The World Poker Tour will return to Atlantic City with the Season XVI WPT Borgata Winer Poker Open from Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. The action starts Tuesday, January 16, 2018, and runs through Friday, February 2. The schedule is packed full of 23 events and includes more than $7 million in combined prize pool guarantees across the festival.
$2 Million Guarantee Kicks Things Off
As we’ve come accustomed to, a World Poker Tour series at Borgata kicks off with a bang. This time it’s the $600buy-in Borgata Deepstack Kick-Off No-Limit Hold’em Reentry event that boasts a $2 million guaranteed prize pool. The event has six starting flights, with two taking place across the three days of January 16-18. This event will conclude on Saturday, January 20.
Almighty Stack Brings $1 Million Guarantee
In the middle of the series is the $450 buy-in Borgata Almighty Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry. This tournament kicks off Tuesday, January 23, with the first of five starting flights. The prize pool is guaranteed at $1 million, and the event is scheduled to conclude on Saturday, January 27.
$3 Million Guaranteed Championship
Anchoring the Season XVI WPT Borgata Winer Poker Open is the $3,500 buy-in Championship No-Limit Hold’em event with a whopping $3 million guarantee on the prize pool. Last season, this tournament attracted 1,312 entries and saw Daniel Weinman take the title to the tune of $892,433. Included in Weinman’s win was a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions, which Weinman went on to win for $381,500 and a brand new Audi S5 Coupe.
The Season XVI WPT Borgata Winer Poker Open $3,500 Championship starts Sunday, January 28, for Day 1a. Day 1b takes place Monday, January 29. The event is scheduled to conclude on Friday, February 2, with the final table planned to be streamed live.
Here’s the full Season XVI WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open non-satellite schedule (all times local):
Tuesday, January 16
– 11 a.m. – $600 buy-in Borgata Deepstack Kick-Off No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1a ($1 million guarantee)
– 5 p.m. – $600 buy-in Borgata Deepstack Kick-Off No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1b ($1 million guarantee)
Wednesday, January 17
– 11 a.m. – $600 buy-in Borgata Deepstack Kick-Off No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1c ($1 million guarantee)
– 5 p.m. – $600 buy-in Borgata Deepstack Kick-Off No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1d ($1 million guarantee)
Thursday, January 18
– 10 a.m. – $600 buy-in Borgata Deepstack Kick-Off No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1e ($1 million guarantee)
– 5 p.m. – $600 buy-in Borgata Deepstack Kick-Off No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1f ($1 million guarantee)
Friday, January 19
– 1 p.m. – $500 buy-in Deepstack Black Chip County No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($200,000 guarantee)
– 4 p.m. – $340 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Reentry
Saturday, January 20
– 11 a.m. – $400 buy-in Saturday Series Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($100,000 guarantee)
– 4 p.m. – $560 buy-in Super Survivor No-Limit Hold’em Reentry (approx. 1 in 10 wins $5,000)
Sunday, January 21
– 10 a.m. – $340 buy-in Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Reentry
– 11 a.m. – $300 buy-in Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Reentry
– 12 p.m. – $230 buy-in Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($30,000 guarantee)
– 4 p.m. – $340 buy-in Survivor No-Limit Hold’em Reentry (approx. 1 in 10 wins $3,000)
Monday, January 22
– 10 a.m. – $400 buy-in Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1a ($150,000 guarantee)
– 5 p.m. – $400 buy-in Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1b ($150,000 guarantee)
Tuesday, January 23
– 11 a.m. – $450 buy-in Borgata Almighty Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1a ($1 million guarantee)
– 3 p.m. – $400 buy-in Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Wednesday, January 24
– 10 a.m. – $450 buy-in Borgata Almighty Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1b ($1 million guarantee)
– 4 p.m. – $450 buy-in Borgata Almighty Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1b ($1 million guarantee)
Thursday, January 25
– 10 a.m. – $450 buy-in Borgata Almighty Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1b ($1 million guarantee)
– 4 p.m. – $450 buy-in Borgata Almighty Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry Day 1b ($1 million guarantee)
Friday, January 26
– 1 p.m. – $1,090 buy-in Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($200,000 guarantee)
– 5 p.m. – $560 buy-in Super Survivor No-Limit Hold’em Reentry (approx. 1 in 10 wins $5,000)
Saturday, January 27
– 11 a.m. – $400 buy-in Saturday Series Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($100,000 guarantee)
– 2 p.m. – 1,560 buy-in Super Knockout Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Reentry
– 6:30 p.m. – $220 buy-in Charity Series of Poker No-Limit Hold’em Reentry
Sunday, January 28
– 11 a.m. – $3,500 buy-in WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Day 1a ($3 million guarantee)
Monday, January 29
– 11 a.m. – $3,500 buy-in WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Day 1b ($3 million guarantee)
Tuesday, January 30
– 11 a.m. – $230 buy-in Frenzy No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($50,000 guarantee)
– 12 p.m. – $3,500 buy-in WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Day 2 ($3 million guarantee)
– 4 p.m. – $2,100 buy-in Second Chance Semi-Turbo No-Limit Hold’em Reentry
Wednesday, January 31
– 11 a.m. – $300 buy-in Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($150,000 guarantee)
Thursday, February 1
– 11 a.m. – $230 buy-in Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($50,000 guarantee)
Friday, February 2
– 11 a.m. – $300 buy-in Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em Reentry ($100,000 guarantee)
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