Schedule Released for 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
The schedule for the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open has been released. The 23-event series will take place at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. from Jan. 14-31 of next year.
The annual poker festival kicks off with a $550 no-limit hold'em reentry event on Jan. 14 that includes a massive $2 million guaranteed prize pool. That's just one of many tournaments on the schedule tagged with a guarantee of at least $100,000.
The series will be highlighted by the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship from Jan. 26-31. The tournament features three starting flights and a $3 million guaranteed prize pool. Earlier this year, Andy Hwang took down the 2013 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Open Championship for $730,053. Hwang outlasted a field of 1,042 including a final table that featured eventual WPT Player of the Year Matt Salsberg (sixth place).
Here’s a complete look at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open schedule:
| Event | Dates | Tournament | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan. 14-17 | Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($2M GTD) | $500+$50 |
| 2 | Jan. 16 | Black Chip Bounty NLHE | $350+$50+$100 |
| 3 | Jan 17-18 | Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $500+$50 |
| 4 | Jan. 17 | PLO H/L 8B | $450+$50 |
| 5 | Jan. 18 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($100K GTD) | $350+$50 |
| 6 | Jan. 18-19 | H.O.R.S.E. | $450+$50 |
| 7 | Jan. 19 | Seniors (50+) NLHE | $300+$40 |
| 8 | Jan. 19-21 | Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($250K GTD) | $350+50 |
| 9 | Jan. 19 | Ladies Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $260+$40 |
| 10 | Jan. 21-22 | Deepest Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $400+$50 |
| 11 | Jan. 21 | Big Stack PLO Re-Entry | $400+$50 |
| 12 | Jan. 22 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $260+$40 |
| 13 | Jan. 23 | Deep Stack NLHE Bounty Re-Entry | $350+$50+$100 |
| 14 | Jan. 23-24 | NLHE Heads-Up | $1,500+$150 |
| 15 | Jan. 24-25 | Six-Max NLHE Re-Entry ($200K GTD) | $1,000+$90 |
| 16 | Jan. 24 | Deep Stack PLO Re-Entry | $450+$50 |
| 17 | Jan. 25 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $350+$50 |
| 18 | Jan. 25 | Omaha H/L 8B Semi Turbo | $500+60 |
| 19 | Jan. 26-31 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship ($3M GTD) | $3,300+$200 |
| 20 | Jan. 28 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $350+$50 |
| 21 | Jan. 29 | Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $200+$30 |
| 22 | Jan. 30 | NLHE Black Chip Bounty Re-Entry | $200+$30+$100 |
| 23 | Jan. 31 | Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $200+30 |
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