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Mark Aridgides Holds Big Lead, Brandon Mueller in Second Place For Day 2 of the $650 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Mark Aridgides takes a commanding chip lead into Day 2 of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open $650 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship as 25 players return to battle for the trophy at noon local time.
The Vermont native, whose PLO resume includes a fifth-place finish in the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event at last year’s WSOP, enters Day 2 with 1,205,000, nearly double his closest challenger. Brandon Mueller, who already made a deep run in the $600 Deep Stack Kick Off earlier this festival, is in second place with 668,000. Piotr Sowinski rounds out the podium with 584,000. Big O champion Danny Chang (295,000) is also among the players returning for Day 2.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Aridgides | United States | 1,205,000 |
| 2 | Brandon Mueller | United States | 668,000 |
| 3 | Piotr Sowinski | Poland | 584,000 |
| 4 | Mario Damiao | United States | 527,000 |
| 5 | Terence Beaman | United States | 493,000 |
| 6 | Blake Vogdes | United States | 473,000 |
| 7 | Joseph Arena | 405,000 | |
| 8 | Marc Geissel | United States | 356,000 |
| 9 | Elan Chabi | United States | 354,000 |
| 10 | James Hundt | United States | 298,000 |
The action picks up with 26 minutes remaining in Level 16 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. All subsequent levels will be 40 minutes long. Play is scheduled to go down to a champion today.
Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $24,575 | 8 | $3,350 |
| 2 | $17,025 | 9 | $2,825 |
| 3 | $11,875 | 10-11 | $2,385 |
| 4 | $8,075 | 12-15 | $2,045 |
| 5 | $5,925 | 16-23 | $1,725 |
| 6 | $4,855 | 24-25 | $1,525 |
| 7 | $3,985 |
The event drew 197 total entries, building a prize pool of $112,290. The remaining players are already in the money, and the champion will take home $24,575.
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