Gaming Today – One man’s life was changed forever last Saturday night as New Jersey’s first-ever Next Poker Millionaire was crowned in a momentous online tournament that culminated in a televised championship event played live at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City.
Myroslaw Woroch (online screen name “onetime99”) had never won more than $7,000 playing poker until last weekend when he flopped a straight in the definitive hand against his heads-up opponent, Steven Edwards.
“It was truly a surreal experience when I knew that I had him beat,” said Woroch. “When that final card came out my emotions were just running wild. I have to thank BorgataPoker.com for putting on this awesome tournament and the Poker Players Alliance for bringing poker back to the United States.”
The 40-year-old Cedar Knolls, N.J., native won his way into the Next Poker Millionaire Semi-Final through a BorgataPoker.com 1 Point Entry Tournament on Dec. 19. He then outlasted a field of 2,177 players on Jan. 5 to secure his seat at the final table at Borgata.
Woroch bested four other participants who qualified through BorgataPoker.com, and an additional three from its partner site, PartyPoker.com. He won a once-in-a-lifetime dream poker package that includes a World Poker Tour Alpha 8 super high roller seat, a WPT World Championship seat, two entries into $3,500 WPT events held at Borgata, 52 tournament entries into the online Sunday $50K and $8,000 in live tournament entries at Borgata.
“New Jersey’s Next Poker Millionaire signifies a historic event in the evolution of Internet gaming,” said Borgata Director of Poker Operations Vince Alonge. “We are ecstatic to be able to offer our online community the opportunity to compete for a million dollar prize package here at Borgata, especially in a tournament of this magnitude.
New Jersey’s Next Poker Millionaire followed the $3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship, which saw a record 1,229 players generate an astounding $4,055,700 in prize money. Anthony Merulla emerged victorious, taking home $842,379 and adding his name to the prestigious list of Borgata Winter Poker Open champions.
Binion’s: Locally the Gambling Hall’s poker room serves up “Day & Night High Hands” seven days a week. The top three high hands, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. win $150 for first, $100 for second and $50 for third. Then again from 5 p.m. to midnight, the top three high hands win $250, $150 and $100. The historic downtown venue also offers Cash Back Bonanza. Play $3/$6 limit or higher for 25-125 hours in the calendar month and receive up to $750 in loyalty cash.
Players also earn $2 per hour in comps playing $3/$6 limit or higher. Those playing a tournament and one of hour live poker on the same day receive a $10 food comp. A player’s card is required to participate in all promotions. See any poker room staff member for details on all promotions.
Good luck, and may the “nuts” be with you!
