As such, Borgata was, in a lot of ways, left to rebuild their tournament offerings. While Borgata has a long history in the poker world, its experienced staff was laid off during the pandemic, with many veterans failing to return. A total of 20 secondary and satellite events will be hosted. Speaking of kickoffs, the Borgata Winter Poker Open will open the festivities with a Kick-Off Event with an 800 buy-in and a 2 million guarantee. So, they showed up in droves on Sunday morning, but the casino wasn't able to accommodate the demand. The Borgata Winter Poker Open will run from January 1 to January 26, allowing poker enthusiasts to kick 2024 off with a bang. Players in the area were enthusiastic about having an opportunity to compete in a six-figure guaranteed tournament inside New Jersey's most popular card room. Since COVID-19, the Northeast has done without many major poker events. with the Day 2 restart at noon on Monday. A second Day 1 session was scheduled for 7 p.m. The $400 buy-in multi-flight tournament during the casino's Presidents Day mini-series kicked off with Day 1a at 10 a.m. It wasn't quite the Fyre Festival, but Sunday's $200,000 guaranteed poker tournament at the Borgata in Atlantic City was marred by controversy and frustrated patrons.