At the Big Big Series at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, Andrew Chang has won the $2,200 Kickoff Event.
The Big Big Series has been running at the Borgata since Sunday. The festival is presented in partnership with BetMGM Poker. One of the highlights, the $2,200 NLH Big Big Kickoff, has now been decided. It came with $1,000,000 guaranteed.
456 entries weren’t enough to beat that sum. On the final hand, Andrew Chang ($182,000) held 
and hit the board 
against David Stefanski ($126,375) with 
. That sealed the win for Chang.
2026 Big Big Series by BetMGM Poker
Date: September 13 to 23
Location: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
Events: 14 incl. Satellites
Buy-Ins: $1,100 to $10,200; Satellite from $600
Event #2 – Big, Big Kickoff
Buy-In: $2,200
Entries: 456
Prize Money: $1,000,000 GTD
Final Table Payouts
1st: Andrew Chang (USA), $182,000
2nd: David Stefanski (USA), $126,375
3rd: Namit Patel (USA), $87,725
4th: Dylan Gordon (USA), $58,425
5th: Nick Pupillo (USA), $40,950
6th: Jeremy Becker (USA), $32,625
7th: Matthew Constanzo (USA), $26,425
8th: Dylan Lemery (USA), $22,050
9th: Michael Wang (USA), $18,200
🏆 Andrew Chang bests 456 entries in the @BorgataAC Big Big Series Kick Off event for his best live cash ever. $182,000 and the trophy! @BorgataPoker https://t.co/rhlBtIKbEr
— PokerNews (@PokerNews) September 16, 2026