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The 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open in Atlantic City delivered plenty of memorable moments, with PokerNews on-site to cover the action. The series featured the $2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship, which drew 565 entries for a $1,356,000 prize pool, along with the $600 Deep Stack Kick Off, which attracted 2,390 players and a $1,242,800 prize pool.
In the Deep Stack Kick Off, a full-house cooler unfolded between Jamie Carmen and Robert Hwang. Carmen’s 3♦3♦ full house was no match for Hwang’s 10♣10♦, which improved to a bigger boat on the river to claim a massive pot.
Later in the same event, Coleem Chestnut stunned Christopher Steinberg with a river two-pair after moving all in with just 5♣2♠. Steinberg, holding J♥10♥, had made a strong call with second pair but was eliminated when the 5♦ river completed Chestnut’s improbable hand.
The Championship event’s stone bubble burst dramatically when Drew O’Connell’s K♠K♦ held against Lewis Esposito’s Q♠Q♣ after Esposito shoved from the hijack and O’Connell reraised from the button.
Deeper in the Championship, Carlos Chadha eliminated veteran pro Bin Weng in 11th place, flushing out Weng’s 4♦4♣ with a nut flush from K♠J♠ during a tense river battle worth $18,150 to Weng.
Chadha also outplayed Nicholas Verderamo in a huge bluff, extracting a fold with just 6♣3♠ after a series of aggressive bets forced Verderamo to release A♠6♠ on the river.
