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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 $3,500 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 $400 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 at Noon ET. Other Borgata Poker Open preliminary events include a $2,150 buy-in Heads-Up Double Elimination contest on September 14th and 15th and a $1,650 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 $3,500 buy-in, televised WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship event, and a guaranteed $2 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 $3,500 buy-in, attracted 1,018 players. Olivier Busquet took down the title and claimed a $925,000 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 $800,000, 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 $251,955), Yanick Brodeur (fourth place for $216,681), Keith Crowder (fifth place for $188,126), and Kenny Nguyen (sixth place for $156,212). Last year’s prize pool lapped $3.3 million and this year’s, as Lupo alluded to, is guaranteed to be at least $2 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
$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em

Event 2: Thursday, September 9th at 11:00am
$200 + $30 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Two Re-Entries)

Event 3: Friday, September 10th at 11:00am
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold’em

Event 4: Friday, September 10th at 12:00pm
$350 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha High

Event 5: Saturday, September 11th at 11:00am
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold’em

Event 6: Saturday, September 11th at 12:00pm
$250 + $30 No Limit Hold’em

Event 7: Sunday, September 12th at 11:00am
$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em

Event 8: Sunday, September 12th at 12:00pm
$200 + $30 Ladies No Limit Hold’em

Event 9: Monday, September 13 11:00am
$350 + $50 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Two Re-Entries)

Event 10: Monday, September 13th at 1:00pm
$350 + $50 Omaha High-Low Eight or Better

Event 11: Tuesday, September 14th at 11:00am
$2,000 + $150 Heads-Up Double Elimination

Event 12: Tuesday, September 14th at 12:00pm
$300 + $50 No Limit Hold’em

Event 13: Wednesday, September 15th at 11:00am
$170 + $30 $100,000 Guaranteed No Limit Hold’em (Two Re-Entries)

Event 14: Thursday, September 16th at 11:00am
$1,500 + $150 No Limit Hold’em

Event 15: Thursday, September 16th at 12:00pm
$300 + $50 Seniors No Limit Hold’em

Event 16: Friday, September 17th at 11:00am
$1,000 + $90 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em

Event 17: Saturday, September 18th at 11:00am
$3,300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Event

Event 18: Sunday, September 19th at 12:00pm
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold’em

Event 19: Monday, September 20th at 12:00pm
$350 + $50 No Limit Hold’em

Event 20: Tuesday, September 21st at 12:00pm
$300 + $50 No Limit Hold’em

Event 21: Wednesday, September 22nd at 12:00pm
$200 + $30 No Limit Hold’em

2 Comments

  1. Gary Rosenzweig says:

    When is super satelite day?

  2. Dan Cypra says:

    Gary,

    Here’s a list of the super satellites:
    http://www.theborgata.com/assets/pdf/poker/2010_sept_bpo_sat_schedule.pdf

    Thanks for reading.
    – Dan Cypra

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