Sridhar Sangannagari Wins Borgata’s $500 BetMGM Hybrid for $22,050
Five-ring WSOP Circuit winner converted a patient final-table run into victory after an online Day 1 and live Borgata finish.
- Sridhar Sangannagari won $22,050 and the BetMGM trophy in the Borgata Fall Poker Open hybrid event.
- The $500 tournament drew 202 online Day 1 entrants, paid 29 players and brought seven finalists to Borgata.
- John McDonald earned $16,080 for second place, while Michael Bohmerwald took $11,000 for third.
- Sangannagari used a 4.7 million-chip pot with pocket aces to gain control during heads-up play.
Sridhar Sangannagari won the $500 BetMGM Hybrid No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2026 Borgata Fall Poker Open, collecting $22,050 and the BetMGM trophy. He topped a seven-player final table that completed the tournament’s online-to-live format at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
The event began with an online Day 1 on BetMGM Poker on Nov. 8, drawing 202 entrants against a $100,000 guarantee. Twenty-nine players cashed, while the final seven received travel packages to Borgata for the live conclusion. The streamed final table took about 4½ hours to produce a champion.
Sangannagari began the final table third in chips and picked his spots patiently, according to PokerNews’ tournament coverage. He was already the most accomplished player among the seven finalists, with five WSOP Circuit rings: two won live and three online.
The victory added to a record that includes nearly $1.4 million in live tournament earnings and more than $1.9 million online, according to The Hendon Mob figures cited in the coverage.
John McDonald finished runner-up for $16,080, while Michael Bohmerwald took third for $11,000. Bohmerwald was the only final-tablist with a WSOP bracelet, won online in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty event two years earlier, and he also has four online Circuit rings.
Heads-up, Sangannagari built a decisive advantage with pocket aces. After limping preflop, he made a set against McDonald’s pair of fives to win a 4.7 million-chip pot; McDonald called bets on every street, including a 1.7 million river wager. McDonald later doubled through with a full house against Sangannagari’s flopped flush, but Sangannagari closed it out by calling McDonald’s king-five shove with ace-jack and winning with ace-high.
The Hybrid Championship was one of the live and online events in the Borgata Fall Poker Open, which ran Nov. 4-17 with more than $4 million in advertised guarantees.
Earlier coverage
- BetMGM Poker Posts $6 Million Borgata Series Aug 24, 2026
- Paul Volpe Wins Borgata Big, Big Championship After ICM Deal Sep 24, 2026
