For the last decade, the biggest names in poker have made the journey to Atlantic City to play in one of the most prestigious events on the World Poker Tour schedule, WPT Borgata Poker Open. To that end the list of past WPT Champions and final table participants at Borgata contains well-known names like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, David Williams, Carlos Mortensen, Josh Arieh, Kathy Liebert, Dwyte Pilgrim, Roy Winston, Vivek Rajkumar and many more.
This year will be no different as we expect a full slate of big name pros to come out to the $3,500 re-entry WPT Main Event and to enjoy the world-class dining and nightlife that the Borgata has to offer. Poker players who have already confirmed their appearance at this year’s tournament include Season IX Player of the Year Andy Frankenberger, WPT Champions Club member Will “The Thrill” Failla, WPT Season X One to Watch David “Doc” Sands and the below list, all looking to get their name etched onto the prestigious WPT Champions Cup alongside Season X winner Bobby Oboodi, who took home more than $922,000 for his first-place finish
- Andy Frankenberger
- Brian Hastings
- Chris Klodnicki
- Christian Harder
- Dan Buzgon
- Darren Elias
- Hafiz Khan
- Joe Serock
- John Racener
- Jonathan Little
- Joseph Cheong
- Justin Zaki
- Nick Grippo
- Todd Terry
- Matt Affleck
- Christian Harder
- Allen Kessler
- Corey Burbick
- Jamie Kerstetter
- David Williams
- Ryan Eriquezzo
To keep up with the progress of all of these players make sure to tune into WPT Live Updates and the Borgata Poker Blog to follow along as the tournament progresses. You can also keep up with all things Borgata by following them on Twitter or liking them on Facebook: