We have been handed a press release from the Borgata staff regarding Event 1 ($560 NLHE Re-Entry, $2 Million Guarantee), which was suspended yesterday pending an investigation into the suspected use of counterfeit T5000 chips. Below is the text from that announcement:
Borgata announced today that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has ordered the cancellation of the first event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open due to a pending investigation.
Thus far, investigators have found that one or more tournament entrants improperly introduced a significant number of counterfeit chips into the tournament, gaining an unfair advantage and compromising the integrity of play for the event.
Tom Ballance, President and Chief Operating Officer of Borgata, said "It is extremely unfortunate that the criminal actions of these individuals can have a detrimental impact on more than 4,000 other entrants. We fully understand and regret the disappointment this cancellation causes our valued customers, and we will work diligently with DGE investigators to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. The integrity of our games and the confidence of our players is of the utmost importance to us."
"We thoroughly verified all remaining chips in our inventory, and are confident in moving forward with our tournament schedule as planned and approved by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement."
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Welcome to the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Today a full day of poker action is scheduled to do down, as the 2014 Winter Poker Open rolls onward. Today's first tournament of the day is Event 5 ($400 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry), and the Borgata has guaranteed a $100,000 prize pool.
At noon local time, Day 2 of Event 3 ($560 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry) is set to resume, with 89 players returning to compete for a $69,808 payaday. Alan Dworetsky leads the way with 478,600, while Abdul Amer is in a distant second with 403,300. Other large stacks include Edgardo Rosario (394,800), Tony Sinishtas (316,500), Stephen Knoble (278,700) and Sung Kim (275,300). Notable players who bagged up include Andy Hwang (261,000), Coleem Chestnut (165,300), Erik Cajelais (156,800), Dan Buzgon (155,400), James Woods (110,900) and Amnon Filippi (46,400).
Finally, Day 1 of Event 6 ($500 H.O.R.S.E) is set to kick off at 1 p.m. local time, so stay tuned throughout the day asPokerNews brings you continuous coverage of all three events live from the floor of the Borgata.
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