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After success with the first New Jersey partnership between the WPT and partypoker, the two companies are back for more. Partypoker officially announced the WPT Online Borgata Series on Tuesday including $275,000 in total guarantees.
Party partners with MGM in New Jersey for online poker and has added its premier Atlantic City casino and poker property to the mix. The casino usually runs the WPT Borgata Poker Open in September and the online series, set for Sept. 13-21, now takes that event’s place.
“The partnership is great because it gives players the opportunity to compete in large WPT events from the comfort of their own homes,” WPT executive tour director Matt Savage told USPoker. “The WPT is proud to partner with a trusted regulated site like partypokerUS Network.”
Another big WPT/partypoker addition to the US online poker scene
The Online Borgata Series comes on the heels of a record-breaking WPT/partypoker event in June. The WPT Online Poker Open attracted 868 entries, producing a prize pool of $317,540. That was a nice turnout, topping the $300,000 guarantee.
Other US operators have also seen great results in recent months as players look for action during the Coronavirus pandemic.
In recent months, the WPT has shifted to partner for online events with partypoker on the international market. The site has also heavily promoted its own sweepstakes poker site, ClubWPT.
With Atlantic City poker rooms closed, including the Borgata, another WPT event may be popular with players. The festival showcases three premier poker brands in a single series for rounders across New Jersey.
“Partypoker US Network continues to identify opportunities to provide the best online poker experience for our players,” partypoker US director of poker Ray Stefanelli said in a news release. “We are proud to expand our relationship with the World Poker Tour and provide players across New Jersey with another state-of-the-art offering.
“The WPT Online Borgata Series combines the live prestige of the WPT and Borgata to the online poker community across the partypoker US Network.”
WPT Online Borgata Series highlights
The new series is expected to offer players 11 events. While an official schedule hasn’t been released yet, there are a few highlights that have been announced.
The two-day $1,060 WPT Online Borgata Series Main Event highlights the series on Sept.20. The final table will be live streamed on Sept.21.
Organizers haven’t announced a main event guarantee, but this story will be updated if there is one. Another big event is the $215 Kickoff to begin the series on Sept. 13. The Sunday No Limit Hold’em event features a $100,000 guarantee.
Other highlights include:
- $535 Heads Up – This event is set for Sept.19 and capped at 32 players. Players registering by Sept. 16 receive their $35 registration fee back after participating in the event.
- Progressive Knockout Bounties – Organizers promise a few of these popular events on the schedule.
- Main Event qualifiers – Partypoker will be offering numerous satellites throughout the series. Players can win their way into the Main Event for as little as $5. Score well in $5 qualifiers and move on to $45 and $215 satellites. It’s a shot at a nice tournament score for only a few bucks.
Players may also “phase” into the Main Event for $109. Phase tournaments have become popular events at partypoker NJ.
A phase tournament differs a little from a traditional satellite. Satellite winners enter into the target event with that event’s starting chip stack. In a phase event, remaining players from Phase 1 enter the target event with the chip stack previously accumulated.
Partypoker and the WPT promise a nice mix of events and buy-ins.
“Our partners have worked diligently to ensure that the schedule has something for everyone at differing buy-in levels,” Savage says, “and gives players so many ways to qualify and satellite into the Main Event.”
Getting in the WPT Borgata action
In New Jersey, the partypoker network also includes BorgataPoker.com and BetMGM. Players can participate on any of the platforms, but must physically be in New Jersey to register and play.
A full WPT Online Borgata Series schedule is expected to be announced later this week. USPoker first made note of the new series on Monday.
Fresh off another Online Series, partypoker that saw that main event top the $50,000 guarantee. That championship ended up paying out more than $64,000.
Partypoker and WPT officials are hoping the Garden State success continues with the new Borgata event.
WPT Vice President of Global Tour Management Angelica Hael said: “WPT and partypoker US Network have created a unique festival for players of all bankrolls across New Jersey to compete in a weeklong series that combines the best of the live and online realm.”
Here’s a look at the complete schedule:
WPT Online Borgata Series
| Date | Time | Event | Total BuyIn | Bounty | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 13 | 5 pm | #1: SUNDAY NLHE | $215 | $100,000 | |
| Sept. 14 | 7:30 pm | #2: NLHE R+A | $109 | $10,000 | |
| Sept. 15 | 7:30 pm | #3: 8-MAX FREEZEOUT | $320 | $30,000 | |
| Sept. 16 | 7:30 pm | #4: NLHE | $215 | $25,000 | |
| Sept. 17 | 7:30 pm | #5: PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT BOUNTY | $535 | $250 | $25,000 |
| Sept. 18 | 7:30 pm | #6: SIX-MAX NLHE | $215 | $20,000 | |
| Sept. 19 | 7:30 pm | #7: HEADS UP - 32 MAX BRACKET | $535 | ||
| Sept. 20 | 7:30 pm | #8: PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT BOUNTY | $320 | $150 | $30,000 |
| Sept. 20 | 5 pm | PHASE 2 – Main Event powered by partypoker US Network | $1,060 | ||
| Sept. 20 | 8 pm | #9: TURBO PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT BOUNTY | $215 | $75 | $20,000 |
| Sept. 21 | 7 pm | PHASE 2 – DAY 2 LIVE STREAMED FINAL TABLE | |||
| Sept. 21 | 8 pm | #10: TURBO PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT BOUNTY | $215 | $100 | $20,000 |
Check back to USPoker when a complete schedule is announced.
Players looking to get in on the WPT Online Borgata Series action can take advantage of some nice exclusive USPoker bonuses. Click these links to find out more and take advantage: partypoker NJ, BorgataPoker.com, BetMGM.
Borgata poker photo courtesy WPT/Joe Giron.
The partypoker US network has launched an aggressive new promotion “Bonus Tournament Dollars” to accompany the ongoing WPT Borgata Online series, giving away hundreds and thousands in tournament dollars to players who participate in the series.
Any player who enters three to five events will receive a $100 in bonus and $500 if they play between six to nine events.
Players who play every event in the WPT Borgata Online series will receive quite a generous amount of $1000.
The bonus amount is valid only on first entry into each event, so players’ second or subsequent re-entries do not count for eligibility. Satellites and qualifiers have also been excluded.
These tournament dollars cannot be withdrawn or used at cash tables but can be used for real money play in all tournaments including sit and go’s available on the partypoker US network.
The promotion is open to all New Jersey players on the partypoker US network, comprising partypoker NJ, Borgata Poker and BetMGM NJ online poker rooms all sharing the same player pool.
Players have until the end of the series to take full advantage of the promotion which concludes on September 21.
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Bonus Tournament Dollars Promotion Offers Up to 35% Return on the Total Buy-ins
Indeed, the promotion is quite generous as players can receive up to 35% return on the total buy-ins spent in the series.
For instance, a player who plays ten tournaments will have to spend a minimum of $2894 (counting only one bullet per event). In return, the network will reward that player $1000, so almost a 35% return of the total buy-ins and rakeback equivalent to over 500%.
Even a player who only plays three events will receive about 15% of the total buy-ins spent (assuming they play all $215 buy-in events).
partypoker US Network Bonus Tournament Dollars
| Event Entries | Bonus Awarded |
|---|---|
| 3-5 | $100 |
| 6-9 | $500 |
| 10+ | $1,000 |
The promotion seeks to reward tournament grinders and also increase the participation in the first-ever WPT Borgata online series running in place of the Borgata Poker Open live tournament series that usually runs every year at Borgata Resorts & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
But with the ongoing impact of the cronavirus, the live poker tournament scene has yet to return in the US, and organizers are moving their events online including the World Poker Tour.
The WPT Borgata Online series features over $275,000 in guaranteed prize money. Eleven events are part of the schedule including a $1060 buy-in WPT Online Borgata Series Main Event played as a Phase event.
The series kicked off last Sunday with a $100,000 guaranteed NLHE event. The $215 buy-in opening event attracted 495 entrants, falling just $1000 short of its guarantee to create an overlay. Event #2, a rebuy/add-on event, gathered nearly 100 entries to smash its $10k guarantee, adding $23,500 to the total prize pool.
Nine more events remain on the schedule, so players have enough opportunities to cash in as well as earn extra in tournament dollars.
In addition to the tournament dollars promotion, the partypoker US network is also offering an early-bird special promotion on the $535 buy-in Heads-Up event, running on September 19. The promotion offers full rakeback to those who register two days ahead of the start of the event.
However, the event is capped at 32 entries, and at the time of writing, each of them has been filled up, so keep an eye on the tournament lobby to see if any player opts to unregister.
Daily Login Promotion Spin the Wheel
Another promotion that is currently run by the network is the new Spin the Wheel – a daily login promotion. All players have to do is log in to earn a chance to win big prizes.
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Every day they log in, players receive one free spin on The Wheel. The prizes may range from satellite tickets, cash bonuses, tournament dollars or even a seat to the WPT Borgata online series Main Event.
The promotion is valid until September 30 and all of the partypoker US network skins can take part in this promotion.
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Overview of the partypoker NJ Spin the Wheel Promotion:
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- Sign in to your account and receive a free spin.
- Every player receives one free spin every day.
- Players can win satellite tickets, cash bonuses, and tournament dollars.
- All three partypoker US network skins eligible for the promotion.
- Promotion valid until September 20.