A new year is right around the corner, and the poker year will kick off with the Borgata Winter Poker Open (powered by BetMGM Poker) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Not only will the Borgata provide the best-run series in January, it’s offering $5,000,000 in tournament guarantees.
It may be too soon to outline your 2025 goals and make resolutions. It may even be too early to solidify your New Year’s Eve plans. But this is just the right time to get into the online poker qualifiers starting at just a few dollars.
Details for the Borgata Winter Poker Open in January 2025
The poker team at Borgata has been planning it for some time. Led by Director of Poker Operations Kellie deCelis, the Borgata Winter Poker Open schedule became available last month, complete with structure sheets. (There are even discounted rooms at Borgata until they sell out!)
Let’s get into some of the details and features of the series.
$5 Million Guaranteed
Across the schedule of 32 events in the Borgata Winter Poker Open, the guarantees hit the $5,000,000 mark. The Kick Off event alone will guarantee $1,000,000, with another million for the Almighty Million – of course – and $2,000,000 for the BWPO Championship event.
Some of the smaller events also have guarantees on their prize pools, like the Mirror Mystery Bounty, Seniors Championship, Saturday Series, and Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty.
Featured Borgata Winter Poker Open Events
We can certainly say that players will be interested in every event on the Borgata Winter Poker Open schedule, but there are some highlights that will pique the interest of players from all walks of poker.
- January 2-6: $600 buy-in Kick Off Deep Stack (5 flights, $1,000,000 guaranteed, final table livestream)
- January 5-8: $1,250 buy-in Mirror Mystery Bounty (4 flights, $500,000 guaranteed, final table livestream)
- January 5/9: Events include Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Championship, the Deep, Deeper, Deepest Series: Deep Stack, the BetMGM Online Hybrid Championship, and the B.E.A.S.T. Championship, with various poker buy-ins
- January 7-11: $400 buy-in Almighty Million (6 flights, $1,000,000 guaranteed, final table livestream)
- January 12-16: $3,500 buy-in BWPO Championship (2 flights, $2,000,000 guaranteed, feature table and final table livestreams)
- January 15-17: $570 buy-in Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty (4 flights, $250,000 guaranteed)
Other featured events include the Seniors Championship for players 50 and older on January 11 and the Ladies Championship on January 12. High-stakes players can get in on the $10,700 High Roller Experience, and mixed game players will find everything from the HOSE Championship to BEAST, SHORE and TOE. Check the full Borgata Winter Poker Open schedule with more details, including times.
Importantly, for the first time, players can register for events – even on the same day – through the BetMGM Poker app.
How to Qualify for Borgata Winter Poker Open Events
The holidays have a way of draining bank accounts. Santa Claus doesn’t have endlessly deep pockets. That is why poker players look for as many ways to qualify for poker tournaments at a discount. There will be live satellites running at Borgata during the Borgata Winter Poker Open, but players can secure their seats now through the magic of online poker.
BetMGM Poker Online Qualifiers
BetMGM Poker has daily qualifiers now running for poker players in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Jersey. There are numerous BWPO prize packages to win, and each one includes a $3,500 buy-in to the Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship, travel credits, and a BetMGM swag bag of gifts.
Online qualifiers will run through January 12. Step satellites run on demand, with Step 1 requiring a buy-in of just $5. Players can move through the qualifiers to Step 3 – or buy in at any stage – to play for the prize packages. Those final events require a ticket from a previous step of $500 to enter:
- December 15: Satellite final with 2 prize packages guaranteed (Michigan and New Jersey)
- December 19: Satellite final with 2 prize packages guaranteed (Michigan and New Jersey)
- December 19: Satellite final with 1 prize package guaranteed (Pennsylvania)
Stay tuned for more that may be added as December progresses.
Borgata Winter Poker Open Pick-a-Card
Starting December 17 and running through December 28, poker players on BetMGM Poker can play the Pick-a-Card promotion to win step/qualifier tickets to the aforementioned satellites. By earning just 20 BRPs (BetMGM Rewards Points), you win an invitation to pick a card, each one offering a qualifier ticket of a different amount.
- $500 Borgata Winter Poker Open online qualifier ticket
- $50 Borgata Winter Poker Open online qualifier ticket
- $5 Borgata Winter Poker Open online qualifier ticket
You can earn 20 points every day to play Pick-a-Card every day of the promotion.
Live Borgata Qualifiers
As early as January 1 – Happy New Year! – poker players can participate in live qualifiers to win seats into various Borgata Winter Poker Open events. For example, the two January 1 qualifiers will be:
- “Out the Gate” qualifier: $265 buy-in will award 1 in 10 players seats into the Kick Off, Mirror Mystery Bounty, and Almighty Million.
- “Borgata Big 4” qualifier: $635 buy-in will award 1 in 10 players seats into the Kick Off, Mirror Mystery Bounty, Almighty Million, and one more event.
The secondary qualifier page of the Borgata Winter Poker Open schedule details the satellites available through January 14.
Play Online at BetMGM Poker
Poker players located in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania can begin their qualifiers today. Of course, there are also the daily and weekly tournaments and round-the-clock cash games at many different stakes. Simply set up a free account today to play poker online at BetMGM, and don’t forget to use the poker bonus code to make the most of your first deposit.
