Online poker gaming is a popular pastime in the US today as players are finding themselves at home more often than not. Trying to stay away from the coronavirus, individuals are looking for entertainment at home, logging on to online poker sites to play cash games, tournaments or to take part in special offers. In New Jersey, partypoker has begun their US Network Online Series, offering gaming at both BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker.
Details of the Series
The series will take place for a full week, from May 10th to the 17th. Players will be able to compete in 21 events with buy-ins starting at $5 and going as high as $400. In total, there will be $338,000 in guaranteed prize money on offer.
There will be several big events on the schedule, including Event #1, a $215 buy-in Phased $100K GTD event. This event will actually be the opener and the closer. There will be a day one flight taking place each day of the series. Players who survive will be able to return during the final day, on the 17th, the play to see who will claim the title win.
The series will also include a Main Event, with a $400 buy-in and $100,000 in guaranteed prize money. This event takes place on May 17th. Along with this option, which is considered the High Main Event, there will also be a Low version, with a $55 buy-in and a smaller, $20,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Additional Tournament Events
On the schedule, players will find several gaming options. There will be PLO 6-Max options with rebuys as well as Red Chip Bounty options, Green Chip Bounty, No Limit Hold’em, PLO 8 and so much more. Buy-ins can be quite low at $5 as well as up in the higher range of $215. Players of every buy-in level can take part, which makes the series a nice option for every member of the online poker sites.
Creating Online Poker Action
Top online poker rooms like partypoker have been busy creating tournament action for players in the US as well as around the world. The coronavirus is still a threat around the world, which has led to businesses closing and individuals choosing to stay home to avoid infection.
Online poker has become a top choice among players, providing an outlet for entertainment. With events like this partypoker network wide tournament series in New Jersey, players have something to take advantage of each day of the week.
The series is set up to be a success, with a ton of tournament action, with buy-in levels being low enough for everyone to participate in most events.
We shall see once the series concludes just how popular it was among players. So far, events taking place over the past few weeks have easily surpassed the guaranteed prize pool and offered a ton more value for players due to registration numbers.
