There are two big live tournaments running in the U.S. this month, and both of them are being held in Atlantic City, NJ. The Borgata Poker Open and the US Poker Championships are tow big draws worth checking out if you're near the US east coast this month.
Borgata Poker Open
The Borgata Poker Open is the fourth stop on this season's World Poker Tour schedule. Held at what Doyle Brunson once called 'by far the classiest place I’ve been in Atlantic City,' the Borgata Poker Open draws all the big names in poker. Professional players like Phil Ivey and Cyndy Violette, who cut their teeth in Atlantic City casinos, get the chance to play for big stakes on home turf. The rest of the big names come for the $1 million first prize. Last year's championship event drew 302 players for a total prize pool topping $3 million, 3 times larger than the first year the tournament was held, and this year's main tournament is sure to be just as big.
While the WPT final table might be the reason people know the Borgata Poker Open, the tournament isn't just for professionals with bankrolls in the millions - there's a full schedule of super satellites and other tournaments running for a week and a half at the multi-billion dollar casino. The daily events all have reasonable blind structures, and even the lowest buy-in events have levels that last for 60 minutes. You'll get plenty of poker for your money if you're playing at the Borgata Poker Open. Here's the full breakdown of the all-no-limit-hold'em tournament schedule at the Borgata this month:
Sept. 5: No-Limit Hold'em, $560 buy-in
Sept. 6: No-Limit Hold'em, $810 buy-in
Sept. 7: Limit Hold'em, $560 buy-in
Sept. 8: No-Limit Hold'em, $1,080 buy-in
Sept. 9: No-Limit Hold'em, $1,600 buy-in
Sept. 10: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em, $300 buy-in
Sept. 11: Seven-Card Stud, $560 buy-in
Sept. 12: No-Limit Hold'em, $2,650 buy-in
Sept. 13: No-Limit Hold'em, $5,200 buy-in
Sept. 14: Super Satellite Day
Sept. 15-19: WPT Championship, $10,000 buy-in
Sept. 16: No-Limit Hold'em, $1,080 buy-in
Sept. 17: No-Limit Hold'em, $810 buy-in
Sept. 18: No-Limit Hold'em, $560
Event | Date | Game | Buy-in |
1 | 9/19 | Limit Hold'em | $300+40 |
2 | 9/20 | Seven Card Stud | $300+40 |
3 | 9/21 | Omaha Hi-Lo | $300+40 |
4 | 9/22 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | $300+40 |
5 | 9/23 | No-Limit Hold'em | $300+40 |
6 | 9/24 | No-Limit Hold'em | $500+50 |
7 | 9/25 | Limit Hold'em | $500+50 |
8 | 9/26 | Seven Card Stud | $500+50 |
9 | 9/27 | No-Limit Hold'em | $500+50 |
10 | 9/28 | No-Limit Hold'em | $300+40 |
11 | 9/29 | No-Limit Hold'em | $300+40 |
12 | 9/30 | No-Limit Hold'em | $500+50 |
13 | 10/1 | No-Limit Hold'em | $1,000+75 |
14 | 10/2 | Seven Card Stud | $2,500+100 |
15 | 10/3 | Super Satellite | $500+50 |
16 | 10/4 - 10/8 | Main Event | $9,700+300 |
17 | 10/5 | Seven Card Stud | $300+40 |
18 | 10/6 | No-Limit Hold'em | $300+40 |
19 | 10/7 | No-Limit Hold'em | $500+50 |
Players interested in room reservations can call 1-800-727-6537. More information on the US Poker Championships is available at the Taj Mahal website.
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