Event 11 (Day 1)
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 2: Blinds 75/150
Amir Babahkani – 1st Place – 2017 BSPO SixMax
Last Summer, the SixMax drew 124 entrants and the prize pool of $120,280 went to the final 12 players. Amir Babahkani was the victor after a heads-up battle with WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen. Amir took home $36,084 and his second Borgata Open Trophy.
Michael Kemeter, who won this event in back-to-back years, 2015 & 2016, failed to Three-Peat as SixMax Champion, but we expect to see him try again this year.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 1: Blinds 50/100
The $1,000 SixMax NLH is a warm-up for the Championship and draws lots of professionals and amateurs alike. Everyone starts with 20,000 chips and levels 1-10 are 30 minutes long.
After the break following level 10, registration will close (about 6:45pm). Late registration and unlimited re-entries will be allowed until that time. Starting with Level 11, levels will last 50 minutes until they reach the final table. Final table levels will be 60 minutes long.
This is a 2-day event and Day 1 will run until about 2am or 18 players, then bag up for the night. Day 2 is set for 12 noon Saturday.
Cards are in the air here in the Signature Room.
The start of the 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open is just a few days away with the Ladies Go First NLH event on Sunday, starting at 11am. Onsite registration opens two hours before the start of the tournament (9am). Then it’s the $1 Million Guaranteed Kick-Off event starting Tuesday at 11am with the first of five starting flights. Online registration is available for all Main Events through Friday, July 6th. Onsite registration begins Monday, July 9th, at 12 noon and will remain open daily from 8am to midnight throughout the series.
The kickoff event and it’s $1 Million Guarantee will bring out big crowds, so there are five starting flights spread across three days. Flight A begins Tuesday, July 10th, at 11am. Flight B runs Wednesday at 11am, overlapping Flight C starting at 4pm. Flights D & E are Thursday at 10am and 5pm, respectively. This event is a Best Stack Forward and Unlimited Re-Entry event, so players are encouraged to register early and register often!
Zachary Schwartz – 1st Place – 2017 Summer Open Kick-Off Event
Last year it was Zachary Schwartz who bested the field of 2,268 entrants to claim 1st place and just over $160,000 in an adjusted payout agreement following a five-hour heads-up battle with Larry Abrams.
The first Saturday Series event is also the Cabot Creamery “Put a Bad Beat On Hunger” charity tournament, raising money for the New Jersey Food Bank – Southern Branch. Last year they drew 421 total entries and raised $4,210 for the New Jersey Food Bank – Southern Branch. Last year they drew 421 total entries to create a prize pool of $142,930. In addition, $4,210 was raised for a great cause. An adjusted payout agreement resulted in Jeremey Barnett taking home $11,915 and the trophy. The $3,500 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship seat went to Mike Machalani. This year, both the 1st AND 2nd place finishers will earn a $3,500 entry in the 2018 WPT BPO Championship, courtesy of Cabot Creamery!
To celebrate Borgata’s 15th Birthday, the Tournament of Champions will highlight the second Saturday of the series, with previous Borgata Open Champions invited to battle for a winner-take-all prize of $25,000.
Of course the $1 Million Guaranteed Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship begins Sunday and Monday, July 22nd and 23rd, with starting flights A and B. Registration for the Best Stack Forward and Unlimited Re-Entry event remains open until the start of Level 11 on Day 2 (July 24th) about 2:15pm.
Abraham Korotki – 1st Place – 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship
Last year saw a record 600 entrants and the Live-Streamed Championship final table was historic with three World Series of Poker bracelet winners doing battle with Borgata’s winningest regular, Abraham Korotki. 2015 WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen got heads-up with Korotki, but came up short of the win. Korotki claimed his record ninth Borgata title and more than $359,000.
All the information you need can be found on the Summer Poker Open site, so bookmark it and check back often. We’ll be seeing you next week for the start of the 2018 Summer Poker Open and you can follow the action right here in the BSPO blog!
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