button in SafariWhat's on Today at the Borgata Summer Poker Open
One champion will be crowned and another marquee tournament will get underway today at the Borgata Summer Poker Open powered by BetMGM Poker.
The $650 Super Deep 6-Max returns for Day 2 at 12 p.m., with 65 players back in their seats after four starting flights produced 401 entries. The official prize pool will be announced shortly after cards are in the air, and by the end of the day a new Borgata champion will be lifting the trophy.
Tanupat Punjarojanakul starts atop the leaderboard with 933,000 chips, while Giuseppe Lomuscio, Yuriy Kudrynskyy, Jerick Rickert and Thomas Cannuli round out the top five stacks.
As one headline event reaches its conclusion, another begins. The $500 Borgata Almighty Stackkicks off with Day 1a this morning and Day 1b this evening. It's the first of six starting flights, with PokerNews set to pick up live coverage when Day 2 begins on Sunday of the $750K gtd event.
The $500 O.E. also gets underway this afternoon, while the $1,100 Mad Max (8 Max to 6 Max) headlines the side-event schedule as the highest buy-in tournament of the series to date. Players looking for one last shot at glory can round out the evening in the $250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly.
Today's Schedule
| Time | Tournament | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| 11:15 a.m. | Day 1A – $500 Borgata Almighty Stack | $750,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Day 2 – Super Deep 6-Max | $200,000 |
| 1:15 p.m. | $500 O.E. | $20,000 |
| 1:15 p.m. | $1,100 Mad Max (8 Max to 6 Max) | $25,000 |
| 5:15 p.m. | Day 1B – $500 Borgata Almighty Stack | $750,000 |
| 7:15 p.m. | $250 Monster Stack Turbo Nightly |