The experiment that was the Borgata Poker Open Main Championship has come to close with Frenchman Oliver Busquet walking away with the coveted title, and around $925,000. Busquet went into the final table with a commanding chip lead (nearly 2-to-1 on his nearest competitor) and was able toRead Full Article

When officials announced the buy-in for the WPT Borgata Main Event had been reduced from $10,000 to $3,500 they knew attendance would be up. What they weren’t banking on was seeing a field of 1,018 players vying for the coveted WPT title. With 1,012 of those players nowRead Full Article

When the dust settled it appears the organizers of the Borgata Poker Open made a great decision by dropping the buy-in for the Main Event (a WPT Championship tournament) from $10,000 to $3,500. When the final tally came in on day 1b, a whopping 1,018 had entered theRead Full Article

Tournament officials for the Borgata Poker Open took a calculated risk by dropping the entrants-fee from $10,000 to $3,500, and guaranteeing a $2 million prize-pool. And after day 1a the results the verdict would be: So far so good for the organizers of the Borgata Poker Open. DayRead Full Article

The Philadelphia Daily News ran a story today on a couple of changes at the Borgata Poker Open. The paper stated the buy-in for the Main Event (a WPT tournament) would be set at $3,500 with a guaranteed prize-pool of $2 million. While online poker players may beRead Full Article