Welcome to Day 1a of the Borgata Fall Poker Open $2,700 Championship

The flagship tournament of the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open, the $1 Million Guaranteed $2,700 Championship NLH event, is set to kick off today at 12 noon with the first of three starting flights. This is a little different this year — for the first time since the inception of the Fall Poker Open, there will be three staring flights instead of two and action will begin on Saturday with the first of those three flights. Also, since we don't have the Thanksgiving holiday in the way, the event will run four days instead of three with the Live Streamed final table on Thursday, November 21st, at 2 p.m.

Here's the complete daily schedule for the Championship:
Flight A - 12 noon Saturday, November 16th
Flight B - 11 a.m. Sunday, November 17th
Flight C - 11 a.m. Monday, November 18th
Day 2 - 12 noon Tuesday, November 19th
Day 3 - 12 noon Wednesday, November 20th
Day 4 - 2 p.m. Thursday, November 21th

Players start with 40,000 in tournament chips and late registration and re-entries will remain open through the break at the end of Level 10. Levels 1-10 are 60 minutes each, while Levels 11-16 will last 75 minutes. Days 3 and 4 will see the levels go up to 90 minutes. All Day 1 flights will play a total of eight levels, which means registration remains open two levels into Day 2.

This is also a best stack forward event, which means players do not automatically forfeit bagged chips if they play a subsequent flight. Any player who bags more than once will take their biggest stack into Day 2.

Here's a look at the structure for Day 1:

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante
1	100	100	-
2	100	200	-
3	100	200	200
4	200	300	300
5	200	400	400
6	300	500	500
7	300	600	600
8	400	800	800

The Inaugural Fall Poker Open took place in 2011 and the $2,700 Championship with a $1 Million Guarantee has been a regular event every year since.

Here's a look at the past BFPO champions:

Year	Winner	Amount	Entries
2011	Andrew Badecker	$388,657	670
2012	Brock Parker	$372,568	644
2013	Russell Crane	$361,747	625
2014	Stephen Wolansky	$330,887	548
2015	Mike Dentale	$336,331	557
2016	Travis Hartshorn	$302,978	489
2017	Darren Elias	$293,062	473
2018	Wenhao Ying	$200,000*	437

*Indicates Adjusted Payout

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to capture all the action from the Borgata Fall Poker Open $2,700 Championship, so be sure to check back at 12 noon local time when cards are in the air.