Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has announced the upcoming Borgata Summer Poker Open, an Atlatnic City-based live poker option scheduled for July 9. With the official schedule yet to be fully announced, the Buy-in for the open will cost potential entrants $600.

The event is coming just after the World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1, offering an opportunity to players who have changed their mind about the WSOP bracelets to have a poker outlet.

The Bortaga Summer Poker Open will offer $500,000 guarantee and the event will take place between July 9 – 13. A Championship event will follow on July 21 with participants battling it out through the following ive days until July 26. This leg of the competition will come with $1 million guarantee.

Players looking to gain entry into the Championship will be able to do so through a series of online satellite events that will start at $5 and run from June 23 right up to the event itself on July 21.

With the recently concluded the Borgata Spring Open and $4.5 million going in the way of various winners and Florida man, David Jackson, claiming over $300,000 in cash prizes from the big event.

Read more about the Borgata Summer Poker at the Gambling News