BetMGM Rolls Out End Boss Poker Series Featuring Multiple Poker Tournaments
Earlier this week, BetMGM, the joint venture of MGM Resorts and Entain, announced the debut of The End Boss Poker Series. The market-leading sports betting and entertainment company revealed that the event will run from November 23 through November 28.
BetMGM Introduces New Poker Series This Month
Created in collaboration with Daren “End Boss” Elias, the End Boss Poker Series will take place on the partypoker US Network in three states: Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The culmination of the 6-day, 7-event series comes with The End Boss Main Event.
The Main Event will be an 8-max No Limit Hold’em game that will feature six-figure guarantees for each state. BetMGM explained that in each state, the winner of the Main Event will be crowned the “End Boss” of their state.
Besides a piece of the guaranteed prize pool, the winner will also enter a special New Year Knockout PKO tournament. The poker pro Elias will join the players in New Jersey. Any player that eliminates him from the Main Event will receive a three-day, two-night stay at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa.
The Series Start on November 23 Featuring Plenty of Tournaments
The new poker series starts on November 23 with the 8-Max No Limit Hold’em event featuring a $535 buy-in. On November 24, a Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max event launches. Participants that want to join will have to pay a $215 buy-in.
After that, on November 25, there will be an 8-Max Progressive Knockout Bounty event with a $320 buy-in and $150 bounty. On November 26, a Friday Night Freezout event will take place with a $215 buy-in, followed by a Saturday 6-Max No Limit Hold’em event on November 27. The 6-Max NHL event will feature a $535 buy-in.
It all comes down to The End Boss Main Event on November 28 at 5 PM ET. The 8-Max No-Limit Hold’em event is going to feature a $1060 buy-in. A Second Chance 8-Max NHL will also start at 7 PM ET on the same day with a $215 buy-in. It is important to mention that the guarantees for each tournament vary by state.
The Company Is Thrilled to Introduce the New Poker Series
BetMGM’s director of poker, Luke Staudenmaier, said that the company is thrilled to introduce the new poker series. He added that the series was created in close collaboration with the poker legend Elias. Staudenmaier outlined that the series was created in a way to ensure that more players are going to be able to join, from recreational to seasoned veterans.
We’re thrilled to introduce The End Boss Poker Series to our players.”
Luke Staudenmaier, director of poker at BetMGM
BetMGM explained that to participate in the poker series, players must be physically located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Michigan. Additionally, the company said that there will be “a variety of tournament qualifiers and satellites for players to win their way into The End Boss Poker Series, starting as low as $5.” Besides a chance at winning a piece of the prize pools, players that participate in the series will be invited to a December freeroll that will award entries to the special New Year Knockout tournament.
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