Borgata Crowns 2008 Poker Open Champion

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BORGATA CROWNS THE 2008 POKER
OPEN CHAMPION

2008 Borgata Poker Open
Concluded on September
18th. The 2008 Champion
is Vivek Rajkumar from
Seattle, Washington.

Twenty-two year old wins $1,424,000.00 in record-breaking tournament

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (September 19, 2008) – Borgata’s record breaking 2008
Borgata Poker Open, which offered a $5 million prize pool, the largest ever
guaranteed by a casino in history, concluded late Thursday night with twenty-
two year-old Vivek Rajkumar walking away with the $1,424,000.00 first-place
prize and the Poker Open title.

The day’s play began quickly as it took only six hands before the first
elimination, Andrew Knee, hit the rail when his Ace/Four failed to pair the
board. Knee earned $237,500 for finishing sixth.

The next player to see his title hopes dashed was Mark Seif. Always a threat
to go deep in a big tournament, Seif ran into some bad luck when he had his
pocket Aces cracked by Vivek “Psyduck” Rajkumar’s set of tens. Seif collected
$287,500 for his tournament play.

In keeping with the day’s theme of rapid bust-outs, it took only nine more
hands before the day’s next elimination. This time it was Jason Strochak who
fell victim to lady luck after losing a crucial hand to Sang Kim’s pocket Kings.
Strochak took home $337,500.

With only three final players at the table, the action continued rapidly as
World Series of Poker bracelet-owner Dan Heimiller made a run at the top
spot. Unfortunately for Heimiller, he was unable to overcome a short stack
and was eliminated in third place. He earned $387,500 for his five days of
tournament play.

Once play reached heads up, it wasn’t long before the online whiz kid
Rajkumar took down Virginia’s Sang Kim. “Psyduck” made quick work of Kim
and took down the title in six hands of heads up play. Kim collected $750,000
for his second-place finish, while the Seattle, Washington native, Rajkumar
banked the $1,424,000 first-place prize.

About Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

Borgata is a joint venture of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) and MGM
MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM). Located at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City, it
features 2,000 guest rooms and suites, 161,000 square feet of gaming, 200
gaming tables, 4,100 slot machines, 11 destination restaurants, 12 retail
boutiques, a 54,000 square foot spa, 70,000 square feet of event space, and
parking for 7,100 cars. For more information on Borgata or to obtain a copy of
this press release, please visit www.theborgata.com or use AOL keyword:
borgata. Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at
www.boydgaming.com; additional information on MGM MIRAGE can be found
at www.mgmmirage.com

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