Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa announced the details of its 12th annual Borgata Poker Open series, starting with a $2 million guaranteed Big Stack No Limit Holdham live streaming event on Tuesday, Sept. 2, followed by the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Championship, which airs on TV from Sept. 14-19. A $3 million prize is guaranteed for the $3,500 Purchase Championship No Limit Holdham event.
For the first time in Borgata poker history, the tournament will offer two live streaming broadcasts through Borgata's YouTube channel. The final table contestants of the opening event with a $2 million guarantee and those participating in event 10; the $1 million guaranteed Big Stack Unlimited Holdum repeaters will compete live in Borgata with a feed that captures all the action for a global audience to see. 바다이야기
"We are very excited to introduce two live streaming events to our players as we continue to advance and improve our poker program," said Joe Lupo, senior vice president of Borgata operations. "The emergence of our streaming initiatives combined with guaranteed prize money of over $6.6 million will undoubtedly create another hugely successful Borgata Poker Open."
Featured The WPT Bogata Poker Open Championship experienced some of the biggest fields in world poker tour history (1,189 in 2013, 1,181 in 2012 and 1,313 in 2011). Past champions include Benjamin Hamnett, Bobby Oboudi, Dwite Pilgrim, Olivier Buske, Vivek Rajkumar, Roy Winston, Mark Newhouse, Al Ardevillei, Daniel Negrianu and Noli Francisco. The tournament is the first of four WPT matches televised in Bogata during season 13, and will be filmed from day one to the final table and televised on FOX Sports Net.
In addition to the championship, this year's 18-day series offers a variety of exciting events, including Deep Stacks, Six Max, Bounty, Head Up, Fort Limit Omaha, Omaha, and Hose, along with the $25,000 Guaranteed Bogata Ladies Championship and the 1st Mike Cica Memorial Senior (50+) event. On Saturday, Sept. 13, Bogata will host a special charity series poker tournament that delivers proceeds to the South Jersey Food Bank and the Habitat for Humanity Atlantic County Chapter.
Borgata's online poker site BorgataPoker.com will complement the upcoming tournament series by giving players the opportunity to compete for seats in the $2 million opening guarantee event. Starting on August 24 and running until August 31, Event #1 will be provided with a night satellite that guarantees at least two seats.