BetMGM Poker Online Championships Coming to NJ, MI and PA; $2M in Prize Money

September 11, 2022

The largest series in BetMGM Poker history will take place later this month with over 75 events and $2 million up for grabs for online players in New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

The inaugural BetMGM Poker Online Championships, set to run Sept. 15-25, includes the $1,000 buy-in Championship in each state, two-day events with guarantees of $250,000 in New Jersey, $200,000 in Michigan, and $150,000 in Pennsylvania. PokerNews will keep a running blog of results, updates, and more throughout the series.

The three Online Championships will take place just a few months after the inaugural BetMGM Poker Championship at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, where Joey Weissman triumphed through a field of 343 players to win the BetMGM trophy and $224,236.

Read about Joey Weissman's victory in the BetMGM Poker Championship!

“This has been a transformational year for BetMGM Poker. Following a groundbreaking live event at ARIA in June, the Online Championships is the largest online series in BetMGM Poker history,” Luke Staudenmaier, Director of Poker for BetMGM, said in a press release. “The momentum that we’ve experienced in the past three months has inspired us to push for new heights.”

$2 Million in Prize Money

Just over $2 million in prize money will be up for grabs across the events. Here's how the prize money guarantee breaks down by state:

New Jersey: $750,000
Michigan: $650,000
Pennsylvania: $500,000

Buy-ins throughout the series start as low as $100 and climb up to $2,500, including events such as the $2,500 High Roller, the $1,000 PLO High Roller and, of course, the $1,000 Championship, which will close out the series on Sept. 25.

Other highlights of the schedule include the $500 NLHE Kickoff on Sept. 15, the $500 NLHE 7-Max PKO event on Sept. 19, and the $500 NLHE 8-Max Championship Warm-Up event on Sept. 22.

Expect the BetMGM ambassadors to be involved in the action, including Darren Elias in New Jersey, Andrew Neeme in Michigan and Matt Berkey in Pennsylvania, who in March took down the BetMGM PA March Poker Mania Main Event for $31,250.

There will be early bird registration in the events where players registered at the start of the event will get 100% rakeback.

The schedule for the BetMGM Online Poker Championships in New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania is available in the table below.

BetMGM Poker New Jersey Online Championships Schedule

BetMGM Poker Michigan Online Championships Schedule

BetMGM Poker Pennsylvania Online Championships Schedule

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