Welcome to Day 1 of 2019 BPO Event #2: $340 Omaha High-Low/Stud 8B
The 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) is comprised of 23 events from September 3-20, and today at 3 p.m. Event #2: $340 Omaha High-Low/Stud 8B gets underway. On Day 1, PokerNews will be offering periodic updates here in the blog, while on Day 2 we will offer traditional live coverage as the field plays down to a winner.
Last year, this tournament attracted 107 entries and was won by Ron Winklevoss for $9,726 as a part of a heads-up deal.
Click here for a look at the entire 2019 Borgata Poker Open schedule.
Event #2 Structure
| Level | Game | Ante | Small Blind/Bring In | Big Blind/Complete | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha | - | 50 | 100 | 100-200 |
| Stud | 25 | 25 | 100 | ||
| 2 | Omaha | - | 75 | 150 | 150-300 |
| Stud | 25 | 50 | 150 | ||
| 3 | Omaha | - | 100 | 200 | 200-400 |
| Stud | 50 | 50 | 200 | ||
| 4 | Omaha | - | 125 | 250 | 250-500 |
| Stud | 50 | 50 | 250 | ||
| 5 | Omaha | - | 150 | 300 | 300-600 |
| Stud | 75 | 75 | 150 | ||
| 6 | Omaha | - | 200 | 400 | 400-800 |
| Stud | 100 | 100 | 400 | ||
| 7 | Omaha | - | 250 | 500 | 500-1,000 |
| Stud | 100 | 150 | 500 | ||
| 8 | Omaha | - | 300 | 600 | 600-1,200 |
| Stud | 100 | 200 | 600 | ||
| 9 | Omaha | - | 400 | 800 | 800-1,600 |
| Stud | 200 | 200 | 800 | ||
| 10 | Omaha | - | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000-2,000 |
| Stud | 200 | 300 | 1,000 |
Don't Miss the WPT BPO Championship
The stop will culminate with the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Championship, a $3,500 buy-in tournament with a $3,000,000 guarantee from September 15-20. Last year, that tournament attracted 1,075 entries and offered up a $3,441,075 prize pool. In the end, it was Erkut Yilmaz besting Timothy Miles to capture the title and $575,112 prize.
It will mark the 17th time the WPT has held the Borgata Poker Open Championship, which dates all the way back to Season II in 2003. Past winners include the late Noli Francisco, Daniel Negreanu, Mark Newhouse, Vivek Rajkumar, Olivier Busquet, Anthony Zinno, and Darren Elias.