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2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
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Over a 20-year career, Carlos Chadha has experienced every poker player's dream and also worst nightmare. He’s sat with the game’s best and beaten them for big scores. He’s also gone years without winning anything, wondering if all the work and studying he was doing was worth it. He’s won millions in live tournaments, and had long stretches where the money disappeared. It’s a dichotomy that a poker pro who stays around long enough is well familiar with.
Through it all, Chadha has never lost the one thing he started with: his love of the game. The passion that keeps him coming back, the determination to put in long hours of study in an attempt to get better, paid off in a big way today at the final table of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open $2,700 Championship.
Chadha came into the final table as a massive chip leader and, after just over three hours, took care of the rest of the field on his way to emerging on top of the 565-player field and capturing the $242,385 first prize after making a big river call against Maxwell Young on the final hand.
BetMGM Poker has announced Esther "E-Tay" Taylor as its newest ambassador, adding one of the game's most respected tournament regulars and top 20 women's all-time money listers to its growing roster of pros.
The leading online poker and sportsbook operator revealed that Taylor will represent BetMGM Poker across live streams, social media content, live tournament appearances, and promotional events, joining fellow ambassadors Darren Elias and Mike Lavin.
Taylor's path to becoming a sponsored poker professional is a remarkable one. Born in South Korea and found alone as an infant in a bus station before being adopted and raised in the United States, Taylor made history at the 2025 WSOP when she became the second woman in history to final table the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship.
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| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $600 Deep Stack Kick Off | 2,390 | $1,242,800 | Derek Childress | $170,610 | $1,000,000 |
| $250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly | 37 | $7,400 | Alex Ortiz Vazquez | $3,035 | — |
| $650 The "One Shot" Freezeout | 52 | $29,900 | Corrie Samuels | $9,000 | $25,000 |
| $250 Friday Night Super Deep Frenzy | 52 | $10,400 | Anonymous | $3,690 | — |
| $250 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO | 81 | $16,200 | Gordon Ernst | $4,840 | $10,000 |
| $350 Borgata Sunday Series | 522 | $151,380 | James Eddy | $20,000 | $100,000 |
| $500 Pot-Limit Big O | 84 | $35,700 | Danny Chang | $10,660 | $15,000 |
| $250 Sunday Night Turbo | 37 | $7,400 | David Piede | $3,035 | $5,000 |
| $365 Seniors Championship | 365 | $113,150 | David Golin | $11,565 | $50,000 |
| $650 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 197 | $112,290 | Brandon Mueller | $24,575 | $75,000 |
| $500 H.O.S.E. | 50 | $21,250 | Thomas Savitsky | $7,540 | $15,000 |
| $650 Super Deep 6-Max | 401 | $228,570 | Li Liang | $41,150 | $200,000 |
| $500 T.O.R.S.E. | 66 | $28,050 | Dongwuk Moon | $5,735 | $15,000 |
| $650 5 Card PLO | 44 | $25,080 | Matthew Cannuli | $9,390 | $20,000 |
| $250 Deep Stack Super Turbo | 41 | $8,200 | Zachary Feldman | $3,070 | $5,000 |
| $500 H.O.R.S.E. | 69 | $29,325 | Patrick McCarthy | $9,570 | $15,000 |
| $500 PLO/NLH | 31 | $15,000 | George Jannes | $4,185 | $15,000 |
| $250 Triple Green Chip Bounty | 57 | $7,125 | Ioannis Konstantinidis | $1,625 | $5,000 |
| $500 Borgata Almighty Stack | 2,209 | $927,780 | Baruch Fishman | $108,840 | $750,000 |
| $500 O.E. | 62 | $26,350 | Anton Grinkevich | $5,040 | $20,000 |
| $1,100 Mad Max (8 Max to 6 Max) | 35 | $35,000 | Erik Escobar | $13,110 | $25,000 |
| $250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly | 42 | $8,400 | Umberto Salvati | $1,740 | — |
| $500 Stud Hi-Lo | 58 | $24,650 | Thomas Savitsky | $7,250 | $15,000 |
| $260 Ladies Championship | 107 | $21,935 | Kimberly Mercer | $5,755 | $15,000 |
| $250 Friday Night Super Deep Frenzy | 31 | $6,200 | Amer Dhingra | $2,300 | — |
| $500 Omaha Hi-Lo | 64 | $27,200 | Anthony Bellino | $7,425 | $15,000 |
| $260 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO | 56 | $11,200 | David Birnabaum | $3,975 | $10,000 |
| $500 H.O.E. | 33 | $15,000 | Patrick McCarthy | $6,010 | $15,000 |
| $250 Sunday Night Turbo | 34 | $6,800 | Richard Micewicz | $2,785 | $5,000 |
| $160 Bounty Ladder Shootout | 100 | $11,500 | Vincent Kustera | $2,625 | $10,000 |
| $650 Borgata Forty Bigs | 49 | $25,650 | Brandon Lulov | $9,600 | $20,000 |
| $250 Deep Stack Super Turbo | 48 | $9,600 | Richard Micewicz | $3,100 | $5,000 |
| $1,100 Deep Stack Semi-Turbo One Day | 55 | $55,000 | Brandon Lulov | $19,510 | $35,000 |
| $250 Triple Green Chip Bounty | 45 | $9,000 | Namit Patel | $2,100 | $5,000 |
| $250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly | 30 | $6,000 | Namit Patel | $2,160 | $5,000 |
The payout structure has been confirmed for the $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty.
The eventual champion will take home $27,650, while every player who made it to Day 2 was guaranteed at least $660.
The mystery bounty prizes will mirror the regular payout structure. That means the biggest bounty available is also worth $27,650, with bounty values matching each payout tier all the way down to the minimum $660 bounty.
Namit Patel is making the most of a busy week at the Borgata Summer Poker Open.
After taking down Wednesday night's $250 Triple Green Chip Bounty, Patel returned on Thursday to win the $250 Monster Stack Super Turbo, defeating a 30-entry field for another title.
Patel earned $2,160 after striking a heads-up deal with Michael Krop, who collected $2,100 as the runner-up. Jeffrey Perzan finished third for $1,020, while Richard Micewicz had another deep run to his series with a fourth-place finish worth $720. Micewicz had already claimed two nightly event titles earlier in the festival.
Patel's run at Borgata isn't over yet, either. After his latest victory, he will be returning to the tables on Friday for Day 2 of the $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty, where he is among the 76 players guaranteed a payday.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namit Patel | $2,160* |
| 2 | Michael Krop | $2,100* |
| 3 | Jeffrey Perzan | $1,020 |
| 4 | Richard Micewicz | $720 |
*Denotes a heads-up deal.
