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Paul Volpe has claimed another major title at his home casino, winning the $5,300 Big, Big Championship at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa for $492,415. The event drew 519 entries, generating a $3,000,000 prize pool, and concluded after 11 hours of final-table play spanning three days.
The victory marks Volpe’s tenth Borgata main event final table over the past 15 years and his largest cash at the property, pushing his lifetime main event earnings there above $1.5 million. Volpe credited the venue’s proximity to his home for his long history of success in the series.
Volpe’s road to the title included several key eliminations. He knocked out Sead Duraku in ninth place with jacks over aces, then sent Julian Altieri out eighth after Altieri’s king-queen suited failed against Volpe’s ace-king. Later, a river flush against Sanat Mehrotra’s ace-king vaulted Volpe into the chip lead heading into the final stretch.
Notable names to fall along the way included 2017 WSOP Main Event champion Scott Blumstein, who finished sixth for $97,865, and Borgata commentator David Kinane, who placed seventh for $79,100.
Heads-up play saw Volpe face Frank Lagodich, with the pair agreeing to an ICM deal before the final hand. Volpe secured the trophy and top prize, while Lagodich earned $420,000 as runner-up.
Volpe, who has over $10 million in live tournament earnings and excels across multiple poker variants, said he plans to scale back travel to spend time with his nine-month-old daughter, with his next outing likely coming in December at the Wynn.
