Welcome to the 2019 BPO Event #20: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty 8-Max Semi-Turbo NLH
The second post-lim trophy event has been modified since 2018's BPO. Last year, this was a Double Black Chip Bounty. This year, that $200 bounty has been kicked up to $500 (Purple Chip). It is played eight-handed, giving players some room to spread out.
Players get 25,000 tournament chips to start and all levels are 20 minutes long (Semi-Turbo). Late registration and unlimited re-entries are possible until the start of level 11 (at least 6:50pm).
The 18th trophy event of the 2019 BPO gets underway at 3 p.m. This is a one-day event, so they’ll play until a winner is determined.
Although slightly different than last year, it's close enough that we'll call James Mackey our defending champion. He won Event 20 last year, besting a field of 118 entrants to collect $33,766 and his first Borgata Open trophy. He's still in the Championship event, so it remains to be seen if he will be available to defend his title.
Here's a look at the structure:
| Level | Big Blind Ante | Blinds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 100-100 |
| 2 | 100 | 100-100 |
| 3 | 200 | 100-200 |
| 4 | 300 | 200-300 |
| 5 | 400 | 200-400 |
| 6 | 500 | 300-500 |
| 7 | 600 | 300-600 |
| 8 | 800 | 400-800 |
| 9 | 1,000 | 500-1,000 |
| 10 | 1,200 | 600-1,200 |
| 11 | 1,500 | 800-1,500 |
| 12 | 2,000 | 1,000-2,000 |
| 13 | 2,500 | 1,500-2,500 |
| 14 | 3,000 | 1,500-3,000 |
| 15 | 4,000 | 2,000-4,000 |
| 16 | 5,000 | 3,000-5,000 |
| 17 | 6,000 | 3,000-6,000 |
| 18 | 8,000 | 4,000-8,000 |
| 19 | 10,000 | 5,000-10,000 |
| 20 | 12,000 | 6,000-12,000 |
| 21 | 15,000 | 8,000-15,000 |
| 22 | 20,000 | 10,000-20,000 |
| 23 | 25,000 | 15,000-25,000 |