Event 1: Guarantee Doubles a Year After Record Field
Tournament organizers slapped a lofty guaranteed prize pool of $2 million on to this event, an eye-catching number for a mere $500 buy in. Why were they able to guarantee such a number? It may have something to do with the fact that this event last year drew the largest field in Borgata poker tournament history, with 3,871 entrants. With the addition of online qualifiers and word of mouth spreading about last year's big prize pool, this year's event is expected to be even bigger and better.
Joe Stiers topped the massive field last year, pocketing $318,104 in the process. This year's champ figures to make a good chunk more than that, so keep an eye out for updates to the field size and prize pool as the three heats build it up over the next two days.