery Bounty Prize to conclude the last day of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City.

All four flights of the tournament played down to the money with each survivor securing a shot at the top prize of $27,650 with a lucky spin of the drum, because that is the biggest piece up for grabs to one lucky player.

Alan Nosonchuk was the only one to bag up chips two times and already secured a min-cash for his smaller stack which has been taken out of play. He returns in the middle of the pack with a stack of 448,000.

Leading the way is Shane Brown with a stack of 1,329,000 and he is one of five players in the field to return with a seven-figure stack, followed by Robert Bernstein (1,110,000), Joseph Molitor (1,100,000), Kaifan Wang (1,022,000) and George Grabel (1,004,000).

Top 10 Chip Counts for the Final Day

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Shane BrownUnited States1,329,000
2Robert BernsteinUnited States1,110,000
3Joseph MolitorUnited States1,100,000
4Kaifan WangUnited States1,022,000
5George GrabeUnited States1,004,000
6Matthew FaustUnited States921,000
7Michael NgaiUnited States841,000
8Lingyu ZenUnited States749,000
9Gordon WassermanUnited States724,000
10Corrie SamuelsUnited States700,000

Other notables to return to the poker room next to the live stream feature table are Lucas Vergara, Xiang Zou, Todd Lewis, Adam Agaev, Aaron Mermelstein, Mario Damiao, Anthony LaRocca, David Kilcoyne, as well as Tameka Farrell-Bowman.

The recommencing blinds will be 10,000-15,000 with a big blind ante of 15,000 but there are only 14 minutes left in the level before the blinds go up right away. With a level duration of 40 minutes for the entire final day, the action will be fast-paced all the way and for each knockout, the winner gets a spin in the drum for a shot at a seven-figure instant payday.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor for the conclusion of the Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty Event until a winner has been crowned.

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinAdam AgaevAlan NosonchukAnthony LaRoccaCorrie SamuelsDavid KilcoyneGeorge GrabeGeorge GrabelGordon WassermanJoseph MolitorKaifan WangLingyu ZenLucas VergaraMario DamiaoMatthew FaustMichael NgaiRobert BernsteinShane BrownTameka Farrell-BowmanTodd LewisXiang Zou

Day 2 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
11Gary McCoy167,00011
12Tameka Farrell-Bowman109,0007
13Jaret Tambling430,00029
15David Lu691,00046
16Maria Pierro82,0005
17Corbin Avery623,00042
18Gonzalo Villanueva Feijoo139,0009
19Mario Damiao427,00028
     
21Lawrence Abrams275,00018
22Keith Palek188,00013
23Michael Lazarowitz203,00014
24Yuriy Davidoff288,00019
25Joseph Molitor1,100,00073
27Lingyu Zen749,00050
28Alan Nosonchuk448,00030
29Jon Neyir89,0006
     
31Phillip Phan171,00011
32John Port350,00023
33Xiang Zou618,00041
34Todd Lewis601,00040
35Nicholas Barone547,00036
37Colbert Silva685,00046
38Kathy Saraf273,00018
39Erick Ortiz151,00010
     
41Michael Ngai841,00056
42Adam Goldman233,00016
43Robert Bernstein1,110,00074
44Jean Paul Norero343,00023
45Michael Lent153,00010
46Robert Stroker231,00015
47James Driscoll178,00012
48Gordon Wasserman724,00048
49Alex Rocha31,0002
     
51John Merriam521,00035
52Shane Brown1,329,00089
53Amir Zaken192,00013
54Wei Zhang207,00014
55Lucas Vergara650,00043
56Jean Augustin302,00020
57John Cipriano Jr.128,0009
58Jeff Natale322,00021
59Jason Rosenberg54,0004
     
61Corrie Samuels700,00047
62Kaifan Wang1,022,00068
64Norman Joven184,00012
65Yosef-Izhak Lider212,00014
66Karen Rodriguez313,00021
67Mark Simon352,00023
68Simon Lau420,00028
69Craig Feldherr293,00020
     
71Vance Martin III184,00012
72Thomas Puccio341,00023
73William Lau113,0008
74John Fields368,00025
75Patrick Lin161,00011
77Arnaldo Gordon46,0003
78David Kilcoyne280,00019
79Alan Johnson688,00046
     
81Anthony Averso58,0004
82Matthew Faust921,00061
83Tiffany Lee163,00011
84Benjamin Aminoff534,00036
85Christopher Shum421,00028
86Aaron Mermelstein476,00032
87George Grabe1,004,00067
88MG409,00027
89Namit Patel356,00024
     
91Adam Agaev496,00033
92James Ditaranto94,0006
93Bartley Dowling657,00044
94Renata Colache516,00034
95Anthony LaRocca337,00022
96Anh Tran526,00035
97Paul Muller Jr.122,0008
98Thomas Winschel437,00029
99Nicholas Falcone618,00041

$580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty

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