World Poker Tour Confirms Removal of January Borgata Stop
The World Poker Tour has confirmed that the Borgata Poker Open, originally scheduled for late January of 2009, is no longer part of the WPT's Season Seven schedule. Reports of the Borgata event being removed from the WPT schedule began to surface more than two weeks ago, but the Borgata stop remained on the WPT schedule of events until being recently being removed and confirmed by the WPT.
Also confirmed is that the Borgata will run a replacement event during the 2009 Borgata Winter Poker Open, with that series' schedule still being finalized. While guarantees and dates are still being finalized, the latest schedule calls for a $3,000+200, four-day event beginning on Jan. 25, 2009, with a probable $500,000 guarantee.
The WPT also announced several other revisions to the remainder of its Season Seven schedule. Currently underway, the remaining stops on this season's tour are as follows:
Dec. 13-19, 2008 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan. 14-17, 2009 Southern Poker Championship
Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi
Feb. 21-26, 2009 LA Poker Classic
Commerce Casino, Commerce, California
Feb. 28 – Mar. 2, 2009 WPT Celebrity Invitational
Commerce Casino, Commerce, California
Mar. 16-20, 2009 Bay 101 Shooting Star
Bay 101, San Jose, California
Apr. 4-9, 2009 Foxwoods Poker Classic
Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Apr. 18-25, 2009 WPT World Championship
Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
