Once those lineups are set, then FPM Mangers will be able to make their selections for the WPT Borgata Winter Open. First, EPT Deauville will lock at 6am ET/12pm CET. Here are five players to keep an eye on before making your Fantasy selections … Baby it’s cold outside (in AC), so our pros will surely try their hardest to go deep in the event to remain in the warm confines of the Borgata. “BetMGM recognizes the strong legacy of tournaments at Borgata and is thrilled to collaborate with the team to bring online qualifiers to ’The Return,’” added Luke Staudenmaier, BetMGM’s Director of Poker.Back to Borgata we go! Just a few months after Anthony Zinno and Vanessa Selbst battled to the bitter end, the WPT is back in Atlantic City, more specifically, the Borgata, for the WPT Borgata Winter Open. The four big live events are supported by numerous satellite qualifiers, both live at the Borgata and online at BetMGM NJ. A $2,100 ($1,000 + $100 + $1,000) bounty event kicks off on January 6, and an $1,100 “Survivor” event, where ten players are guaranteed at least $10,000 each, rounds out the slate. Following that and the championship event, there are two other major events on tap. The series begins with a $2,2000 mystery-bounty event on January 2 that will guarantee another $1 million in bounties. The $5,300 championship event begins on January 4th and is the second of four big-buy-in events being served up as part of the Borg’s “Return”. “Borgata is the premier gaming destination on the East Coast, which includes best-in-class poker tournaments.” “The return of championship poker to Borgata is a long time coming,” said Vincent Alonge Jr., Borgata’s Director of Poker Operations. That’s a far cry from pre-pandemic days for what was long regarded as one of the East Coast’s true destination casinos for tournament poker. Only once since the pandemic’s onset has the Borgata offered a live tourney with a buy-in of $1,000 or higher, with that being a $1,090 standalone event last March. The event, in actuality a four-tournament mini-series, begins on January 2, 2023, runs for seven days, and offers buy-ins ranging from $1,100 to $5,300, with the latter being the entry to the Return’s championship event, which will guarantee both a $3 million prize pool and a $1 million first-place payday. The Borgata and BetMGM have jointly announced “The Return: A Borgata Championship Event.”

In January of 2023, after nearly three years of COVID-19 impacted reductions in poker offering, Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will once again host a tournament with a five-figure buy-in.

WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open