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Derek Childress Wins the Borgata Summer Poker Open $600 Deep Stack Kick Off
Level 38
: Blinds 50,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Derek Childress of Virginia has outlasted a massive field of 2,390 players to emerge as champion of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open $600 Deep Stack Kick Off, taking home the $170,610 top prize after a heads-up deal with Lingyu Zen.
Stay tuned for a recap of the final table and an interview with the champion.
Final Table results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Childress | United States | $170,610* |
| 2 | Lingyu Zen | United States | $158,370* |
| 3 | Jordan Williamson | United States | $90,775 |
| 4 | Coleem Chestnut | United States | $60,205 |
| 5 | Craig Robertson | United States | $40,975 |
| 6 | Leo Saiag | United States | $31,260 |
| 7 | Robert Hwang | United States | $24,215 |
| 8 | James Lauer | United States | $19,205 |
| 9 | Chadd Beatty | United States | $14,985 |
*- denotes heads-up deal