- Highlights from the New Jersey online poker schedule for this weekend.
Online poker tournaments in New Jersey are back on the menu for another weekend of guaranteed prize pools and selected tournament structures.
Borgata and Partypoker
Saturday $2,500 Guaranteed
Buyin: $20
Starting Stack: 3,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 7:00pm (Saturday)
150 big blinds will get the tournament’s first blind level going with some fast paced action as the early aggressors try to double up and survive through to the money spots.
Saturday $10,000 Guaranteed
Buyin: $100
Starting Stack: 10,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 25/50
Time: 7:00pm (Saturday)
Another daily $10,000 guaranteed appears on Saturday with 200 big blind starting stacks and 5 minutes extra on the blinds when compared to the standard tournament blind levels at Borgata and partypoker.
Saturday Turbo Rebuy $1,500 Guaranteed (Big Add-On)
Buyin: $2
Starting Stack: 3,000
Blind Levels: 5 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 8:00pm (Saturday)
There is a 30,000 add-on for those that grind their way through the unlimited rebuy stage, which can be quite aggressive. This is one of the best low stakes on line tournaments in New Jersey this weekend.
Sunday Omaha Hi-Lo $250 Guaranteed
Buyin: $2
Starting Stack: 3,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 12:00pm (Sunday)
Omaha Hi/Lo is as usually all about scooping the pots. The prize pool guarantee isn’t amazing, but it is Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, and the buyin is low, so there is plenty of opportunities to take early risks and rebuy before the freezeout stage begins.
Sunday $50k Guaranteed
Buyin: $200
Starting Stack: 10,000
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 25/50
Time: 5:00pm (Sunday)
This tournament hands out the largest of all the weekend’s prize pools. Extended blind levels will reward the patient tight/aggressive players in this tournament if they can avoid a bad beat when getting their chips in ahead.
Sunday $10,000 Guaranteed
Buyin: $100
Starting Stack: 10,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 25/50
Time: 7:00pm (Sunday)
The last of the weekend’s daily $10,000 guarantees starts early evening. 200 big blind starting stacks will give players plenty of chips to get to the bubble spots with the right plays.
888 Poker
888 is classically known for giving players an extras 2 minutes on all their standard tournaments’ blind levels at 12 minutes each level.
$2,500 Guaranteed – NJ High Rollers
Buyin: $100
Starting Stack: 10,000
Blind Levels: 12 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 25/50
Time: 9:00pm (Saturday)
$10,000 – The Big Sunday
Buyin: $200
Starting Stack: 10,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 9:00pm (Sunday)
This is probably the most exciting tournament in New Jersey when pocket rockets come around and you double or triple up early. Start with 500 blinds and 15 minute blind levels giving your early wins more value.
Ultimate Poker
As usual the Ultimate Poker information provide here is directly from their website. Their tournament lobby will only display weekend tournaments on the day they happen. Make sure you check the times in advance if you plan to play in any of these tournaments.
$5,000 Nightly
Buyin: $50
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Time: 7:30pm (Saturday)
The $5,000 nightly is limited to 300 players, so look out in the lobby early on to get into the action. After 100 players the prize pool on this tournament will exceed the guarantee. Also, instead of forking out $50 for a tournament ticket, you can win via $1 and $2 qualifiers to this tournament.
Nightly 2nd Chance [$1,000 Guaranteed]
Buyin: $20
Starting Stack: 3,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Time: 8:30pm (Saturday)
As the name implies, players who hit the rails early or miss the registration period for the $5,000 Nightly get a second chance to grind their way into some weekend poker money.
$20,000 Sundays
Buyin: $100
Starting Stack: 20,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Time: 6:00pm (Sunday)
For $100, player get longer blind levels and a staggering number of starting chips. Early bad beats are easily forgotten as 20,000 chips is tough to lose in one hand.
$5,000 Nightly
Buyin: $50
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Time: 7:30pm (Sunday)
The $5,000 Nightly runs all week, and thus adds itself to a reasonable set of Sunday tournaments by Ultimate Poker.
WSOP
The Weekend Warm-Up $55 R&A [$5,000 Gtd.]
Buyin: $55
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 2:00pm (Saturday)
As usual, the WSOP begins its high paying prize pool guarantees with a mid-afternoon Warm-Up. 200 big blinds gives players plenty of chips to get going with.
$33 Re-Entry $3,000 Guaranteed
Buyin: $33
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 3:30pm (Saturday)
Get knocked out early and re-enter up to three times in the second of WSOP’s Saturday afternoon tournaments.
$1,000 Guarantee Deepstack R&A
Buyin: $11
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 4:30pm (Saturday)
Rebuys are unlimited and there is one add-on available once the rebuys end. Both cost $10, but rebuys are 4,000 chips and add-ons are for 4,500 chips.
$1,000 Guarantee Deepstack R&A
Buyin: $16.50
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 5:30pm (Saturday)
This is almost an exact replica of the 4:40pm $1,000 Guarantee Deepstack R&A except slightly pricier. Rebuys are unlimited and there is one add-on available once the rebuys end. Both cost $10, but rebuys are 4,000 chips and add-ons are for 4,500 chips.
No Limit Holdem Freezout $1,000 Guarantee
Buyin: $55
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 2:00pm (Sunday)
Put aside the rebuys and bring on the freeze outs offering slightly more conservative action in the early stages of the tournament compared to Saturday’s flurry of rebuy and add-on tournaments.
R&A Pot Limit Omaha $2,000 Guarantee
Buyin: $27.50
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 4:00pm (Sunday)
Sunday perks up with one of poker’s fastest moving games. PLO livens up any Sunday with big hands and plenty of bad beats. This R&A version allows players to take slightly more risks with weaker hands and draws if they are willing to lose chips early and rebuy for $25 for 4,000 chips. Those that get through the rebuy period will have the option to top-up for 8,000 for $25.
$1,250 Guarantee Deepstack R&A
Buyin: $16.50
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 5:30pm (Sunday)
This tournament has an identical structure to Saturday’s early and mid-afternoon Deepstack R&A tournaments. Start with 200 big blinds and rebuy 4,000 chips for $15 an unlimited number of times. Also, a single top-up worthy 4,000 chips is available for $15 at the end of the rebuy phase.
$25,000 Weekly Sunday Guarantee
Buyin: $215
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 6:00pm (Sunday)
This tournament boasts one of the most expensive buyins and the second highest guaranteed prize pool of the weekend amongst all the online poker tournaments. $215 will buy you 250 big blinds to maintain over 15 minute blind levels.
$10,000 Weekly Sunday Guarantee
Buyin: $109
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 8.00pm (Sunday)
WSOP’s weekend high guaranteed prize pool tournaments end with a 200 big blind starting stack to run through the bubble for a shot at a slice of a $10,000 guarantee.
