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$600 Deep Stack Kick Off
Day 1ef Completed
2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open
$600 Deep Stack Kick Off
Day: 1ef
Players Left 6 / 2,390
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The final two starting flights of the $600 Deep Stack Kick Off ($1,000,000 Guaranteed) are in the books, bringing the tournament to 2,390 entries and generating a $1,242,800 prize pool.
Day 1e drew 783 entries, with 98 players making the money and 61 advancing to Day 2. Michael Cucciniello led the flight with 962,000, followed by Chadd Beatty (947,000) and Paul Marzarella (857,000).
The evening Day 1f added 391 entries, with 49 players cashing and 32 survivors bagging chips. Jinsuk Kim topped the flight with 1,263,000, ahead of Matthew Costanzo (832,000) and Vasilios Hrisafinis (642,000).
Day 1ef Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jinsuk Kim | United States | 1,263,000 |
| 2 | Michael Cucciniello | 962,000 | |
| 3 | Chadd Beatty | United States | 947,000 |
| 4 | Paul Marzarella | United States | 857,000 |
| 5 | Matthew Costanzo | United States | 832,000 |
| 6 | Maxwell Hussin | 810,000 | |
| 7 | Richard Rossetti | United States | 762,000 |
| 8 | Salvatore Valenti | United States | 715,000 |
| 9 | Bin Weng | United States | 696,000 |
| 10 | Robert Hwang | United States | 665,000 |
In total, 191 players advanced from the six starting flights. William Shaw and Craig Gould were the only players to bag twice and will return with their larger stacks for Day 2.
The surviving field returns on Sunday, where PokerNews' official live reporting begins as the tournament plays down to the final table of nine. Monday's finale will crown the first major champion of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open.
$600 Deep Stack Kick Off
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