The 2019 Borgata Poker Open Set to Begin with Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
The 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) will feature 23 events from September 3-20, and today PokerNews begins the first of 18 straight days of live updates starting with Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off.
The tournament features a $1,000,000 guarantee and will hold six starting flights. Today, Day 1a will begin at 11 a.m. local time followed by 1b at 5 p.m. tonight. The tournament does allow for best stack forward, so even if players make it through either of today's flights they can fire any of the additional flights.
| Flight | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Tuesday, September 3 | 11 a.m. |
| Day 1b | Tuesday, September 3 | 5 p.m. |
| Day 1c | Wednesday, September 4 | 11 a.m. |
| Day 1d | Wednesday, September 4 | 5 p.m. |
| Day 1e | Thursday, September 5 | 10 a.m. |
| Day 1f | Thursday, September 5 | 6 p.m. |
| Day 2 | Friday, September 6 | Noon |
| Day 3 | Saturday, September 7 | Noon |
Players will start with 25,000 in chips and late registration and re-entries will be available through Level 12. Levels 1-16 will last 30 minutes each, while Levels 17 and beyond will be 50 minutes each. Day 3 will see levels increase to one hour. The Day 1 flights are scheduled to play until the end of Level 16 or at the tournament director's discretion.
Day 1 Structure
| Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | BBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 minutes | 100 | 100 | - |
| 2 | 30 minutes | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 30 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 30 minutes | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 30 minutes | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 30 minutes | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 7 | 30 minutes | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 30 minutes | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 30 minutes | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 30 minutes | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 30 minutes | 800 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 12 | 30 minutes | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 13 | 30 minutes | 1,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 14 | 30 minutes | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 15 | 30 minutes | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 16 | 30 minutes | 3,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
This tournament has traditionally been one of the biggest on the East Coast as evidenced by last year’s event, which drew 3,106 entries. Justin Leeds won that tournament as part of a four-way deal that saw everyone lock up $170,535 in prize money.
Click here for a look at the entire 2019 Borgata Poker Open schedule.
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.