Poker Masters Online Returns for PLO Players
Poker Central knows that its audience includes more than No Limit Hold’em players. And its high-stakes players like to spice things up every now and then, too.
Bring on the PLO.
When the coronavirus pandemic erased the possibility for Poker Central to host its high-stakes tournament series in Las Vegas – or anywhere else around the world, for that matter – this spring, their executives jumped into action quickly. Within days of the Las Vegas quarantine orders, Poker Central and PartyPoker had worked out a deal to put the Poker Masters series online.
Aptly named the Poker Masters Online, the series offered 30 high-stakes tournaments – both NLHE and PLO – and $16.5 million in prize pool guarantees. The series was a success, as it awarded $35.4 million in prize money.
Poker Central then took its Super High Roller Bowl and made it into an online series on PartyPoker in May. That one offered 28 tournaments, all NLHE. That series, too, seemed to be a win.
Enough of Hold’em
Players appreciate variety, so tournament series that are filled to the top with NLHE only – especially online – can be redundant.
The non-stop options for high rollers also left a lot of players out of the mix. With the aforementioned series requiring at least $10K per tournament, they catered to a very exclusive club of players.
That prompted Poker Central to develop the Poker Masters Online PLO Series. Omaha lovers will not only have their days in the sun, they will also have a variety of buy-ins available.
The series will run June 21-29, but that short period of time will pack in 30 tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $500 to $50K. (The press release notes 29 events, but the schedule only reflects 15 unique tournaments with a regular and mini buy-in, totaling 30 tournaments.) Every tournament will allow for two reentries and eight levels of late registration.
All of the final tables will stream live on PokerGO and the PartyPoker Twitch channel with commentary by commentator Jeff Platt and PLO enthusiast Joey Ingram.
Really excited to be on the call for this one alongside PLO man/myth/legend @Joeingram1. DIM THE LIGHTS… https://t.co/kzROyYV7Mb
— Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt) June 11, 2020
In the end, the person with the most points on the leaderboard during the series will win the Poker Masters purple jacket, along with a $50K cash bonus.
PartyPoker LIVE President John Duthie noted, “This is such a great opportunity to watch the world’s best PLO players fight it out on the virtual felt. The exceptional PokerGO production and commentary team will be on hand to deliver their usual excellent streams. This is not to be missed.”
Full Schedule Available
Without delay, Poker Central put up the official schedule. Here ‘tis.
June 21
Event 1: $10,300 PLO High Roller (2 days, $500K GTD)
Event 1: $1,050 Mini PLO (2 days, $50K GTD)
Event 2: $5,200 PLO High Roller ($250K GTD)
Event 2: $530 Mini PLO Knockout ($25K GTD)
June 22
Event 3: $10,300 PLO High Roller (2 days, $500K GTD)
Event 3: $1,050 Mini PLO (2 days, $50K GTD)
Event 4: $5,200 PLO High Roller ($250K GTD)
Event 4: $530 Mini PLO Knockout ($25K GTD)
June 23
Event 5: $25,500 PLO Super High Roller (2 days, $1M GTD)
Event 5: $2,600 Mini PLO (2 days, $125K GTD)
Event 6: $10,300 PLO High Roller ($500K GTD)
Event 6: $1,050 Mini PLO Knockout ($50K GTD)
June 24
Event 7: $10,300 PLO High Roller (2 days, $500K GTD)
Event 7: $1,050 Mini PLO (2 days, $50K GTD)
Event 8: $5,200 PLO High Roller ($250K GTD)
Event 8: $530 Mini PLO Knockout ($25K GTD)
June 25
Event 9: $25,500 PLO Super High Roller (2 days, $1M GTD)
Event 9: $2,600 Mini PLO (2 days, $125K GTD)
Event 10: $10,300 PLO High Roller ($500K GTD)
Event 10: $1,050 Mini PLO Knockout ($50K GTD)
June 26
Event 11: $10,300 PLO High Roller (2 days, $500K GTD)
Event 11: $1,050 Mini PLO (2 days, $50K GTD)
Event 12: $5,200 PLO High Roller ($250K GTD)
Event 12: $530 Mini PLO Knockout ($25K GTD)
June 27
Event 13: $10,300 PLO High Roller ($500K GTD)
Event 13: $1,050 Mini PLO ($50K GTD)
Event 14: $5,200 PLO High Roller ($250K GTD)
Event 14: $530 Mini PLO Knockout ($25K GTD)
June 28
Event 15: $51,000 PLO Main Event (2 days, $1.5M GTD)
Event 16: $5,200 Mini PLO Main Event (2 days, $500K GTD)
June 29
Main Event final days
The schedule with starting chips, level time limits, rules, and leaderboard determinations is online.
Satellites for all of the coming events are running now on PartyPoker for players outside of the United States.
"This is not to be missed!" @partypoker LIVE President @JohnnyDuthie
Poker Masters Online PLO Series | June 21-29
$10 MILLION in GTDsFull details 👉 https://t.co/E9fniXqop5 pic.twitter.com/nVORi5T1Vo
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) June 11, 2020
