The Borgata Winter Poker Open —one of New Jersey's most prestigious live tournament series is in full swing at the Borgata Hotel and Spa in Atlantic City. The series kicked off on January 15 and more than $7 million is guaranteed across 23 primary tournaments.
- Well, the Borgata Poker Room and BorgataPoker.com has added an extra incentive for players to arrive early, as there are two live qualifiers to be held on Monday January 12th, for two of the biggest WPO events of the series, the $2,000,000 GTD opening Event 1 and the Winter Poker Open WPT Championship, as well as additional online qualifiers.
- Event 18 day 2 wpt borgata poker open championship re-entry $3,000,000 gtd event 20 purple chip bounty eight max semi-turbo nlh re-entry event 21 deep stack nlh reentry $100,000 gtd event 18 day 3 wpt borgata poker open championship re-entry $3,000,000 gtd event 22 deeper stack nlh reentry $40,000 gtd event 18 day 4 wpt borgata.
There is plenty of action still remaining as ten more tournaments are scheduled to take place during the next seven days. The main attraction at the stop is, of course, the Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship boasting $3 million guarantee.
15-time bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth is expected to play in the Championship event, according to his tweet.
I'm seriously considering playing @WPT@BorgataAC, Day 1a Sunday. Pros: I get to play in a WPT! Cons: long flight (… https://t.co/fpk0jCcrij— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) January 24, 2019
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First-Ever Televised Final Table
The $3500 buy-in Championship event will be a part of the 17th season of World Poker Tour (WPT) and its second stop this year. The not-to-be-missed event will be played from January 27 to January 31 until there are six players remaining.
For the first time, the Final Table will see a change in location as the tournament will be shifted to Las Vegas where the event will be televised at HyperX Esports Arena at Luxor Hotel. The venue has hosted Esports tournaments in the past but has now also become the setting for televised poker final tables.
The Final Table will be played on March 13 and will be televised on Fox Sports Regional Networks. The decision comes as a part of WPT's plan to film several final tables of its tour simultaneously at the new venue. On March 12, the venue will host the Final Table of the $10,000 buy-in WPT Gardens Poker Championship.
WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Structure
The WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship kicks off on Sunday with its first of two starting flights. Day 1A starts at 11 AM local time on January 27 and Day 1B on Monday, also at 11 AM. Players can re-enter as many times they want up to Level 10 for both starting flights. Players will have the opportunity to play in both Day 1 flights, with the option to carry their best stack forward into Day 2 which will begin after Level 8 on Tuesday, January 29 at 12 PM.
Players will receive 40,000 starting stack (400 bb) and once again the tournament will utilize the increasingly popular Big Blind Ante format. A 30-second shot clock (also called an action clock) will also be implemented when the tournament is one table away from the money.
Levels 1 to 10 will last for sixty minutes after which the levels will increase to seventy-five minutes through Level 16. Levels will last ninety minutes on Days 3 and 4, and Day 5 will follow the WPT structure. 3% will be deducted from the total prize pool for dealer tip and $15,000 will be taken away from first place prize winnings as it will be added into WPT Tournament of Champions event.
Last year, the Championship event drew 1244 total entries to smash its $3 million guarantee by almost $1 million. Eric Afriat from Canada finished in first place and took home over $650,000.
Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT History
| Year | GTD | Entries | Total Prize Pool | Winner | Winning Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $3M | 989 | $3,165,789 | Aaron Mermelstein | $712,305 |
| 2016 | $3M | 1171 | $3,748,371 | Chris Leong | $816,246 |
| 2017 | $3M | 1312 | $4,199,712 | Daniel Weinman | $892,433 |
| 2018 | $3M | 1244 | $3,967,000 | Eric Afriat | $651,928 |
Online Qualifiers Still Running
There are still plenty of chances to satellite way in the WPT Borgata Championship Event for players with a bankroll not large enough to afford the $3500 buy-in.
BorgataPoker.com has scheduled four $5 buy-in qualifiers at 14:30, 17:30, 20:30, 22:30 EST on January 25 and 26. Each of these qualifiers guarantees two seats into $45 buy-in Championship Qualifier. The $45 buy-in Qualifier also runs on January 25 and 26 at 19:30 EST time slot. These qualifiers guarantees a seat into the $400 buy-in Super Satellite that runs on January 26 and January 27 at 19:40 EST. Both the Super Satellites guarantee one seat to the $3500 buy-in event.
Many qualifiers are also running on-site with buy-ins starting from $400.
Highlights of the Ongoing Borgata Winter Poker Open 2019
The premier tournament series got off to a great start as the $600 buy-in Deepstack Kickoff event drew an overwhelming turnout of 5130 entries to smash its $2 million guarantee by almost 40%. Pascal Zaklama from Norwalk, Connecticut topped the field to clinch the title and $328,695 in prize money after agreeing on a three-way deal with a player who wished to remain anonymous, also banking an equal payday and with third-place finisher Vladimir Alexandrov who took home $216,000.
Event #2 Deepstack Black Chip Bounty NLH saw 1073 entries amassing a prize pool of $375,550. Frank Brannan from Brooklyn, New York took down the event for $50,000 payday. Event #4 Saturday Series Deepstack gathered 668 entries and creating $233,800 prize pool. Michael Collette from New Jersey emerged victorious to take home little over $28,000.
The $1 million guaranteed Almighty is currently underway with the day 2 to resume on Friday. Across its five starting flights, the tournament attracted a huge 3508 turnout and exceeding its original guarantee to close to $1.4 million. Approximately 300 players will move on to Day 2.
In total, the series has generated more than $5 million in prize pools. Along with the $3 million guaranteed WPT Championship event, Borgata will be hosting another ten events in the next few days.
Daniel Buzgon Joins Borgata Poker Team
Just ahead of the start of the Borgata series, American poker professional Daniel Buzgon joined the Borgata poker team as their official ambassador. He now joins the likes of Katie Stone, Vinny Pahuja, Asher Conniff, and Michael 'Gags30' Gagliano.
Buzgon has earned $2 million in live tournament earnings with his best live cash coming in the year 2011 when he finished third in Borgata Poker Open earning $335,433. In 2015, he outlasted a field of 2882 entries for $194,509 and two years later, he finished first place in a $400 buy-in tournament to take home over $150,000, both the wins coming at the Borgata series.
Proud to announce that I have joined the @borgatapoker team. Borgata has felt like a second home to me for over a d… https://t.co/52qr8LePF1— Daniel Buzgon (@DBuzgon) January 15, 2019
WORLD POKER TOUR® ANNOUNCES WPT® ONLINE BORGATA SERIES POWERED BY PARTYPOKER US NETWORK
Los Angeles, CA (August 25, 2020) – The World Poker Tour® is, once again, partnering with the partypoker US Network to bring the WPT® Online brand back to New Jersey for the first-ever WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network. This tournament series comes on the heels of a record-breaking event on the partypoker US Network in June when the first WPT Online Poker Open took place.
The WPT Online Borgata Series features more than $275,000 in preliminary and post-lim event guarantees that will take place from September 13-September 21. The event series is highlighted by the $1,060 buy-in WPT Online Borgata Series Main Event on September 20, which will feature a live-streamed final table on September 21.
The festival showcases three of poker's premier brands – WPT, partypoker US Network, and Borgata Poker Open – all in a single series to bring the best of WPT and Borgata Poker Open live events to homes across New Jersey.
The series kick-off event on September 13 will be a Sunday $100,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold'em event with a $215 buy-in. Among the highlights of the WPT Online Borgata Series include a $535 Heads Up event on September 19. The event is capped at 32 players. As a special bonus, players that register by Wednesday, September 16 will receive their $35 registration fee back after participating in the event. In addition, the series offers the popular Progressive Knockout Bounty tournaments.
As is customary with partypoker US Network, players may qualify into the $1,060 WPT Online Borgata Series main event for as little as $5. Each day there are $5 qualifiers into $45 and $215 satellites to provide low investment options into the $1,060 main event.
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Players may also phase into the $1,060 main event for $109. A phase differs from a satellite as follows: satellite winners are entered into the target event with that event's starting chip stack; whereas Phase 1 remaining players are entered into the target event with the chip stack at the end of the Phase 1 tournament.
Full tilt poker reviews consumer reports. Players may participate in the series through either BorgataPoker.com, BetMGMPoker.com or NJ.PartyPoker.com, and must physically be in New Jersey to register and play in the series.
'WPT and partypoker US Network have created a unique festival for players of all bankrolls across New Jersey to compete in a weeklong series that combines the best of the live and online realm,' said Angelica Hael, VP of Global Tour Management for the World Poker Tour.
WPT Executive Tour Director, Matt Savage added, 'Live tournament series at Borgata have been a staple of New Jersey poker for many years and the WPT has worked alongside the partypoker US Network team to bring the best assets of the live product into this online series including WPT-level structures, quality side events, and satellites for the main event.'
'partypoker US Network continues to identify opportunities to provide the best online poker experience for our players. We are proud to expand our relationship with the World Poker Tour and provide players across New Jersey with another state-of-the-art offering,' said Ray Stefanelli, Director of Poker for partypoker US Network. 'The WPT Online Borgata Series combines the live prestige of the WPT and Borgata to the online poker community across the partypoker US Network.'
For more information about the WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network, and for details on how to sign up for the tournament visit www.WPT.com.
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