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.
The $400 buy-in multi-flight tournament during the casino's Presidents Day mini-series kicked off with Day 1a at 10 a.m. Sunday morning. A second Day 1 session was scheduled for 7 p.m. with the Day 2 restart at noon on Monday.
Since COVID-19, the Northeast has done without many major poker events. 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.