Borgata Winter Open Tournament Series Begins TodayThe $3,000 Championship Event Guarantees a $2 Million Prize Pool |
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Author's Note: Julio Rodriguez contributed to this report.
The 2009 Borgata Winter Open tournament series kicks off on Jan. 13 at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and it ends on Jan. 29 with the conclusion of a five-day no-limit hold'em championship event. The championship event buy-in has been reduced from the usual $10,000 to a $3,000+$200 freezeout featuring 50,000 in starting chips, 75-minute levels, and a guaranteed prize pool worth $2 million. The decision to reduce the buy-in of the championship event came about when the Borgata and World Poker Tour decided to split ways in late November. This came after a run of nine WPT events that had awarded millions in prize money hosted at the marquee Atlantic City destination.
Here is a look at the past champions of the Borgata Winter Open:
2006 Borgata Winter Open -- Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi
2007 Borgata Winter Open -- John Hennigan
2008 Borgata Winter Open -- Gavin Griffin
Other events that highlight the preliminary schedule in 2009 include pot-limit Omaha, seven-card stud, limit hold'em, and even a special H.O.S.E. event for those wishing to participate in mixed games. The series will also feature second-chance tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $150 to $200, as well as a survivor-style tournament, where all of the winners receive the same amount of prize money, similar to a satellite.
Here is the schedule of events:
| Date | Event No. | Tournament | Buy-In | Starting Chips | Levels | Duration |
| 1-13 | 1 | Deep Stack NLH | $350+$50 | 25,000 | 45 min. | 4 days |
| 1-13 | 17 | Main Event Qualifier | $320+$40 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-13 | 18 | Second Chance | $150+$30 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-14 | 19 | Main Event Qualifier | $320+$40 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-14 | 20 | Second Chance | $150+$30 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-15 | 2 | NLH | $500+$60 | 8,000 | 50 min. | 2 days |
| 1-15 | 21 | NLH Survivor | $200+$30 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-15 | 22 | Second Chance | $150+$30 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-16 | 3 | NLH | $750+$60 | 10,000 | 50 min. | 2 days |
| 1-16 | 23 | Main Event Qualifier | $160+$30 | 6,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-16 | 24 | NLH Survivor | $400+$50 | 10,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-16 | 25 | Second Chance | $200+$30 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-17 | 4 | NLH | $1,000+$90 | 12,000 | 60 min. | 2 days |
| 1-17 | 5 | PLO | $350+$50 | 8,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-17 | 26 | NLH Survivor | $400+$50 | 10,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-17 | 27 | Second Chance | $200+$30 | 8,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-18 | 6 | Ladies NLH | $260+$40 | 6,000 | 40 min. | 1 day |
| 1-18 | 7 | Limit H | $260+$40 | 6,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-18 | 28 | Afternoon Cash | $260+$40 | 10,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-18 | 29 | Main Event Qualifier | $160+$30 | 6,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-18 | 30 | Second Chance | $200+$30 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-19 | 8 | NLH | $350+$50 | 7,000 | 50 min. | 2 days |
| 1-19 | 31 | NLH Survivor | $200+$30 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-20 | 9 | Deep Stack NLH | $500+$60 | 30,000 | 45 min. | 4 days |
| 1-20 | 10 | 7-Card Stud | $260+$40 | 6,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-20 | 33 | Main Event Qualifier | $160+$30 | 6,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-20 | 34 | Second Chance | $150+$30 | 7,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-21 | 35 | Main Event Qualifier | $320+$40 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-21 | 36 | Second Chance | $150+$30 | 7,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-22 | 11 | NLH | $2,000+$150 | 15,000 | 60 min. | 2 days |
| 1-22 | 12 | Seniors NLH | $350+$50 | 8,000 | 40 min. | 1 day |
| 1-22 | 37 | Main Event Qualifier | $320+$40 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-22 | 38 | NLH Survivor | $300+$40 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-23 | 13 | H.O.S.E. | $2,000+$150 | 15,000 | 40 min. | 2 days |
| 1-23 | 39 | NLH | $300+$50 | 10,000 | 30 min. | 2 days |
| 1-23 | 40 | Main Event Qualifier | $320+$40 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-23 | 41 | Main Event Qualifier | $640+$60 | 10,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-24 | 42 | Main Event Qualifier | $160+$30 | 6,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-24 | 43 | Main Event Qualifier | $640+$60 | 10,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-24 | 44 | Main Event Qualifier | $320+$40 | 8,000 | 25 min. | 1 day |
| 1-24 | 45 | Main Event Qualifier | $640+$60 | 10,000 | 30 min. | 1 day |
| 1-25 | 14 | Main Event | $3,000+$200 | 50,000 | 75 min. | 5 days |
| 1-26 | 15 | NLH | $500+$60 | 15,000 | 30 min. | 2 days |
| 1-27 | 16 | NLH | $350+$50 | 10,000 | 30 min. | 2 days |
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