Kevin Stammen took home his biggest payday ever winning the WPT Championship and $1.3 million. Stammen, of Coldwater, Ohio and no stranger to the Borgata Poker Room, runs his total tournament winnings to $3.6 million.To see the full story and the final table, click here.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Kevin Stammen wins WPT Championship
From the Borgata Blog:
Borgata to host 2014 WPT Championship
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The World Poker Tour (WPT) 2014 Championship will be played at Atlantic City for the first time. For the past 12 years, the Las Vegas based Bellagio casino used to host it, but this year, it will be played in New Jersey’s Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa.
Tom Ballance, president of the Borgata, said: “With online gaming and the popularity of the Borgata brand, the center of gravity of poker is moving to New Jersey.” The WPT’s decision to shift venues does indicate that Atlantic City has become more popular after the Garden State legalized online gambling in Nov 2013. Most of the gambling companies that sponsor professional live poker events have partnered with land casinos in Atlantic City. Party Poker is the host of the WPT 2014 Championship event, and Bwin.party, which is a partner of Borgata’s online gambling site, owns the company.
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Tuesday, April 08, 2014
AP: Borgata to use new hi-tech chips
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A cheating scandal at an Atlantic City casino poker tournament has led to new security measures being put in place, including high-tech chips.
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa tells The Associated Press it is using new chips for its Spring Open poker tournament.
They are more intricate, have more colors, and include an authentication element that can be checked using ultraviolet light.
Borgata vice president Joe Lupo tells the AP the changes are "very expensive but very necessary."
The casino was forced to suspend an event at its Winter Open in January after suspicions that someone introduced counterfeit chips.
A North Carolina man was arrested on charges including theft and rigging a public contest.
An investigation continues, and $1.5 million in prize money is still on hold.
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa tells The Associated Press it is using new chips for its Spring Open poker tournament.
They are more intricate, have more colors, and include an authentication element that can be checked using ultraviolet light.
Borgata vice president Joe Lupo tells the AP the changes are "very expensive but very necessary."
The casino was forced to suspend an event at its Winter Open in January after suspicions that someone introduced counterfeit chips.
A North Carolina man was arrested on charges including theft and rigging a public contest.
An investigation continues, and $1.5 million in prize money is still on hold.
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
WSOP National Championships to be played at Bally's Atlantic City
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The World Series of Poker Circuit, currently in its 10th season, will culminate at the new WSOP-branded Bally’s Atlantic City poker room from May 22-24, 2014 with the fourth-annual National Championship. The tournament will be recorded for future broadcast on ESPN, and will also award a WSOP gold bracelet to the winner.
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