ONLINE POKER WEEK: A Complete Guide to This Week’s Tournaments (Updated 4/8 with GGSeries)

Online poker players stuck at home have plenty to look forward to this week. Major player and prize pools have become the norm for online poker operators around the world.

That continues this week with online operators running numerous tournaments planned and more set for the coming weeks.

  • Partypoker Grand Prix 4 Dealers, Irish Poker Open, POWERFEST
  • PokerStars Turbo Series, SCOOP 2020
  • 888poker Freerolls, God of Arena PKO Series, The Dragon
  • GGSeries runs through April 26 with $50 million guaranteed

Partypoker

partypoker Grand Prix 4 Dealers to benefit poker dealers

With no live poker currently, many dealers are out of work. Partypoker is offering a new tournament series to support at least some in the poker dealing community.

The Grand Prix 4 Dealers runs on partypoker from April 26 to May 3. As part of the event, 100% of registration fees go directly to dealers who were booked to work at partypoker LIVE events that have been postponed or moved online. This includes partner and sponsored events in the Triton, WPT, and WSOP circuits.

“These are exceptional times and many freelancers and self-employed, in all industries, have got some tough months ahead,” partypoker LIVE President John Duthie said.

“Freelance poker dealers are no exception and hopefully our Grand Prix 4 Dealers tournament along with other initiatives may help. Come and play and know that you’re doing your bit to help the poker community.”

Partypoker officials hope to raise $100,000 in the effort. If the target is met, Dusk Til Dawn Poker Club owner Rob Yong will match the total.

The tournament buy-in is $55 and starting flights will run everyday for the first eight days. Qualifying players will advance to the final day on May 3. Satellites are running from just $2.20. Partypoker has also begun a JustGiving page to help in the cause.

Irish Poker Open online series begins April 6

The Irish Poker Open will now run the entire festival online from April 6-12. The Main Event on April 6 features a €1 million guarantee.

The good news about the online festival is that it will be available to players in all countries on the .COM site.

“Since our announcement last week regarding the postponement of Irish Open 2020, considerable efforts have been made to find an alternative date,” organizer JP McCann said in a news release. “However, as the uncertainty surrounding live poker events continues, we feel that the best decision to take at this point is to cancel the live festival for 2020.

“We would like to thank partypoker for taking the initiative to help ensure Europe’s oldest running Poker Festival goes ahead during these very challenging times.”

Here’s a complete schedule of events:

2020 Irish Poker Open

POWERFEST gets superpowered with series extension

The POWERFEST has been extended by partypoker through April 20. The series features more than $60 million in tournament guarantees.

Events start for as little as $1 but also feature higher buy-in events as well. Check back for more information coming soon.

$20K awarded daily in SPINS, SNG leaderboards 

Partypoker is awarding major prizes everyday as part of its SPINS and SNG leaderboards. That amounts to almost $20,000 daily to players of every buy-in level.

“We have been running SNG leaderboards for a number of weeks now, but we decided to switch these to daily rather than weekly in order to open up the prizes to a wider range of players,” partypoker managing director Tom Waters said.

“With daily prizes, players can compete without having to dedicate an entire week to grinding the leaderboards. The SPINS leaderboards are brand new and these also offer daily prizes across all buy-in ranges.”

Players can earn points at SPINS tables to claim up to $1,000 in cash. Five leaderboards are available for micro, small, low, mid, and high level players.

A daily prize pool of $12,500 is guaranteed across the five leaderboards. Players can also win up to $750 in cash every day at SNG tables. These have four leaderboards: low, medium, high, and high roller.

As much as $7,250 is guaranteed in prize pools every day across the four leaderboards. The site has also extended its $1 million Cash Game Leaderboard promotion for another month.

Partypoker is awarding $250,000 weekly across 16 separate leaderboards through April 27.

Poker Masters Series kicks off Sunday with $15 million guaranteed

Partypoker and Poker Central are teaming up for the new Poker Masters Online. The series is set for April 12-26 with 30 high roller events featuring $15.25 million in total guarantees.

The two companies have moved the series online because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Most events come in the $10,300 to $25,500 buy-in range. The $51,000 main event is set for April  26 offers players a guaranteed prize pool of $2 million.

The main event champion will also earn a $50,000 bonus and will be awarded a coveted Poker Masters purple jacket.

“We are pleased to be able to give players the chance to continue doing what they love and play the tournament in online format,” partypoker managing director Tom Waters said in a news release. “The Poker Masters brand carries significant weight in the poker community and we believe this innovative online format will be appealing for fans and players alike.”

Partypoker and Poker Central have previously partnered on the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Tour and Super High Roller Bowl events. The full schedule can be found below:

Poker Masters Online 2020

DateEventGuaranteeBuy-in
Mon 20-Apr-20Poker Masters #17: $500K Gtd [PLO, 6-Max]$500,000$10,300
Mon 20-Apr-20Poker Masters #18: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]$250,000$10,300
Tue 21-Apr-20Poker Masters #19: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max]$1,000,000$25,500
Tue 21-Apr-20Poker Masters #20: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]$250,000$10,300
Wed 22-Apr-20Poker Masters #21: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max]$1,000,000$25,500
Wed 22-Apr-20Poker Masters #22: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]$250,000$10,300
Thu 23-Apr-20Poker Masters #23: $1M Gtd [PLO, 6-Max]$1,000,000$25,500
Thu 23-Apr-20Poker Masters #24: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]$250,000$10,300
Fri 24-Apr-20Poker Masters #25: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max]$1,000,000$25,500
Fri 24-Apr-20Poker Masters #26: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]$250,000$10,300
Sat 25-Apr-20Poker Masters #27: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max]$1,000,000$25,500
Sat 25-Apr-20Poker Masters #28: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]$250,000$10,300
Sun 26-Apr-20Poker Masters #29: $2M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max, MAIN EVENT]$2,000,000$51,000
Sun 26-Apr-20Poker Masters #30: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]$250,000$10,300

WPT, partypoker move tour action online

Partypoker also recently teamed up with the WPT to offer the new Online Series. The festival runs May 10-26 and features $30 million in total guarantees including $15 million across 10 headline events.

The WPT and partypoker have teamed up for the new WPT Online Series.The highlight will be a $3,200 WPT Online Championship with a $5 million guarantee, set to begin May 10. The series becomes an official part of the WPT Main Tour.

The new series comes after the WPT was forced to postpone several events. Like a live event, the winner will have his or her name added to the tour’s Champions Cup trophy. Here’s the complete WPT schedule.

WPT Online Championship

DateBuy-InEventGuarantee
May 3$5,000WPT Grand Opener $2 million
May 10$3,200 WPT Online Championship$5 million
May 10$530WPT500$1 million
May 12 $5,200Bounty Hunter NLHE$1 million
May 14$5,200 PLO$500,000
May 18$1,1000 NLHE Six-Max $1 million
May 19 $5,200Mix Max$1 million
May 21$25,500Super High Roller$2 million
May 21 $2,100Turbo PKO$500,000
May 24 $10,300High Roller$2 million
May 25 $1,600WPTDeepStacks$1 million

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PokerStars

Turbo Series action continues this week

The turbo action continues this week with the PokerStars Turbo Series playing out through April 19. The series features 114 events and an overall guarantee of $25 million.

As the name implies, the series will feature events all in the turbo format. Event buy-ins range from $11 to $5,200 and are available to play on the .COM site only.

The $1,050 Main Event is set for April 19 and offers a $2 million guarantee. There is also a $55 Low Main Event with a $1 million guarantee.

Events are mostly No Limit Hold’em with a few Omaha variants mixed in as well. Here’s a look at the complete schedule:

PokerStars Turbo Series 2020

DateEvent
13-AprTurbo Series 60: $11 NLHE, $50K Gtd
13-AprTurbo Series 61: $109 NLHE [6-Max], $175K Gtd
13-AprTurbo Series 62: $22 NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, Zoom, Progressive Total KO], $75K Gtd
13-AprTurbo Series 63: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $300K Gtd
13-AprTurbo Series 64: $109 PLO8 [6-Max], $65K Gtd
13-AprTurbo Series 65: $55 NLHE [8-Max], $175K Gtd
13-AprTurbo Series 66: $22 NLHE [Progressive KO], $75K Gtd
14-AprTurbo Series 67: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO], $150K Gtd
14-AprTurbo Series 68: $11+R NLO8 [6-Max, Splash], $35K Gtd
14-AprTurbo Series 69: $215 NLHE [4-Max], $200K Gtd
14-AprTurbo Series 70: $55 NLHE [8-Max], $250K Gtd
14-AprTurbo Series 71: $215 NLHE [Fat Tuesday SE], $125K Gtd
14-AprTurbo Series 72: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $400K Gtd
14-AprTurbo Series 73: $109 NLHE, $135K Gtd
14-AprTurbo Series 74: $11 NLHE [6-Max], $40K Gtd
15-AprTurbo Series 75: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $135K Gtd
15-AprTurbo Series 76: $530 PLO [6-Max], $100K Gtd
15-AprTurbo Series 77: $22 NLHE, $175K Gtd
15-AprTurbo Series 78: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO], $400K Gtd
15-AprTurbo Series 79: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Zoom], $100K Gtd
15-AprTurbo Series 80: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Daily Supersonic SE], $225K Gtd
15-AprTurbo Series 81: $55 NLHE [8-Max], $80K Gtd
16-AprTurbo Series 82: $215 NLHE, $125K Gtd
16-AprTurbo Series 83: $109 FLHE [6-Max], $25K Gtd
16-AprTurbo Series 84: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO], $400K Gtd
16-AprTurbo Series 85: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Win the Button], $75K Gtd
16-AprTurbo Series 86: $215 NLHE [Fat Thursday SE], $125K Gtd
16-AprTurbo Series 87: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $225K Gtd
16-AprTurbo Series 88: $109 NLHE, $175K Gtd
16-AprTurbo Series 89: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO], $40K Gtd
17-AprTurbo Series 90: $11 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $60K Gtd
17-AprTurbo Series 91: $55 NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, Zoom, Progressive Total KO], $100K Gtd
17-AprTurbo Series 92: $22 NLHE, $150K Gtd
17-AprTurbo Series 93: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $400K Gtd
17-AprTurbo Series 94: $55 8-Game, $40K Gtd
17-AprTurbo Series 95: $55 NLHE [3-Max, Hyper-Turbo, 5-Stack], $100K Gtd
17-AprTurbo Series 96: $215 NLHE [6-Max], $100K Gtd
18-AprTurbo Series 97: $22 NLHE, $80K Gtd
18-AprTurbo Series 98: $109 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Zoom], $200K Gtd
18-AprTurbo Series 99: $11+R NLHE [Splash], $125K Gtd
18-AprTurbo Series 100: $530 NLHE, $200K Gtd
18-AprTurbo Series 101: $215 NLO8 [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO], $100K Gtd
18-AprTurbo Series 102: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown SE], $300K Gtd
18-AprTurbo Series 103: $109 NLHE, $80K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 104: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks], $150K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 105: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $150K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 106: $215 PLO [6-Max], $125K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 107: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Double Deuce SE], $275K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 108: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max], $750K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 109: $1,050 NLHE [Main Event – High], $2M Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 110: $55 NLHE [Main Event – Low], $1M Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 111: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $400K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 112: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE], $275K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 113: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mini Sunday Supersonic SE], $150K Gtd
19-AprTurbo Series 114: $55 NLHE, $135K Gtd

SCOOP rolls on this week for European players

The Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) continues through April 9 for players in France, Spain, and Portugal. The series features €12 million in tournament guarantees across 19 days of action.

The series offers a range of buy-ins, including the €250 Main Event on April 5 with a €1 million guarantee. Players can win a seat for a fraction of the cost with hundreds of tickets given away through Depositor Freerolls. These run on March 21, 28 and April 4.

Players can also win their way into the Main Event with special €12.50 Spin & Go’s. Some other highlights of the series include:

  • March 22 – €250 Sunday Special PKO with a €200,000 guarantee
  • March 29 – €50 Special PKO with a €250,000 guarantee
  • April 5 – €50 Warm-Up guaranteeing €175,000

Here is at all events running this week:

2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker (Spain, France, Portugal)

EvDateBuy-InName
31213-Apr€30.00Deep
31313-Apr€5.006-Max PKO
31413-Apr€50.006-Max PKO
31513-Apr€30.00SuperStack 6-Max PKO
31613-Apr€5.00NLH
31713-Apr€30.00Deep PKO
31813-Apr€125.006-Max Super Monday PKO
31913-Apr€10.006-Max Bigger PKO
32013-Apr€20.00SuperStack
32113-Apr€50.00Split the Night PKO
32213-Apr€20.008-Max Turbo PKO
32313-Apr€50.00Deep Turbo
32413-Apr€30.006-Max Spring Time Hyper
32513-Apr€250.00High Roller PKO Turbo 6-Max
32614-Apr€30.00Deep PKO
32714-Apr€5.008-Max
32814-Apr€30.008-Max
32914-Apr€30.00SuperStack PKO
33014-Apr€5.006-Max
33114-Apr€30.008-Max Deep PKO
33214-Apr€125.00Deep PKO
33314-Apr€10.00Bigger PKO
33414-Apr€20.00SuperStack 6-Max
33514-Apr€50.00Deep Turbo PKO
33614-Apr€20.006-Max Turbo PKO
33714-Apr€50.006-Max Deep Turbo
33814-Apr€30.00Spring Time Hyper
33914-Apr€125.00PKO Turbo
34015-Apr€30.00Deep 8-Max
34115-Apr€5.00Ultra KO
34215-Apr€30.00Ultra KO
34315-Apr€30.00SuperStack 6-Max PKO
34415-Apr€5.008-Max
34515-Apr€30.00Deep PKO
34615-Apr€125.008-Max PKO
34715-Apr€10.006-Max Bigger PKO
34815-Apr€20.00SuperStack
34915-Apr€50.006-Max BigStack Turbo
35015-Apr€20.00Bubble Rush Turbo
35115-Apr€50.008-Max Deep Turbo
35215-Apr€30.006-Max Spring Time Hyper
35315-Apr€125.00PKO Turbo 6-Max
35416-Apr€30.00Deep PKO
35516-Apr€5.006-Max
35616-Apr€50.006-Max
35716-Apr€30.00SuperStack PKO
35816-Apr€5.00Rebuy
35916-Apr€30.00Deep PKO
36016-Apr€50.006th Sense
36116-Apr€10.00Bigger PKO
36216-Apr€20.00SuperStack 6-Max
36316-Apr€250.00Super Thursday PKO
36416-Apr€50.00Deep Turbo
36516-Apr€20.004-MaxTurbo PKO
36616-Apr€50.00Turbo Total KO
36716-Apr€30.006-Max Spring Time Hyper
36816-Apr€250.00High Roller PKO Turbo

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888poker

Get in the arena with 888 PKO Series

Players can channel their inner Roman God when the God of the Arena PKO Series, which runs through April 12. The series features 33 tournaments with the $109 Main Event on April 12 offering up a $200,000 guarantee.

Players of all buy-ins will be rewarded however. There is also a $33 Mini Main Event on April 12 with a $50,000 guarantee. The same day also features a $5.50 Micro Main Event with a $15,000 guarantee.

The series kick off this Sunday with five major events:

  • $44 Daily Kickoff – $15,000 guaranteed
  • $109 Tune Up – $150,000 guaranteed
  • $22 Mini Tune Up – $40,000 guaranteed
  • $55 Late Tune Up – $30,000 guaranteed

PKO stands for progressive knockout and the tournaments have grown in popularity recently. In this type of bounty tournament, a player’s bounty increases as they progress through the event.

When a player knocks out another player, he receives a portion of the eliminated player’s bounty. The other portion is added to the price on that winning player.

The deeper a player goes, the more the bounties are worth. The PKO format adds some extra fun to a bounty tournament. Here’s a complete schedule:

God of the Arena PKO Series

EventDateBuy-inEventGuarantee
5April 6$44Daily Kickoff$15,000
6April 6$558-Max$30,000
7April 6$8.80Mini 8-Max$10,000
8April 6$22Late 8-Max$10,000
9April 7$44Daily Kickoff$15,000
10April 7$1099-Max$40,000
11April 7$16.50Mini 9-Max$20,000
12April 7$55Late 9-Max$20,000
13April 8$44Daily Kickoff$15,000
14April 8$1098-Max$40,000
15April 8$16.50Mini 8-Max$20,000
16April 8$33Late 8-Max$15,000
17April 9$44Daily Kickoff$15,000
18April 9$1099-Max$40,000
19April 9$16.50Mini 9-Max$20,000
20April 9$33Late 9-Max$15,000
21April 10$44Daily Kickoff$15,000
22April 10$55Freezeout$20,000
23April 10$16.50Mini Freezeout$15,000
24April 10$33Late Freezeout$10,000
25April 11$44Daily Kickoff$15,000
26April 11$1096-Max$30,000
27April 11$16.50Mini 6-Max$20,000
28April 11$55Late 6-Max$15,000
29April 12$44Daily Kickoff$15,000
30April 12$55Warm Up$100,000
31April 12$109Main Event$200,000
32April 12$33Mini Main Event$50,000
33April 12$5.50Micro Main Event$15,000

Take a Galaxy of Freerolls rocket ride

Everyone enjoys free money and 888poker is giving players plenty of opportunities. The site’s Galaxy of Freerolls promotion runs through June 7 and features more than $500,000 in guaranteed giveaways.

888 offers two daily $2,000 Venus Freerolls Monday through Saturday. On Sunday, a $10,000 Neptune Freeroll will be run with one happy astronaut/champion.

The final freeroll on June 7, aka the Super-Saturn Freeroll, will feature a $100,000 prize pool. Additional surprises, rewards, bonuses, and exclusive freerolls will also be on tap during the Galaxy of Freerolls.

Those looking to earn tickets in the $2,000 Venus need to complete “Space Missions.” Some of those challenges include:

  • The Tournament Voyager – Simply play tournaments with buy-ins of $3 and earn a pair of tickets.
  • Ace-King Apollo Landing – Win a hand holding Ace-King in a cash game and earn two tickets.
  • Casino and Sports Atlantis Orbiter – Place bets totalling $5 or more on any casino game or sports bet and claim but two tickets.

Those hoping to land in a $10,000 Neptune need to complete two or more Space Missions in one week. Players can complete one Space Mission per day and will need at least one more during the week.

How do you play in the $100,000 Super-Saturn Freeroll on June 7? Simply become an 888 astronaut by completing 14 or more Space Missions.

Players can also enjoy a “Daily Spin” to win a ticket to a $1,000 Space BLAST Freeroll.

Slay The Dragon at 888 in April

Another multi-flight tournament series returns to 888poker in April. The Dragon offers plenty of opportunities for players to make a major score.

The $100,000 Dragon features a $109 buy-in with three starting flights daily from Sunday to Friday. Day 2 then plays out on Saturday.

There are two satellites to each flight with five seats guaranteed and sub-satellites with two seats guaranteed.

 The $50,000 Dragon features a $12 buy-in and three starting flights daily from Sunday to Friday. Day 2 then also plays out on Saturday for these events.

Two satellites run daily for each flight with 10 seats guaranteed and five seats via sub-satellites.

Starting flights and satellites to both Dragon events are already running. Grab you chips and slay the beast.

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GG Poker

GGSeries now underway

The GGSeries continues through April 26 and comes with a massive $50 million in total guaranteed prize pools. The series also includes an ongoing $300,000 leaderboard for players to battle it out for some extra cash.

Players of all bankroll will find some tournaments to suit their tastes, with buy-ins ranging from $1 to $5,000. Events are separated into four tiers: High Rollers, High, Mid, and Low.

The daily schedule features five six-figure events and Sunday is highlighted by the $150 GG Masters with a $500,000 guarantee. Day 2 of the weekly Phased Tournament on Sunday comes with guarantees from $500,000 to $1 million.

Here’s a complete look at the GG Series Sunday events and daily schedule below.

GGSeries Daily Sunday Events 2020

Tournament nameBuy-inGTD
GGS-H: $200 Starter$200$75,000
GGS-M: $20 Starter$20$30,000
GGS-L: $2 Starter$2$4,000
GGS: $33 Sunday Special$33$40,000
GGS: $55 Sunday Special$55$75,000
GGS-HR: $2.5K$2,500$150,000
GGS-H: $250$250$150,000
GGS-M: $25$25$30,000
GGS-L: $2.5$2.50$5,000
GGS: $88 Sunday Special$88$100,000
GGMasters $150, $500K GTD$150$500,000
GGS-HR: $5K Omaha Main Event$5,000$150,000
GGS-H: $500 Omaha Main Event$500$40,000
GGS-M: $50 Omaha Main Event$50$12,500
GGS-L: $5 Omaha Main Event$5$3,000
GGS: $210 Bounty Special$210$150,000
GGS-HR: $5K Sunday Main$5,000$300,000
GGS-H: $500 Sunday Main$500$200,000
GGS-M: $50 Sunday Main$50$100,000
GGS-L: $5 Sunday Main$5$15,000
GGS: $1K$1,000$100,000
GGS-Phased: $$250~$1K [Day2]$250 to $1,000$500,000 to $1 million
GGS-High Roller: $5K$5,000$200,000

GGSeries Daily Weekday Events 2020

Tournament nameBuy-inGTD
GGS-H: $200 Starter$200$50,000
GGS-M: $20 Starter$20$15,000
GGS-L: $2 Starter$2$2,000
GGS: $33 Daily Special$33$30,000
GGS: $55 Daily Special$55$50,000
GGS: $88 Daily Special$88$80,000
GGS: $210 Bounty Special$210$100,000
GGS-HR: $5K Daily Main$5,000$150,000
GGS-H: $500 Daily Main$500$100,000
GGS-M: $50 Daily Main$50$50,000
GGS-L: $5 Daily Main$5$7,500
GGS: $1K$1,000$100,000
GGS-HR: $2.5K$2,500$80,000
GGS-H: $250$250$50,000
GGS-M: $25$25$15,000
GGS-L: $2.5$2.50$3,500
GGS-High Roller: $5K$5,000$150,000

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