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

Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.
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BetMGM Poker Online Championships

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.

Matt Berkey
Matt Berkey

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

 DATETIMEEVENTBUY-IN
 September 157:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #1 $35K GTD $500 KICK-OFF NLH$500
 September 158:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #2 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 167:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #3 $20K GTD $250 PKO NLH 8-MAX$250
 September 168:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #4 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 176:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #5 $30K GTD $500 NLH$500
 September 177:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #6 $20K GTD $250 PLO 6-MAX$250
 September 178:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #7 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 187:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #8 $100K GTD $2,500 HIGH ROLLER 8-MAX$2,500
 September 188:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #9 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 197:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #10 $30K GTD $500 PKO NLH 7-MAX$500
 September 198:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #11 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 207:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #12 $50K GTD $1,000 NLH 8-MAX$1,000
 September 208:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #13 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 217:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #14 $20K GTD $250 PKO NLH 6-MAX$250
 September 218:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #15 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 227:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #16 $50K GTD $500 CHAMPIONSHIP WARM-UP NLH 8-MAX$500
 September 228:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #17 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 237:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #18 $20K GTD $250 NLH TURBO 7-MAX$250
 September 238:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #19 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 246:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #20 $25K GTD $250 NLH$250
 September 247:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #21 $50K GTD $1,000 PLO HIGH ROLLER 6-MAX$1,000
 September 248:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #22 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 254:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #23 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 255:30 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #24 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 256:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #25 $250K GTD $1,000 NLH CHAMPIONSHIP 8-MAX$1,000
 September 257:00 PMNJ ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #26 $100K GTD PHASE 2 NLH 8-MAXN/A

BetMGM Poker Michigan Online Championships Schedule

 DATETIMEEVENTBUY-IN
 September 157:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #1: $35K GTD $500 KICK-OFF NLH$500
 September 158:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #2: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 167:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #3: $25K GTD $250 PKO NLH 8-MAX$250
 September 168:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #4: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 176:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #5: $25K GTD $500 NLH$500
 September 177:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #6: $20K GTD $250 PLO 6-MAX$250
 September 178:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #7: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 187:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #8: $75K GTD $2,500 HIGH ROLLER 8-MAX$2,500
 September 188:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #9: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 197:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #10: $25K GTD $500 PKO NLH 7-MAX$500
 September 198:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #11: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 207:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #12: $40K GTD $1,000 NLH 8-MAX$1,000
 September 208:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #13: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 217:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #14: $20K GTD $250 PKO NLH 6-MAX$250
 September 218:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #15: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 227:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #16: $40K GTD $500 CHAMPIONSHIP WARM-UP NLH 8-MAX$500
 September 228:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #17: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 237:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #18: $20 GTD $250 NLH TURBO 7-MAX$250
 September 238:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #19: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 246:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #20: $20K GTD $250 NLH$250
 September 247:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #21: $40K GTD $1,000 PLO HIGH ROLLER 6-MAX$1,000
 September 248:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #22: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 254:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #23: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 255:30 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #24: $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 256:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #25: $200K GTD $1,000 NLH CHAMPIONSHIP 8-MAX$1,000
 September 257:00 PMMI ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #26: $100K GTD PHASE 2 NLH 8-MAXN/A

BetMGM Poker Pennsylvania Online Championships Schedule

 DATETIMEEVENTBUY-IN
 September 157:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #1 $25K GTD $500 KICK-OFF NLH$500
 September 158:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #2 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 167:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #3 $15K GTD $250 PKO NLH 8-MAX$250
 September 168:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #4 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 176:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #5 $20K GTD $500 NLH$500
 September 177:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #6 $20K GTD $250 PLO 6-MAX$250
 September 178:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #7 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 187:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #8 $50K GTD $2,500 HIGH ROLLER 8-MAX$2,500
 September 188:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #9 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 197:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #10 $20K GTD $500 PKO NLH 7-MAX$500
 September 198:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #11 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 207:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #12 $35K GTD $1,000 NLH 8-MAX$1,000
 September 208:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #13 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 217:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #14 $15K GTD $250 PKO NLH 6-MAX$250
 September 218:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #15 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 227:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #16 $35K GTD $500 CHAMPIONSHIP WARM-UP NLH 8-MAX$500
 September 228:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #17 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 237:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #18 $15K GTD $250 NLH TURBO 7-MAX$250
 September 238:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #19 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 246:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #20 $15K GTD $250 NLH$250
 September 247:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #21 $25K GTD $1,000 PLO HIGH ROLLER 6-MAX$1,000
 September 248:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #22 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 254:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #23 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 255:30 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #24 $100 PHASE 1 NLH 8-MAX$100
 September 256:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #25 $150K GTD $1,000 NLH CHAMPIONSHIP 8-MAX$1,000
 September 257:00 PMPA ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP #26 $100K GTD PHASE 2 NLH 8-MAXN/A

Lead photo courtesy BetMGM Poker

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Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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