The championship ring action returns for online poker players in March at GGPoker. The World Series of Poker Spring Circuit runs March 5-28 with 18 ring events, $100 million guaranteed, and plenty of other tournaments on the schedule as well.
The series “opens this year’s WSOP season at GGPoker,” the company notes in announcing the schedule. The Spring Circuit gives players around the world a chance at winning some hardware.
The $525 Main Event highlights the action with multiple starting flights and a $5 million guarantee. Day 2 starts on March 27.
“The WSOP Spring Circuit is back, and so is another $100 million GGPoker guarantee,” GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu said. “There are piles of cash prizes and WSOP gold rings to be snagged, and you can win your way in from just $1; take a seat and try to claim a ring!”
In other news, Day 2 was set to get started in the GGPoker Overlay Edition on Tuesday. The massive event has highlighted play on the site in recent weeks with players seeing a $10 million tournament guarantee. GG released official numbers from the event on Tuesday.
GGPoker WSOP Spring Circuit highlights
Players have several other big events to look forward to during the WSOP Spring Circuit. Players will find a wide range of tournament styles including bounty tournaments, six-max, giant stacks, and more. Most events feature No Limit Hold’em but a few Omaha events are also thrown in.
Beyond the Main Event, the $210 Secret Bounty should also bring in plenty of entries and gets started on March 5. The event features a $1 million guarantee and a $100,000 top bounty.
Players with smaller bankrolls can also get in on the mystery bounty action. The Big 25 Mystery Bounty comes with a $25 buy-in and also includes a $100,000 top bounty. Here’s a look at a couple other highlights.
- $1,050 GGMasters Circuit Championship (Event 11) – March 19, $1 million guaranteed
- $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Rollers (Event 12) – Day 2 set for March 20, $6 million guaranteed
- $1,500 The Closer Bounty (Event 16) – March 26, $1 million guaranteed
Satellites & extras planned for Spring Circuit
Players jumping in the circuit action have even more on the line. Ring event winners earn an invitation to the WSOP Tournament of Champions during the live series in Las Vegas this summer. The freeroll features a $1 million prize pool and is open to all bracelet and ring winners.
Along with that perk, winners receive a $1,500 entry in the WSOP Online Millionaire Maker event later this year. Those winning a ring also add a special GGPoker ring badge reward as well.
Winners also earn access to the GGPoker Platinum Lounge at the live WSOP. The Main Event winner also scores GGPoker “Team Champions” status. Numerous bargain-priced qualifiers are available throughout the Spring Circuit.
“There are piles of cash prizes and WSOP gold rings to be snagged, and you can win your way in from just $1,” Negreanu added.
Throughout the Spring Circuit and the month of March, GG is also running the $300,000 “GG x WSOP Giftbox.” The promotion rewards players with leaderboard prizes for participation in series events and other tournaments through March 31. Here’s a look at the complete ring schedule.
2023 GGPoker WSOP Spring Circuit
Date Event Buy-in Guarantee
March 5 #2: $210 Secret Bounty NLH - $100K Top Bounty $210 $1,000,000
March 6 #1: BIG 500 NLH Spring Kick-Off [Final Day] $500 $2,500,000
March 7 #3: $800 Pot-Limit Omaha Spring Championship $800 $500,000
March 9 #4: $800 Bounty Hunters NLH Spring Championship $800 $1,000,000
March 11 #5: $320 Bounty GIANT No Limit Hold'em $320 $500,000
March 12 #6: $365 GIANT No Limit Hold'em $365 $1,000,000
March 13 #7: BIG 25 Mystery Bounty - $100K Top Bounty [Final Stage] $25 $1,000,000
March 14 #8: $800 Deepstack NLH Spring Championship $800 $1,000,000
March 16 #9: $320 March Mayhem Bounty 6-Max NLH $320 $500,000
March 18 #10: $525 MONSTER STACK Bounty NLH $525 $500,000
March 19 #11: $1,050 GGMasters NLH Circuit Championship $1,050 $1,000,000
March 20 #12: $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Rollers NLH [Day 2] $10,300 $6,000,000
March 21 #13: $800 6-Max NLH Championship $800 $1,000,000
March 23 #14: BIG 500 PLO Bounty $500 $500,000
March 25 #15: $108 DOUBLE STACK Bounty NLH $108 $500,000
March 26 #16: $1,500 The Closer Bounty No Limit Hold'em $1,500 $1,000,000
March 27 #17: WSOP Spring Circuit MAIN EVENT, $5M GTD [Day 2] $525 $5,000,000
March 28 #18: $400 Ultra Deepstack Turbo NLH [Series Saver] $400 $500,000
Overlay Alert!
$1M overlay guaranteed @GGPoker #GGMasters #ThanksGG pic.twitter.com/dnQm6V4NEg
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) February 23, 2023
Overlay Edition coming to a close
In other GGPoker news, the $150 Overlay Edition concludes this week. Day 3 begins Tuesday with the winner taking home $806,385. A player named “wrJke@” returns as chip leader with 27.5 million.
GG doubled the guarantee for this year’s event to $10 million, promising an automatic overlay of at least $1 million. The tournament’s final numbers saw 64,622 entries for an $8.9 million prize pool. That means $1.1 million added to the prize pool for the overlay.
The tournament will pay out to 6,383 players with $362 paid out for players scoring a min-cash. Stay tuned to PokerScout for tournament results.