PPI Perspective

PPI Perspective below is offered by Eric Siegel,  Director of Marketing and Player Development PPI 

I have been personally involved with the Borgata Poker Open since its inception 10 years ago. My experience with the BPO started as a recreational cash game player transitioning into tournaments just as my partners at Poker Players International (PPIPOKER.COM) Gene Castro and Randy Kasper were doing the same.  We recognized back then that Borgata had a vision for the future of tournament poker.  We believed that vision was to provide poker players of all levels of experience with a spacious and comfortable environment to play, tournaments with player friendly structures, a staff that expertly coordinates and runs multiple events running simultaneously, large prize pools, along with hotel and dining options that make a stay at Borgata a pleasure for the mind, body, and poker bankroll. 

This hard work and dedication to the world wide poker community has resulted in many years of fantastic BPO experiences with huge fields of players; while establishing the careers of many of the most recognizable and successful poker players in the world.  Poker professionals and amateurs alike all make any Borgata Poker Open a priority when planning their poker event calendars.

When I arrive at the Borgata Poker Open each year, there is a level of intensity and excitement that is incomparable to any other tournament stop. I feel that there is an underlying camaraderie between players, staff and the media crews. In some sense its a reunion of friends and players that we get to interact and compete with for a very special two weeks with one common bond -- "The Passion for Poker".

Poker Players International established its representation of a core group of players here at the Borgata, and through the years have gone on to become the largest poker player representation agency and poker marketing company in the world.  PPI represents hundreds of top US and International Players, along with many individuals within the poker media, publishing and entertainment sectors.  Our roster of players include WSOP Main Event winners Jamie Gold and Jerry Yang and Tom Mcevoy; WPT Champions Will "The Thrill" Failla and Tommy Vedes; November Niners Ylon Schwartz, Joseph Cheong, John Racener and Greg Merson; WSOP Bracelet winners Ryan Eriquezzo, T.J Cloutier, Chris Tryba, Jason Young, Ronnie Bardah, Frank Kasella; Poker Ambassadors Barry Schulman, Linda Johnson and Lon Mceachern; Elite poker pro instructors Lee Childs and Casey Jarzebak; and scores of other top pros like Matt Glantz, Chris Moorman.

We at PPI congratulate Borgata on a record-breaking opening event that attracted over 3,700 players, and are looking forward to the rest of the series leading up to the televised $3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Poker Open  Championship starting this Sunday.

Best of luck to all Borgata Poker Open Players!

Here is your PPI LeaderBoard through Event #15
263.975:  KENNY NGUYEN

233.325:  MICHAEL DENTALE

188.388:  MARGUERITE SPAGNUOLO

184.000:  GEORGE MEDRANO

168.638:  KAREN PEREZ

140.238:  VINEET PAHUJA

130.688:  MICHAEL SICA

123.188:  MATTHEW MAZZEO

122.838:  STEVEN DANNENMANN

114.675:  ADAM LIPPERT

114.580:  ROBERT HWANG

107.250:  DAVID INSELBERG

102.488:  YLON SCHWARTZ

99.388:  JAMIE KERSTETTER

98.920:  ALLEN KESSLER

89.763:  CARL RESTIFO

88.875:  CONCETTA RINALDI

84.900:  MATTHEW CHANG

80.438:  JAMES BOYLE

78.913:  ERIC SIEGEL

77.260:  ALBERT RICCOBONO

76.300:  JONATHAN SORSCHER

72.380:  JOSHUA BRIKIS

70.000:  MICHAEL CASTALDO

61.238:  ANTHONY CASAGRANDE

58.500:  GORDON ENG

53.138:  KELLY ARMENTROUT

51.425:  SHEREE BYKOFSKY

41.500:  ANDREW KLOC

38.500:  IAN PALOMO

33.000:  CHRIS RESLOCK

32.188:  LISA PICKELL

29.375:  DAVID ZEITLIN

25.138:  ESTHER TAYLOR

17.500:  ANTHONY CAMPAGNA

11.400:  FRANK CIERI

11.400:  CARLOS COLON

9.200:  MICHAEL BORCHETTA

8.250:  ADAM GERBER