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Partypoker Pennsylvania Completes Testing; Players Offer Early Reactions to BetMGM, Borgata Poker

After two days of testing, partypoker US Network has officially unveiled its BetMGM and Borgata Poker skins in Pennsylvania. Along with the official announcement, the company also released more of what players can expect.

Pennsylvania becomes the third state for BetMGM and the second for Borgata Poker. The launches give Keystone State players some added online poker options.

“Pennsylvanians can now experience our superior poker offering through both BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker,” BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt said in a news release. “We’re eager to expand our platform to a larger online audience, and give players in the Keystone State safe, accessible and entertaining poker options.”

Details on BetMGM, Borgata Poker launch

For mobile players, the BetMGM app is available at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The Borgata Poker app should be available soon. Both are also accessible via desktop client. 

The brands are promising some unique integration for players in Pennsylvania. Players on the network have access to MGM M life Rewards benefits.

Those benefits can be used for experiences at the Borgata in Atlantic City and other MGM resorts nationwide.

BetMGM Poker features single-wallet integration, allowing for sports betting and casino gaming on the platform as well. Borgata Poker also features single-wallet integration with its namesake online casino.

Along with a number of poker variants and cash games, players will also find regular signature poker series. Features like Fast Forward, Spin the Wheel, and Grind Rewards are also all available.

Partypoker also recently partnered with LearnWPT, the official training site of the World Poker Tour. Players have access to some of the site’s training materials to work on their skills.

To celebrate the PA launch, all new players are eligible for one Opening Week Freeroll event from May 9-16. Existing BetMGM and Borgata casino players who sign up for poker earn an invitation to the $40,000 Crossover Invitational Freeroll on May 16.

“Pennsylvania customers will find that BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker provide engaging experiences for both new and seasoned players,” BetMGM director of poker Ray Stefanelli said.

“The partypoker US Network supports the online poker community, providing access to training initiatives designed to help all participants strengthen their play.”

A look at the partypoker platform

Partypoker unveiled Borgata Poker and BetMGM on Tuesday. The sites were in test mode for the first two days however. This time typically allows companies to fine tune and solve any issues.

John Downs, 43, lives in Williamsport and works in middle management for a logistics company. He began playing online about two years before Black Friday. After that, he shifted to live poker until the online game went live in Pennsylvania.

Downs looked forward to giving BetMGM or Borgata Poker a try. He’s glad to see his home state becoming a key cog in the US legalized online poker market.

On Tuesday, Downs became one of the first users on the BetMGM platform. He particularly enjoyed the virtual currency allowing players to “rabbit hunt” on occasion as well as other features.

There are a few other tournament play features Downs liked always being visible on screen:

  • tournament position
  • how much a player has already cashed for
  • the next spot that’s a pay jump

“I also like the customization currently available,” he says. “I like that I can customize my betting buttons and use it across all tables or use it for just tournaments or just cash games.”

Overall a positive experience

There are a few things Downs would like to see improved. He’s not a fan of the sound effects for chips moving or cards folded.

Players also can’t watch a cash game unless they have enough for minimum buy-in, something he’d like to see changed. He has a few other small quibbles, but is pleased overall so far and looks forward to more to come.

Overall he had a nice early experience. On the first day of play, Downs even cashed out $200 to see how the process went. 

“I had it in my bank account the next day,” he says. “There are just a few little things that I would like to see changed, but that’s just personal preference.”

More player impressions from testing mode

Matt Lopresti, 38, lives in Lititz and has been a regular online player in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, he jumped in a $1 tournament to give the site a test drive.

Lopresti favors events in the $5 to $50 buy-in range and hopes more are added. That seems likely as more players sign up and begin playing. He’s still happy to have a second online poker option in the state.

“Overall it’s as expected with partypoker software,” he says. “It’s pretty much the same as the New Jersey version. All around though, it’s definitely not as good as PokerStars.

“But I’m happy nonetheless that we’ve got another site up and running. It would be great if the states could start merging.”

A growing market offering more options

Adding another online poker option in PA is great news for Andrew Langston. The 28-year-old lives in York and works as a production planner.

Langston says PokerStars could do more to benefit players and believes new operators have a real chance to grow in the state.

“Partypoker has a great opportunity to come in with great customer service and promos that will keep players from going back to Stars,” he says. “I will be giving partypoker a shot in hopes they can put out a better product and experience.

“I’m really looking forward to more sites coming to Pennsylvania. The competition to keep players on your site via promos will drive each site to make things better and improve.”

After checking out the app on Wednesday, Langston found it extremely user friendly.

“I was able to play a few heads-up sit and go’s and they were a lot of fun,” he says. “The app was easy to use and I enjoyed the few games I was able to play. 

“I liked the table and graphics a lot better than PokerStars. Everything is on the screen and you don’t have to flip around to menus to find blinds, clock, level, et cetera.”

As the platform gains more players, Langston is hoping for more poker variants and mixed games. Overall, however, the experience has been positive so far and he’s plans on playing more.

“It was nice to see the site already started running tournaments,” Langston says. “I look forward to playing in those and will keep an eye out for series events in the future.”

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PokerStars SCOOP Brings $3 Million Guaranteed to Michigan, New Jersey

With the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) already underway in Pennsylvania, the series is also now heading to New Jersey and Michigan.

The series runs simultaneously from May 8-24 with more than $3 million guaranteed between both states.

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Highlights from MISCOOP and NJSCOOP

The Michigan platform will host the first-ever SCOOP festival in the state. The series features $2 million in guaranteed prize pools across more than 120 events.

The New Jersey SCOOP will award $1.2 million across more than 100 events. Both series feature a variety of tournaments and buy-in levels to suit all bankrolls.

 

PokerStars hopes to give all types of players a chance at a SCOOP  championship. Both series are highlighted by $300 Main Events set for May 23-24.

The MISCOOP Main Event features a $200,000 guarantee with NJSCOOP awarding $100,000. Players will find plenty of No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and some other games as well.

The series is divided into Low, Medium, and High buy-in levels. Players will also find turbos, progressive knockouts, high rollers, and other types of events. Here are the complete schedules:

PokerStars MISCOOP 2021

Date Event Stakes Tournament Buy-In Guarantee
8-May 1 High 1-H: $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $40K Gtd $100 $40,000.00
8-May 1 Med 1-M: $30 NLHE, $20K Gtd $30 $20,000.00
8-May 1 Low 1-L: $10 NLHE, $7.5K Gtd $10 $7,500.00
8-May 2 High 2-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom], $20K Gtd $100 $20,000.00
8-May 2 Med 2-M: $30 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom], $10K Gtd $30 $10,000.00
8-May 2 Low 2-L: $10 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom], $5K Gtd $10 $5,000.00
9-May 3 High 3-H: $100 NLHE [Sunday Marathon SE], $30K Gtd $100 $30,000.00
9-May 3 Med 3-M: $30 NLHE [Sunday Marathon], $15K Gtd $30 $15,000.00
9-May 3 Low 3-L: $10 NLHE [Sunday Marathon], $6K Gtd $10 $6,000.00
9-May 4 High 4-H: $100 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $80K Gtd $100 $80,000.00
9-May 4 Med 4-M: $30 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up SE], $20K Gtd $30 $20,000.00
9-May 4 Low 4-L: $10 NLHE [Sunday Storm SE], $7.5K Gtd $10 $7,500.00
9-May 5 High 5-H: $50 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $7.5K Gtd $50 $7,500.00
9-May 5 Med 5-M: $15 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $3.5K Gtd $15 $3,500.00
9-May 5 Low 5-L: $5.00 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $1K Gtd $5 $1,000.00
9-May 6 High 6-H: $50 NLHE [Turbo, Second Chance], $7.5K Gtd $50 $7,500.00
9-May 6 Med 6-M: $15 NLHE [Turbo, Second Chance], $2.5K Gtd $15 $2,500.00
9-May 6 Low 6-L: $5.00 NLHE [Turbo, Second Chance], $1K Gtd $5 $1,000.00
9-May 7 High 7-H: $50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE], $7.5K Gtd $50 $7,500.00
9-May 7 Med 7-M: $15 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic], $2.5K Gtd $15 $2,500.00
9-May 7 Low 7-L: $5.00 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic], $1K Gtd $5 $1,000.00
10-May 8 High 8-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale SE], $30K Gtd $100 $30,000.00
10-May 8 Med 8-M: $30 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $15K Gtd $30 $15,000.00
10-May 8 Low 8-L: $10 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $5K Gtd $10 $5,000.00
10-May 9 High 9-H: $100 PLO8 [6-max], $10K Gtd $100 $10,000.00
10-May 9 Med 9-M: $30 PLO8 [6-max], 4k Gtd $30 $4,000.00
10-May 9 Low 9-L: $10 PLO8 [6-max], 1.5K Gtd $10 $1,500.00
11-May 10 High 10-H: $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday SE], $40K Gtd $200 $40,000.00
11-May 10 Med 10-M: $50 NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday SE], $25K Gtd $50 $25,000.00
11-May 10 Low 10-L: $20 NLHE [The Big $20 SE], $10K Gtd $20 $10,000.00
12-May 11 High 11-H: $2,000 NLHE [8-Max, H Roller], $80K Gtd $2,000 $80,000.00
12-May 11 Med 11-M: $500 NLHE [8-Max, H Roller], $50K Gtd $500 $50,000.00
12-May 11 Low 11-L: $200 NLHE [8-Max], $30K Gtd $200 $30,000.00
12-May 12 High 12-H: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, H Roller Second Chance], $17.5K Gtd $200 $17,500.00
12-May 12 Med 12-M: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $12.5K Gtd $50 $12,500.00
12-May 12 Low 12-L: $20 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $5K Gtd $20 $5,000.00
13-May 13 High 13-H: $200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $35K Gtd $200 $35,000.00
13-May 13 Med 13-M: $50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE], $22.5K Gtd $50 $22,500.00
13-May 13 Low 13-L: $20 NLHE [Progressive KO, Bounty Builder $20 SE], $10K Gtd $20 $10,000.00
14-May 14 High 14-H: $50 NLHE [Rebuy], $15K Gtd $50 $15,000.00
14-May 14 Med 14-M: $15 NLHE [Rebuy], $7.5K Gtd $15 $7,500.00
14-May 14 Low 14-L: $5.00 NLHE [Rebuy], $3K Gtd $5 $3,000.00
14-May 15 High 15-H: $100 NLHE [4-Max], $17.5K Gtd $100 $17,500.00
14-May 15 Med 15-M: $30 NLHE [4-Max], $10K Gtd $30 $10,000.00
14-May 15 Low 15-L: $10 NLHE [4-Max], $4K Gtd $10 $4,000.00
15-May 16 High 16-H: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack], $25K Gtd $200 $25,000.00
15-May 16 Med 16-M: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack], $17.5K Gtd $50 $17,500.00
15-May 16 Low 16-L: $20 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack], $8K Gtd $20 $8,000.00
15-May 17 High 17-H: $100 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $7.5K Gtd $100 $7,500.00
15-May 17 Med 17-M: $30 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $4K Gtd $30 $4,000.00
15-May 17 Low 17-L: $10 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $2K Gtd $10 $2,000.00
15-May 18 High 18-H: $50 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom, Total Knock Out], $10K Gtd $50 $10,000.00
15-May 18 Med 18-M: $15 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom, Total Knock Out], $5K Gtd $15 $5,000.00
15-May 18 Low 18-L: $5.00 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom, Total Knock Out], $2K Gtd $5 $2,000.00
16-May 19 High 19-H: $100 NLHE [Bigstack, Sunday Marathon SE], $30K Gtd $100 $30,000.00
16-May 19 Med 19-M: $30 NLHE [Bigstack], $15K Gtd $30 $15,000.00
16-May 19 Low 19-L: $10 NLHE [Bigstack], $6K Gtd $10 $6,000.00
16-May 20 High 20-H: $200 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $100K Gtd $200 $100,000.00
16-May 20 Med 20-M: $50 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up SE], $30K Gtd $50 $30,000.00
16-May 20 Low 20-L: $20 NLHE [Sunday Storm SE], $12.5K Gtd $20 $12,500.00
16-May 21 High 21-H: $100 PLO [8-Max], $10K Gtd $100 $10,000.00
16-May 21 Med 21-M: $30 PLO [8-Max], $5K Gtd $30 $5,000.00
16-May 21 Low 21-L: $10 PLO [8-Max], $2K Gtd $10 $2,000.00
16-May 22 High 22-H: $100 NLHE [Turbo, Second Chance], $15K Gtd $100 $15,000.00
16-May 22 Med 22-M: $30 NLHE [Turbo, Second Chance], $7.5K Gtd $30 $7,500.00
16-May 22 Low 22-L: $10 NLHE [Turbo, Second Chance], $2.5K Gtd $10 $2,500.00
16-May 23 High 23-H: $50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Supersonic SE], $7.5K Gtd $50 $7,500.00
16-May 23 Med 23-M: $15 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Supersonic], $3K Gtd $15 $3,000.00
16-May 23 Low 23-L: $5.00 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Supersonic], $1K Gtd $5 $1,000.00
17-May 24 High 24-H: $200 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $30K Gtd $200 $30,000.00
17-May 24 Med 24-M: $50 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale SE], $15K Gtd $50 $15,000.00
17-May 24 Low 24-L: $20 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $5K Gtd $20 $5,000.00
17-May 25 High 25-H: $100 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $10K Gtd $100 $10,000.00
17-May 25 Med 25-M: $30 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $5K Gtd $30 $5,000.00
17-May 25 Low 25-L: $10 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $2K Gtd $10 $2,000.00
18-May 26 High 26-H: $300 NLHE [Super Tuesday SE], $40K Gtd $300 $40,000.00
18-May 26 Med 26-M: $75 NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday SE], $25K Gtd $75 $25,000.00
18-May 26 Low 26-L: $30 NLHE, $10K Gtd $30 $10,000.00
19-May 27 High 27-H: $1,000 NLHE [6-Max, H Roller], $50K Gtd $1,000 $50,000.00
19-May 27 Med 27-M: $250 NLHE [6-Max], $30K Gtd $250 $30,000.00
19-May 27 Low 27-L: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Wedenesday 6-max SE], $15K Gtd $100 $15,000.00
19-May 28 High 28-H: $200 8-Game, $15K Gtd $200 $15,000.00
19-May 28 Med 28-M: $50 8-Game, $7.5K Gtd $50 $7,500.00
19-May 28 Low 28-L: $20 8-Game, $3K Gtd $20 $3,000.00
20-May 29 High 29-H: $300 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $40K Gtd $300 $40,000.00
20-May 29 Med 29-M: $75 NLHE [Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE], $25K Gtd $75 $25,000.00
20-May 29 Low 29-L: $30 NLHE [Progressive KO], $10K Gtd $30 $10,000.00
21-May 30 High 30-H: $200 NLHE [Progressive KO, 25% PKO], $20K Gtd $200 $20,000.00
21-May 30 Med 30-M: $50 NLHE [Progressive KO, 25% PKO], $10K Gtd $50 $10,000.00
21-May 30 Low 30-L: $20 NLHE [Progressive KO, 25% PKO], $5K Gtd $20 $5,000.00
21-May 31 High 31-H: $100 HORSE [6-Max], $6K Gtd $100 $6,000.00
21-May 31 Med 31-M: $30 HORSE [6-Max], $3K Gtd $30 $3,000.00
21-May 31 Low 31-L: $10 HORSE [6-Max], $1K Gtd $10 $1,000.00
22-May 32 High 32-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Win the Button], $20K Gtd $100 $20,000.00
22-May 32 Med 32-M: $50 NLHE [6-Max, Win the Button], $10K Gtd $50 $10,000.00
22-May 32 Low 32-L: $10 NLHE [6-Max, Win the Button], $3.5K Gtd $10 $3,500.00
22-May 33 High 33-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, H Roller], $40K Gtd $500 $40,000.00
22-May 33 Med 33-M: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $30K Gtd $200 $30,000.00
22-May 33 Low 33-L: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $15K Gtd $50 $15,000.00
22-May 34 High 34-H: $50 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $10K Gtd $50 $10,000.00
22-May 34 Med 34-M: $15 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $5K Gtd $15 $5,000.00
22-May 34 Low 34-L: $5.00 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $2K Gtd $5 $2,000.00
23-May 35 High 35-H: $100 NLHE [Deepstack, Sunday Marathon SE], $30K Gtd $100 $30,000.00
23-May 35 Med 35-M: $30 NLHE [Deepstack], $15K Gtd $30 $15,000.00
23-May 35 Low 35-L: $10 NLHE [Deepstack], $6K Gtd $10 $6,000.00
23-May 36 High 36-H: $300 NLHE [Main Event], $200K Gtd $300 $200,000.00
23-May 36 Med 36-M: $75 NLHE [PASCCOP Main Event – Mid], $40K Gtd $75 $40,000.00
23-May 36 Low 36-L: $30 NLHE [Main Event – Mini], $20K Gtd $30 $20,000.00
23-May 37 High 37-H: $200 PLO [6-Max], $12.5K Gtd $200 $12,500.00
23-May 37 Med 37-M: $50 PLO [6-Max], $6K Gtd $50 $6,000.00
23-May 37 Low 37-L: $20 PLO [6-Max], $2K Gtd $20 $2,000.00
23-May 38 High 38-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Bigstack, Sunday Supersonic SE], $10K Gtd $100 $10,000.00
23-May 38 Med 38-M: $30 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Bigstack], $6K Gtd $30 $6,000.00
23-May 38 Low 38-L: $10 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Bigstack], $2K Gtd $10 $2,000.00
24-May 39 High 39-H: $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $25K Gtd $100 $25,000.00
24-May 39 Med 39-M: $30 NLHE, $10K Gtd $30 $10,000.00
24-May 39 Low 39-L: $10 NLHE, $5K Gtd $10 $5,000.00
24-May 40 High 40-H: $50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Mach 50], $6K Gtd $50 $6,000.00
24-May 40 Med 40-M: $15 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Mach 15], $2.5K Gtd $15 $2,500.00
24-May 40 Low 40-L: $5.00 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Mach 5], $1K Gtd $5 $1,000.00
$2,000,000.00

PokerStars NJSCOOP 2021

Date Event Stakes Tournament Buy-In Guarantee
8-May 1 H 01-H – $100 NLHE [Kick Off, Nightly Stars SE], $12.5K Gtd $100.00 $12,500.00
8-May 1 M 01-M – $30 NLHE [Kick Off], $7K Gtd $30.00 $7,000.00
8-May 1 L 01-L – $20 NLHE [Kick Off], $5K Gtd $20.00 $5,000.00
8-May 2 H 02-H – $200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack], $20K Gtd $200.00 $20,000.00
8-May 2 M 02-M – $100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack], $15K Gtd $100.00 $15,000.00
8-May 2 L 02-L – $30 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack], $7.5K Gtd $30.00 $7,500.00
8-May 3 H 03-H – $75 NLO8 [6-Max], $4K Gtd $75.00 $4,000.00
8-May 3 M 03-M – $30 NLO8 [6-Max], $1.5K Gtd $30.00 $1,500.00
8-May 3 L 03-L – $10 NLO8 [6-Max], $1.25K Gtd $10.00 $1,250.00
8-May 4 H 04-H – $75 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Zoom], $10K Gtd $75.00 $10,000.00
9-May 5 H 05-H – $100 NLHE [Sunday Marathon SE], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
9-May 5 M 05-M – $30 NLHE [Marathon], $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
9-May 5 L 05-L – $20 NLHE [Marathon], $4K Gtd $20.00 $4,000.00
9-May 6 H 06-H – $75 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up SE], $5K Gtd $75.00 $5,000.00
9-May 6 M 06-M – $30 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up, Mini], $4K Gtd $30.00 $4,000.00
9-May 6 L 06-L – $10 NLHE, $3.5K Gtd $10.00 $3,500.00
9-May 7 H 07-H – $500 NLHE, $15K Gtd $500.00 $15,000.00
9-May 7 M 07-M – $200 NLHE [8-Max, Jersey Special], $35K Gtd $200.00 $35,000.00
9-May 7 L 07-L – $30 NLHE [8-Max, Jersey Special, Mini], $8K Gtd $30.00 $8,000.00
9-May 8 H 08-H – $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
9-May 8 M 08-M – $30 NLHE , $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
9-May 8 L 08-L – $20 NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
9-May 9 H 09-H – $200 PLO [8-Max], $10K Gtd $200.00 $10,000.00
9-May 9 M 09-M – $100 PLO [8-Max], $6K Gtd $100.00 $6,000.00
9-May 9 L 09-L – $30 PLO [8-Max], $3K Gtd $30.00 $3,000.00
10-May 10 H 010-H – $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
10-May 10 M 010-M – $30 NLHE, $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
10-May 10 L 10-L – $20 NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
10-May 11 H 11-H – $200 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $10K Gtd $200.00 $10,000.00
10-May 11 M 11-M – $100 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $7.5K Gtd $100.00 $7,500.00
10-May 11 L 11-L – $30 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $4K Gtd $30.00 $4,000.00
10-May 12 H 12-H – $100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $5K Gtd $100.00 $5,000.00
10-May 12 M 12-M – $30 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $2K Gtd $30.00 $2,000.00
10-May 12 L 12-L – $20 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $1.5K Gtd $20.00 $1,500.00
11-May 13 H 13-H – $100 NLHE [6-Max, Win The Button, Nightly Stars SE], $7K Gtd $100.00 $7,000.00
11-May 13 M 13-M – $30 NLHE [6-Max, Win The Button], $4K Gtd $30.00 $4,000.00
11-May 13 L 13-L – $20 NLHE [6-Max, Win The Button, The Big 20 SE], $3K Gtd $20.00 $3,000.00
11-May 14 H 14-H – $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $17.5K Gtd $200.00 $17,500.00
11-May 14 M 14-M – $100 NLHE [Half Price Super Tuesday], $12.5K Gtd $100.00 $12,500.00
11-May 14 L 14-L – $30 NLHE [Super Tuesday, Mini], $7.5K Gtd $30.00 $7,500.00
12-May 15 H 15-H – $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
12-May 15 M 15-M – $30 NLHE, $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
12-May 15 L 15-L – $20 NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
12-May 16 H 16-H – $200 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7], $12.5K Gtd $200.00 $12,500.00
12-May 16 M 16-M – $100 NLHE [7-Max, Half Price Exit 7], $5K Gtd $100.00 $5,000.00
12-May 16 L 16-L – $30 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7, Mini], $4K Gtd $30.00 $4,000.00
12-May 17 H 17-H – $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $5K Gtd $100.00 $5,000.00
12-May 17 M 17-M – $30 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $2K Gtd $30.00 $2,000.00
12-May 17 L 17-L – $20 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $1.5K Gtd $20.00 $1,500.00
13-May 18 H 18-H – $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
13-May 18 M 18-M – $30 NLHE, $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
13-May 18 L 18-L – $20 NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
13-May 19 H 19-H – $200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], $10K Gtd $200.00 $10,000.00
13-May 19 M 19-M – $100 NLHE [Progressive KO, Half Price Thrill], $7.5K Gtd $100.00 $7,500.00
13-May 19 L 19-L – $30 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thrill, Mini], $4K Gtd $30.00 $4,000.00
13-May 20 H 20-H – $100 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo], $5K Gtd $100.00 $5,000.00
13-May 20 M 20-M – $30 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo], $2K Gtd $30.00 $2,000.00
13-May 20 L 20-L – $20 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo], $1.5K Gtd $20.00 $1,500.00
14-May 21 H 21-H – $100 NLHE [Deepstack, Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
14-May 21 M 21-M – $30 NLHE [Deepstack], $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
14-May 21 L 21-L – $20 NLHE [Deepstack, The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
14-May 22 H 22-H – $200 NLHE [4-Max], $15K Gtd $200.00 $15,000.00
14-May 22 M 22-M – $100 NLHE [4-Max], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
14-May 22 L 22-L – $30 NLHE [4-Max], $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
14-May 23 H 23-H – $75 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $4K Gtd $75.00 $4,000.00
14-May 23 M 23-M – $30 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $2K Gtd $30.00 $2,000.00
14-May 23 L 23-L – $10 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $1K Gtd $10.00 $1,000.00
15-May 24 H 24-H – $75 NLHE [8-Max, Rebuy], $8K Gtd $75.00 $8,000.00
15-May 24 M 24-M – $30 NLHE [8-Max, Rebuy], $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
15-May 24 L 24-L – $10 NLHE [8-Max, Rebuy], $4K Gtd $10.00 $4,000.00
15-May 25 H 25-H – $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
15-May 25 M 25-M – $30 NLHE, $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
15-May 25 L 25-L – $20 NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
15-May 26 H 26-H – $200 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack], $17.5K Gtd $200.00 $17,500.00
15-May 26 M 26-M – $100 NLHE [8-Max, Half Price BigStack], $12.5K Gtd $100.00 $12,500.00
15-May 26 L 26-L – $30 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack, Mini], $7.5K Gtd $30.00 $7,500.00
15-May 4 L 4-L – $10 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Zoom], $2.5K Gtd $10.00 $2,500.00
16-May 27 H 27-H – $100 NLHE [Bigstack, Sunday Marathon SE], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
16-May 27 M 27-M – $30 NLHE [Afternoon Bigstack 30], $4.5K Gtd $30.00 $4,500.00
16-May 27 L 27-L – $20 NLHE [Afternnon Bigstack 20], $3K Gtd $20.00 $3,000.00
16-May 28 H 28-H – $37.5 NLHE [Half Price Sunday Warm Up SE], $5K Gtd $37.50 $5,000.00
16-May 28 M 28-M – $15 NLHE [Half Price Sunday Warm Up, Mini], $4K Gtd $15.00 $4,000.00
16-May 28 L 28-L – $5.00 NLHE [Half Price Sunday Storm SE], $3.5K Gtd $5.00 $3,500.00
16-May 29 H 29-H – $250 NLHE [8-Max, Half Price Jersey Special, High Roller], $15K Gtd $250.00 $15,000.00
16-May 29 M 29-M – $100 NLHE [8-Max, Half Price Jersey Special], $35K Gtd $100.00 $35,000.00
16-May 29 L 29-L – $15 NLHE [8-Max, Half Price Jersey Special, Mini], $8K Gtd $15.00 $8,000.00
16-May 30 H 30-H – $50 NLHE [Half Price Nightly Stars SE], $10K Gtd $50.00 $10,000.00
16-May 30 M 30-M – $15 NLHE, $6K Gtd $15.00 $6,000.00
16-May 30 L 30-L – $10 NLHE [Half Price Big 20 SE], $4K Gtd $10.00 $4,000.00
16-May 31 H 31-H – $100 PLO [6-Max], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
16-May 31 M 31-M – $30 PLO [6-Max], $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
16-May 31 L 31-L – $20 PLO [6-Max], $3K Gtd $20.00 $3,000.00
17-May 32 H 32-H – $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
17-May 32 M 32-M – $30 NLHE, $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
17-May 32 L 32-L – $20 NLHE, $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
17-May 33 H 33-H – $200 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $10K Gtd $200.00 $10,000.00
17-May 33 M 33-M – $100 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $7.5K Gtd $100.00 $7,500.00
17-May 33 L 33-L – $30 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $4K Gtd $30.00 $4,000.00
17-May 34 H P 34-H – $75 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Mach], $3K Gtd $75.00 $3,000.00
17-May 34 M P 34-H – $30 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Mach], $1.5K Gtd $30.00 $1,500.00
17-May 34 L P 34-H – $10 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Mach], $500 Gtd $10.00 $500.00
18-May 35 H 35-H – $100 NLHE [25% PKO, Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
18-May 35 M 35-M – $30 NLHE [25% PKO], $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
18-May 35 L 35-L – $20 NLHE [25% PKO, The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
18-May 36 H 36-H – $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $17.5K Gtd $200.00 $17,500.00
18-May 36 M 36-M – $100 NLHE [Half Price Super Tuesday], $12.5K Gtd $100.00 $12,500.00
18-May 36 L 36-L – $30 NLHE [Super Tuesday, Mini], $7.5K Gtd $30.00 $7,500.00
19-May 37 H 37-H – $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
19-May 37 M 37-M – $30 NLHE, $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
19-May 37 L 37-L – $20 NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
19-May 38 H 38-H – $200 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7], $15K Gtd $200.00 $15,000.00
19-May 38 M 38-M – $100 NLHE [7-Max, Half Price Exit 7], $8.5K Gtd $100.00 $8,500.00
19-May 38 L 38-L – $30 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7, Mini], $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
19-May 39 H 39-H – $100 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $5K Gtd $100.00 $5,000.00
19-May 39 M 39-M – $30 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $2K Gtd $30.00 $2,000.00
19-May 39 L 39-L – $20 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $1.5K Gtd $20.00 $1,500.00
20-May 40 H 40-H – $100 NLHE [Bigstack, Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
20-May 40 M 40-M – $30 NLHE [BigStack], $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
20-May 40 L 40-L – $20 NLHE [BigStack, The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
20-May 41 H 41-H – $200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], $10K Gtd $200.00 $10,000.00
20-May 41 M 41-M – NLHE [Progressive KO, Half Price Thrill], $7.5K Gtd $100.00 $7,500.00
20-May 41 L 41-L – NLHE [Progressive KO, Thrill, Mini], $4K Gtd $30.00 $4,000.00
20-May 42 H 42-H – NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $5K Gtd $100.00 $5,000.00
20-May 42 M 42-M – NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $2K Gtd $30.00 $2,000.00
20-May 42 L 42-L – NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $1.5K Gtd $20.00 $1,500.00
21-May 43 H 43-H – NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
21-May 43 M 43-M – NLHE, $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
21-May 43 L 43-L – NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
21-May 44 H 44-H – NLHE [4-Max, Bigstack], $12K Gtd $200.00 $12,000.00
21-May 44 M 44-M – NLHE [4-Max, Half Price Bigstack], $8K Gtd $100.00 $8,000.00
21-May 44 L 44-L – NLHE [4-Max, Bigstack, Mini], $4K Gtd $30.00 $4,000.00
21-May 45 H 45-H – NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $7.5K Gtd $75.00 $7,500.00
21-May 45 M 45-M – NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $3.5K Gtd $30.00 $3,500.00
21-May 45 L 45-L – NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $2.5K Gtd $10.00 $2,500.00
22-May 46 H 46-H – NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
22-May 46 M 46-M – NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack], $6.5K Gtd $30.00 $6,500.00
22-May 46 L 46-L – NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack], $3.5K Gtd $20.00 $3,500.00
22-May 47 H 47-H – NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
22-May 47 M 47-M – NLHE, $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
22-May 47 L 47-L – NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $4K Gtd $20.00 $4,000.00
22-May 48 H 48-H – NLHE [6-Max, Rebuy], $8K Gtd $75.00 $8,000.00
22-May 48 M 48-M – NLHE [6-Max, Rebuy], $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
22-May 48 L 48-L – NLHE [6-Max, Rebuy], $4K Gtd $10.00 $4,000.00
23-May 49 H 49-H – NLHE [Deepstack, Sunday Marathon SE], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
23-May 49 M 49-M – NLHE [Deepstack], $4.5K Gtd $30.00 $4,500.00
23-May 49 L 49-L – NLHE [Deepstack], $3K Gtd $20.00 $3,000.00
23-May 50 H 50-H – NLHE [Sunday Warm Up], $6K Gtd $75.00 $6,000.00
23-May 50 M 50-M – NLHE [Sunday Warm Up, Mini], $5K Gtd $30.00 $5,000.00
23-May 50 L 50-L – NLHE [Sunday Storm], $4K Gtd $10.00 $4,000.00
23-May 51 H 51-H – NLHE [8-Max, Jersey Special, High Roller], $20K Gtd $500.00 $20,000.00
23-May 51 M 51-M – NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $100K Gtd $300.00 $100,000.00
23-May 51 L 51-L – NLHE [8-Max, Main Event, Mini], $10K Gtd $50.00 $10,000.00
23-May 52 H 52-H – NLHE [Second Chance, Nightly Stars SE], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
23-May 52 M 52-M – NLHE, $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
23-May 52 L 52-L – NLHE [Second Chance, The Big 20 SE], $4K Gtd $20.00 $4,000.00
23-May 53 H 53-H – NLHE [6-Max, Sunday Supersonic SE], $5K Gtd $100.00 $5,000.00
23-May 53 M 53-M – NLHE [6-Max], $2.5K Gtd $30.00 $2,500.00
23-May 53 L 53-L – NLHE [6-Max], $2K Gtd $20.00 $2,000.00
24-May 54 H 54-H – NLHE [8-Max, Nightly Stars SE], $10K Gtd $100.00 $10,000.00
24-May 54 M 54-M – NLHE [8-Max], $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
24-May 54 L 54-L – NLHE [8-Max, The Big 20 SE], $4K Gtd $20.00 $4,000.00
24-May 55 H 55-H – NLHE [6-Max, Last Chance, Deepstack], $8K Gtd $75.00 $8,000.00
24-May 55 M 55-M – NLHE [6-Max, Last Chance, Deepstack], $6K Gtd $30.00 $6,000.00
24-May 55 L 55-L – NLHE [6-Max, Last Chance, Deepstack], $3K Gtd $10.00 $3,000.00
24-May 4 M 4-M – NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Zoom], $6.5K Gtd $30.00 $6,500.00
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PokerStars plans several SCOOP promotions

As part of the SCOOP festivities, PokerStars has several promotions planned in both markets. The Second Chance Freerolls return for any player knocked out of a MISCOOP or NJSCOOP tournament before reaching the money.

These events award up to $1,000 worth of tournament tickets and run daily. They offer a nice reward for those regularly getting in the SCOOP action.

Players can also win Main Event tickets in special $3 Spin & Go’s. These events are already underway and run through May 23.

In Michigan, PokerStars is also running a MISCOOP leaderboard. Players earn points for placing in the top 30. The higher a player places, the more points he or she receives. The top 15 performers split $10,000 in cash.

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Partypoker US Network Launches in Pennsylvania With BetMGM, Borgata Brands

Players in Pennsylvania now have another online poker option. The partypoker US Network launched in the state with the BetMGM and Borgata Poker skins on Tuesday.

PokerStars has been the only operator in the state since November 2019, but now has some competition. With the two new skins, partypoker now has operations in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

Details on the partypoker US Network launch

Poker players in the Keystone State will welcome another online option. They can now register at either skin, which share player and prize pools.

The two brands may offer different promotions and bonuses as well as some exclusive tournaments. BetMGM is partnered with Hollywood Casino in Grantville in the state and Borgata Poker with Rivers Philadelphia.

Party is believed to have been beta testing the platform in the state on Monday. The platform will also be in testing mode for the first two days of play.

Partypoker US Network is part of Roar Digital, a partnership between Entain (owner of the international partypoker) and MGM Resorts. The company offers BetMGM, Borgata Poker, and partypoker skins in New Jersey.

The company also launched the BetMGM skin in Michigan in March, where Stars was also the only option.

That brings the company’s total states to three. All of those operate as “ringed-in” markets, meaning players only compete against others in each state.

The recent federal court ruling regarding the Wire Act eventually clears the way for interstate compacts. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan would offer partypoker US Network an overall population of almost 32 million in the three states.

What to expect from partypoker in PA

Poker fans can expect a similar software experience to what players find on the international platform. Players can look for poker festivals like the popular Online Series and possibly even occasional World Poker Tour-branded events.

Partypoker partners with the WPT and the two have teamed up for major online events in New Jersey. The site offers plenty of cash games as well as tournaments, including Sunday majors and daily events.

Some of those include events like the Daily $10K with $10,000 guaranteed and the Sunday $40K with $40,000 guaranteed.

Players will also find the popular Spins tournaments, small jackpot-style sit and go’s. Party’s FastForward also offers a “quick-fold” game option similar to those found on other sites.

Both make use of partypoker software, which has seen major improvements over the last few years. Party has worked to improve the player experience and that includes the mobile app.

The app has seen major upgrades, including allowing players to play with one hand more easily. Players can also now more easily play at multiple tables at once. PA players should find a similar platform.

More good news for online poker players

Pennsylvania has become a nice online poker market for the industry. The state produced $2.4 million in online poker revenue in March, with PokerStars as the only operator.

That was a small decrease from February’s $2.5 million. However legalized states have seen record revenue highs over the last year and that includes PA.

Adding partypoker in PA adds even more momentum for the industry. Five states are now offering legal, regulated online poker including:

West Virginia has also legalized online poker but an operator hasn’t launched in the state. Interstate compacts getting the go-ahead would benefit small population states like WV.

As states face budget deficits because of the Coronavirus pandemic, online gaming has gained more traction. That has included states like Illinois and Connecticut moving toward legalization, including poker.

While PA players have jumped in the action at PokerStars, many will be creating accounts at Borgata or BetMGM. 

Matt Lopresti, 38, lives in Lititz and is a regular online poker player. He moved to PA from New Jersey two years ago for a new job as a project manager.

At one point in New Jersey, Lopresti was ranked a top-ranked micro stakes tournament player. As a regular player, moving to Pennsylvania affected the amount of time he could be at the tables. He’s glad partypoker now allows for more opportunities.

“I like putting in a lot of volume when I play online, so making the move to Pennsylvania was hard since I didn’t have poker originally,” he says. “Even when Pokerstars landed, there were still limited tournaments in my bankroll range each day. Hearing the news today that MGM is coming to PA got me excited to get back on the grind.”

USPoker will continue to track this story and partypoker efforts in Pennsylvania

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Nevada Casino Revenue For March Reaches Pre-Pandemic Heights

Nevada topped $1 billion in gaming revenue for the month of March. This is the first time the Silver State has broken the billion-dollar revenue mark since February 2020. Nevada casinos reported a total gaming win of $1.07 billion for March 2021.

Casinos saw a huge 72.66% increase in revenue compared to March 2020 when Nevada closed casinos in the middle of March to help slow the spread of coronavirus. For comparison casinos reported a gaming win of $618 million last year.

Inside the March 2021 casino numbers

A look inside the numbers shows a great month for sports betting with the return of March Madness. Nevada turned in its third-best month of sports betting revenue with $640.8 million wagered during the month.

March’s sports betting handle was a 354.2% increase from March 2020 when the sportsbook handle was only $141.1 million given casinos closing and major US sports being postponed. Mobile sports wagering accounted for 60.1% of the amount wagered.

Casinos won almost $40 million from the nearly $641 million wagered on sports. That’s a 6.1% hold for the month.

Overall, Nevada casinos won more in every game compared to March 2020:

  • Penny slots: $323.8 million
  • Baccarat: $68.2 million
  • Blackjack: $71.4 million
  • Sports: $39.3 million
  • Roulette: $33.3 million
  • Craps: $26.3 million

March was a huge month for sports betting, topping both roulette and craps gaming wins for casinos. Casinos usually win more from one of both of these games than sports betting.

In a statement accompanying the gaming revenue, Nevada Gaming Control Board Senior Research Analyst Michael Lawton said “these numbers also benefited significantly from stimulus payments allowing for increased spend by customers across the state including locals and visitors.”

Vegas Strip showing signs of life again

Casinos on the Vegas Strip won $501.4 million in March. This is a 67.2% increase from March 2020.

Casinos on the Vegas Strip have been hit hard since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. These casinos depend more on tourists visiting for work and pleasure than off-strip properties.

Convention traffic will take some time to return. Expect to see this bump later in the year. The regional tourists continue to drive into Las Vegas. They’re now joined by more people flying into Las Vegas in quite some time.

In March, air traffic into McCarran Airport increased almost 25% from March 2020. Gaming revenue and visitation numbers in Las Vegas should continue to increase. Capacity limits are increasing to 80% in May and possibly 100% by June.

More entertainment in Las Vegas is being booked and fans are snapping up tickets quickly. UFC 264 in July sold out in seconds. This is an event that will bring sports fans and bettors to Las Vegas. More live sports and shows for the summer are being announced daily.

Nevada sports betting handle hanging in there

The legalization of sports betting in states outside of Nevada continues to expand. New states continue to legalize sports betting. At the same time, states that have already legalized sports betting are generating more revenue.

Sports betting revenue in Nevada still compares well to other states with larger populations and more user-friendly online gambling registration. The Silver State had a larger handle than Pennysylvania and Michigan for the month.

1. New Jersey: $860 mil
2. Nevada: $641 mil
3. Pennsylvania: $560 mil
4. Michigan: $384 mil
5. Indiana: $317 mil

The death of Nevada sports betting has been greatly exaggerated…for now. Eventually, the states with a much larger population will eclipse Nevada’s sports betting handle. For now, Nevada is hanging tight.

Just over 60% of sports bets were made using a Nevada sports betting app. States like New Jersey and Pennsylvania see about 90% of sports bets placed online via a mobile device or computer. If Nevada wants to increase its mobile handle it could decide to reverse its decision not to allow remote account setup for mobile sports betting.

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BetMGM Poker And Borgata PA Make It A Trio Of Pennsylvania Online Poker Options

After nearly a year-and-a-half with PokerStars PA the only online poker room up and running, other sites are now ready to launch in Pennsylvania.

Both BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker are poised to begin dealing their first virtual hands in the Keystone State, beginning with a two-day testing phase beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, PGCB Director of Communications Doug Harbach confirmed to PlayPennsylvania on Monday.

Both poker sites will be accessible through their respective iGaming products. BetMGM poker will launch under the BetMGM online casino, which falls under Hollywood Casino Grantville‘s license. Borgata poker is accessible via the Borgata casino app under the Rivers Philadelphia iGaming license. BetMGM online casino launched Dec. 4, 2020 and Borgata followed Feb. 24, 2021.

Harbach also confirmed that the two PA poker sites will be interlinked when it comes to player pools.

“Players can enter via either provider and be combined into one when it comes to playing cash or tournament games.”

What can Pennsylvania poker players expect to find at BetMGM and Borgata online poker sites in PA? Here’s a quick overview of what has been happening on both sites in other states, which should give BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker players in PA an indication of what they’ll find.

Similar design, functionality on BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker

Both BetMGM Poker and Borgata operate using the same software platform, which means the sites have a lot in common in terms of appearance, functionality, and game selection.

Entain (formerly GVC Holdings) powers both the BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker sites in New Jersey. In fact in NJ the two sites join partypoker NJ as part of the three-site partypoker US network that shares the same player pool, meaning all of the games are identical on both sites.

Meanwhile the new BetMGM Poker MI site operates on its own in Michigan, also using the same software platform.

In terms of appearance, the sites feature a fairly plain, streamlined design without much flash, although the lack of distracting bells and whistles definitely makes it easier to focus on the poker.

The navigation on both sites is identical, with tabs along the top of the main lobby showing “Cash Games,” “Sit & Go” tournaments, and “Tourneys” or multi-table tournaments.

There is a tab for “My Tournaments” where players can access tournaments in which they are currently registered. (On the BetMGM MI site, this tab has a trophy icon.)

There are also tabs for “Spins” (jackpot-style short-handed spin and go’s) and “Fast Forward” games, a version of fast-fold poker like PokerStars’ Zoom. On neither of the sites do the Fast Forward games attract enough interest to run very often.

Hold’em and Omaha only, cash games from pennies to higher stakes

When it comes to game types, both sites are limited to offering just three variants:

  • No-Limit Hold’em
  • Fixed-Limit Hold’em
  • Pot-Limit Omaha (Hi and Hi-Lo)

In other words, unless new variants are introduced, PokerStars PA should have the upper hand on both sites with its wide array of stud games and other variants. Seven-card stud has appeared on the platform in the past, however, so it could potentially be reintroduced in PA.

Cash game stakes vary from the micros to higher limits. Both NLHE and PLO games run from $0.01/$0.02 to $25/$50, while the fixed-limit hold’em games go from $0.02/$0.04 to $30/$60.

Featured daily and weekly guaranteed tourneys, frequent tournament series

For tournaments, both sites feature a wide variety of daily and weekly tournaments with guaranteed prize pools. Certain tournaments popular among regular players appear both in NJ and MI, such as:

  • Daily $10K ($109 buy-in)
  • Sunday $35K (NJ) and Sunday $40K (MI) ($215 buy-in for both)
  • Mega $535 Tuesday ($12K guaranteed)

Expect the PA sites to feature similar “marquee” tournaments as they begin to build their schedules.

Expect there to be frequent tournament series as well, as they frequently appear on both BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker.

Most recently, the New Jersey sites hosted a partypoker US Network Online Series. The series featured 11 events over seven days, with guaranteed prize pools totaling $360,000.

After launching last month, BetMGM Poker just completed its BetMGM MI Inaugural Online Poker Series Sunday. That series similarly ran for one week, featuring 10 events with $300,000 in guarantees.

These tournament series are much more modest in scale than the ones PokerStars PA has been offering. For example, the ongoing Pennsylvania Spring Championship of Online Poker features 120 tournaments over 17 days with just over $2 million in guaranteed prize pools.

BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker should aim a bit lower than that with their first Pennsylvania tournament series. But the competition could encourage expanded offerings.

Competition could stimulate more offers, options

The competition could motivate the sites to offer worthwhile sign-up bonuses and other promotions, as well as reward programs. The promos in PA as of now include (will update with our links when available):

  • BetMGM Poker PA: $25 no deposit bonus and 100% deposit match up to $1,000
  • Borgata Poker PA: $20 free and 100% deposit match bonus up to $600

The BetMGM and Borgata poker apps in PA both link to MGM’s M Life Rewards program, so poker players can earn tier credits for tournament and cash game play. Also, players can easily switch between poker, online casino and sports betting via tabs on the app or website.

In any case, PA online poker players have much to look forward to once the game becomes “three-handed,” so to speak, with a trio of sites from which to choose.

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The South Point Diet: How My Weight Went Down And My Bankroll Went Up

It’s 1:30 am on Monday and I am at South Point Casino in Las Vegas. With four players left in the $130 buy-in nightly event, I have a four-figure score locked up, but all I can think is “even if you win this thing, your bank account might still be in the red.”

Every pay jump is measured not in dollars, but pounds. At the end of the night, I bink my largest score to date, winning the tournament outright for almost $4,500. Aside from the sweet windbreaker that came with the win, all I can think is, “you still are going to owe like $3,000 if you don’t drop some more weight.”

This is the story of the South Point Diet.

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Poker players love a high-stakes weight loss bet

The first time I signed up for a four-month high-stakes weight loss, the scope of the stakes, $500 for every pound over your goal weight, served as motivation. I knew I didn’t have that kind of money, so I had no choice but to lose 12 pounds.

When the crew of the first bet wanted to run the bet back with more people, I wasn’t sure I had it in me to do it again. I ultimately signed up though, knowing that I managed to achieve my goals by just putting in tons of hours at the gym.

Little did I know the gym was going to have very little to do with my weight loss strategy this time around.

I started experiencing some pain in my right leg not long after the second six-month-long weight loss bet started. I put on a brace, pounded Naproxin, RICEd the crap out of it, and it just got worse.

A course of steroids did nothing. As the weeks went on, every workout started to cause pain in my leg. By three months in, I could barely work out without triggering a tremendous amount of pain.

A leg cast could cost me some serious cash

As the workouts dwindled, the pounds packed on. I gained eight pounds from my starting weight for the second bet. Then, the doctor had even worse news: I needed to wear a walking boot. What was supposed to be three weeks in a boot turned into two months as we tried to get insurance to approve my MRI. All the while, the orthopedist was stumped.

“It acts like shin splints, but it isn’t getting better,” he said after the MRI showed only a little tendonitis. “I want to put you in a cast.”

This is the part where my non-gambling friends cheered and said “surely they don’t expect you to finish the bet in this cast.”

“You’re cute,” I responded.

The author shows off her championship windbreaker at South Point Casino in Las Vegas.

The South Point Diet actually begins at Bally’s

With a cast that could bear weight to walk, but that’s it, my cardio options were limited. I bought a hand bike and spent an hour a night pedaling away. I still couldn’t seem to create a big enough calorie deficit to lose serious pounds though.

With about three weeks left in the bet, I ventured out to Bally’s poker room for a ladies event I heard about on Twitter. I must have been about the only one on Twitter who saw it, as a grand total of seven ladies turned out for the $150 event.

By the time registration closed, we were up to 10 entries with plenty of overlay to meet the $4,000 guarantee. Once we got down to three players, the overlay was calling our name, so we chopped evenly three ways and played for first.

Lucky for me, I won the ceremonial card protector in addition to a $667 payday.

Ladies event gives me an interesting idea

More importantly, though, I realized I had been playing poker for six hours, and never once did I feel even the slightest bit hungry. That has always been the case with me. Perhaps because I suffer from anxiety, the perpetual decision-making that comes with playing poker just tends to keep my stomach churning, food or no food.

I enjoy playing poker, but my body finds the endless string of higher and higher stakes decisions very stressful. So stressful that my heart rate generally sits at a little above 100 beats a minute when I play.

As I stuffed my $500 profit in my wallet, good enough to cover one pound I didn’t lose, I caught sight of my Fitbit and the wheels started to turn.

With $700 of poker money to work with, what if I were to just take it to a casino and play every day until it disappears? After taking a huge gamble on this bet, it seemed like the best way to minimize my losses was, indeed, to gamble more.

I couldn’t work out, but I could elevate my heart rate while playing. Moreover, I could spend the last two weeks trimming my caloric intake to 400 calories by staying busy with work in the morning and afternoon and staying busy with poker in the evening.

Thus, the South Point Diet was born.

It started on a poker Sunday

When it came to the boot and cast, the weekends were always the toughest because I couldn’t really go anywhere. I was just hanging out in my house near food all day.

So, I started bright and early on a Sunday morning with my boyfriend dropping me off at South Point for the 10 a.m. daily with a $60 buy-in.

The first event was a unique combination of people still drunk from Las Vegas Saturday night antics and an AARP meeting. Then there was me, coming to play poker in one of the smokiest casinos in Vegas because it was the healthiest thing I could do.

I cashed in eighth around 2 pm and just barely doubled my money. I noticed there was a 2 pm $130 tournament and told the cashier to roll my winnings into the next event. Another min-cash later, it’s almost 6 pm and I see another tournament is starting with a $60 buy-in. Why not go for a third?

I busted out around 9:30 pm before the money and got home around 10 pm. I lost $60, but for roughly 12 hours, I had no desire to eat anything.

 

Do not do this at home

Over the course of the next two weeks, it was like clockwork. Work, small meal, poker, repeat, with marathon session on the weekends.

Initially, I managed to cash often enough to turn a small profit, especially after getting fourth place for $451.

The birthplace of the South Point Diet. (photo courtesy of South Point Casino)

As a super nitty poker player, I am pretty decent at min-cashing, but then something unusual happened. I started to develop a sense of gamble. I needed a big score, not the pride of a small cash.

The turning point came in that fourth-place run when I was facing an all-in for all my chips against another player with two tables left. I knew it was a flip. Nitty little me used to avoid these spots, telling myself “be the one to push, not call.”

Then I felt my arm reach for my stack and set my chips in the middle. I heard my inner monologue say “Do you want another $80 cash or do you want a backup plan when you inevitably whiff weigh-in?” It was a flip and, guess what? I won.

Down with the pounds, up with the bankroll

As the days ticked down to weigh-in, I was dropping between half a pound and a pound per day. I chugged seven liters of water a day, limping off to the bathroom from the table every hour.

The Sunday before weigh-in, I skipped the morning event and showed up at 2 pm, where a larger than average crowd of 208 entries were in the field. As we whittled the field down to eight, I managed to chip up quite a bit during short-handed play and arrived at the final table with one of the two biggest stacks.

With six players left, we got into a huge altercation where I flopped trip jacks and he shoved all-in on a semi-bluff. Perhaps because I was such a massive chip leader after the double up, no one mentioned a chop.

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How I won a South Point daily with basically no talk of chopping

Meanwhile, the other big stack built his stack back up from nothing. Sooner or later, we were down to three people. He had about a million, I had about a million, and a woman named Janet had 125,000 (roughly two big blinds).

At this point, I committed a bit of an ICM sin when the big stack and I clashed once again and I flopped top pair with Q-J on a J-6-6-4 board. He bet out of the small blind and I called from the big. The turn was a 4, putting out a backdoor heart draw.

 

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Once again, he shoved all-in. I didn’t take long before calling and, lo and behold, he was semi-bluffing again with A♥Q♥. The river sent him to the rail, then Janet jokingly asked for an even chop.

A few hands later and there I was, the outright winner and $4,500 richer. Plus, I won a windbreaker that screamed “I am a live pro.”

Two days later, I chopped another event six ways as the massive chip leader, adding another $797 to the pile. Still, weigh-in would be close.

You win some, you lose some

Thanks to poker and a whole lot of water and willpower, I managed to drop almost 11 pounds in 10 days. The end result between the $4,500 I lost from weight loss failure and the $5,177 I won at poker was $677 profit.

It was also a two-pronged lesson about gamble though. I learned that, when it comes to health and weight loss, I am not willing to sacrifice my diet to a locals casino again and my days of weight loss bets are over.

But somewhere along the way in this ill-advised adventure, something really great happened. My poker game learned to incorporate some gamble. As my BMI went down, my poker confidence went up. Sure, my heart rate still stays elevated at the table, but it is because of excitement, not fear.

Now it is time to see if the #SouthPointDiet can continue, except the only thing I am trying to gain going forward are chips.

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PokerStars Easily Tops PASCOOP Guarantees in First Weekend, Pays Out $380K With Plenty of Action Remaining

Online poker looks to be booming in Pennsylvania. Recent numbers in PokerStars’ Pennsylvania Spring Championship of Online Poker (PASCOOP) show a market tha’s eager for poker.

In the first weekend of events, SCOOP exceeded the original $280,000 total guaranteed prize pools. The tournaments awarded $350,000 to players in the KeyStone State.

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Some highlights from PokerStars’ PASCOOP

PokerStars remains the only operator in Pennsylvania and players are embracing the second edition of PASCOOP. The site’s first 10 tournaments exceeded guarantees by an average of 40%.

Through the first 21 tournaments, prize pools also exceeded guarantees by an average of 16%. Company officials believe offering three buy-in tiers have been successful in growing player pools.

This is the first time a PokerStars US series has utilized this approach. PokerStars has used the plan to reach more players with differing bankrolls.

The $100 High Sunday Special attracted the largest field size so far with more than 1,000 entries. The event generated a prize pool of more than $92,000. That’s a significant boost to the original guarantee of $75,000. 

Plenty of PokerStars events still ahead

PASCOOP runs through May 3 with more than $2 million in guaranteed prize pools across 120 events. Players will find at least another 100 events left on the schedule.

The two-day $300 Main Event highlights the series on May 2 with a $200,000 guarantee.

Even more is in store for US online poker players. The first Michigan Spring Championship of Online Poker (MISCOOP) will run alongside the New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP) from May 8-24.

Full details on both series are expected to be announced next week. Here’s a look at the compete PASCOOP schedule remaining:

2021 PokerStars PASCOOP

Date Event Tournament Buy-in Guarantee Time (ET)
Apr. 21 (W) 11-H NLHE (8-Max, High Roller) $2,000 $100,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 21 (W) 11-M NLHE (8-Max, High Roller) $500 $50,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 21 (W) 11-L NLHE (8-Max) $200 $30,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 21 (W) 12-H NLHE (8-Max, Turbo, H Roller Second Chance) $200 $20,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 21 (W) 12-M NLHE (8-Max, Turbo) $50 $10,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 21 (W) 12-L NLHE (8-Max, Turbo) $20 $4,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 22 (Th) 13-H NLHE (Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE) $200 $35,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 22 (Th) 13-M NLHE (Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE) $50 $20,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 22 (Th) 13-L NLHE (Progressive KO, Bounty Builder $20 SE) $20 $7,500 8 p.m.
Apr. 23 (F) 14-H NLHE (Rebuy) $50 $20,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 23 (F) 14-M NLHE (Rebuy) $15 $10,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 23 (F) 14-L NLHE (Rebuy) $5 $4,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 23 (F) 15-H NLHE (4-Max) $100 $15,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 23 (F) 15-M NLHE (4-Max) $30 $7,500 8 p.m.
Apr. 23 (F) 15-L NLHE (4-Max) $10 $3,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 16-H NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack) $200 $25,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 16-M NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack) $50 $15,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 16-L NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack) $20 $7,500 6 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 17-H 5-Card PLO (6-Max) $100 $10,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 17-M 5-Card PLO (6-Max) $30 $5,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 17-L 5-Card PLO (6-Max) $10 $2,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 18-H NLHE (Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom, Total KO) $50 $15,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 18-M NLHE (Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom, Total KO) $15 $7,500 9 p.m.
Apr. 24 (Sa) 18-L NLHE (Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom, Total KO) $5 $2,500 9 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 19-H NLHE (Bigstack, Sunday Marathon SE) $100 $25,000 3 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 19-M NLHE (Bigstack) $30 $12,500 3 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 19-L NLHE (Bigstack) $10 $5,000 3 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 20-H NLHE (Sunday Special SE) $200 $100,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 20-M NLHE (Sunday Warm Up SE) $50 $35,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 20-L NLHE (Sunday Storm SE) $20 $12,500 6 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 21-H PLO (8-Max) $100 $12,500 7 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 21-M PLO (8-Max) $30 $7,500 7 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 21-L PLO (8-Max) $10 $2,500 7 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 22-H NLHE (Turbo, Second Chance) $100 $20,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 22-M NLHE (Turbo, Second Chance) $30 $10,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 22-L NLHE (Turbo, Second Chance) $10 $3,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 23-H NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Supersonic SE) $50 $7,500 9 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 23-M NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Supersonic) $15 $3,500 9 p.m.
Apr. 25 (Su) 23-L NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Supersonic) $5 $1,500 9 p.m.
Apr. 26 (M) 24-H NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO) $200 $25,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 26 (M) 24-M NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale SE) $50 $15,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 26 (M) 24-L NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO) $20 $5,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 26 (M) 25-H PLO (6-Max, Progressive KO) $100 $10,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 26 (M) 25-M PLO (6-Max, Progressive KO) $30 $5,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 26 (M) 25-L PLO (6-Max, Progressive KO) $10 $2,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 27 (Tu) 26-H NLHE (Super Tuesday SE) $300 $40,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 27 (Tu) 26-M NLHE (Mini Super Tuesday SE) $75 $25,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 27 (Tu) 26-L NLHE $30 $8,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 28 (W) 27-H NLHE (6-Max, High Roller) $1,000 $75,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 28 (W) 27-M NLHE (6-Max) $250 $35,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 28 (W) 27-L NLHE (6-Max, Wedenesday 6-Max SE) $100 $20,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 28 (W) 28-H 8-Game $200 $15,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 28 (W) 28-M 8-Game $50 $7,500 9 p.m.
Apr. 28 (W) 28-L 8-Game $20 $3,000 9 p.m.
Apr. 29 (Th) 29-H NLHE (Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE) $300 $40,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 29 (Th) 29-M NLHE (Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE) $75 $25,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 29 (Th) 29-L NLHE (Progressive KO) $30 $8,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 30 (F) 30-H NLHE (Progressive KO, 25% PKO $200 $25,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 30 (F) 30-M NLHE (Progressive KO, 25% PKO) $50 $15,000 6 p.m.
Apr. 30 (F) 30-L NLHE (Progressive KO, 25% PKO) $20 $6,500 6 p.m.
Apr. 30 (F) 31-H HORSE (6-Max) $100 $8,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 30 (F) 31-M HORSE (6-Max) $30 $4,000 8 p.m.
Apr. 30 (F) 31-L HORSE (6-Max) $10 $1,500 8 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 32-H NLHE (6-Max, Win the Button) $100 $25,000 6 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 32-M NLHE (6-Max, Win the Button) $50 $15,000 6 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 32-L NLHE (6-Max, Win the Button) $10 $4,000 6 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 33-H NLHE (8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, High Roller) $500 $50,000 8 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 33-M NLHE (8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO) $200 $35,000 8 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 33-L NLHE (8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO) $50 $20,000 8 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 34-H NLHE (4-Max, Turbo) $50 $25,000 9 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 34-M NLHE (4-Max, Turbo) $15 $5,000 9 p.m.
May 1 (Sa) 34-L NLHE (4-Max, Turbo) $5 $2,000 9 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 35-H NLHE (Deepstack, Sunday Marathon SE) $100 $25,000 3 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 35-M NLHE (Deepstack) $30 $12,500 3 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 35-L NLHE (Deepstack) $10 $5,000 3 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 36-H NLHE (PASCOOP Main Event) $300 $200,000 6 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 36-M NLHE (PASCCOP Main Event – Mid) $75 $40,000 6 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 36-L NLHE (PASCOOP Main Event – Mini) $30 $20,000 6 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 37-H PLO (6-Max) $200 $15,000 7 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 37-M PLO (6-Max) $50 $7,500 7 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 37-L PLO (6-Max) $20 $2,500 7 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 38-H NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Bigstack, Sunday Supersonic SE) $100 $10,000 9 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 38-M NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Bigstack) $30 $6,000 9 p.m.
May 2 (Su) 38-L NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Bigstack) $10 $2,000 9 p.m.
May 3 (M) 39-H NLHE (Nightly Stars SE) $100 $25,000 8 p.m.
May 3 (M) 39-M NLHE $30 $10,000 8 p.m.
May 3 (M) 39-L NLHE $10 $5,000 8 p.m.
May 3 (M) 40-H NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Mach 50) $50 $7,500 9:35 p.m.
May 3 (M) 40-M NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Mach 15) $15 $3,000 9:35 p.m.
May 3 (M) 40-L NLHE (6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Mach 5) $5 $1,500 9:35 p.m.

 

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PokerStars PASCOOP On Pace To Crush $2 Million Overall Guarantee

Pennsylvania online poker players, take a bow. Your collective efforts led to eclipsing the PokerStars PA SCOOP prize guarantees on the first weekend of events and that by a comfortable margin. Your success should breed more opportunities, too.

PokerStars’ Pennsylvania Spring Championship of Online Poker (PASCOOP) is still ongoing with many events remaining. Find the full schedule here.

Beyond PASCOOP, exciting times could be ahead for online poker players in the Keystone State if another market reaches maturity soon.

PokerStars PASCOOP guarantees quickly came and went

When PokerStars started PASCOOP on April 17, it guaranteed at least $280,000 in prizes over the first weekend. Over those two days, Pennsylvanians actually claimed $350,000 in prizes. In fact, the first 10 tournaments exceeded guarantees by an average of 40%.

That percentage dropped a bit over the following 11 tourneys, but still produced a respectable 16% above guarantees. Part of the success is due to PokerStars’ experimentation with expanding access to the events.

For the first time in a US Series event, PokerStars granted three buy-in tiers. The result was more players taking virtual seats in tournaments regardless of the size of their bankrolls. The math was simple from there; more players means more winnings.

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That didn’t mean the tournaments with the highest buy-ins went neglected, either. The PASCOOP Event 04-H $100 buy-in Sunday Special actually attracted its largest field ever, totaling over 1,000 entries. Players split a pool of over $92,000, which was $17,000 more than the guarantee.

It isn’t too late to get in on PokerStars’ offerings in PA, either. Overall, PASCOOP guarantees over $2 million in prize pools and continues through May 3, with dozens of events still on tap. As a matter of fact, you can try it out for free this Sunday at 4 p.m. ET. That’s when PokerStars will offer a freeroll with no deposit necessary and a main event seat at stake.

That $300 Main Event goes down on May 2 with a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000. There are also smaller Main Events the same day priced at $75 ($40K GTD) and $30 ($20K GTD).

However, there could be a lot of action on the horizon should regulatory frameworks allow.

Playing poker across Lake Erie?

Online poker sites like PokerStars have also launched in Michigan, the lower peninsula of which is just across Lake Erie from PA. PokerStars is running its first MISCOOP next month, as a matter of fact.

So far, the regulatory landscape in MI does not allow for multi-jurisdiction play. The law in the Great Lakes State does allow for the MI Gaming Control Board to form compacts with regulatory bodies elsewhere, though.

There’s no telling how soon that could happen between MI and PA, but when it does, it would open up an entire host of potential new events for players in both states. If the same thing happens with New Jersey as well, then the possibilities grow exponentially.

Speaking of exponential growth, the prize pools for PA online poker players are on that same trajectory. With so many events and buy-in options, PokerStars PASCOOP is a can’t-miss event.

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Chip Chatter: WSOP-CBS, WPT Bidding War, PokerStars Judgement, Negreanu-Hellmuth II, Mike Postle Lawsuit Fizzles, & More

There has been plenty of poker news lately, both in the live game and online world. That runs from the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour to jurisprudence and major industry moves.

Regulated US online poker also saw a major final table this week featuring plenty of big names. Once again, Chip Chatter brings you plenty of headlines from the poker world.

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New WSOP deal with CBS presents some interesting speculation

Poker fans awoke on Monday to the news that the WSOP is moving to CBS Sports Network this year. The series has been shortened and moved to the fall this year.

Certainly moving to CBS Net has its drawbacks. Fewer households receive the network, about 25 million to be exact. The network also doesn’t have as much prestige as ESPN.

However, there may be some interesting things to watch. The network already carries PokerGO events and this adds even more poker. Could CBS be trying to attract more poker fans all in one spot? Also, is it possible the WSOP could stand out a little more without being crowded by the NFL, MLB, NBA, and soon the NHL?

Also, how much will CBS promote the series? That remains to be seen, but some ramped-up marketing efforts could help the product. The network also promises significant streaming on its Paramount+ service.

Along with PokerGO that means even more live poker for fans. It will be interesting to see how things play out.

Kentucky Supreme Court rules against PokerStars

Flutter Entertainment, parent company of PokerStars and FanDuel, may be facing a $1.3 billion judgement in Kentucky. The state’s Supreme Court affirmed the judgement in March after its initial ruling in December.

“The case stems from PokerStars’ illegal operations in the US prior to 2011, long before Flutter acquired the company,” Online Poker Report notes.

“Kentucky sued PokerStars for illegally collecting wagers from online poker players. The state is known for the Kentucky Derby, which generates hundreds of millions in bets annually. Yet Kentucky has been slow to adopt more modern forms of gambling, including online poker.”

The state has apparently begun efforts to collect the first $100 million from the judgement. Stars posted that amount in bonds in 2015 to begin the appeals process.

Flutter disagrees with the size of the award and is considering its legal options including an appeal to the US Supreme Court.

WSOP.com High Roller final table features huge names including Negreanu, Schulman, Dunst 

The Spring Online Super Circuit Series is underway at WSOP.com and one event attracted a big final table on Tuesday night. The $2,000 Super High Roller Six-Max came with a $150,000 guarantee and plenty of big names looking for a championship ring.

The event produced a field of 62 players with 35 rebuys for a $184,300 prize pool. Roland Israelashvili took the top spot and his seventh WSOP Circuit ring and Nick Schulman finished runner-up.

Other names scoring at the final table included Daniel Negreanu and WPT commentator Tony Dunst. A win for Negreanu would have meant a second circuit ring 15 years after winning his first.

Dunst has two WSOP bracelets, but it would have been his first championship ring. It would also have been the first Circuit championship for Schulman as well.

Ian Steinman and Martin Zamani also played at the final table. Steinman has one bracelet and looked for his fifth Circuit ring. He scored an online bracelet in last summer’s WSOP Online in a $400 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout event for $110,557.

Zamani was seeking his second ring. Here’s a look at the winnings for final six finishers:

  • 1st – Roland “prngls12” Israelashvili, $44,785
  • 2nd – Nick “cashusklay” Schulman, $33,911
  • 3rd – Martin “BathroomLine” Zamani, $25,341
  • 4th – Tony “Panoramic” Dunst, $18,983
  • 5th – Ian “APokerJoker2” Steinman, $13,952
  • 6th – Daniel “DNegs” Negreanu, $10,247

The Super Circuit continues through April 27. The site also has the Omaha Mania and Spring Online Championships series currently underway as well.

Mike Postle drops lawsuit, now faces his own suit 

The Mike Postle cheating allegations saga continues to take some twists and turns. Postle has been charged with cheating in Stones Gambling Hall’s live streamed cash games.

The allegations came to light by poker pro Veronica Brill. His play was subsequently analyzed by many players including Joey Ingram and Doug Polk. He seemed to win in extremely unlikely situations, with numerous players saying he must have had “help.”

Postle later filed a defamation suit against Brill and several others. He recently dropped that suit, but faces his own suit from some of those he accused, including Brill.

“Voluntarily backing out of the case won’t save Postle from the anti-SLAPP motion filed against him,” Online Poker Report noted. “In fact, it guarantees that he will lose it and be on the hook for the defendants’ legal fees.”

SLAPP stands for “strategic lawsuit against public participation.” Anti-SLAPP laws are meant to defend victims of frivolous lawsuits meant to limit speech.

“These laws aim to discourage the filing of SLAPP suits and prevent them from imposing significant litigation costs and chilling protected speech,” according to the Reporters Committee on Freedom of the Press. 

Brill now hopes to recover funds used to defend herself and hopefully the sordid affair fades from the poker world.

WPT sale going forward with Element despite late proposal from Bally’s

The World Poker Tour announced in January that the company was being sold to privately-held investment firm Element Partners. The company has been part of Allied Esports Entertainment, but Element would be purchasing the company for $78 million.

That didn’t include the esports part of the company. However, shortly afterward Allied received a $100 million bid from Bally’s Corp. Formerly Twin River Holdings, that company has become Bally’s after purchasing the casino with the same name in Atlantic City.

Bally’s owns several casinos across the country and has moved to expand rapidly. The company recently announced the purchase of the Tropicana in Las Vegas, its first property in the city.

The Bally’s offer also included Allied’s esports properties and the offer was increased to $105 million in March. Element ultimately matched that offer for the WPT alone and the Allied board accepted that. The deal is expected to conclude this month.

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Hellmuth-Negreanu rematch coming soon

After staging a massive comeback against Daniel Negreanu in the High Stakes Duel at PokerGO, Phil Hellmuth will soon defend his title. The Poker Brat scored $100,000 in a matchup where not many in the poker community gave him a chance.

The two will now play for $200,000 in a rematch on May 5 at 8 pm (ET) on PokerGO. At one point in the first event, Negreanu had about 97,000 of the chips in play to Hellmuth’s 3,000.

After rallying for the championship belt, Hellmuth now has four wins in a row in the series. That includes three straight victories over Antonion Esfandiari.

Hellmuth remained confident in his skills against Negreanu despite his detractors. That looks to be carrying over to the Cinco de Mayo rematch and he credits his short stack game for the comeback.

“I’ve had so much practice playing a short stack and waiting for good spots, I guess that’s allowed me not really to panic,” he said on the No Gamble No Future podcast. “I was fortunate to come away with a victory in the first match.”

WSOP Classic episodes now available

In other news at PokerGO, the platform continues bringing poker fans more historic WSOP action. WSOP Classic now includes more than 1,200 hours from various events including WSOP Europe and Asian-Pacific.

The collection recently got even deeper by adding 17 episodes spanning from 1973 to 2010. The 2003-2005 episodes also include special commentary with champions Chris Moneymaker, Joe Hachem, and Greg Raymer.

The pre-2003 collection also includes 14 episodes many poker fans may not have seen before. Some of those include winners like Bobby Baldwin, Hal Flower, Stu Ungar, and Doyle Brunson.

The 1990s episodes feature Russ Hamilton winning the 1994 WSOP Main Event and receiving his weight in silver. Fans may also enjoy Scotty Nguyen’s famous “You call, it’s gonna be all over, baby,” from during the last hand of the 1998 Main Event. The hand was featured in the film Rounders.

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