Stout, Haberman Jr, & Colache Are Excited for the Borgata Poker Open and the PokerNews Cup

To the delight of players in the United States, especially those near New Jersey, the Borgata Poker Open and the first-ever PokerNews Cup in North America are just around the corner in September at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

As has been the case in the past, the 2016 Borgata Poker Open, which takes place from September 6-23, will attract players from around the world thanks to a full schedule of low and high buy-in tournaments featuring huge guarantees including a handful with at least a seven-digit guaranteed prize pool.

The highlight of the 19-event poker festival will be the six-day televised World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Championship running from September 18-23, where for a $3,500 buy-in players will be hitting the felts hard in hopes for a lion share of the at least a $3 million in guaranteed prize pool.

PokerNews is obviously as excited as the players with the series also featuring our very own PokerNews Cup featuring a $2,150 buy-in on September 20-21.

The Borgata is one of the best places on the east coast, and easily the best place to play poker tournaments in the Garden State. In addition to the great poker action, the casino provides one of the best experiences available anywhere. BorgataPoker.com pro Matthew Stout couldn’t agree with this more.

Matt Stout

“The Borgata runs some of America’s biggest tournaments of the year and they seem to just keep growing,” Stout shared with PokerNews. “They have one of the most comfortable poker rooms I’ve ever played in with over 80 tables. They have amazing restaurants, buffets, and an all-new food court. They also have a 5-star hotel and to say they’re the nicest casino/hotel in Atlantic City would be a vast understatement. There aren’t even many Las Vegas properties that can compete with Borgata. I’ve been a regular at Borgata for over a decade since I turned 21 years old and even after I moved to Las Vegas at 23 I never stopped showing up for several Borgata events per year. They’re one of the last remaining ‘can’t miss’ stops on the US tour.”

Former top-ranked online tournament player in the Garden State according to the PocketFives New Jersey Online Poker Rankings, Michael “JohnnyDrama” Haberman Jr also believe the great staff contributes to an overall positive experience.

“Borgata events are so great because of the turnouts and the general environment of the casino, it’s a nice casino, and the staff always treat the players great,” Haberman Jr explained.

Renata Colache

Renata “TaintedMaverick” Colache has also played in numerous Borgata Poker Opens, including the most recent 2016 Borgata Summer Poker Open in July. She agrees with Stout and Haberman Jr about the Borgata creates excitement while adding that the bloggers and tournament directors also help create a great experience.

“The Borgata has an amazing way of creating excitement around their poker opens,” Colache said. “The staff, dealers, bloggers and tournament directors are first class. They provide a great mixture of structure and quantity of tournaments. In addition, the convenience of the accommodations and ambiance is the best in Atlantic City.”

Stout plans to make the most of his trip to New Jersey.

“I’ll be playing pretty much every no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha event on the schedule,” Stout stated. “I love big field, small buy-in tournaments and have a good track record in them so I always look forward to the $560 Borgata Deep Stack Kickoff with a $2 million guarantee and the $450 Almighty Stack with a $1 million guarantee. I really enjoy short-handed no-limit hold’em tournaments too, so the $1,090 Six Max with a $200,000 guarantee is always an event I get a little extra excited for. I’m sad that I’m going to miss the $535 BorgataPoker.com heads-up event which is going to be played online Battleship-style in the event center because Paul Wasicka’s wedding is that day. I’m glad I’ll back …

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