Missed it by that much Last year, GGPoker’s GGMasters anniversary event did not go so well, as technical problems caused the tournament to be canceled. This year, it wasn’t great for GGPoker for different reasons, as it ended with an overlay of $1.8 million, the largest overlay in online poker history. The sixth anniversary event… Read more »
One of the most welcomed sites in poker, other than holding the nuts and watching your opponent move all-in, is when a tournament has an overlay. That is, when there is a guaranteed prize pool, but the total buy-ins don’t reach the guarantee, so the casino or tournament organizer must make up the difference. Free… Read more »
Poker tournament specialists love them some overlay. Who doesn’t, really? It’s can be tough to find online tourneys with overlay nowadays, as online poker rooms know what they are doing. But GGPoker’s GGMasters Overlay Edition, which wrapped up this week, was made for overlay. It is in the name, after all. And overlay it had,… Read more »
PokerStars tournament players got an unexpected, pleasant surprise last week when someone at the poker room inadvertently (at least we assume it was) set the guarantee on a tournament to 11 times its normal size. On February 21, the $82 buy-in “Hot $82” tourney had a $56,000 guaranteed prize pool, which seems high for an… Read more »
That’s some added value Daniel Negreanu can exhale. On Monday, the GGPoker GGMasters Overlay Edition concluded and while there was a gigantic overlay, Negreanu will not have to foot any of the bill. The $150 buy-in tournament drew 64,622 entries, which is fantastic. The problem – and GGPoker fully anticipated this, hence the name of… Read more »
Sounds like a lot overlay ahead GGPoker has revealed the details of the 2023 GGMasters Overlay Edition tournament, the second time the event will run. Scheduled to begin February 19, the tournament has a $10 million guarantee, but only a $150 price point. That guaranteed prize pool is double that of last year’s inaugural Overlay… Read more »
GGPoker’s GGMasters Overlay Edition kicked off on Sunday and things did not go particularly well. Technical issues put a damper on the proceedings, preventing some players from taking their seats or depositing. The online poker room let players know that it was aware of the situation about 20 minutes into the first starting flight, saying… Read more »
Pay once and just play poker In one of the more upfront and anticipatory names for an online poker tournament we have ever seen, GGPoker announced on Monday the GGMasters Overlay Edition tourney, set for Sunday, March 20. The $150 event comes with a stunning $5 million guaranteed prize pool. And therein lies the reason… Read more »
A gambling world joke phrase, cliché, or whatever you want to call it is “free money.” It’s usually used in reference to sports betting, when a line seems so off that it’s a no-brainer to place a bet. The sportsbook is giving you “free money.” A similar dream scenario came up on Sunday on partypoker… Read more »
