The sites on the partypoker US network of online poker sites in the American market are ready for May tournament series.
Interestingly, a look at the websites for BetMGM, one of the brands carrying the series, shows the series in the “tournaments” section for New Jersey and Michigan. Those series both run May 16-23. The Pennsylvania site does not show any series, but there is one that will run May 23-30.
To confuse matters further, the series will run in all three states on the sites operating on the partypoker platform. This includes BetMGM but also Borgata Poker and the actual partypoker site in New Jersey. The skins all run on the partypoker US network. And while the skins in the three states operate on the same platform and share players, this cannot happen across state lines. Since there is still no interstate online poker agreement that includes Pennsylvania and Michigan, partypoker has no interstate connections.
It really is as confusing as it sounds, especially for players who don’t follow the ins and outs of the new state markets. Hopefully, the partypoker US network launches an explainer website of some kind. In the meantime, let’s just look at the upcoming series in the three states that offer them.
New Jersey: partypoker US Network Online Series
For players in New Jersey, the main sites on which to play this series are partypoker, BetMGM Poker, and Borgata Poker. They do all use the same platform and share players and prize pools.
This series will run May 16-23. The ten tournaments will guarantee $315K in total prize pools. Its schedule is as follows:
-Event 1 on May 16: $535 NLHE 8-Max ($50K GTD)-Event 2 on May 16: $20 Mini NLHE 8-Max ($10K GTD)-Event 3 on May 17: $215 NLHE 8-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 4 on May 18: $215 NLHE PKO Bounty 8-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 5 on May 19: $320 NLHE PKO Bounty 8-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 6 on May 20: $215 NLHE 6-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 7 on May 21: $215 NLHE PKO Bounty 8-Max ($25K GTD)-Event 8 on May 22: $215 NLHE 6-Max ($25K GTD)-Event 9 on May 23: $109 Half-Price NLHE ($35K GTD)-Event 10 on May 23: $1,060 NLHE 8-Max ($100K GTD)
Michigan: BetMGM Online Series
This series is for players in Michigan and will be available on BetMGM Poker. It only launched in late March but has been working to catch up with its only competitor, PokerStars, for nearly two months.
The BetMGM series will run by itself with no other skins at this time. It is scheduled for May 16-23 with $315K in guarantees and with ten events as lined up here:
-Event 1 on May 16: $535 NLHE 8-Max ($50K GTD)-Event 2 on May 16: $109 Half-Price NLHE ($35K GT)-Event 3 on May 17: $215 NLHE 8-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 4 on May 18: $215 NLHE 6-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 5 on May 19: $215 NLHE 8-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 6 on May 20: $109 PLO 8-Max ($10K GTD)-Event 7 on May 21: $215 NLHE PKO Bounty ($25K GTD)-Event 8 on May 22: $215 NLHE 6-Max ($25K GTD)-Event 9 on May 23: $20 Mini NLHE Championship ($10K GTD)-Event 10 on May 23: $1,060 NLHE 8-Max ($100K GTD)
The Pennsylvania sites have yet to publish the series on their websites, but US Poker seemed to have a copy. The series seems to provide ten tournaments that will guarantee a total of $360K in prize pools. The schedule is as follows:
-Event 1 on May 23: $535 NLHE 8-Max ($50K GTD)-Event 2 on May 23: $109 Half-Price NLHE ($40K GTD)-Event 3 on May 24: $215 NLHE 8-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 4 on May 25: $215 NLHE 6-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 5 on May 26: $215 NLHE 8-Max ($20K GTD)-Event 6 on May 27: $109 PLO 8-Max ($10K GTD)-Event 7 on May 28: $215 NLHE PKO Bounty 8-Max ($25K GTD)-Event 8 on May 29: $215 NLHE 6-Max ($25K GTD)-Event 9 on May 30: $20 Mini NLHE Championship ($10K GTD)-Event 10 on May 30: $535 NLHE 8-Max ($100K GTD)
