In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms.
Natural8 – GGNet’s GGMasters Overlay Edition kicks off this week
One day to go before leading network GGPoker jumpstarts its $150 GGMasters Overlay Edition running from February 19-27. The nine-day schedule is in part of the online poker giant’s 3rd anniversary celebration and dubs the upcoming games as the site’s highest value tournament to date. An ambitious guarantee of $10,000,000 is to be awarded, twice as much as what was offered in last year’s edition which already racked up a $334,772 overlay after 36,232 entries were recorded.
“This year blows 2022 out of the water. I’m confident that the overlay will be over $1,000,000. If I’m wrong, I will use my own money to increase the final overlay to $1,000,000!”, quoted GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu.
The juicy event offers a total of nine starting flights at varying times to accommodate players geo-located in different regions and timezones. Players can fire as many qualifiers as they wish with each flight being a freezeout while keeping in mind that only the biggest stack will be entered into Day 2. All starting flights will play through 22 levels of action or when 10% of the field remains, followed by the final games set for Monday, February 27th. To date, satellites for as low as $2 are already running round the clock, allowing players of all bankrolls to take part in the exciting festivities.
Natural8 – GGNet GGMasters Overlay Edition Full Schedule
€4M GTD Bounty Hunter Series on iPoker Network
A first major series on iPoker Network for year 2023, players on RedStar Poker, Guts Poker, and Betfair Poker are already gunning for the top prizes of the season with the ongoing Bounty Hunter Series. The festival, running through March 13, boasts a guaranteed prize pool of €4,000,000 across 355 knockout events. Warm-up “Bootcamp” tournaments are already in full swing in preparation for the main part of the series starting on the 24th.
The four-week long schedule features a mix of classics NLH and PLO, with buy-ins ranging from as low as $1 to its most expensive $500 BHS 11-H|€40,000 GTD|Super KO event. Multi-flight games including one €200,000 Guaranteed Main Event, one €150,000 Guaranteed Mini Main Event and three €100,000 Guaranteed Events, serve as the festival’s major highlights and biggest prize pools. Listed below are details of the key events with a thrilling PLO Main Event to cap the series.
2023 Bounty Hunter Series Key Events
| Date | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
| February 13 – March 13, 2023 | BHS 71-L|€100K Championship | €10 | €100,000 |
| February 13 – March 13, 2023 | BHS 71-M|€150K Championship | €30 | €150,000 |
| February 13 – March 13, 2023 | BHS 71-H|€200K Championship | €125 | €200,000 |
| February 19 – March 5, 2023 | BHS 01-L|€50K Monster KO | €7.5 | €50,000 |
| February 19 – March 5, 2023 | BHS 01-H|€100K Monster KO | €50 | €100,000 |
| February 24 – March 5, 2023 | BHS 41-H|€100K HR Special | €300 | €100,000 |
| March 6 – 12, 2023 | BHS 67|€15K PLO Main Event | €50 | €15,000 |
Those in search of a bankroll boost are also welcome to participate in the network’s festival promotion where players can rack up entries to freerolls by completing several missions.
WSOP 2023 hosts 34 online bracelet events this June
Considering last year’s online success at the World Series of Poker games, the global brand has since added a couple events to this 2023’s online bracelet lineup. US online poker players beginning this June 1st, get the chance to cut a share of the 34 online bracelets to be given away. 20 of these bracelets are set for its WSOP NV and WSOP NJ player pool while both of the brand’s WSOP MI and WSOP PA platforms will host 7 online bracelet events exclusively.
Usual suspects include the exciting $1,000 NLHE Online Championship, $500 Summer Saver, and $3,200 High Roller, to highlight the schedule. Interestingly, the online-live hybrid format which played out for the WSOP 2020 Main Event is back in session with this year’s $5,300 High Roller Championship Event. Beginning on July 3rd, the premium event will play mostly on the WSOP NV and WSOP NJ clients with the final table continuing through in person at the Las Vegas Strip.
WSOP Nevada/ New Jersey Schedule of Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Thursday, June 1 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #1: $333 NLH Triple Treys Summer Tip Off |
| Sunday, June 4 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #2: $500 NLH Bankroll Builder |
| Sunday, June 4 | 4:30 p.m. PST | Event #3: $1,000 NLH Deepstack |
| Tuesday, June 6 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #4: $600 NLH Ultra Deepstack |
| Sunday, June 11 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #5: $400 NLH 8-Max |
| Sunday, June 18 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #6: $500 NLH Turbo |
| Sunday, June 18 | 4:30 p.m. PST | Event #7: $500 PLO 8-Max |
| Tuesday, June 20 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #8: $3,200 NLH High Roller |
| Thursday, June 22 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship |
| Sunday, June 25 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #10: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack |
| Tuesday, June 27 | 4:30 p.m. PST | Event #11: $888 NLH Crazy 8’s |
| Sunday, July 2 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #12: $500 NLH Deepstack |
| Sunday, July 2 | 4:30 p.m. PST | $215 25 Seat Scramble |
| Monday, July 3 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #13: $5,300 NLH High Roller Championship (Final 8 play live FT) |
| Thursday, July 6 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #14: $400 NLH Turbo |
| Saturday, July 8 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #15: $1,000 NLH Championship |
| Sunday, July 9 | 4:30 p.m. PST | Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship |
| Tuesday, July 11 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #17: $1,000 NLH 6-Max Championship |
| Saturday, July 15 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #18: $2,000 Freezeout Championship |
| Sunday, July 16 | 3:30 p.m. PST | Event #19: $500 NLH Summer Saver |
| Sunday, July 16 | 4:30 p.m. PST | Event #20: $777 NLH Lucky 7’s |
WSOP Michigan/ Pennsylvania Schedule of Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sunday, June 4 | 3:30 p.m. EST | Event #1: $500 NLH Bankroll Builder |
| Sunday, June 11 | 3:30 p.m. EST | Event #2: $400 NLH PKO 8-Max |
| Sunday, June 18 | 3:30 p.m. EST | Event #3: $500 NLH Turbo |
| Sunday, June 25 | 3:30 p.m. EST | Event #4: $400 NLH PKO Deepstack |
| Sunday, July 2 | 3:30 p.m. EST | Event #5: $600 NLH Deepstack |
| Sunday, July 9 | 3:30 p.m. EST | Event #6: $300 NLH |
| Sunday, July 16 | 3:30 p.m. EST | Event #7: $500 NLH Summer Saver |
Magnus Carlsen joins Unibet’s Spring Poker Championships
Chess champion and Unibet ambassador Magnus Carlsen has been confirmed to take part in the network’s upcoming Spring Poker Championships beginning this Sunday, February 26. The major festival spans two weeks covering 92 events for a guarantee of over half a million Euros. Buy-ins range from as low as €2 to its highest €250 SPC #16-H: €50,000 Supermoon [2-Day Event], ensuring players of different bankrolls are able to find a game suitable.
In the site’s Community Forum, a Unibet representative confirmed that Carlsen will play all three buy-in levels (Low, Mid, High) of the Kick Off Event. Other highlights include multi-day Supernova and Supermoon Events, as well as the Micro, Mini, and Main Event for a combined guarantee of €44,500.
Unibet Spring Poker Championships Highlights
| Date | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
| Sunday, February 26, 2023 | SPC #1-H: €30,000 Kick Off (with Magnus Carlsen) [2-Day Event] | €100 | €30,000 |
| SPC #1-M: €7,500 Kick Off (with Magnus Carlsen) [2-Day Event] | €25 | €7,500 | |
| SPC #1-L: €1,750 Kick Off (with Magnus Carlsen) [2-Day Event] | €5 | €1,750 | |
| Sunday, March 5, 2023 | SPC #15-H: €25,000 Supernova [2-Day Event] | €100 | €25,000 |
| SPC #15-M: €2,500 Supernova [2-Day Event] | €10 | €2,500 | |
| SPC #15-L: €500 Supernova [2-Day Event] | €2 | €500 | |
| SPC #16-H: €50,000 Supermoon [2-Day Event] | €250 | €50,000 | |
| SPC #16-M: €6,000 Supermoon [2-Day Event] | €25 | €6,000 | |
| SPC #16-L: €1,500 Supermoon [2-Day Event] | €5 | €1,500 | |
| Sunday, March 12, 2023 | SPC #29-H: €35,000 Main Event [2-Day Event] | €100 | €35,000 |
| SPC #29-M: €7,500 Mini Main Event [2-Day Event] | €25 | €7,500 | |
| SPC #29-L: €2,000 Micro Main Event [2-Day Event] | €5 | €2,000 |
