In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms.
WPT Global’s Day 2 of $1 for $1 million rescheduled to October
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Newcomer WPT Global marched right into the online poker scene with a grand entrance, kicking things off with its inaugural Summer Festival featuring a show-stopping $1 for $1 million event. While thousands of players have since made Day 2 initially scheduled to play through last August 22nd, good news awaits those who have yet to qualify. For an extended five weeks, tournament runners can take advantage of the festivities’ delay and secure themselves a slice of the massive prize pool.
The brand’s press release revealed Day 2’s new date to be on Saturday, October 1st with its final table gameplay set the following day. Close to 40 flights have been added to the schedule, allowing more players and bigger stacks to make Day 2. While the move may be seen to lessen the operator’s expected overlay, players who have qualified prior to the change will be compensated accordingly and may offer no change in the poker giant’s deficit.
“I know that some will jump to the conclusion that we are postponing the event to avoid an overlay. That is simply not the case. We have designed this event with a guaranteed overlay of over $900,000, and even if thousands of additional players now join the event because of the new schedule, at a buy-in of only $1 it will not make a material difference to the cost.”, posted WPT Global.
Those set to play Day 2 last 22nd will receive a free $330 ticket to the upcoming $1,000,000 guaranteed Main Event. WPT Global is reportedly using this extension as a way to get more players involved in its fresh new application and undoubtedly irresistible $1 buy-in tournament. In its announcement, the brand noted two major reasons for the decision – “1) To give as many players as possible the chance to join the event, and fight for their share of the unprecedented $1million prize pool, 2) To release upgrades to our product that will improve the customer experience for everybody playing on WPT Global, especially those playing this event.”
PokerStars Live application unveiled
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Just most recently, top network PokerStars launched its newest application, PokerStars Live in a bid to provide players updated information on its live festivals. A very useful tool for live tournament grinders across both the local and international scene, players can immediately tap onto essential details and make the most of their live tournament experience. The application covers PokerStars Championship and PokerStars Festival events, relaying much needed information including tournament schedules, structures, registration hours, game type, buy-in, and even tournament starting stacks among others.
Photo Credit – PokerStars Live
Additionally, the application also offers real-time information on its ongoing events, giving participants a quick and easy way to know details such as number of entrants, winners lists, registration details, seat draw information, and the live clock. Prior to the said events, interested runners can likewise refer to the PokerStars Live app for venue details – event dates, location, hotel information and other upcoming major festivals.
Record turnout at GGPoker WSOP Online’s Mystery Bounty
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The ongoing World Series of Poker Online at leading network GGPoker is taking the online world by storm with its once again, record-breaking events. For its seventh bracelet tournament, the $210 Million Dollar Mystery Bounty now stands as the largest turnout at a WSOP bracelet event and the largest Mystery Bounty tournament in online poker history as well, having recorded a huge 51,003-entry field. The impressive turnout easily surpassed the site’s $10 million listed guarantee and generated a $10,200,600 prize pool.
The exciting tournament had everyone’s high hopes with a huge $1 million Mystery Bounty up for grabs to start Day 2. However within the first five minutes, many would see their lottery dreams down the drain with United States’ Scott Ball snagging the million dollar bounty right away.
True story, when I won the bounty yesterday I didn’t even realize it. I thought it was 1k. Then 3-5 minutes later @WPN_CEO called me to ask me if I won the million. I said no, it was 1k. Phil says dude, it was a million, go check your balance. He was right.. 😂
— Scott Ball (@EndGameScott) August 23, 2022
Just this Saturday, the final table closed in with Finland’s Tapio Vihakas as the event winner after beating Japan’s Hyunsup Kim in heads up play. Vihakas successfully secured his maiden WSOP bracelet and top payout amounting to $348,723 for his impressive performance.
Event #7: Million Dollar Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
Rank
Player
Country
Payout (US$)
Bounty (US$)
Total
1st
Tapio Vihakas
Finland
$348,723
$19,230
$367,953
2nd
Hyunsup Kim
Japan
$261,490
$16,960
$278,450
3rd
Vincent Huang
Australia
$196,090
$4,200
$200,290
4th
Mark Waal
Netherlands
$147,046
$6,330
$153,376
5th
Diogo Ferreira Da Silva
Brazil
$110,269
$9,550
$119,819
6th
Timo de Smet
Netherlands
$82,690
$9,660
$92,350
7th
Kubanychbek Abakirov
Kyrgyzstan
$62,009
$14,420
$76,429
8th
Rytis Strigunas
Poland
$46,500
$4,610
$51,110
9th
Alexey Solntsev
Kazakhstan
$34,870
$42,000
$76,870
The World Series of Poker Online festivities are far from over, with 18 more bracelet events still waiting to play through. The ongoing major festival will continue to run up to the 27th for more than three weeks of action left on the calendar.
2022 WSOP Online Bracelet Schedule
Date
Day
Time (HKT)
Event Name
Buy-in
Guarantee
Sep 1
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#15: $777 LUCKY SEVENS Bounty 7-Handed NLH
$777
–
Sep 3
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#16: $1,000 Ultra Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000
–
Sep 4
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#17: THE BIG 500 No-Limit Hold’em
$500
–
Sep 5
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#18: $100 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em [Go Stage]
$100
$1,000,000
Sep 6
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
$5,000
–
Sep 8
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#20: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS Bounty 8-Handed NLH
$888
–
Sep 10
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#21: $500 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship
$500
–
Sep 11
Sun
01:00 (+1)
#22: $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH
$1,050
$2,000,000
Sep 12
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#23: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Final Stage]
$400
$1,000,000
Sep 13
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#24: $2,100 Bounty NLH Championship
$2,100
–
Sep 15
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#25: $315 Superstack Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$315
–
Sep 17
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#26: $600 DOUBLE CHANCE NLH [2-Stack]
$600
–
Sep 18
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#27: $1,500 FIFTY STACK Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$1,500
–
Sep 19
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#28: $400 COLOSSUS [Final Day]
$400
$3,000,000
Sep 20
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#29: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack]
$5,000
–
Sep 22
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#30: $840 6-Handed Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$840
–
Sep 24
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#31: $1,050 Beat the Pros Bounty Freezeout
$1,050
–
Sep 25
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#32: $400 The Closer NLH [Series Saver]
$400
–
Sep 26
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#33: $5,000 WSOP Online MAIN EVENT [Day 2]
$5,000
$20,000,000
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$200K GTD Main Event coming up on 888poker’s ChampionChip Series
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Global brand 888poker is not missing out on any of the online poker buzz going around with its own celebration running through the 5th. The latest edition of the ChampionChip Series boasts over $500,000 in guaranteed prizes across its lineup of 31 low stakes tournaments. Buy-in for the series ranges from an affordable $1 to its highest $60 entry fee for the Main Event.
While the festival is halfway through its schedule, the highlight and largest prize pool of the series remains to be unclaimed. Event #24 – Main Event ChampionChip Games holds a notable $200,000 guarantee with its final day scheduled on Monday, September 5th, where the champion will take home the biggest payout of the summer games festival.
2022 ChampionChip Series Schedule of Events
Date
GMT
Event
Buy-in
Guarantee
Sep 1
18:00
Event #13 – Marathon (Deepstack) ChampionChip Games
$22.00
$12,000
Sep 1
18:30
Event #14 – Triathlon (Deepstack) ChampionChip Games
$11.00
$6,000
Sep 1
19:00
Event #15 – Decathlon (Deepstack) ChampionChip Games
$5.50
$4,000
Sep 2
18:00
Event #16 – Surfing (6-Max) ChampionChip Games
$11.00
$6,000
Sep 2
18:30
Event #17 – Sailing (6-Max) ChampionChip Games
$5.50
$4,000
Sep 2
19:00
Event #18 – Swimming (6-Max) ChampionChip Games
$2.20
$2,000
Sep 3
18:00
Event #19 – Sport Climbing (PKO) ChampionChip Games
$22.00
$12,000
Sep 3
18:30
Event #20 – Mountain Biking (PKO) ChampionChip Games
$11.00
$6,000
Sep 3
19:00
Event #21 – Skateboarding (PKO) ChampionChip Games
$3.30
$2,500
Sep 4
16:00
Triple Threat 11 (PKO) ChampionChip Games
$11.00
$15,000
Sep 4
16:30
Triple Threat 22 (PKO) ChampionChip Games
$22.00
$20,000
Sep 4
18:00
Event #22 – Mini Main Event ChampionChip Games
$16.50
$20,000
Sep 4
18:00
Made to Amaze – ChampionChip Games
$5.00
$10,000
Sep 4
19:00
Event #23 – Micro Main Event ChampionChip Games
$5.50
$15,000
Sep 5
18:00
Event #24 – Main Event (Day 2) ChampionChip Games
$60.00
$200,000
Sep 5
18:30
Event #25 – Closing Ceremony ChampionChip Games
$22.00
$12,000
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Janette Dee
Graduated from De La Salle University, Janette works as a full time teacher in Manila, Philippines. She has long joined the local poker community as a recreational player for the last decade. Having a natural love for the game, she decided to branch out into a different avenue of poker. Currently, Janette works for Somuchpoker as a content writer reporting local and international news for the site.
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