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Online Gaming Winners for May 16 to May 22

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Montezuma slotMost of us like round numbers. You know, like $5,000 and $10,000. Especially when it comes to big online winners at BorgataCasino.com and BorgataPoker.com.

Lucky for all of us, that’s just how things worked out for our big BorgataCasino.com winner – who took home a $5,000 jackpot – and our big poker winner for the week of May 16, who won $10,000.

Now there’s nothing wrong with winning $3,992 at Borgata Casino.com and $5,550 (hey that’s round too) at BorgataPoker.com, as our second place winners for the week did respectively. Nothing at all.

It’s just always nice to see all those zeroes line-up – especially on your wins.

How many zeroes can you line up?

Here’s a look at the big online winners for Monday, May 16, 2016 through Sunday, May 22, 2016.

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– On May 19, Azusa from Jersey City, New Jersey, made a $5.00 bet on the Double Diamond slot game and won $5,000.

– On May 20, Deborah from Bridgewater, New Jersey, won $3,992 after placing a $3.00 bet on the Montezuma slot game.

– On May 20, Birkin from Metuchen, New Jersey, bet $10.00 playing the Double Diamond slot game and won $3,200.

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– Jermz took first place in this week’s Sunday $50K Guaranteed for $10,000, along with an added  $300 entry into the $250K Guaranteed Summer Kickoff event at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

– LuckySpewy ($5,550) took first place, Ikelove227 ($2,550) placed third, GiantGenius ($1,763) fourth and mooseman1710 ($1,275) placed fifth in this week’s Mega Tuesday 500.

– ninjaG0 ($3,164 and $2,878), and JohnnyDrama ($3,052) won the Daily $10,000 Guaranteed tournament this week.

– hags021 ($3,975) took first place in this week’s Sunday Seconds $10,000 Guaranteed.

– joey1way ($1,771), mamoosh ($1,753), and J.duhAAmel ($1,610) each won the Daily $4,000 Guaranteed Turbo this week.

– MattStout ($1,189), Techno909 ($1,011) and BossSTIK ($900) won the $3,000 Guaranteed 2nd Chance tournament this week.

– BorgataPoker.com tournament players earn Monthly Online Tournament Leaderboard points and a chance to win a share of $7,800 in monthly prizes (Qualify May1 – 31).  Top 500 place finishers from each monthly Tournament Leaderboard (March, April and May) will be invited to participate in the June 12th (3PM) Quarterly Freeroll Invitational Tournament awarding over $20,000 in prizes.

– Online satellites for the Las Vegas Main Event running daily on BorgataPoker.com, guaranteeing over $19,000 each week.

An Evening With Al Pacino June 4 at Borgata Event Center

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al-pacinoThey say imitation is the purest form of flattery, and if that’s true, then movie legend Al Pacino may be the most flattered guy in history.

Everybody has a favorite Al Pacino movie quote and most of us are ready to break into a Pacino imitation at the drop of the hat – or at least when the quote fits.

Consider these classic lines:

“Just when I thought that I was out, they pull me back in.”

The Godfather, Part III

“Say hello to my little friend.”

Scarface

“You’re outta order. You’re outta order. This whole trial is outta order.”

And Justice for All

“Attica! Attica!”

Dog Day Afternoon

“On any given Sunday you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. The point is – can you win or lose like a man?”

Any Given Sunday

Vanity. My Favorite Sin.

The Devil’s Advocate

And that’s just the short ones. Ever since Pacino showed up in 1972’s The Godfather, he’s been making history and carving out one of the most iconic move careers of all time. And now Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is offering you a chance to spend An Evening with Al Pacino on Saturday June 4 at Borgata Event Center.

Step into the world of Al Pacino as he shares his passion for acting and directing up close and personal. In an on-stage interview with clips (some never seen before), Al Pacino will give a rare glimpse into the creative process of one of our greatest actors. Sharing backstage tales from a lifetime in the world of theatre and film and revealing the inner workings of his most personal work (watch for surprise readings) this one night only event will end with a question and answer session with you, the audience.

And consider the stories Pacino can tell after a career with more than 40 films including The Godfather Trilogy, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, Sea of Love, Dick Tracy, Heat, Scarface, Any Given Sunday, Angels in America and most recently You Don’t Know Jack for HBO. He is one of the rare winners of the triple crown of acting: the Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award and was a recent honoree of the 2012 National Medal of Arts.

That description comes from eveningwithpacino.com, and they did a pretty good job considering just outlining Pacino’s career could take months. As for the show, as Pacino says “I don’t know what’s gonna happen. So I go out there and see.”

For Borgata, it’s another unique show with a Hollywood icon following Sophia Loren’s appearance in March. But then we are Atlantic City’s most iconic casino brand and we bring you the most unique and comprehensive entertainment line-up anywhere.

So spend an evening with a Hollywood legend. And remember what Pacino said as Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross:

“I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion: if everyone thinks one thing, then I say bet the other way.”

Tickets for An Evening with Al Pacino are $89 to $139 and available here.

$5,000 Summer Kickoff Giveaway Makes BorgataCasino.com One Hot Destination

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BC_0380_5k_summer_kickoff_336x280The last few days of May are shaping up to be warm and sunny — and you’re invited to soak up Bonus Dollars in two possible ways. Between May 27th and May 30th, we’re giving away $5,000 in Bonus Dollars in our $5,000 Summer Kickoff Giveaway.

Just stop by BorgataCasino.com and opt in to the $5,000 Summer Kickoff promotion for your free entry into our $2,500 random drawing. For more entries, keep playing your favorite casino games. For every 75 iRewards Points you earn, you’ll receive one additional entry into the drawing on May 31st.

Our drawing for 50 big prizes isn’t the only way to win Bonus Dollars. You’ll also want to make sure you’re online and playing at BorgataCasino.com between 2pm and midnight between May 27th and 30th. Each day, 10 players will randomly win between $25 and $100 Bonus Dollars.

Enjoy the weather — and the chance to make the holiday weekend extra fun.

Wanna Be a Baller, Shot (Clock) Caller

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Matt StoutRecently the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL hosted the World Poker Tour’s “Tournament of Champions” which was a $15k buy-in event exclusively for players who’ve won WPT main events. While the shot clock has been tried before in the occasional preliminary tournament and super high roller event, this marked the first time it has been used such a prestigious tournament and has led to a lot of discussion about the idea and implementation in poker circles.

 

Each dealer was given a tablet with a timer and players were given 30 seconds to act on their hand regardless of what street the decision was being made on. In addition to these 30 seconds to act, each player received 5 “time chips” which could be used to extend the amount of time they were given to act for tough decisions.  Players who made the televised final table were reset to a total of 4 time chips whether they’d used their previous 5 or not.  If you weren’t facing a bet and time ran out, your hand was automatically checked. If you were facing a bet and ran out of time, your hand was declared dead.

 

Reactions to the shot clock were overwhelmingly positive from the WPT Champions who participated in the event, and some of the minority’s complaints were more about the execution of the shot clock than the idea. Mohsin Charania believes that instead of your hand being killed when you reach 30 seconds, they should automatically take one of your time chips away from you and restart the clock. I definitely agree that losing a time chip is far better than having a hand killed and reduces the stressful distraction of having to pay such close attention to how much time you have left while making big decisions.

 

The positive feedback is not surprising considering a poll of entrants in the 2014 WPT LA Poker Classic $10k main event showed that 80% of players were in favor of a shot clock being instituted for WPT main events (including, presumably, 100% of players who played with Jordan Cristos in that event).  Even notorious tanker Yevgeniy Timoshenko admitted that he’s glad the WPT is being innovative and said that while the shot clock isn’t his favorite thing, he doesn’t mind it.

 

You may recall that I’ve touched upon the topic of shot clocks in a previous blog I wrote about clock-calling. While I still have my reservations about the shot clock and am afraid of possibly turning away recreational players who are intimidated by being put on a clock every time they act, I’m beginning to warm up to the idea. The taboo of calling the clock doesn’t seem to be going away as quickly as it should and I often hear stories of people being verbally attacked after calling the clock on somebody.  The shot clock does away with that taboo completely.  In my experience, it’s professional players who are tanking excessively more frequently than recreational players anyway.

 

Despite all of this positive feedback, let’s not forget that a poll of players in a $10k buy-in and feedback from a $15k buy-in event comprised solely of WPT Champions is far from representative of the poker ecosystem as a whole.  As always, the most important demographic to consider is the recreational players (something professional poker players often forget).  Clearly that demographic is vastly underrepresented in these two groups.  I certainly wouldn’t recommend that Borgata start running more of their events as shot clock events until we’ve had more time to see the idea tested and find out how recreational players feel about it.
What do you think?  Please tweet at me (@mattstoutpoker) and give me your thoughts on the shot clock, especially if you’re a recreational player because I’m extremely curious how a poll of solely recreational players would turn out. Who knows? Maybe we’ll have shot clocks at Borgata one day when you come down for a Borgata Poker Open event!

Online Gaming Winners for May 9 to May 15

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Zeus III Game LogoWe like to give acknowledgement to our big online winners each week at BorgataCasino.com and BorgataPoker.com, because, well, who doesn’t like a big jackpot?

But there’s something to be said for the steadier wins that happen every day at our online sites as well. Take the Daily $10K Guaranteed tournament at BorgataPoker.com (and our partners at PartyPoker). That’s a daily tournament that paid six Borgata online winners almost $3,000 in jackpot winnings for May 9 through May 15.

That’s better than $18,000 in daily tournament wins for just one of our daily tournaments.

Big jackpots are great, but it’s also nice to know that every day there is a game that offers steady action for online poker players in New Jersey.

Here’s a look at the big online winners for Monday, May 9, 2016 through Sunday, May 15, 2016.

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– On May 11, Kimberly from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, made a $1.50 bet on the Candy Store slot game and won $5,460.90.

– On May 12, Dennis from Clifton, New Jersey, won $3,000.00 after placing a $3.00 bet on the Double Diamond slot game.

– On May 14, Jessica from Bradley Beach, New Jersey, bet $4.00 playing the Zeus III slot game and won $3,448.00.

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– Inyahead took second in this week’s Sunday $50K Guaranteed for $6,953, with TENAFLY_BILL taking third for $5,016.

– megolaman1ac ($4,248) took second, Donate_here ($2,085) placed third, and knittingboy ($1,938) placed fourth in this week’s Mega Tuesday 500.

– MinasVillage ($3,360), jlstar14 ($3,296), Deezer ($3,248), ChipRuler ($3,078), hyerolla ($3,052) and JohnBeckwith ($2,850) won the Daily $10,000 Guaranteed tournament this week.

– Tinder ($4,061) took down the inaugural Sunday Seconds $10,000 Guaranteed, with TENAFLY_BILL ($2,636) taking second, LuckySpewy ($1,023) taking third, Crash930 ($1,282) in fourth and Rick_Grimes ($1,033) placing fifth.

– Bobbyv64 ($2,220), boyequity ($2,000), T1mB3y_B33F ($1,932), and KingsWin ($1,610) each won the Daily $4,000 Guaranteed Turbo this week.

– knittingboy ($1,450) won the $5,000 Guaranteed 2nd Chance tournament this week.

– BorgataPoker.com tournament players earn Monthly Online Tournament Leaderboard points and a chance to win a share of $7,800 in monthly prizes (Qualify May1 – 31).  Top 500 place finishers from each monthly Tournament Leaderboard (March, April and May) will be invited to participate in the June 12th (3PM) Quarterly Freeroll Invitational Tournament awarding over $20,000 in prizes.

– Online satellites for the Las Vegas Main Event running daily on BorgataPoker.com, guaranteeing over $19,000 each week.

PHOTOS: Borgata Wins Big at Mazzoni Center’s Elixir Gala

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It was literally winners take all on Friday, May 20th as Borgata teamed up with Philadelphia’s Mazzoni Center, the city’s oldest and largest LGBT health services agency, for their annual Elixir fundraising gala. It was the first time that Borgata served as a sponsor for the event, and the resort rolled out the red carpet with a special V.I.P. gambling lounge inside Lubert Plaza at Thomas Jefferson University.

Elixir guests purchased gambling chips from Borgata staff, with all funds proceeding Mazzoni Center. There were table games set up throughout the concourse. Winners received a raffle ticket for a lavish OUT at Borgata prize, plus an instant-win scratch off, which included gift certificates to Izakaya, Bobby Flay Steak, Wolfgang Puck American Grille, and Spa Toccare, along with free rooms at the resort.

Check out the gallery below featuring our special Borgata casino lounge, and visit the Mazzoni Center website for more information on their amazing work in Philadelphia.

Bryan Buttler has covered the Philadelphia-area LGBT beat for over two years, and also reviews theater, opera, and classical music. Along with his own writing, Bryan teaches communications at a local college. He lives in Center City Philadelphia. His favorite things at Borgata? The Water Club, the Grapefruit Mojito at Bobby Flay Steak, and the Table Thai Massage. Follow Bryan on Twitter @bryanb82 and Instagram @bryanbuttler.

BorgataPoker.com Low Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard Final Standings (May 2 – 20)

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Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard

Players earned Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard Points for participating in qualifying heads up tournaments on BorgataPoker.com.

Low Heads Up Leaderboard: Qualify May 2 – 20, 2016

  • Play in any $1, $2, $5 or $10 buy-in qualifying Heads Up tournament on BorgataPoker.com and earn valuable Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard points
  • Every Heads Up online tournament entry earns Participation Points
  • Every Heads Up online tournament win earns Winner Bonus Points

Congratulations!  The top fifteen (15) place finishers won their share of $500 in prizes.

PlacePlayerPointsPrize Description
1Scuba333035.295$150 TD$
2Bigfish992928.680$100 TD$
3RVCA232914.953$75 TD$
4IHaveKankles2509.663$50 TD$
5eight9off2335.572$25 TD$
6mulsonjr2287.932$10 TD$
7KingRich2050.876$10 TD$
8wokstar332037.584$10 TD$
9oDDG861766.355$10 TD$
10xoreneexo1710.243$10 TD$
11garyindian1460.394$10 TD$
12MindOverFish1456.001$10 TD$
13Tom5281320.703$10 TD$
14TLDB261217.621$10 TD$
15ImSoKinged956.457$10 TD$

Final results for May 2 – 20, 2016 completed events

BorgataPoker.com High Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard Final Standings (May 2 – 20)

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Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard

Players earned Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard Points for participating in qualifying heads up tournaments on BorgataPoker.com.

High Heads Up Leaderboard: Qualify May 2 – 20, 2016

  • Play in any $20, $50, $100, $200 or $500 buy-in qualifying Heads Up tournament on BorgataPoker.com and earn valuable Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard points
  • Every Heads Up online tournament entry earns Participation Points
  • Every Heads Up online tournament win earns Winner Bonus Points

Congratulations!  The top fifteen (15) place finishers won their share of over $2000 in prizes.

PlacePlayerPointsPrize Description
1POKERDEGAN2332027.690$500 TD$
2GM-MitchMurphy9700.175$350 TD$
3joeyh19358141.222$250 TD$
4KingRich4999.342$150 TD$
5RVCA234719.404$100 TD$
6PompYouUp4190.414$100 TD$
7wokstar333391.075$75 TD$
8MindOverFish2178.090$75 TD$
9mulsonjr1852.851$75 TD$
10bobsterman19711760.410$75 TD$
11Letsdance1231755.966$50 TD$
12TaintedMaverick1710.290$50 TD$
13scales12111484.021$50 TD$
14ShankU4DaPot1379.357$50 TD$
15Scuba331292.005$50 TD$

Final results for May 2 – 20 completed events

BorgataPoker.com High Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard (May 23 – June 10)

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Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard

Earn Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard Points for participating in qualifying Heads Up tournaments on BorgataPoker.com.

High Heads Up Leaderboard:  Qualify May 23 – June 10, 2016

  • Play in any $20, $50, $100, $200 or $500 buy-in qualifying Heads Up tournament on BorgataPoker.com and earn valuable Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard points
  • Every Heads Up online tournament entry earns Participation Points
  • Every Heads Up online tournament win earns Winner Bonus Points
  • Top fifteen (15) players during qualification period will win share of $2,000 in prizes

The BorgataPoker.com Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard standings will be updated throughout the month.

PlacePlayerPointsPrize Description
1POKERDEGAN2324298.988$500 Online TD$
2GM-MitchMurphy14231.179$350 Online TD$
3joeyh19358240.023$250 Online TD$
4Wigler135525.645$150 Online TD$
5RVCA234714.520$100 Online TD$
6Scuba333552.185$100 Online TD$
7PompYouUp2967.847$75 Online TD$
8A.Mo_ThunDa2443.660$75 Online TD$
9MindOverFish2312.781$75 Online TD$
10bobsterman19712007.181$75 Online TD$
11MattStyles1574.976$50 Online TD$
12colemanjr1558.261$50 Online TD$
13scales12111487.604$50 Online TD$
14Letsdance1231424.978$50 Online TD$
15eight9off1404.590$50 Online TD$

Results for May 23 – June 9, 2016 completed events (ended by midnight)

BorgataPoker.com Low Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard Standings (May 23 – June 10)

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Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard

Earn Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard Points for participating in qualifying Heads Up tournaments on BorgataPoker.com.

Low Heads Up Leaderboard:  Qualify May 23 – June 10, 2016

  • Play in any $1, $2, $5 or $10 buy-in qualifying Heads Up tournament on BorgataPoker.com and earn valuable Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard points
  • Every Heads Up online tournament entry earns Participation Points
  • Every Heads Up online tournament win earns Winner Bonus Points
  • Top fifteen (15) players during qualification period will win share of $500 in prizes

The BorgataPoker.com Heads Up Tournament Leaderboard standings will be updated throughout the month.

PlacePlayerPointsPrize Description
1IHaveKankles2747.323$150 Online TD$
2Scuba332669.756$100 Online TD$
3eight9off2187.766$75 Online TD$
4RVCA231954.666$50 Online TD$
5roberth099011854.403$25 Online TD$
6oDDG861624.648$10 Online TD$
7Jarek19801570.693$10 Online TD$
8MrPumpKing1071568.669$10 Online TD$
9pauly728901539.723$10 Online TD$
10Joker551454.645$10 Online TD$
11wokstar331377.807$10 Online TD$
12Jyotishka1375.014$10 Online TD$
13ninjashadow9991214.099$10 Online TD$
14MindOverFish1158.923$10 Online TD$
15A.Mo_ThunDa1055.990$10 Online TD$

Results for May 23 – June 9, 2016 completed events (ended by midnight)

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