$3M Main Event headlines January's Borgata Winter Poker Open

Poker players will ring in the new year once again at Borgata when the Winter Poker Open returns on January 3 for 16 days of tournaments in Atlantic City. 

The supersized snowy series will feature a total of 75 tournaments and satellites, headlined by the $3,000,000 Winter Open Championship with three opening flights from Jan. 10-12. Other Borgata favorites return, too, like the Almighty Million, the Progressive KO Bounty, and the Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty -- all with big winter guarantees. 

Last time at the Winter Poker Open, 932 entries turned out to Borgata for the $3,500 Main Event, where Nguyen Le and Joseph Neiman cut a deal in heads-up play to take home more than $400K each. The two players split the hardware as well, each taking home one of the iconic Borgata trophies. 

Million dollar opener

This year's winter festival will start with the Almighty Million, a $400 buy-in with six opening flights and a $1,000,000 guarantee. The opening flights spread out from Jan 3 through 5, with a Day 3 on Jan 7 with a livestreamed final table. 

Other seven-figure prize pools include the $600 Deepstack from Jan. 7-9 ($2M guaranteed) and the $1,000,000 Progressive KO Bounty on Jan. 13 ($1,000,000 guarantee). Six figure guarantees also pepper the schedule, with a Super Deep Six Max on Jan. 6 ($150,000 guaranteed), the PLO Championship on Jan. 15 ($150,000 guaranteed), and the Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty on Jan. 16 ($250,000 guaranteed). 

Mixed leaderboard returns

Also returning to the Borgata lineup is the regular rotation of mixed tournaments and a leaderboard to track the action. Fourteen mixed tournaments dot the schedule, with prizes for the top finishers. 

2026 Borgata Winter Poker open mixed game leaderboard events

The full schedule is available now on the Borgata website. Stay tuned in January, as PokerOrg will once again be on hand for live coverage from the floor throughout the series.