The Borgata Winter Poker Open returns on January 3 for 16 days of tournaments and you can score a trip to Atlantic City for as little as $25 on BetMGM Poker.
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.
Win your way to AC on BetMGM
Players can jump on the path to Atlantic City now with nightly qualifiers on the BetMGM poker platform. Dedicated Borgata WPO and nightly satellites are running these events, some for as low as $25:
- Almighty Million ($1M GTD)
- Super Deep 6-Max ($150K GTD)
- Deep Stack Main Event ($2M GTD)
- BWPO Championship ($3M GTD)
- PKO Bounty ($1M GTD)
- PLO Championship ($150K GTD)
- Mirror Mystery Bounty ($25)K GTD)
- Bounty Shoot Out
Meanwhile, the regular Hybrid Tournament is back with an online session on January 4. Players will work their way down to a final seven before they head to Borgata for a final table on January 8. The tournament carries a $250,000 guarantee and winners will enjoy a two-night stay and a travel credit for qualifying for the final table. Qualifiers in the regular nightly satellites also receive a travel credit for their trip to Borgata.
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
| Date | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Triple Stud | $600 |
| January 4 | Omaha 8 | $1,150 |
| January 5 | Triple Draw Mix | $600 |
| January 6 | TORSE | $600 |
| January 7 | HORSE | $1,150 |
| January 8 | TOE | $600 |
| January 10 | 2-7 Mixed Limits | $600 |
| January 11 | Triple Mix PLO | $1,150 |
| January 12 | BEAST | $600 |
| January 13 | TORSE | $600 |
| January 14 | Big O | $600 |
| January 15 | PLO Championship | $1,250 |
| January 16 | Triple Omaha Mix | $600 |
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.
