Welcome to PokerNews' daily highlights blog for the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open powered by BetMGM Poker.
The action is underway at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, where the East Coast's biggest poker festival runs from July 16-31. The schedule features more than $4 million in guaranteed prize pools across a packed lineup of No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha and mixed-game tournaments.
PokerNews will be on the ground throughout the series, bringing you daily highlights from around the tournament floor, along with live reporting from the festival's biggest events.
Our live coverage includes the $2,700 Summer Poker Open Championship ($1,000,000 GTD) from the very first shuffle on July 26 through to the winner being crowned on July 31, as well as Day 2 and beyond coverage of the $600 Deep Stack Kick Off, $650 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, $650 Super Deep 6-Max, $500 Borgata Almighty Stack and $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty.
The festival got underway yesterday with three satellite events, awarding seats and tournament dollars ahead of the opening flights.
Today's schedule marks the official start of the series, with Day 1A and Day 1B of the $600 Deep Stack Kick Off ($1,000,000 Guaranteed) taking center stage. Players can also take a shot in the $550 $5K Bankroll Builder, while the evening wraps up with the $250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly.
| Date | Time | Day | Buy-In | Tournament | Guarantee |
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| Thu, Jul 16 | 11:15 a.m. | Day 1A | $600 | Deep Stack Kick Off | $1,000,000 |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 3:15 p.m. | — | $550 | $5K Bankroll Builder | $30,000 |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:15 p.m. | Day 1B | $600 | Deep Stack Kick Off | $1,000,000 |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 7:15 p.m. | — | $250 | Monster Stack Turbo Nightly | |
Keep this page bookmarked throughout the festival as we'll be updating it daily with the biggest hands, notable winners, standout performances and everything else happening from the floor at the Borgata Summer Poker Open.
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