Borgata to Host Large Tournaments for NJ Poker Players this Spring

Borgata will host numerous tournaments and series in April, giving New Jersey poker players plenty of choices.

Borgata will host NJ poker events all through the month of April until the Almighty Stack tournament series returns in May. This prestigious event series will give a prize money of $1 million. In addition, Borgata is in partnership with BetMGM to host that tournament starting from May 7 to May 13. 

Meanwhile, throughout April, Borgata will provide tournaments and bonuses featuring live satellites to the Almighty Millions.

This April, Borgata will be Hosting Around 30 Tournaments

Borgata will release daily tournaments numerous times per week in April. Daily tournaments run only once a day and have buy-ins that vary from $150 to $560. Tournaments are held at 11a.m-6 p.m. except on Saturdays and Sundays. The following list are some of the Borgata’s schedule highlights:

• Monday, 11 a.m., $155 NLH Big Stack, 25,000 start stack 
• Tuesday, 6 p.m., $150 NLH Big Stack Turbo Bounty, double green chip
• Wednesday, 6 p.m., $230 NLH Survivor Bounty.
• Thursday, 6 p.m., $225 NLH KO Turbo, black chip bounty
• Friday: Super Stack, 11 a.m., buy-in varies depending on the week

Check out the Borgata schedule for any changes. The complete schedule can be found here.

Week of the Borgata Survivor Series

A Borgata Poker Survivor Series Week will happen in April. The competitions will be from April 12 through April 21. The Survivor series consists of five tournaments, with buy-ins varying from $125 to $450. On a survivor occasion, the prize pool is divided evenly after all players have won and the tournament ends. 

A High-Hand Weekend Event is the $5,000 Mystery Easter Egg Hunt

Cash poker players can play for a share of the $60,000 cash prize pool on April 14-15, with two $5,000 Grand Prizes each day.

The High Hand Winner can draw a Mystery Easter Egg every half hour and reveal cash rewards. There are also daily rewards of $3,000, $1,500, $1,000, $750, $500, and also $250 to be won.

If multiple players are awarded the same qualified high hand during the same interval, and a split is needed, the first player dealt with the high qualifying hand gets the chance of selecting the Mystery Easter Egg. After that, the prize is divided equally to the eligible players.

A Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot of $100,000 will also be available starting April 1. Players have to make four-of-a-kind, tens, or better to qualify for a bad beat. In addition, the player has to play two cards from their hand. The hand loser receives 40% of the prize. The winning hand receives 20%, while the remaining players in the hand receive 40%.

In May, Almighty Million Stack will Return

The live event series will take place in Atlantic City from May 7 to May 13. For the first time following the pandemic, the popular series returns. The tournament guarantees a $1 million prize pool. 

Players have a vast beginning stack of 100,000 chips with an $800 buy-in, allowing them to enjoy a lot of play before the start of the event. It is one of the enormous beginning stacks available in any live hold’em event across the country.

The action-packed event begins on Sunday, May 7, and runs through Wednesday, May 10. The remaining competitors will return for Day 2 on Thursday, at May 11, at 11 a.m. after the field has been narrowed down.

Online qualifiers are Available through BetMGM

If $800 is out of reach, BetMGM will provide online satellites as well as live events for participants to win a series package.  

“The success of online qualifiers and the incredible response to ‘The Return’ demonstrates that players demand more of the omnichannel events that link these great brands.” “BetMGM is thrilled to continue collaborating with Borgata Poker to provide gamblers with additional opportunities to play at the East Coast’s premier poker destination,” said Luke Staudenmaier, BetMGM’s director of poker.

According to the BetMGM website, participants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan will be eligible to win $2,000 Almighty Million Poker Packages for a tenth of the cost through online events beginning April 23. It will include the following:

• Almighty Seat Ticket for $800
• Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City
• They have $500 in the account for travel and dining expenses.