Derek Childress raised to 600,000 under the gun with A♣4♠ before Coleem Chestnut three-bet to 2,500,000 in the small blind with 7♠5♦. Childress flashed his ace as he folded.
Chestnut then raised to 700,000 in the cutoff and Lingyu Zen called in the big blind.
The flop came J♠5♠9♠ and Chestnut bet 1,500,000. Zen called to see the 10♠ turn, where Chestnut bet another 2,600,000. Zen again called.
Both players checked down the 4♠ river, and Chestnut showed K♥K♣. "I had you cracked," Zen said, turning over 5♥5♦ for a flopped set as they chopped the pot with the flush on board.
Leo Saiag moved all in for 2,975,000 from the hijack and Lingyu Zen called on the button.
Leo Saiag: A♥5♦
Lingyu Zen: A♦10♥
Saiag was dominated and at risk as the J♠J♥4♦ flop opened the possibility of a chop. Zen improved to two pair on the 10♦ turn, and the 9♦ river sealed Saiag's elimination in sixth place.
On the first hand of the final table, Coleem Chestnut raised to 625,000 in middle position and Derek Childress called on the button, as did Lingyu Zen in the big blind.
The flop came K♠K♥5♣ and Chestnut bet 1,000,000. Childress folded A♥3♥, while Zen also got rid of J♠7♠.
"First hand," Chestnut said as he showed Q♠Q♦ while taking in the first pot.
All the players, except Jordan Williamson who notified tournament officials he was going to be 30 minutes late, have arrived at the main feature stage inside the Borgata poker room and are currently unbagging their chips and filling out bio forms.
The action should begin momentarily, with the BetMGM stream beginning at 12:45 p.m. Live updates from the final table will be provided on a delay to match the stream, so stay tuned for all the action.
A massive starting field of 2,390 players has been reduced to just the fortunate six who will return to the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa poker room today at noon local time to chase the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open $600 Deep Stack Kick Off title.
Coleem Chestnut is the man to catch, as the Borgata regular takes the chip lead into the final table with 19,725,000. He’s followed by Derek Childress with 15,750,000, while Lingyu Zen (13,450,000) rounds out the podium.
Final Table chip counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Coleem Chestnut
United States
19,725,000
66
2
Derek Childress
United States
15,750,000
53
3
Lingyu Zen
United States
13,450,000
45
4
Jordan Williamson
United States
13,375,000
45
5
Craig Robertson
United States
6,100,000
20
6
Leo Saiag
United States
2,975,000
10
Jordan Williamson (13,375,000), Craig Robertson (6,100,000), and Leo Saiag (2,975,000) complete the final table lineup. Each of the final six has already locked up $31,260 for making it this far, while the champion will take home $195,925 out of the more than $1.2 million prize pool.
Final Table payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$195,925
2
$133,055
3
$90,775
4
$60,205
5
$40,975
6
$31,260
7
Robert Hwang
United States
$24,215
8
James Lauer
United States
$19,205
9
Chadd Beatty
United States
$14,985
The action at the final table picks up with 38 minutes remaining in Level 33 with blinds of 150,000/300,000 and a 300,000 big blind ante. Levels remain 40 minutes long. The final table will be streamed on the BetMGM official YouTube channel.
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