David Coleman opened to 55,000, then David Lopez moved in for 565,000. Anthony Zinno asked for the count, then folded. When everyone else got out of the pot, Zinno asked Lopez to show and promised a future show in return, saying he folded ace-ten this time. Lopez let him look — at pocket Aces.
A short while later, Lopez opened for 80,000 and Zinno moved all-in. Lopez folded and Zinno asked if this was the one he wanted to see. It was, so he showed .
There’s a new poker tour in town as a trio of MGM properties – MGM National Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Borgata – have joined forces to establish the MGM East Coast Poker Tour (ECPT).
The tour will consist of the following stops:
Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor February 5-17
Borgata Spring Poker Open April 7-24
Borgata Summer Poker Open July 7-24
Potomac Summer Poker Open at MGM National Harbor July 22-August 3
The Armory Classic at MGM Springfield August 12-24
“MGM Resorts offers players the best poker product on the East Coast,” said Jorge Perez, Portfolio President. “Our East Coast Poker Tour is a great way for us to showcase three of our industry-leading properties while creating an exciting tournament series for our guests and poker enthusiasts.”
The Points Leaderboard
Linking the five events will be a leaderboard where players can earn points by participating in any qualifying events.
Leaderboard prizes consist of the following: the top 90 finishers on the leaderboard will earn entry into Borgata Fall Poker Open/MGM Resorts East Coast Poker Tour $2,000,000 Guaranteed Championship on November 15-20, 2020 ($3,500 value) including complimentary overnight stays. Others can win $250 room credits, Cartier watch ($2,500 value) and $500 MGM Resorts promotional gift cards.
Players can earn points in a variety of ways including “Participation Points” for buying into tournaments, “Entry Points” based on field sizes, and “Placement Points” for making the final table. Click here for more details on the point system.
The leaderboard will be posted to MGMECPT.com and updated daily when qualifying events are occurring. Points for the leaderboard will be finalized on August 25, 2020.
Previewing the Potomac Winter Poker Open
The upcoming Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor, which runs from February 5-17, 2020, will offer over $1,000,000 in guarantees over 14 events. It marks the first time a winter edition of the PPO has been held to complement its annual late-summer series.
Highlights on the schedule include the $400 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed Opener and the $3,000 buy-in, $500,000 guarantee Main Event. What’s more, PokerNews is slated to be on-site to offer live updates from both of those events as well as the $400 Large Stack BB Ante from February 12-13.
David Coleman got the last of Ian Landsman's chips and with the elimination of Landsman in eighth place, the final seven drew for seats and moved to the final table.
Ian Landsman will collect $9,288 for his eighth place finish.
Anthony Zinno (small blind) checked the turn with a board of and David Coleman (utg) fired 130,000. Zinno took his time, then slid all his chips in. Coleman called quickly, showing for top pair, but Zinno tabled for the set.
The river brought the and Zinno doubled up to more than 1.2 million. Coleman's stack was cut down to about 1.1 million.
That hand made Will Givens the chip leader with 1.7 million.
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of David Lopez. The board of 
secured the pot for Lopez.
and David Coleman (utg) fired 130,000. Zinno took his time, then slid all his chips in. Coleman called quickly, showing 
for top pair, but Zinno tabled 
and Zinno doubled up to more than 1.2 million. Coleman's stack was cut down to about 1.1 million.
. Lopez had 
and caught a Jack on the flop.