Borgata Poker Room (Atlantic City) Review

If you’ve ever seen the movie Rounders, you may think that the Taj is the top card room in Atlantic City. After all, it was the place where Mike McDermott bluffed Johnny Chan in the iconic poker movie scene.

But the days of Rounders have passed and the Borgata Poker Room is now the most popular poker room in New Jersey. The Taj isn’t even the Taj anymore. This makes the Borgata one of the premier poker destinations in the United States.

The Borgata Poker Room features 85 tables and is open 24/7. The room has some of the best cash games and tournaments in the United States outside of Las Vegas. The games are constant and the stakes range from your usual small-stakes games all the way to $500/$1000 mixed upon demand.

The Borgata hosts regular tournament series’ with massive guarantees and is a regular stop of the World Poker Tour (WPT).

The room can be found at 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401.

Photo: TripAdvisor 

Cash Games

If you live on the east coast and want to play cash games, it will be hard to find a better room for you than the Borgata. The Borgata poker room has stakes ranging from $1/$2 No Limit Texas Hold’em to $500/$1000 mixed upon demand.

Because of the varying stakes, you can expect to be up against against a mix of local regs, local fish, New York City pros, and New York City businessmen depending on what you choose to play.

Cash Games that always run:

• $1/$2 No Limit Hold’Em
• $2/$4 Limit Hold’Em
• $2/$5 No Limit Hold’Em
• $3/$6 Limit Hold’Em
• $5/$10 No Limit Hold’Em
• $10/$20 Limit Hold’Em
• $20/$40 Limit Hold’Em
• $40/$80 Mixed

Cash games that run sometimes or upon demand:

• $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha
• $2/$5 Pot Limit Omaha
• $5/$5 Pot Limit Omaha
• $10/$20 Limit Omaha 8-or-Better
• $10/$25 No Limit Hold’Em
• $20/$40 Stud
• $25/$50 No Limit Hold’Em
• $40/$80 Limit Hold’Em
• $50/$100 Mixed
• $75/$150 Stud
• $80/$160 Mixed
• $100/$200 Mixed
• $200/$400 Mixed
• $300/$600 Mixed
• $400/$800 Mixed
• $500/$1000 Mixed

This variety is unmatched on the east coast. The only other poker rooms where you can consistently find action like this are in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. 

To attract poker players to the cash game tables, the Borgata offers players different promotions like high hand and first hand. The most up-to-date information on Borgata Poker Room promotions can be found on their website.

Poker Tournaments

The Borgata also offers some of the best poker tournaments on the east coast. The card room routinely runs daily tournaments with buy-ins of around $100-$250. These tournaments run throughout the day and are fairly popular, with guarantees up to $10,000. 

The tournaments that the Borgata is most known for are its different seasonal series’ throughout the year. They include the Borgata Spring Poker Open, the Borgata Poker Open, and the Borgata Winter Poker Open. 

During these series’, the Borgata runs many different tournaments with buy-ins ranging from about $200 to over $2,500 that have guarantees of up to one million dollars. 

The Borgata is also home to an annual stop of the World Poker Tour (WPT). The series lasts about two weeks, with the headliner being a $3,500 Championship with $3,000,000 guaranteed. 

The Borgata Poker Room also runs daily one-table sit ‘n go tournaments that run on demand. These have buy-ins ranging from $30-$1000 and are found in the main poker room. 

Clearly, the Borgata Poker Room offers some of the best tournaments not just on the east coast, but in the entire United States.

The most up-to-date schedule of poker tournaments at the Borgata can be found on their website.

Borgata Poker Room Amenities 

The Borgata Poker Room offers players different comps depending on what stakes they are playing. In addition to this, players can benefit from valet parking, complimentary cocktail services, and massages. 

Notable Reviews from Borgata Poker Players

“I have only played one tournament here, but I will definitely be back. Like the rest of the casino, the poker room has a grand and roomy feel to it. Lots of players, lots of tables, seemingly lots of variety in their cash offerings, and lots of participation in their tournaments. I am visually impaired, and I was able to get the help I need, in terms of seating, from every floor person I asked, both initially, and on every table move. The dealers were knowledgeable and professional. The servers were timely and courteous. The other players were fun, ranging from soft to very tough.” –Anonymous

“Absolutely love playing this room.the action on the night shift is off the hook. The after dinner crowd comes in and the room just comes alive. It is a very large room with all different limit and game types. I like to play on the weekends when the tourists come to town to have fun. The play is a lot looser and more profitable.” –Anonymous

The staff is top notch. No matter how busy, they are fun and polite and competent at their job. The dealers for the most part do a very good job. The managers on duty are the best and friendliest I’ve met so far out of all the casinos in A.C. Managers like Sal, Joe and Ray are seasoned professionals but never make you feel like just another customer. They get to know you personally even though the room can have hundreds of players playing at one time. Waitress service is for the most part very fast and friendly. My only complaint is that most waitresses on late shift don’t take your empty bottles or glasses. It makes the room a little messy and burdens the floor staff with removing glasses and bottles. Overall I love this place! My happy place for sure!” –David D.

Borgata Online Poker Room

New Jersey is one of the few states in the United States where online poker is legal, and the Borgata takes advantage of this by having an online casino. A full review of the Borgata Online Poker Room can be found here.

The Bottom Line

The Borgata is arguably the best poker room on the east coast and is worthy of a five-star review. The room is massive and features cash games that range from $1/$3 to the highest stakes in the area. The tournaments have massive guarantees and make it a premier destination for tournament players. It is hard to find a better poker room than the Borgata.