2010 Borgata Poker Open Begins September 8th
On Wednesday, September 8th, the Borgata Poker Open will kick off from Atlantic City. A total of 21 poker tournaments are on tap, including the ,500 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event. Day 1A of the WPT Borgata Poker Open begins on September 18th and the tournament will crown a winner five days later. Two starting days are planned.
Event #1 of the Borgata Poker Open is a 0 buy-in Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament that issues its “Shuffle up and deal” command on September 18th at 11:00am ET. Day 2 of the event will be held the next day starting at Noon ET. Other Borgata Poker Open preliminary events include a ,150 buy-in Heads-Up Double Elimination contest on September 14th and 15th and a ,650 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament on September 16th.
Borgata Senior Vice President of Operations Joe Lupo commented in a press release distributed by the East Coast gaming establishment, “The Borgata Poker Open provides an incredible opportunity for amateurs as well as poker pros to participate in a unique tournament series, unmatched anywhere on the East Coast. With a ,500 buy-in, televised WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship event, and a guaranteed million prize pool, anyone has the chance to take home the trophy, championship money, and become a star.”
Last year, the WPT Borgata Poker Open, which also featured a ,500 buy-in, attracted 1,018 players. Olivier Busquet took down the title and claimed a 5,000 payday after defeating Jeremy Brown heads-up. Busquet, who hails from New York, took second in the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo High Roller event in April for nearly 0,000, falling heads-up to Tobias Reinkemeier.
Rounding out the final table of last year’s WPT Borgata Poker Open were Ivan Mamuzic (third place for 1,955), Yanick Brodeur (fourth place for 6,681), Keith Crowder (fifth place for 8,126), and Kenny Nguyen (sixth place for 6,212). Last year’s prize pool lapped .3 million and this year’s, as Lupo alluded to, is guaranteed to be at least million.
On-site reservations for any of the 21 Borgata Poker Open events will be available on Tuesday. Here’s the full schedule and all times are Eastern:
Event 1: Wednesday, September 8th at 11:00am
0 + Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Event 2: Thursday, September 9th at 11:00am
0 + Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Two Re-Entries)
Event 3: Friday, September 10th at 11:00am
0 + No Limit Hold’em
Event 4: Friday, September 10th at 12:00pm
0 + Pot Limit Omaha High
Event 5: Saturday, September 11th at 11:00am
,000 + No Limit Hold’em
Event 6: Saturday, September 11th at 12:00pm
0 + No Limit Hold’em
Event 7: Sunday, September 12th at 11:00am
0 + Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Event 8: Sunday, September 12th at 12:00pm
0 + Ladies No Limit Hold’em
Event 9: Monday, September 13 11:00am
0 + Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Two Re-Entries)
Event 10: Monday, September 13th at 1:00pm
0 + Omaha High-Low Eight or Better
Event 11: Tuesday, September 14th at 11:00am
,000 + 0 Heads-Up Double Elimination
Event 12: Tuesday, September 14th at 12:00pm
0 + No Limit Hold’em
Event 13: Wednesday, September 15th at 11:00am
0 + 0,000 Guaranteed No Limit Hold’em (Two Re-Entries)
Event 14: Thursday, September 16th at 11:00am
,500 + 0 No Limit Hold’em
Event 15: Thursday, September 16th at 12:00pm
0 + Seniors No Limit Hold’em
Event 16: Friday, September 17th at 11:00am
,000 + Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Event 17: Saturday, September 18th at 11:00am
,300 + 0 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Event
Event 18: Sunday, September 19th at 12:00pm
0 + No Limit Hold’em
Event 19: Monday, September 20th at 12:00pm
0 + No Limit Hold’em
Event 20: Tuesday, September 21st at 12:00pm
0 + No Limit Hold’em
Event 21: Wednesday, September 22nd at 12:00pm
0 + No Limit Hold’em
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