Borgata Sizzles With Start of Second Annual Summer Poker Open
14 Junho 2007 - 4:39PM
PR Newswire (US)
456 Players Fill Borgata's 85-table Poker Room for Event #1
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Borgata Hotel Casino
and Spa, the premier travel and entertainment destination on the
East Coast, kicked off the second annual Summer Poker Open
yesterday -- the largest poker tournament in Atlantic City this
summer -- with 456 players in Borgata's 85-table poker room. The
event launched with the $500 + 60 No Limit Hold 'Em event and will
culminate with the $5,000 + $200 No Limit Championship Event on
Tuesday, June 26, 2007. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070313/NYTU119LOGO ) Even
with the World Series of Poker currently under way in Las Vegas,
players from all over filled Borgata's state of the art poker room
for the start of the Borgata Summer Poker Open. Over 450 players
registered for the $500 +60 Event #1, with a prize pool of
$228,000. Accomplished poker professional, Joseph Brooks, said,
"The event ran like clockwork. Borgata runs the best tournaments on
the East Coast. With the WSOP going on the same time, I did not
know what to expect. Then I saw the full room and the atmosphere
was great with the live action and the start of the Summer Open.
This is a great event, close to home." The Summer Open Events are
one-day tournaments. According to Tournament Director Tab
Duchateau, "Borgata specifically designed the Summer Open
structures and events to appeal to players taking day-trips. There
is a great balance of tournament play, along with live action in
our room." The players at the $500+60 final table did not mind
playing into the wee hours of the morning. Chris Kwon of New Jersey
captured the coveted championship, and $67,000 in prize money.
Reginald Leonardo of New York, finished in second taking home
$35,340 in prize money. The third place finisher was Pennsylvania
resident Krzysztof Perka, who won $18,200 for his efforts. Perka
commented, "Borgata does things right. Of course the poker action
is everything in the game, but the massages from the Spa Toccare
therapists are truly amazing. They helped me make it this far!" The
2007 Borgata Summer Open will offer players a chance to participate
in twelve main events, including Texas Hold'Em No Limit, Texas
Hold'Em Limit, 7- Card Stud, and a Ladies-Only Tournament. In
addition, the fourteen days will be filled with super satellites,
second chance cash, and sit-and-go tournaments. The Championship
Event is a four-day event, starting on Saturday, June 23rd and
concluding on Tuesday, June 26th. Players will start with $50,000
in tournament chips and play in one of the best-structured
tournaments around. On-Site Registration for all Borgata Summer
Open events is in the Poker Room, where all tournaments will take
place. To view the event schedule visit http://www.theborgata.com/.
About Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Borgata is a joint venture of
Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) and MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM).
Located at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City, it features 2,000
guest rooms and suites, 161,000 square feet of gaming, 200 gaming
tables, 4,100 slot machines, 12 destination restaurants, 12 retail
boutiques, a 54,000 square foot spa, 70,000 square feet of event
space, and parking for 7,100 cars. For more information on Borgata
or to obtain a copy of this press release, please visit
http://www.theborgata.com/ or use AOL keyword: borgata. Additional
news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at
http://www.boydgaming.com/; additional information on MGM MIRAGE
can be found at http://www.mgmmirage.com/.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070313/NYTU119LOGODATASOURCE:
Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa CONTACT: Noel Stevenson of Borgata
Hotel Casino & Spa, +1-609-317-7380, Web site:
http://www.theborgata.com/ http://www.mgmmirage.com/
http://www.boydgaming.com/
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