Get Ready for the Global Poker Micro Thunder Series VIII Running Aug.18-25

Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.
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Global Poker Micro Thunder Series VIII

Global Poker is gearing up for the Micro Thunder Series VIII, which will feature dozens of tournaments and guarantees of GC 40,000,000 and SC 81,500 that make it the biggest Micro Thunder series yet.

The Micro Thunder Series VIII will take place Aug. 18-25 and feature tournaments with buy-ins starting as low as GC 250 and SC 0.25 and with various tournament formats that include progressive bounties, mystery bounties, and Super Deep events. Best of all, players can join in for free by claiming a daily bonus to participate in the series.

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The eight days of Micro Thunder action will kick off with an array of events on Aug. 18 that include Mystery Bounty deep-stack events and Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) events.

The series will culminate with Micro Thunderstorm Main Events on Aug. 25 offering respective guarantees of GC 1,000,000 and SC 15,000.

Global Poker Micro Thunder Series
Global Poker Micro Thunder Series

Other highlights throughout the series include Super Bounty events on Aug. 23, PLO8 events on Aug 24 and Mystery Bounty Turbo Wrap Up events on Aug. 25.

After a week off, Gods of Thunder events will take place on Sept. 1 giving players another chance to win prizes and special Micro Thunder swag.

Global Poker Micro Thunder Series
Global Poker Micro Thunder Series swag

There has been plenty more action on Global Poker, including last month's GOAT VI series that featured winners including poker pro and coach Ryan Laplante.

The full schedules for the Global Poker Micro Thunder Series VIII are available in the tables below.

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Global Poker Micro Thunder Series VIII Gold Coins Schedule

DateTime ETTournament NameBuyin (In GC)Guarantee (In GC)
Sun 18 Aug 202415:30Micro Thunder Opening Event GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max, Turbo]250500,000
Sun 18 Aug 202416:30Micro Thunder 1-L GC 600,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty, Deep]1,100600,000
Sun 18 Aug 202417:30Micro Thunder 1-M GC 1,250,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty, Deep]3,3001,250,000
Sun 18 Aug 202418:30Micro Thunder 1-H GC 2,000,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty, Deep]5,5002,000,000
Sun 18 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 2-X PLO GC 750,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 6-Max]3,300750,000
Mon 19 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 3-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed1,100500,000
Mon 19 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 3-M GC 1,000,000 Guaranteed3,3001,000,000
Mon 19 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 3-H GC 1,500,000 Guaranteed5,5001,500,000
Mon 19 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 3-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed1,100500,000
Tue 20 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 4-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]1,100500,000
Tue 20 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 4-M GC 1,000,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]3,3001,000,000
Tue 20 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 4-H GC 1,500,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]5,5001,500,000
Tue 20 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 4-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]1,100500,000
Wed 21 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 5-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy]250500,000
Wed 21 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 5-M GC 1,000,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy]1,1001,000,000
Wed 21 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 5-H GC 2,000,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy]3,3002,000,000
Wed 21 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 5-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy]250500,000
Thu 22 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 6-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty]1,100500,000
Thu 22 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 6-M GC 750,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty]3,300750,000
Thu 22 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 6-H GC 1,750,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty]5,5001,750,000
Thu 22 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 6-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty]1,100500,000
Fri 23 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 7-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, 8-Max]1,100500,000
Fri 23 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 7-M GC 1,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, 8-Max]3,3001,000,000
Fri 23 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 7-H GC 2,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, 8-Max]5,5002,000,000
Fri 23 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 7-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, 8-Max]1,100500,000
Fri 23 Aug 202423:30Micro Thunder 8-N GC 500,000 Guaranteed [8-Max, Deep] - The Night Rumble3,300500,000
Sat 24 Aug 202415:30Micro Thunder 9-X PLO8 GC 650,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 8-Max]3,300650,000
Sat 24 Aug 202416:30Micro Thunder 10-L GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Deep]1,100500,000
Sat 24 Aug 202417:30Micro Thunder 10-M GC 750,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Deep]3,300750,000
Sat 24 Aug 202418:30Micro Thunder 10-H GC 1,500,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Deep]5,5001,500,000
Sat 24 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 11-X NLCP GC 750,000 Guaranteed [1R1A, 8-Max]3,300750,000
Sat 24 Aug 202423:30Micro Thunder 12-N GC 500,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty] - The Night Rumble3,300500,000
Sun 25 Aug 202416:30Micro Thunderclap GC 1,250,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep]3,3001,250,000
Sun 25 Aug 202417:30Micro Thunderbolt GC 2,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep]5,5002,000,000
Sun 25 Aug 202418:30Micro Thunderstorm Main Event GC 7,000,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep]11,0007,000,000
Sun 25 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder Wrap Up GC 1,000,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty, Turbo]3,3001,000,000
Sun 01 Sep 202416:30Micro Thunder GC 1,000,000 Gods of ThunderN/AN/A

Global Poker Micro Thunder Series VIII Sweeps Coins Schedule

DateTime ETTournament nameBuyin (In SC)Guarantee (In SC)
Sun 18 Aug 202415:30Micro Thunder Opening Event SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max, Turbo]0.251,000
Sun 18 Aug 202416:30Micro Thunder 1-L SC 1,250 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty, Deep]1.11,250
Sun 18 Aug 202417:30Micro Thunder 1-M SC 2,500 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty, Deep]3.32,500
Sun 18 Aug 202418:30Micro Thunder 1-H SC 4,500 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty, Deep]5.54,500
Sun 18 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 2-X PLO SC 1,500 Guaranteed [1R1A, 6-Max]3.31,500
Mon 19 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 3-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed1.11,000
Mon 19 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 3-M SC 2,000 Guaranteed3.32,000
Mon 19 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 3-H SC 3,000 Guaranteed5.53,000
Mon 19 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 3-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed1.11,000
Tue 20 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 4-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]1.11,000
Tue 20 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 4-M SC 2,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]3.32,000
Tue 20 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 4-H SC 3,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]5.53,000
Tue 20 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 4-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]1.11,000
Wed 21 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 5-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy]0.251,000
Wed 21 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 5-M SC 1,750 Guaranteed [Rebuy]1.11,750
Wed 21 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 5-H SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy]3.34,000
Wed 21 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 5-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy]0.251,000
Thu 22 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 6-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty]1.11,000
Thu 22 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 6-M SC 1,750 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty]3.31,750
Thu 22 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 6-H SC 3,500 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty]5.53,500
Thu 22 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 6-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty]1.11,000
Fri 23 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 7-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, 8-Max]1.11,000
Fri 23 Aug 202420:30Micro Thunder 7-M SC 2,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, 8-Max]3.32,000
Fri 23 Aug 202421:30Micro Thunder 7-H SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, 8-Max]5.54,000
Fri 23 Aug 202422:30Micro Thunder 7-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty, 8-Max]1.11,000
Fri 23 Aug 202423:30Micro Thunder 8-N SC 1,000 Guaranteed [8-Max, Deep]3.31,000
Sat 24 Aug 202415:30Micro Thunder 9-X PLO8 SC 1,250 Guaranteed [1R1A, 8-Max]3.31,250
Sat 24 Aug 202416:30Micro Thunder 10-L SC 1,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Deep]1.11,000
Sat 24 Aug 202417:30Micro Thunder 10-M SC 1,500 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Deep]3.31,500
Sat 24 Aug 202418:30Micro Thunder 10-H SC 3,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Deep]5.53,000
Sat 24 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder 11-X NLCP SC 1,500 Guaranteed [1R1A, 8-Max]3.31,500
Sat 24 Aug 202423:30Micro Thunder 12-N SC 1,500 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty]3.31,500
Sun 25 Aug 202416:30Micro Thunderclap SC 2,500 Guaranteed [Super Deep]3.32,500
Sun 25 Aug 202417:30Micro Thunderbolt SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep]5.54,000
Sun 25 Aug 202418:30Micro Thunderstorm Main Event SC 15,000 Guaranteed [Super Deep]1115,000
Sun 25 Aug 202419:30Micro Thunder Wrap Up SC 1,500 Guaranteed [Mystery Bounty, Turbo]3.31,500
Sun 01 Sep 202416:30Micro Thunder SC 2,000 Gods of ThunderN/AN/A
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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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