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Borgata Open Full Schedule

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The full schedule for the Borgata Open (Sept. 3-20) is now set, including secondary tournaments, qualifiers and structures for all main events.

The Main Event Schedule includes $6.3 Million in guaranteed prize pools spread over nine of the 25 main events. That's right, $6.3 Million.

The two big tournaments include the Open's first event, a $2 Million guaranteed, $500 + $60 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em which starts Sept. 3 (Day 1B is Sept. 4).

Last year's opening event drew 3,705 entries and with the setting of this guarantee, we're confident a new record will be reached.

Online reservations, which are always a good idea for the opening event of any Borgata Open, begin Aug. 5.

The Biggest guarantee is for the $3,300 + $200,  $3 Million guranteed Borgata Open Championship (Sept. 15-20), a World Poker Tour Event.

Also now open is the chance to win a seat to the Open Championship in our special drawing by entering here.

On the Borgata Open full schedule, which includes the evening tournaments at the open, there are another 30 tournaments, including bounty tournaments, survivor tournaments and qualifiers for the Open Championship (qualifiers start Sept. 13).

All in all, that's 55 tournaments in 18 days.

Nobody on the East Coast tops the Borgata Poker Open.

Saturday Series, Mini-Series Weekend

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The Borgata Saturday Series returns this weekend, Aug. 3, with another $100,000 guaranteed, $350 + $50 No limit tournament.

The Saturday Series events are held in months that do not feature one of Borgata's five seasonal Poker Opens (next up, The Borgata Poker Open, Sept. 3-20).

The Saturday Series events are  a favorite among grinders, attracting 697 entries for the July Saturday Series event and a $243,000.

On Sunday, Aug. 4, Borgata presents a Mini-Series event. The tournament features a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool with a multi-starting day format.

The series starts with four opening sessions, Sunday through Wednesday (Aug. 4-7) with a Day 2 on Thursday, Aug. 8.  Players may play in any (or all) of the starting days.  In a new twist for Borgata, players may pick their best starting stack for Day 2.

In addition to the prize pool, Borgata is providing the winner with a $3,500 entry into the WPT Borgata Open Championship, September 15-20, along with the first place money. Also, Borgata is providing $1,000 bonuses to be paid to each opening day's chip leader for Day 1A, Day 1B and Day 1C.

Online reservations for both tournaments are open.

And while July Bonus Comp Dollars end today, July 31, our Leaderboard promotion continues through August. Play daily tournaments through the end of August and win points based on finish, total events entered and the tournament buy-ins.

Borgata Tournament Leaderboard prizes:

1 - 5: $3500 entry into $3 Million Guaranteed televised WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship (redeem September 15-16, 2013)

6 -15: $560 entry into $2 Million Guaranteed Borgata Poker Open kick-off event (redeem September 3-4, 2013)

Borgata Weekend Update and August Bonus Comp Dollars

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What does Borgata do after running two, count 'em two, successful Bonus Comp Dollar promotions in July?

Run another one in August.

Starting Aug. 16, play a minimum of 30 hours from August 16 - 31 at and earn $25 BONUS COMP DOLLARS

 - or -

Play a minimum of 50 hours from August 16 - 31 and earn $40 BONUS COMP DOLLARS

Play is good at these limit tables:

NO LIMIT HOLD'EM         POT LIMIT OMAHA
        $2-$4                                    $1-$2          
        $3-$6                                    $2-$5
        $4-$8                                   $5-$10
       $5-$10
       $6-$12
     $7.50-$15
      $10-$20
      $20-$40

Customer must activate September 3 - 20, 2013. Comp Dollars are good for food, drinks, and entertainment.

Meanwhile the Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot had a great week (well, great for building the jackpot) adding nearly $50K. It now sits at just under $255,000 going into Friday's play. The Small Bad Beat Jackpot is at $50,000.




And, of course, two big tournament events are on the schedule this weekend - a $100,00 Guaranteed Saturday Series, $350 + $50 No Limit Hold'em tournaments Aug. 3 and a $100,000 Guaranteed  Borgata Mini-Series event Aug. 4-8.

It's just another great summer weekend in the Borgata Poker Room.

Borgata $100K Guaranteed Mini Series - Day 1A Chip Counts

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Borgata $100,000 Guaranteed Mini Series
$150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em
August 4-8, 2013

Day 1A Entries:  268
Day 1A Players Remaining:  29
Average Chip Stack - Day 1A:  138,000

 END OF DAY 1A CHIP COUNTS:
 HENRY TAVERAS (BRENTWOOD, NY):  315,600
 JOSEPH BERTUGLIA (FORKED RIVER, NJ):  286,000
 SEMYON ELKIND (BROOKLYN, NY):  255,000
 PAUL SPITZBERG (TENAFLY, NJ):  228,300
 ANTHONY EREKAT (LODI, NJ):  221,500
 JUAN MEJIA (RICHMOND HILL, NY):  202,800
 JOSEPH MAZZOLA (DAYTON, NJ):  200,000
 THOMAS PARSONS (SAYREVILLE, NJ):  192,500
 ROBERT SCHMIDT (LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP, NJ):  188,900
 JEREMY BROWN (BROOKLAWN, NJ):  180,500
 EDWARD ROGERS (MORGANVILLE, NJ):  170,200
 MIRZA OTOVIC (NEW YORK, NY):  140,800
 NORA BOYER (FORKED RIVER, NJ):  136,800
 KHALED ALWAN (WAYNE, NJ):  132,500
 MARILYN MATTHEWS (READING, PA):  124,300
 MICHEAL MALANDRO (CHESTER, VA):  93,000
 DANIEL MENDEZ (MONMOUTH JCT, NJ):  92,400
 SRIRAMAMURTY RACHAKONDA (HERNDON, VA):  92,400
 XIAOBIN LIU (NEWARK, NJ):  87,800
 SHUBO WU (BROOKLYN, NY):  81,800
 DOUGLAS ADKINS (GREENSBORO, NC):  80,600
 ELI SABAN (W LONG BRANCH, NJ):  79,600
 SATISH GORRELA (STERLING, VA):  78,300
 VINCENT CONTE (E STAROUDBURG, PA):  74,700
 CHRISTOPHER CLARKE (ALLENTOWN, PA):  47,600
 ADOLPH MAGOSIN (WEST ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  41,900
 ANTHONY STRAZZERI (EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ):  40,400
 STEVEN MONDADORI (RUTHERFORD, NJ):  39,300
 VICTOR MCCOY (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  30,700

Saturday Series Results

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FINAL RESULTS - $100K GUARANTEED SATURDAY SERIES
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM

AUGUST 3, 2013
BUY-IN: $350 + $50
ENTRANTS: 534
TOTAL BUY-IN: $186,900



1 JAMES MCKINNON NEW YORK, NY $45,147
2 BRIAN REARDON BERLIN, NJ $25,381
3 BRIAN ZEKUS MINNEAPOLIS, MN $16,316
4 KEVIN DIAMOND LONG ISLAND, NY $12,962
5 ANTHONY BASCIANO HOLTSVILLE, NY $10,152
6 GREGORY KONRAD NEW YORK, NY $8,339
7 JAMES DITARANTO HACKENSACK, NJ $6,617
8 GERALD SULLIVAN MORRIS PLAINS, NJ $5,167
9 SAMEER BHALLA LAKE HIAWATHA, NJ $3,626
10 KHALED ALWAN WAYNE, NJ $2,357
11 ARNULFO VIDAL NEWYORK, NY $2,357
12 EVAN FRANK BROOKLYN, NY $2,357
13 WILLIAM MA GLEN ALLEN, VA $1,813
14 MICHAEL COMAR MANALAPAN, NJ $1,813
15 GREGORY MERRITT FRENCHTOWN, NJ $1,813
16 TIMOTHY FLANK SEWELL, NJ $1,360
17 CHRISTIAN FARLEY WEST DEPTFORD, NJ $1,360
18 ALDO VIGNOLESI SCHENECTADY, NY $1,360
19 JOSEPH FRIZZELL BROOKLYN, NY $997
20 JOSEPH CINQUEMANI YONKERS, NY $997
21 SEAN SULLIVAN SAYREVILLE, NJ $997
22 NICHOLAS VERDERAMO PARKVILLE, MD $997
23 DAVID KATALAN NEW YORK, NY $997
24 CLIFF SCHNEIDER BELLEVILLE, NJ $997
25 MICHAEL MARUCCI ORANGE, NJ $997
26 JAMES MEO COMMACK, NY $997
27 MICHEAL MALANDRO CHESTER, VA $997
28 ANONYMOUS $906
29 WILLIAM AUSTIN CLIFTON, NJ $906
30 LONI HARWOOD STATEN ISLAND, NY $906
31 MARK DAVID CRESSKILL, NJ $906
32 ROBERT JOHNSTON MARLTON, NJ $906
33 JOSEPH REDDICK BRONX, NY $906
34 RICHARD KATES METUCHEN, NJ $906
35 BARRY HEANEY BROOKLYN, NY $906
36 DOMENICK APISA BROOKLYN, NY $906
37 THOMAS MCCORMAC MECHANICSBURG, PA $816
38 JINGLIN CHEN BROOKLYN, NY $816
39 JACKIE SUAD BROOKLYN, NY $816
40 BYUNG YOO NORWOOD, NJ $816
41 QUINTIN TRAMMELL STATEN ISLAND, NY $816
42 SYED ZOHAIRUDDIN SOUTH SETAUKET, NY $816
43 SCOTT LOVE PHILADELPHIA, PA $816
44 PHILLIP ROWLEY FAIRFAX, VA $816
45 ROBSON BARBOSA CHARLOTTE, NC $816
46 YURIY GUZMAN BALTIMORE, MD $725
47 JORDAN MEADOW BROOKLYN, NY $725
48 JUN PORTE NEW YORK, NY $725
49 CHARLES FAST AKRON, OH $725
50 ARTHUR PETERS BRICK, NJ $725
51 LOUIS CAPOFERRI JR. ABINGTON, PA $725
52 DIPAK CHAUDHARI AURORA, CO $725
53 GEORGE LEANDROU GLEN COVE, NY $725
54 ERIC GOLDFEIER CLOSTER, NJ $725

Borgata $100K Guaranteed Mini Series - Day 1B

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Borgata $100,000 Guaranteed Mini Series
$150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em
August 4-8, 2013

Day 1B Entries:  206
Day 1B Players Remaining:  26
Average Chip Stack - Day 1B:  118,800

 END OF DAY 1B CHIP COUNTS:
 MARIO MARSILLO (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  302,800
 SHERMAN YANG (HOLMDEL, NJ):  280,700
 JEFFREY COLE (MANAHAWKIN, NJ):  260,400
 ANTHONY FORLINO (RIDGEWOOD, NJ):  239,800
 ALBERTO SCUDERI (MONTREAL, CAN):  226,300
 WESLEY SHI (KEW GARDENS, NY):  186,900
 THIEN TING CHUA (MORRIS PLAINS, NJ):  165,100
 JONATHAN CARASICK (GALLOWAY, NJ):  137,200
 BERNARD PICCA (CLARK, NJ):  134,800
 FRANK PANETTA (BRICK, NJ):  121,600
 JOSEPH DESANTO (NEW YORK, NY):  117,200
 NICHOLAS AMORATES (ELMER, NJ):  107,300
 GORDON RICHARDSON (NEW YORK, NY):  107,100
 ANCEL BOGLE (MT VERMON, NY):  102,600
 MICHAEL MARDER (SEWELL, NJ):  75,400
 ANDREW KLEIN (OCEAN, NJ):  75,200
 ADRIAN NAGGY (ASTON, PA):  67,400
 PETER ROMANO (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  67,200
 TAKOA LAWSON (NEW YORK, NY):  62,500
 GARY LEE (CLIFFWOOD, NJ):  54,400
 RONALD SVEC (WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ):  49,500
 MICHAEL MALINCONICO (TOMS RIVER, NJ):  48,100
 NICHOLAS MENTURE (KEANSBURG, NJ):  37,500
 JINGLIN CHEN (BROOKLYN, NY):  31,700
 JERRY WRIGHT (BRONX, NY):  26,200
 FRANK INGARDIA (MONROE TWP, NJ):  22,100

Borgata $100K Guaranteed Mini-Series: Day 1A & Day 1B Chip Counts Combined

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Borgata $100,000 Guaranteed Mini Series
$150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em
August 4-8, 2013

Day 1A & Day 1B Players Remaining: 55

 CHIP COUNTS FOR DAY 1A & DAY 1B:
 HENRY TAVERAS (BRENTWOOD, NY):  315,600
 MARIO MARSILLO (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  302,800
 JOSEPH BERTUGLIA (FORKED RIVER, NJ):  286,000
 SHERMAN YANG (HOLMDEL, NJ):  280,700
 JEFFREY COLE (MANAHAWKIN, NJ):  260,400
 SEMYON ELKIND (BROOKLYN, NY):  255,000
 ANTHONY FORLINO (RIDGEWOOD, NJ):  239,800
 PAUL SPITZBERG (TENAFLY, NJ):  228,300
 ALBERTO SCUDERI (MONTREAL, CAN):  226,300
 ANTHONY EREKAT (LODI, NJ):  221,500
 JUAN MEJIA (RICHMOND HILL, NY):  202,800
 JOSEPH MAZZOLA (DAYTON, NJ):  200,000
 THOMAS PARSONS (SAYREVILLE, NJ):  192,500
 ROBERT SCHMIDT (LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP, NJ):  188,900
 WESLEY SHI (KEW GARDENS, NY):  186,900
 JEREMY BROWN (BROOKLAWN, NJ):  180,500
 EDWARD ROGERS (MORGANVILLE, NJ):  170,200
 THIEN TING CHUA (MORRIS PLAINS, NJ):  165,100
 MIRZA OTOVIC (NEW YORK, NY):  140,800
 JONATHAN CARASICK (GALLOWAY, NJ):  137,200
 NORA BOYER (FORKED RIVER, NJ):  136,800
 BERNARD PICCA (CLARK, NJ):  134,800
 KHALED ALWAN (WAYNE, NJ):  132,500
 MARILYN MATTHEWS (READING, PA):  124,300
 FRANK PANETTA (BRICK, NJ):  121,600
 JOSEPH DESANTO (NEW YORK, NY):  117,200
 NICHOLAS AMORATES (ELMER, NJ):  107,300
 GORDON RICHARDSON (NEW YORK, NY):  107,100
 ANCEL BOGLE (MT VERMON, NY):  102,600
 MICHEAL MALANDRO (CHESTER, VA):  93,000
 DANIEL MENDEZ (MONMOUTH JCT, NJ):  92,400
 SRIRAMAMURTY RACHAKONDA (HERNDON, VA):  92,400
 XIAOBIN LIU (NEWARK, NJ):  87,800
 SHUBO WU (BROOKLYN, NY):  81,800
 DOUGLAS ADKINS (GREENSBORO, NC):  80,600
 ELI SABAN (W LONG BRANCH, NJ):  79,600
 SATISH GORRELA (STERLING, VA):  78,300
 MICHAEL MARDER (SEWELL, NJ):  75,400
 ANDREW KLEIN (OCEAN, NJ):  75,200
 VINCENT CONTE (E STAROUDBURG, PA):  74,700
 ADRIAN NAGGY (ASTON, PA):  67,400
 PETER ROMANO (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  67,200
 TAKOA LAWSON (NEW YORK, NY):  62,500
 GARY LEE (CLIFFWOOD, NJ):  54,400
 RONALD SVEC (WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ):  49,500
 MICHAEL MALINCONICO (TOMS RIVER, NJ):  48,100
 CHRISTOPHER CLARKE (ALLENTOWN, PA):  47,600
 ADOLPH MAGOSIN (WEST ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  41,900
 ANTHONY STRAZZERI (EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ):  40,400
 STEVEN MONDADORI (RUTHERFORD, NJ):  39,300
 NICHOLAS MENTURE (KEANSBURG, NJ):  37,500
 JINGLIN CHEN (BROOKLYN, NY):  31,700
 VICTOR MCCOY (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  30,700
 JERRY WRIGHT (BRONX, NY):  26,200
 FRANK INGARDIA (MONROE TWP, NJ):  22,100

Mini-Series Schedule
  • Day 1C begins Tuesday at 11AM
  • Day 1D begins Wednesday at 11AM
  • Day 2 begins Thursday at 12PM

Borgata $100K Guaranteed Mini Series - Day 1C Chip Counts

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Borgata $100,000 Guaranteed Mini Series
$150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em
August 4-8, 2013

Day 1C Entries:  325
Day 1C Players Remaining:  37
Average Chip Stack - Day 1C:  132,000

 END OF DAY 1C CHIP COUNTS:
 ANDREW HENSON (MACUNGIE, PA):  392,100
 TAKOA LAWSON (NEW YORK, NY):  371,400
 JOHN FIORE (CRANFORD, NJ):  366,400
 CARLESS BOATWRIGHT (WOODBRIDGE, VA):  329,700
 ARTUR DUKAJ (LK PEEKSKILL, NY):  246,000
 ALBERT FRAMPTON (MAPLE SHADE, NJ):  205,300
 JOHN DELROSSI (MANTUA, NJ):  199,100
 GARY ROSENZWEIG (MANALAPAN, NJ):  193,700
 SEAN POWERS (RIDGEFIELD PK, NJ):  183,600
 MICHAEL CLARK (KEARNEY, NJ):  183,100
 TOBY KASSER (NEW CITY, NY):  131,000
 RAYMOND SANTIAGO (YONKERS, NY):  128,100
 JOSEPH LIBERTA (BERLIN, NJ):  122,700
 LEIBY GOLDBERGER (BROOKLYN, NY):  122,000
 ELIZABETH MCKANE (HOLMDEL, NJ):  115,100
 JAMES DELORENZO (BARDONIA, NY):  113,700
 AMIR GENZEL (FRESH MEADOWS, NY):  101,100
 ROBERT ROMANOWSKI (LANOKA HARBOR, NJ):  100,000
 LEONARD MONFREDO (NEW YORK, NY):  96,200
 DAVID ROSENAU (ABSECON, NJ):  94,000
 FRANK BRACERO (HOLMDEL, NJ):  93,600
 FABIAN GJERAZI (GALLOWAY, NJ):  90,800
 DANNY GORELICK (NEW YORK, NY):  90,300
 MICHAEL WOLL (MANAHAWKIN, NJ):  86,000
 ERIC MILLER (HICKSVILLE, NY):  84,500
 FRANK MUSSO (RED LION, PA):  84,400
 THOMAS SMARGIASSI (UNION, NJ):  84,100
 THOMAS SPELLACY (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  80,800
 LEO MALSKY (WEST PITTSTON, PA):  79,800
 GLORIA LORUSSO (BRIGANTINE, NJ):  71,500
 KORI HUNTER (ELLICOTT CITY, MD):  67,400
 GILBER FLORES (BROOKLYN, NY):  61,000
 NELSIDO RESTITUYO-HERNAND (PLEASANTVILLE, NJ):  53,700
 KATAYON KHATERZAI (LEVITTOWN, NY):  51,600
 SAVERIO MINERVINI (SADDLE BROOK, NJ):  43,500
 WILLARD MCKENNON (BLACKWOOD, NJ):  34,900
 ANTHONY RAIMONE (BARDONIA, NY):  15,100

Borgata $100K Guaranteed Mini Series - Overall Day 1A, 1B & 1C Chip Stack Leaders

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Borgata $100,000 Guaranteed Mini Series
$150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em
August 4-8, 2013

Day 1A, Day 1B & Day 1C Players Remaining: 91

 CHIP COUNTS FOR DAY 1A, DAY 1B & DAY 1C:
 ANDREW HENSON (MACUNGIE, PA):  392,100
 TAKOA LAWSON (NEW YORK, NY):  371,400
 JOHN FIORE (CRANFORD, NJ):  366,400
 CARLESS BOATWRIGHT (WOODBRIDGE, VA):  329,700
 HENRY TAVERAS (BRENTWOOD, NY):  315,600
 MARIO MARSILLO (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  302,800
 JOSEPH BERTUGLIA (FORKED RIVER, NJ):  286,000
 SHERMAN YANG (HOLMDEL, NJ):  280,700
 JEFFREY COLE (MANAHAWKIN, NJ):  260,400
 SEMYON ELKIND (BROOKLYN, NY):  255,000
 ARTUR DUKAJ (LK PEEKSKILL, NY):  246,000
 ANTHONY FORLINO (RIDGEWOOD, NJ):  239,800
 PAUL SPITZBERG (TENAFLY, NJ):  228,300
 ALBERTO SCUDERI (MONTREAL, CAN):  226,300
 ANTHONY EREKAT (LODI, NJ):  221,500
 ALBERT FRAMPTON (MAPLE SHADE, NJ):  205,300
 JUAN MEJIA (RICHMOND HILL, NY):  202,800
 JOSEPH MAZZOLA (DAYTON, NJ):  200,000
 JOHN DELROSSI (MANTUA, NJ):  199,100
 GARY ROSENZWEIG (MANALAPAN, NJ):  193,700
 THOMAS PARSONS (SAYREVILLE, NJ):  192,500
 ROBERT SCHMIDT (LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP, NJ):  188,900
 WESLEY SHI (KEW GARDENS, NY):  186,900
 SEAN POWERS (RIDGEFIELD PK, NJ):  183,600
 MICHAEL CLARK (KEARNEY, NJ):  183,100
 JEREMY BROWN (BROOKLAWN, NJ):  180,500
 EDWARD ROGERS (MORGANVILLE, NJ):  170,200
 THIEN TING CHUA (MORRIS PLAINS, NJ):  165,100
 MIRZA OTOVIC (NEW YORK, NY):  140,800
 JONATHAN CARASICK (GALLOWAY, NJ):  137,200
 NORA BOYER (FORKED RIVER, NJ):  136,800
 BERNARD PICCA (CLARK, NJ):  134,800
 KHALED ALWAN (WAYNE, NJ):  132,500
 TOBY KASSER (NEW CITY, NY):  131,000
 RAYMOND SANTIAGO (YONKERS, NY):  128,100
 MARILYN MATTHEWS (READING, PA):  124,300
 JOSEPH LIBERTA (BERLIN, NJ):  122,700
 LEIBY GOLDBERGER (BROOKLYN, NY):  122,000
 FRANK PANETTA (BRICK, NJ):  121,600
 JOSEPH DESANTO (NEW YORK, NY):  117,200
 ELIZABETH MCKANE (HOLMDEL, NJ):  115,100
 JAMES DELORENZO (BARDONIA, NY):  113,700
 NICHOLAS AMORATES (ELMER, NJ):  107,300
 GORDON RICHARDSON (NEW YORK, NY):  107,100
 ANCEL BOGLE (MT VERMON, NY):  102,600
 AMIR GENZEL (FRESH MEADOWS, NY):  101,100
 ROBERT ROMANOWSKI (LANOKA HARBOR, NJ):  100,000
 LEONARD MONFREDO (NEW YORK, NY):  96,200
 DAVID ROSENAU (ABSECON, NJ):  94,000
 FRANK BRACERO (HOLMDEL, NJ):  93,600
 MICHEAL MALANDRO (CHESTER, VA):  93,000
 DANIEL MENDEZ (MONMOUTH JCT, NJ):  92,400
 SRIRAMAMURTY RACHAKONDA (HERNDON, VA):  92,400
 FABIAN GJERAZI (GALLOWAY, NJ):  90,800
 DANNY GORELICK (NEW YORK, NY):  90,300
 XIAOBIN LIU (NEWARK, NJ):  87,800
 MICHAEL WOLL (MANAHAWKIN, NJ):  86,000
 ERIC MILLER (HICKSVILLE, NY):  84,500
 FRANK MUSSO (RED LION, PA):  84,400
 THOMAS SMARGIASSI (UNION, NJ):  84,100
 SHUBO WU (BROOKLYN, NY):  81,800
 THOMAS SPELLACY (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  80,800
 DOUGLAS ADKINS (GREENSBORO, NC):  80,600
 LEO MALSKY (WEST PITTSTON, PA):  79,800
 ELI SABAN (W LONG BRANCH, NJ):  79,600
 SATISH GORRELA (STERLING, VA):  78,300
 MICHAEL MARDER (SEWELL, NJ):  75,400
 ANDREW KLEIN (OCEAN, NJ):  75,200
 VINCENT CONTE (E STAROUDBURG, PA):  74,700
 GLORIA LORUSSO (BRIGANTINE, NJ):  71,500
 KORI HUNTER (ELLICOTT CITY, MD):  67,400
 ADRIAN NAGGY (ASTON, PA):  67,400
 PETER ROMANO (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  67,200
 GILBER FLORES (BROOKLYN, NY):  61,000
 GARY LEE (CLIFFWOOD, NJ):  54,400
 NELSIDO RESTITUYO-HERNAND (PLEASANTVILLE, NJ):  53,700
 KATAYON KHATERZAI (LEVITTOWN, NY):  51,600
 RONALD SVEC (WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ):  49,500
 MICHAEL MALINCONICO (TOMS RIVER, NJ):  48,100
 CHRISTOPHER CLARKE (ALLENTOWN, PA):  47,600
 SAVERIO MINERVINI (SADDLE BROOK, NJ):  43,500
 ADOLPH MAGOSIN (WEST ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  41,900
 ANTHONY STRAZZERI (EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ):  40,400
 STEVEN MONDADORI (RUTHERFORD, NJ):  39,300
 NICHOLAS MENTURE (KEANSBURG, NJ):  37,500
 WILLARD MCKENNON (BLACKWOOD, NJ):  34,900
 JINGLIN CHEN (BROOKLYN, NY):  31,700
 VICTOR MCCOY (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  30,700
 JERRY WRIGHT (BRONX, NY):  26,200
 FRANK INGARDIA (MONROE TWP, NJ):  22,100
 ANTHONY RAIMONE (BARDONIA, NY):  15,100

Mini-Series Schedule
  • Day 1D begins Wednesday at 11AM
  • Day 2 begins Thursday at 12PM

Borgata $100K Guaranteed Mini Series Payouts

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Borgata $100,00 Guaranteed Mini Series
$150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em
August 4-8, 2013

Total Entries:  1,663
Total Buy-In:  $249,450

PAYOUTS:
1:           $46,609
2:           $29,280
3:           $18,293
4:           $15,418
5:           $12,785
6:           $10,276
7:             $8,005
8:             $5,855
9:             $4,182
10 - 12:   $2,748
13 - 15:   $1,792
16 - 18:   $1,243
19 - 27:   $1,051
28 - 36:      $884
37- 45 :      $753
46- 54 :      $645
55- 63 :      $550
64- 72 :      $487
73- 81 :      $444
82- 90 :      $411
91- 100 :    $380
101- 110 :  $366
111- 120 :  $351
121- 130 :  $339
131- 140 :  $327
141- 150 :  $318
151- 160 :  $308

Borgata $100K Guaranteed Mini Series - Start of Day 2 Table Assignments & Chip Counts

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Borgata $100K Guaranteed Mini Series
$150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em
August 4-8, 2013

Total Entries:  1,663
Total Buy-In:  $249,450
Players Remaining:  220
Average Chip Stack:  113,000

START OF DAY 2 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS & CHIP COUNTS:
T01 | S01 -  JIMMY HASSAN (GAINESVILLE, VA):  56,200
T01 | S02 -  JOSEPH DIAZ (BRONX, NY):  190,700
T01 | S03 -  FABIAN GJERAZI (GALLOWAY, NJ):  90,800
T01 | S04 -  ANTHONY EREKAT (LODI, NJ):  221,500
T01 | S05 -  GORDON RICHARDSON (NEW YORK, NY):  107,100
T01 | S06 -  ROBERT SCHMIDT (LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP, NJ):  188,900
T01 | S07 -  LEE HIRSCH (EAST MEADOW, NY):  79,500
T01 | S08 -  MIHAIL KOCEVSKI (DARIEN, IL):  144,700
T01 | S09 -  LYDIA BADILLO (BAYONNE, NJ):  52,500
T01 | S10 -  ZACHARY CAULDER (RICHMOND, VA):  187,400

T02 | S01 -  WEI WANG (HOLMDEL, NJ):  61,100
T02 | S02 -  JOSEPH BERTUGLIA (FORKED RIVER, NJ):  286,000
T02 | S03 -  THEODORE COHN (CHARLOTTE, NC):  101,100
T02 | S04 -  WILLARD MCKENNON (BLACKWOOD, NJ):  34,900
T02 | S05 -  ROBERT ROMANOWSKI (LANOKA HARBOR, NJ):  100,000
T02 | S06 -  FRANK PANETTA (BRICK, NJ):  121,600
T02 | S07 -  HARVEY LAYTON (DEVON, PA):  88,600
T02 | S08 -  JAMES TEMPEST (HAZLETON, PA):  249,300
T02 | S09 -  ELDA ESTEVEZ (JAMAICA, NY):  22,700
T02 | S10 -  MICHAEL MARDER (SEWELL, NJ):  75,400

T03 | S01 -  VINCENT CONTE (E STAROUDBURG, PA):  74,700
T03 | S02 -  DAVID HECK (COLTS NECK, NJ):  70,700
T03 | S03 -  GARY ROSENZWEIG (MANALAPAN, NJ):  193,700
T03 | S04 -  MATTHEW ULRICH (NEW HYDE PARK, NY):  75,100
T03 | S05 -  MIRZA OTOVIC (NEW YORK, NY):  140,800
T03 | S06 -  VICTOR MCCOY (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  98,000
T03 | S07 -  CORY BIDDLE (CHARLOTTE, NC):  135,500
T03 | S08 -  EDDIE BRYANT (NEW ELLENTON, SC):  117,700
T03 | S09 -  RYAN HOHNER (SO PLAINFIELD, NJ):  280,200
T03 | S10 -  GARY LEE (CLIFFWOOD, NJ):  54,400

T04 | S01 -  FRANK MARTIN (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  24,100
T04 | S02 -  SHERMAN YANG (HOLMDEL, NJ):  280,700
T04 | S03 -  SHUBO WU (BROOKLYN, NY):  81,800
T04 | S04 -  FRANK PASSANTINO (HOLMDEL, NJ):  266,300
T04 | S05 -  DAVID KOSHAR (LEONIA, NJ):  50,100
T04 | S06 -  JAMES DELORENZO (BARDONIA, NY):  113,700
T04 | S07 -  CHARLES WALTON (PHILADELPHIA, PA):  106,100
T04 | S08 -  MICHAEL AZZARO (YONKERS, NY):  45,900
T04 | S09 -  JASON NAGERS (PRINCE FREDERICK CAL, MD):  5,500
T04 | S10 -  RUSLAN KLIMANOV (MOSCOW, RUS):  137,900

T05 | S01 -  DANNY GORELICK (NEW YORK, NY):  90,300
T05 | S02 -  JEFFREY DITANNA (HOLLAND, PA):  102,800
T05 | S03 -  AMIR GENZEL (FRESH MEADOWS, NY):  101,100
T05 | S04 -  RICHARD PRUSSIAN (BROOKLYN, NY):  162,000
T05 | S05 -  PETER ROMANO (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  67,200
T05 | S06 -  WESLEY SHI (KEW GARDENS, NY):  186,900
T05 | S07 -  MITCHELL MARTIN (BRONX, NY):  80,500
T05 | S08 -  MICHAEL LECH (FAYETTEVILLE, AR):  43,300
T05 | S09 -  RONALD SVEC (WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ):  49,500
T05 | S10 -  JUAN MEJIA (RICHMOND HILL, NY):  202,800

T06 | S01 -  ANCEL BOGLE (MT VERMON, NY):  102,600
T06 | S02 -  ANTHONY FORLINO (RIDGEWOOD, NJ):  239,800
T06 | S03 -  JOSHUA SUPSAK (LINWOOD, NJ):  81,800
T06 | S04 -  SEAN RAMSAROOP (TORONTO, CAN):  70,600
T06 | S05 -  EDWARD YANG (FORT LEE, NJ):  18,300
T06 | S06 -  BIENVENIDO ESPINAL (CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ):  126,700
T06 | S07 -  ELI SABAN (W LONG BRANCH, NJ):  79,600
T06 | S08 -  CHRISTIAN HARDMAN (SOMERDALE, NJ):  49,000
T06 | S09 -  BERNARD PICCA (CLARK, NJ):  134,800
T06 | S10 -  ALBERTO SCUDERI (MONTREAL, CAN):  226,300

T07 | S01 -  THOMAS MCGARRY (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  180,800
T07 | S02 -  SCOTT TRIVOLIS (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  34,600
T07 | S03 -  GILBER FLORES (BROOKLYN, NY):  61,000
T07 | S04 -  IRINA AKERMAN (HONEY BROOK, PA):  64,600
T07 | S05 -  FRANKLIN PIERCE (RED BANK, NJ):  93,400
T07 | S06 -  DAVID FERNANDEZ (NEW YORK CITY, NY):  87,300
T07 | S07 -  NICHOLAS AMORATES (ELMER, NJ):  107,300
T07 | S08 -  HENRY TAVERAS (BRENTWOOD, NY):  315,600
T07 | S09 -  RICHARD BENTREWICZ (MONROE, NJ):  81,800
T07 | S10 -  SCOTT VENTIMIGLIA (BAYSIDE, NY):  30,800

T08 | S01 -  JOHN DELROSSI (MANTUA, NJ):  199,100
T08 | S02 -  BYUNG YOO (NORWOOD, NJ):  210,200
T08 | S03 -  JOSEPH FELICE (POINT PLEASANT, NJ):  120,400
T08 | S04 -  BRUCE YAMRON (NAPLES, FL):  125,000
T08 | S05 -  JEREMY SANBORN (GALES FERRY, CT):  392,800
T08 | S06 -  ADRIAN NAGGY (ASTON, PA):  67,400
T08 | S07 -  CHRISTOPH STEBBINS (BELLMAWR, NJ):  125,400
T08 | S08 -  JOSHUA CRANFILL (BURLINGTON, NC):  134,800
T08 | S09 -  MICHEAL MALANDRO (CHESTER, VA):  93,000
T08 | S10 -  MICHAEL MALINCONICO (TOMS RIVER, NJ):  48,100

T09 | S01 -  CHARLES WEY (HACKENSACK, NJ):  317,700
T09 | S02 -  THIENTING CHUA (MORRIS PLAINS, NJ):  165,100
T09 | S03 -  JEFFREY COLE (MANAHAWKIN, NJ):  260,400
T09 | S04 -  JUNG LEE (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ):  31,400
T09 | S05 -  ANTHONY RAIMONE (BARDONIA, NY):  15,100
T09 | S06 -  SATISH GORRELA (STERLING, VA):  78,300
T09 | S07 -  DAVID ROSENAU (ABSECON, NJ):  94,000
T09 | S08 -  VINCENT ROAZZI (NEW HOPE, PA):  145,900
T09 | S09 -  CHIICHING SUN (MERRICK, NY):  147,000
T09 | S10 -  SEMYON ELKIND (BROOKLYN, NY):  255,000

T10 | S01 -  ELIZABETH MCKANE (HOLMDEL, NJ):  115,100
T10 | S02 -  ARTUR DUKAJ (LK PEEKSKILL, NY):  246,000
T10 | S03 -  DANNY BRITT (BRONX, NY):  108,800
T10 | S04 -  EDWARD ROGERS (MORGANVILLE, NJ):  170,200
T10 | S05 -  RAYMOND MAK (MORGANVILLE, NJ):  12,900
T10 | S06 -  FRANK BRACERO (HOLMDEL, NJ):  93,600
T10 | S07 -  ANTHONY FASULO (ALBERTSON, NY):  27,300
T10 | S08 -  EDWARD SZUMSKI (BELMAR, NJ):  71,400
T10 | S09 -  JOHN FIORE (CRANFORD, NJ):  366,400
T10 | S10 -  GEORGE LEANDROU (GLEN COVE, NY):  85,000

T11 | S01 -  THOMAS SPELLACY (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  80,800
T11 | S02 -  JOSEPH LIBERTA (BERLIN, NJ):  122,700
T11 | S03 -  NICHOLAS MENTURE (KEANSBURG, NJ):  37,500
T11 | S04 -  JOSEPH MAZZOLA (DAYTON, NJ):  200,000
T11 | S05 -  BRUNO ROVETO (WHIPPANY, NJ):  108,500
T11 | S06 -  NORA BOYER (FORKED RIVER, NJ):  136,800
T11 | S07 -  GLORIA LORUSSO (BRIGANTINE, NJ):  71,500
T11 | S08 -  MARILYN MATTHEWS (READING, PA):  124,300
T11 | S09 -  RAYMOND RICKER (ROCKVILLE, MD):  96,700
T11 | S10 -  SOMBAT DHRAMAPITAKSOOK (SPRINGFIELD, VA):  130,800

T12 | S01 -  RICHARD DALY (BRIGANTINE, NJ):  67,000
T12 | S02 -  JOHN WAGNER (PORT MATILDA, PA):  216,700
T12 | S03 -  PAUL SPITZBERG (TENAFLY, NJ):  228,300
T12 | S04 -  CAROL LUGASHI (LIVINGSTON, NJ):  117,900
T12 | S05 -  TOBY KASSER (NEW CITY, NY):  131,000
T12 | S06 -  JONATHAN CARASICK (GALLOWAY, NJ):  137,200
T12 | S07 -  KATHRYN KEARNS (LEESBURG, VA):  26,500
T12 | S08 -  FRANCIS DOUGHERTY (PHILADELPHIA, PA):  172,700
T12 | S09 -  JOHN CHOQUETTE (SOUTHBURY, CT):  50,200
T12 | S10 -  ASHER CONNIFF (BROOKLYN, NY):  162,800

T13 | S01 -  RAYMOND ESSES (BROOKLYN, NY):  212,100
T13 | S02 -  SEAN POWERS (RIDGEFIELD PK, NJ):  183,600
T13 | S03 -  JOHN VENER (MAGNOLIA, NJ):  308,700
T13 | S04 -  MICHAEL TURCO (MINNEAPOLIS, MN):  35,700
T13 | S05 -  STEVEN MONDADORI (RUTHERFORD, NJ):  39,300
T13 | S06 -  JOSEPH BOVINO (GLOUCESTER, NJ):  85,100
T13 | S07 -  STEVEN JURICEK (WALDWICK, NJ):  126,900
T13 | S08 -  LEIBY GOLDBERGER (BROOKLYN, NY):  122,000
T13 | S09 -  JEREMY BROWN (BROOKLAWN, NJ):  180,500
T13 | S10 -  THOMAS SMARGIASSI (UNION, NJ):  244,516

T14 | S01 -  CHRISTOPHER CLARKE (ALLENTOWN, PA):  47,600
T14 | S02 -  CARLESS BOATWRIGHT (WOODBRIDGE, VA):  329,700
T14 | S03 -  KORI HUNTER (ELLICOTT CITY, MD):  67,400
T14 | S04 -  KATAYON KHATERZAI (LEVITTOWN, NY):  51,600
T14 | S05 -  RAYMOND SANTIAGO (YONKERS, NY):  128,100
T14 | S06 -  DOUGLAS ADKINS (GREENSBORO, NC):  80,600
T14 | S07 -  PERRY CAMERLENGO (KENNETT SQUARE, PA):  174,300
T14 | S08 -  ANDREW HENSON (MACUNGIE, PA):  392,100
T14 | S09 -  ALBERT FRAMPTON (MAPLE SHADE, NJ):  205,300
T14 | S10 -  MARCO BARKLEY (CHARLOTTE, NC):  56,100

T15 | S01 -  TIMOTHY LITTLE (CHEVERLY, MD):  88,900
T15 | S02 -  ONOFRIO REINA (ELIZABETH, NJ):  146,000
T15 | S03 -  JERRY WRIGHT (BRONX, NY):  26,200
T15 | S04 -  SCOTT EINIGER (MONTEBELLO, NY):  70,200
T15 | S05 -  NELSIDO RESTITUYO-HERNAND (PLEASANTVILLE, NJ):  53,700
T15 | S06 -  KHALED ALWAN (WAYNE, NJ):  132,500
T15 | S07 -  MICHAEL LYDON (WOODSIDE, NY):  118,500
T15 | S08 -  WASCAR SANTOS (BRONX, NY):  45,500
T15 | S09 -  PETER HONG (BAYSIDE, NY):  104,000
T15 | S10 -  ANGEL MODICA (ASTORIA, NY):  72,800

T16 | S01 -  LEONARDO DEPABLOS (CORONA, NY):  14,600
T16 | S02 -  EDOUARD PETROVSKI (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  149,800
T16 | S03 -  JOHN WELLS (MIDDLE RIVER, MD):  61,000
T16 | S04 -  ILIR RUGOVA (BRONX, NY):  111,900
T16 | S05 -  MICHAEL LEUNG (BROOKLYN, NY):  116,500
T16 | S06 -  ERIC WARMING (HOCKESSIN, DE):  114,500
T16 | S07 -  JOSEPH DESANTO (NEW YORK, NY):  117,200
T16 | S08 -  JOHN BIGHAM (POTTSTOWN, PA):  60,700
T16 | S09 -  DANIEL MENDEZ (MONMOUTH JCT, NJ):  92,400
T16 | S10 -  DOUGLAS ROSEN (NEW YORK, NY):  61,200

T17 | S01 -  MICHAEL WOLL (MANAHAWKIN, NJ):  86,000
T17 | S02 -  PIERCE PICOU (GLEN ALLEN, VA):  38,500
T17 | S03 -  MICHAEL SILVERMAN (NEW YORK, NY):  97,500
T17 | S04 -  GEORGE GRABE (HAUPPAUGE, NY):  35,900
T17 | S05 -  PAUL PAEZ (HAMMONTON, NJ):  24,000
T17 | S06 -  MICHAEL CLARK (KEARNEY, NJ):  183,100
T17 | S07 -  FRANK MUSSO (RED LION, PA):  84,400
T17 | S08 -  MARIO MARSILLO (STATEN ISLAND, NY):  302,800
T17 | S09 -  ANONYMOUS (NEW YORK, NY):  18,200
T17 | S10 -  ROBERT BROWER (MAYS LANDING, NJ):  194,500

T18 | S01 -  JOSEPH NICHOLS (NUTLEY, NJ):  33,700
T18 | S02 -  ERIC MILLER (HICKSVILLE, NY):  84,500
T18 | S03 -  TAKOA LAWSON (NEW YORK, NY):  371,400
T18 | S04 -  SRIRAMAMURTY RACHAKONDA (HERNDON, VA):  92,400
T18 | S05 -  SREENIVASA KAKI (CARY, NC):  80,100
T18 | S06 -  JINGLIN CHEN (BROOKLYN, NY):  31,700
T18 | S07 -  BRYAN BINDERT (WENONAH, NJ):  89,000
T18 | S08 -  FRANK VULPIS (OLD BRIDGE, NJ):  150,900
T18 | S09 -  ALILOUIS HEINS (FALLS CHURCH, VA):  48,900
T18 | S10 -  JEFFREY KITAY (SCARSDALE, NY):  52,000

T19 | S01 -  ANTHONY MEEKER (ROCKVILLE, NY):  46,600
T19 | S02 -  XIAOBIN LIU (NEWARK, NJ):  87,800
T19 | S03 -  TOBY HIGGANBOTHAM (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK):  52,300
T19 | S04 -  HARRY FRANKEL (MONSEY, NY):  54,800
T19 | S05 -  TIMOTHY LOCKE (BROOKLYN, NY):  85,900
T19 | S06 -  PRASANA RAMACHANRA (PHILADELPHIA, PA):  148,500
T19 | S07 -  THOMAS BALLA (BELLEROSE, NY):  91,600
T19 | S08 -  JOSEPH MOORE (LAUREL SPRINGS, NJ):  46,600
T19 | S09 -  ANDREW KLEIN (OCEAN, NJ):  75,200
T19 | S10 -  LUIS RODRIGUEZ (PATERSON, NJ):  88,500

T20 | S01 -  CRAIG APPELBAUM (MONTEBELLO, NY):  143,200
T20 | S02 -  MICHEAL KENDALL (AGAWAM, MA):  23,800
T20 | S03 -  LEONARD MONFREDO (NEW YORK, NY):  96,200
T20 | S04 -  FRANK INGARDIA (MONROE TWP, NJ):  57,600
T20 | S05 -  ANTHONY STRAZZERI (EGG HBR TWP  NSP, NJ):  40,400
T20 | S06 -  MICHAEL ALOSCO (SEASIDE, NJ):  96,800
T20 | S07 -  LYLE DIAMOND (BRICK, NJ):  102,100
T20 | S08 -  ELIYAHU KRAMER (BROOKLYN, NY):  58,800
T20 | S09 -  FRANK KROLL (ABSECON, NJ):  40,600
T20 | S10 -  MARIA BUSCAY (OCEANSIDE, NY):  54,400

T21 | S01 -  ROBERT TOFT (YARDLEY, PA):  88,600
T21 | S02 -  LEO MALSKY (WEST PITTSTON, PA):  79,800
T21 | S03 -  PAUL GMITTER (YONKERS, NY):  184,200
T21 | S04 -  ADAM SLOAN (NEW YORK, NY):  182,700
T21 | S05 -  ROBERT LEWIS (COLLEGE PARK, MD):  84,800
T21 | S06 -  DANIEL PUGLIESE (WILMINGTON, DE):  130,600
T21 | S07 -  NICHOLAS GUINTO (BRIGANTINE, NJ):  56,300
T21 | S08 -  ANTHONY PALLADINO (FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ):  129,700
T21 | S09 -  SAVERIO MINERVINI (SADDLE BROOK, NJ):  43,500
T21 | S10 -  ONNIK MOURADIAN (MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY):  119,700

T22 | S01 -  RYAN COOK (BROOMALL, PA):  76,000
T22 | S02 -  ADOLPH MAGOSIN (WEST ATL CITY, NJ):  41,900
T22 | S03 -  ANDREW CHILTON (CHAPEL HILL, NC):  79,000
T22 | S04 -  CHRISTOPH CHENG (WAYNE, NJ):  49,200
T22 | S05 -  JAMES TURRISI (STATEN ISLAND, NJ):  88,000
T22 | S06 -  NIKOLAOS FRANGOS (MAYS LANDING, NJ):  98,100
T22 | S07 -  THOMAS PARSONS (SAYREVILLE, NJ):  192,500
T22 | S08 -  PETER KONOLIGE (DEVON, PA):  19,500
T22 | S09 -  PAUL HISKEY (VIENNA, VA):  53,100
T22 | S10 -  SHAHRAM GRANMAYEH (BRONX, NY):  89,300

Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot Hits for $50K

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Wednesday evening, a Small Bad Bat Jackpot hit in the Borgata Poker Room - good for $50K - marking the 133 time Borgata players have cashed on the Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot since 2008.

The Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot has now paid out better than $17.46 Million.

The jackpot has also hit eight times in 2013, paying out better than $2 million.




This hit came around 6:45pm  Aug. 7 on a $1-$2 NLH game.

Max Drazdik’s (East Windsor, NJ) pocket K’s outlasted Thomas Amato’s (Manchester, NJ) pocket 4’s.
In losing the hand, Amato won $20,000  

Drazdik won the pot and an additional $10,000.

The remaining eight players at the table each won $2,500.

Borgata offers a unique Bad Beat Jackpot system in Atlantic City. A bad beat on a minimum hand of quad deuces to quad nines wins the Small Bad Beat Jackpot, while a bad beat on a minimum hand of quad 10s wins the full jackpot.

After absorbing this $50K hit, the full Bad Beat Jackpot still stands at $253,000 with the Small Bad Beat Jackpot at another $50K.

Borgata Poker Weekend and Leaderboard Update

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It's another summer weekend in the Borgata Poker Room, still  the best place in Atlantic City to take in some sweet air conditioning and hot poker action.

The Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot is sitting at $261,000 after absorbing a Small Bad Beat Jackpot hit on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, our Tournament Leaderboard promotion is still in effect until Aug. 31, so plenty of time to rack up some points on Borgata's Daily Tournament Schedule.

By participating in daily poker tournaments, players earn points based upon Borgata's poker tournament leaderboard formula, which takes into consideration these criteria:

Participation
Tournament Buy-In Amount
Total Event Entries
Place Finished

Players earn points for participating in tournaments and earn bonus points based on cashing in tournaments.

Here's the latest update on the top 10 on the leaderboard so far:

POINTS       PLAYER NAME
 740.163 TIMOTHY DOUGHERTY
 621.663 DAVID HECK
 447.225 FUAT AYAZ
 444.675 STEPHEN MOY
 416.683 PAUL NORTH
 355.693 GILBERT SACKS
 340.150 BRIAN GIRAGOSIAN
 336.055 ARSLAN ARSLANOSKI
 317.525 JORDAN LUDWICK
 315.588 JEFFREY COLE

Here's the complete standings.

And this is what they are competing for:

Borgata Tournament Leaderboard prizes:

1 - 5 $3500 entry into $3 Million Guaranteed televised WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship (redeem September 15-16, 2013).

6 -15 $560 entry into $2 Million Guaranteed Borgata Poker Open kick-off event (redeem September 3-4, 2013).


Put a Bad Beat On Hunger Charity Poker Tournament Sunday, Aug. 18

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This Sunday, the Borgata Poker Room and Cabot Creamery Cooperative (makers of fine Vermont cheddar cheese) get together again for the 5th Annual Put a Bad Beat on Hunger charity poker tournament.

It's a chance to grind your way through another great Borgata Deepstack event - in this case a $300 Deepstack Semi-Turbo NLH (re-entry) event - and make a contribution to the Food Bank of Southern New Jersey. The break down is a $250 buy-in, $30 tournament fee and a $20 charity donation.

The winner gets a $3,500 Entry into the Borgata Open Championship Sept. 15-20. a World Poker Tour Event. Oh, and the first place money too.

Players start with 25K in chips. Here's the full structure.

The tournament starts at 11am. Levels 1-12 are 15 minutes. On-Site Registration for this event begins Sunday, August 18th at 9am and ends after Level 8 of this event.

And for  little more on the charity aspect of the tournament, check out our interview with Roberta MacDonald, marketing honcho for Cabot Creamery.

With many in the area still recovering from Super Storm Sandy, there's no better time to help out some folks and also make a little cheddar for yourself as well.

(OK, I apologize for that last bit).

$6.3 Million in Prize Pool Guarantees at The Borgata Poker Open

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Time is ticking away towards the start of the Borgata Poker Open (Sept. 3-20) and a lot of grinders are probably busy picking picking and choosing which of the 55 scheduled events fit their schedules.

So here's the first of some helpful hints - nine of the 25 main events (daytime starts) carry a combined $6.3 million in guaranteed prize pools.

Let that sink in for a minute - nine tournaments, $6.3 million.

First up is the Borgata Open's starting event, traditionally offering the biggest total field of the Open.

This year's $500 + $60 opener carries a $2 million guarantee, the biggest ever for the first event. Play starts Tuesday Sept. 3 (Day 1A) and continues with Day 1B Sept. 4. Day 2 is Sept. 5. The tournament is a Big Stack (20K in chips) No Limit Re-entry tournament. Re-entries through Level 9.

As always, it's recommended that you reserve a seat through Borgata's Online Reservations as things can get pretty hectic with such a large expected field.

Of course the largest guarantee - $3 Million - comes with the Borgata Poker Open Championship, a televised World Poker Tour Event, Sept. 15-20.

The $3,300 + $200 Deepstack Double Play event begins with Day 1A Sept. 15 and Day 1B Sept. 16.

Under the Borgata Double Play system, anyone busting out Day 1A (at any level) caan re-buy on Day 1B.

Quick reminder, you can win a seat to the championship event by entering our special drawing here.

The third largest guarantee comes Sept. 8, the first weekend of the Open, with a $500,000 guranteed Deeper-stack $500 + $60 No Limit tournament. Again, Day 1A is Sept. 8 and Day 1B Sept. 9 followed by the last day of play Sept. 10. Deeper stack translates into 30K in starting chips.

Like that isn't enough, here's a rundown of the other six guaranteed tournaments:

Event 6: $150,000 guranteed, $1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Day 1 - Sat. Sept 7, 11am
Day 2 - Sun. Sept. 8. noon

Event 7: $100,000 guranteed, $350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Sat. Sept. 7, noon

Event 13: $150,000 guranteed $260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Wed. Sept. 11, 11am

Event 17: $200,000 guranteed $1,000 + $90 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em(Re-Entry)
Day 1 - Fri. Sept. 13, 11am
Day 2 - Sat. Sept 14, noon

Event 18: $100,000 guranteed, $350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Fri. Sept. 13, noon

Event 23: $100,000 guranteed $200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Wed. Sept. 18, 11am

Borgata Poker Weekend Update

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It's another busy weekend in the Borgata Poker Room featuring the return of the Put a Bad Beat on Hunger charity tournament Sunday, Aug. 18. The tournament is presented by Borgata and Cabot Creamery Cooperative to benefit the Food Bank of Southern New Jersey.

The tournament winner gets a $3.500 seat at the Borgata Poker Open Championship Sept. 15-20 along with the tournament's cash winnings.

Today (Aug. 16) also begins August Bonus Comp Dollars, running through Aug. 31.

Play a minimum of 30 hours from August 16 - 31 and earn $25 Bonus Comp Dollars or play a minimum of 50 hours and earn $40 Bonus Comp Dollars.

Comp Dollars are good for food, drinks, and entertainment.

Meanwhile only about two weeks remain in Borgata's Tournament Leaderboard promotion.

Finally, the Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot is recovering from some recent hits and is back up to $312,000. The Small Bad Beat jackpot is at $50,000.

The Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot has hit eight times in 2013, paying out better than $2 Million.

The August weather has been spectacular lately and this is the perfect time to make that summer road trip - to Borgata.

Put a Bad Beat on Hunger Results

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Borgata/Cabot Creamery Cooperative

Put A Bad Beat on Hunger Charity Poker Tournament

$250 + $30 + $20 Charity Deep Stack Semi-Turbo No Limit Hold’em

August 18, 2013

143 Entries
$35,750 Total Buy-In
$2,860 Charity

FINAL RESULTS:

1.  WAYNE ANASTASIA (WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ):  $10,403
2.  EFREM DOUGLAS ABADE (BROOKLYN, NY):  $5,722
3.  MICHAEL HANDWERKER (ROSLYN, NY):  $3,294
4.  RANDALL AMON (FREELAND, MD):  $2,774
5.  NEIL GRUNDFEST (DIX HILLS, NY):  $2,081
6.  FARROKH FORCE (BALA CYNWYD, PA):  $1,734
7.  CHRISTOPHER GUTH (VALLEY STREAM, NY):  $1,387
8.  CHUNG CHENG (FAIRFAX, VA):  $1,040
9.  DAVID ROSENAU (ABSECON, NJ):  $780
10. GRIGORIJ RUDNIK (JERSEY CITY, NJ):  $694
11. GEORGE MONTEBELLO (CENTEREACH, NY):  $694
12. DONALD DOWLER (ENGLISHTOWN, NJ):  $694
13. LEIBY GOLDBERGER (BROOKLYN, NY):  $607
14. DANIEL BECKER (VILLANOVA, PA):  $607
15. APRIL MOTOLA (E WINDSOR, NJ):  $607
16. ARNOLD HALPERN (SECAUCUS, NJ):  $520
17. KEVIN HICKMAN (LAUREL SPRINGS, NJ):  $520
18. MATTHEW WEASEN (DRESHER, PA):  $520

Specialty Tournaments at the Borgata Poker Open

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At the Borgata Poker Open, Sept. 3-20, you'll find a lot more than just your standard No Limit Hold'em going on. Oh sure, there's plenty of Hold'em, better than 50 No Limit tournaments over the 18 days.

But Borgata does variety too - two Omaha tournaments, a H.O.R.S.E match and even a No Limit Heads-up tournament are scheduled.

For Omaha fans, there are two entries.

Event 3 is a $400 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha tournament starting at 2pm Thursday, Sept. 5. Players start with  15K in chips.

Event 5 is a two-day, $400 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B tournaments starting noon Friday, Sept. 6. Players start with 15K in chips.

Our two-day H.O.R.S.E. event (Event 12) is another $400 + $50 affair starting at 2pm Tuesday, Sept. 10. Again players start with 15K in tournament chips.

The Borgata Open this year also reinstates the heads-up tournament with Event 16, a $1,500 + $150 + $500 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em tournament.

It doesn't take much math to figure out that in Heads-up, anyone getting into the deeper levels will be collecting a nice pile of $500 bounty chips.The two-day event starts at 3pm Thursday, Sept. 12. Players start with 20K in chips.

And for grinders who like a little elbow room when they play (and a high stakes buy-in), Event 17 is a $200,000 guranteed, two-day, $1000 + $90 Six-Max No Limit tournament. Players start with 20K in chips.

For 2014, the Borgata Open is also proud to present both a seniors and a ladies event on the Open Schedule.

Event 10, starting at 1pm Sunday Sept. 8 is a $350 + $50 Ladies Deepstack (25K in chips) No Limit Hold'em tournament.

Event 15 is a $350 + $50 Big Stack (15K in chips) Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em tournament starting at noon Thursday, Sept. 12.

Check out the full Borgata Open Schedule, which includes a ton of Survivor and Turbo tournaments on the secondary evening tournament schedule.

Online reservations are now open for all events.

Borgata Poker Weekend Update

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Believe it or not, summertime is waning at the Borgata Poker Room (that's right, waning) as we start the last weekend before Labor Day Weekend and the start of the Borgata Poker Open right after that on Sept. 3.

The Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot had a nice $40,000 growth spurt this week and sits at $352,000 going into Friday's play.

August Bonus Comp Dollars are still in effect. Play a minimum of 30 hours from August 16 - 31 and earn $25 Bonus Comp Dollars or play a minimum of 50 hours and earn $40 Bonus Comp Dollars.

And our Tournament Leaderboard promotion is winding down (ends Aug. 31). You have two weeks left to make some serious moves on these guys in the top 10

Points                  Guy

 906.713 TIMOTHY DOUGHERTY
 879.800 DAVID HECK
 735.838 ZAUR MAMEDOV
 716.770 JOSHUA HAY
 638.343 GILBERT SACKS
 489.675 STEPHEN MOY
 477.350 FUAT AYAZ
 472.300 ANDREW KLEIN
 447.883 PAUL NORTH
 430.900 THOMAS SPELLACY

Here's a look at the full standings and Borgata's Daily Tournament Schedule.

It's summertime and the living is easy at Borgata - at least for a couple more weeks.

Take advantage grinders.

How Deep is Your Stack at The Borgata Poker Open?

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One of the many things that sets the Borgata Poker Room apart from its competitors - in Atlantic City and out - is the beauty of our tournament structures.

Borgata has the best blinds set up, antes and overall structures on the East Coast. And a big part of any structure is the amount of chips players start the tournament with.

At the 2013 Borgata Open, you can find the starting stack of your dreams - whether you like them big or small. We got regular stacks, big stacks, deep stacks, deeper stacks and even the deepest stacks, all for your choosing.

Generally, Borgata daily tournaments start you out with 10K to 15K in chips. For the Borgata Open's 25 main events , the starting stack is normally 15K.

Unless you go with the big stack, which is 20K. Starting with Event 1, a $2 Million guaranteed $500 + $60 tournament, seven of the 25 main events are big stackers. Also included are Event 15, the $350 + $50 seniors event and three separate events - Event 7, Event 18 and Event 23 - which carry a $100,000 prize pool guarantee.

But maybe you like the deep stack, which is a 20K starting stack. Five deep stack events are on the schedule including Event 10, the $350 + $50 ladies event and Event 13, a $260 + $40 No Limit tournament with a $150,000 prize pool guarantee.

How about a deeper stack? Say 30K in starting chips?

That's Event 8, a three-day (two starting days, 1A and 1B, and then a final day) $500,000 guranteed, $500 + $60 tournament starting Sept. 8 and 9.

And the Deepsest  Stack? That's 50K in starting chips. Now that's a stack. You'll find it in Event 11, Sept. 10, a $350 + $50 No limit tournament.

In fact, Borgata likes deep stacks so much, even the Borgata Open Championship, the $3 Million guranteed $3,300 + $200 five days tournament (Sept. 15-20) is a deeper stack tournament starting players with 30K in chips.

Hey, starting stacks like these should keep any player hanging around for at least a few levels, even is they go off tilt a little.

And isn't that just the point? Borgata just wants you grinders to get the starting chips you deserve.

Here's the full schedule for the Borgata Poker Open. Online reservations are now open.
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