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Borgata Poker Classic

I was hired by the Borgata in Atlantic City to perform live blogging duties for them. Most likely it will happen here (with a small possibility that I do it on their main site). On Thursday I head down to AC for a two week assignment.

Last year, I joined a production company headed up by a friend of mine, Michael Friedman, called Massive Impact Productions (MIP). The Borgata hired our company to help them run their Winter poker tournament. One of the services that our company MIP provides is tournament reporting and that's where I come in. This is obviously a major step for me and MIP. I have never been directly hired by a casino before, especially one as big as the Borgata. Check back over the next two weeks for random Borgata Winter Open updates.

The Borgata Winter Open is a series of 10 tournaments. All but one are No Limit, including a $300 Ladies Only NL event and the $10K main event championship called the Borgata Winter Open. It's also a stop on the World Poker Tour. Everything starts on Friday and it should be a lot of fun.

Here's the schedule for the 2006 Borgata Winter Open:

Event #1: NL
Buy-in: $500 + $60
Jan 20, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event #2: NL
Buy-in: $750 + $60
Jan 21, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event # 3: NL
Buy-in: $1000 + $80
Jan 22, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event #4: Limit
Buy-in: $500 + $60
Jan 23, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event #5: NL
Buy-in: $1000 + $80
Jan 24, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event #6: NL
Buy-in: $1,500 + $100
Jan 25, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event # 7: Ladies' Only NL Hold'em
Buy-in: $300 + 40
Jan 26, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event #8: NL
Buy-in: $2,500 + $150
Jan 27, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event #9: Borgata Winter Open Championship NL
Buy-in: $9,700 + $300
Jan 29, 2006 @ 11 AM

Event # 10: NL
Buy-in: $500 + $60M
Jan 30, 2006 @ 12 PM

The Borgata is running SNG satellites for various events. Check their site for more info. If you are playing in any of the events, stop by media/press row and say hello!