WPT Borgata Poker Open record with 1,226 entries!

A day to remember for the WPT Borgata Poker Open: Day 1B memorable with 826 entries, with a total enrollment of 1,226 ($ 3,500 buy-in). Important data that certify the fourth event - in terms of participation - most important in the history of the World Poker Tour. Eventually, the dreaded guaranteed $ 3 million instead has done his homework and was pulverized.

The prize money is $ 3,924,426 and the winner will collect more than $ 843,000. 120 prize will go to the first record after the EPT Barcelona, comes good news for the poker world even from Atlantic City, with primates that are wasted in both Europe and the United States.

But let's get to the tournament on Day 1a survivors in 171 (out of 400), while the second day to make the cut are 425 in the field of day 2 is 596, were the protagonists and several familiar faces within the Atlantic City casinos. The list is long: Andy Frankenberger, Mike Sexton, the famous NBA player Malik Rose, the actor James Woods and Dwyte Pilgrim, the champion of the ninth season of the World Poker Tour. Bad news for Frankenberger out immediately, instead of resisting the Stoics Mike Sexton, Pilgrim and Rose but super short.

The chip leader is Darlene Lee and in the top 10 we find Keven Stammen, Erik Cajelais, former November Niner John Racener. Above average (59,322), Shaun Deeb, Jonathan Little, Eugene Todd, Mike Esfandiari, Paul Volpe, Scott Baumstein, Jared Jaffee and Steve Gross. Shorter Matt Glantz, Matt Salsberg and Kara Scott.

Chipcount Top 10:

1 Darlene Lee 254,900
2 Julio Marrero 208,300
3 Mike Linster 180,800
4 Jean Max Gaspard 179,000
5 John Broderick 166,500
6 Keven Stammen 145,600
7 Erik Cajelais 145,000
8 John Racener 140,000
9 Ian O’Hara 137,000
10 Daniel Weinman 126,000