GGPoker, arguably the most aggressive online poker of the past year, has announced a trio of weekly tournaments with combined guaranteed prize pools of over $3 million. Called Multi MILLION$, the “set” of events, if I may use a poker term in an extra-lame way, is designed to give poker players around the world a shot at the big bucks, no matter where they live.
Each of the three tournaments is “phased,” that is, each has multiple starting days. Think of it just like the World Series of Poker Main Event. At the WSOP, there are three Day 1s, with the survivors of each advancing to Day 2 (in the Main Event’s case, there are also three Day 2s). The three Multi MILLION$ tournaments have at least five starting flights before the final day for each on Sunday.
The Zodiac MILLION$ tournament is targeted at GGPoker’s Asian customer base. The tournament has a buy-in of ¥500 ($70.41) and a guaranteed prize pool of ¥1,000,000 ($140,817.30).
There are three Day 1 phases for Zodiac MILLION$ on weekdays at 06:30 UTC, 09:00 UTC, and 11:30 UTC. There are also two more on Sunday at 06:00 UTC and 09:00 UTC. Those who make it out of any of those initial phases play in the final day on Sunday at 12:00 UTC.
The High Roller MILLION$ is, as you might have guessed, the most expensive tournament of the three. It has a $500 buy-in and a $2,000,000 guarantee. Its weekday Day 1s are at 15:00 UTC, 18:00 UTC, 21:00 UTC, and midnight UTC, while the two Sunday starting flights are at 13:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC. The final day is at 19:00 UTC Sunday.
The stand-out of the three events is the Global MILLION$, which is incredibly cheap for a tournament with a $1,000,000 guarantee at just $100. Now, $100 is a bit too rich for my blood because a writing career is not the path to great wealth, but for that high of a guarantee, a single Benjamin is a bargain.
The Global MILLION$ Day 1s are at 14:00 UTC, 17:00 UTC, 20:00 UTC, and 23:00 UTC on weekdays and 12:00 UTC and 15:00 on Sunday. The final day is 18:00 UTC Sunday.
In unrelated GGPoker news, the poker site also launched Rush & Cash Omaha on Monday. Rush & Cash is GGPoker’s “fast fold” cash game, where you are sent to another table as soon as you fold your hand. The next hand starts immediately. It’s great for players who want to fit in as many hands as possible, but the downside is that you won’t be at a table with the same players hand after hand, so it can be hard to develop proper reads.
