The BetMGM Poker network has brought back its Winter Championships Online Series in the US market, marking one of its biggest events.
Running from February 16 to March 2, the series takes place simultaneously in two separate player pools—one for the shared liquidity network of New Jersey and Michigan and another exclusively for BetMGM Poker players in Pennsylvania.
Both series feature nearly identical schedules, each comprising 56 tournaments. Among them, 21 events will award trophies to winners, with key highlights including the $250 Sunday Main held each week, the prestigious Six Figure Sunday with a $1,000 buy-in, and the $1,000 Championship event on the final day.
The shared liquidity network series is the larger of the two, boasting over $1.7 million in guarantees, with an average prize pool of nearly $32,000 per tournament. Meanwhile, the standalone Pennsylvania series offers more than $850,000 in guarantees, averaging just over $15,000 per event. Combined, the two series guarantee over $2.6 million in prize money.
BetMGM Winter Online Championships 2025 Overview:
- Takes place from Feb 16 to Mar 2
- Guarantees $1.7 million in NJ/MI & $850K in PA
- 56 events in both series
- 22 Trophy events
- Buy-ins from $50 to $2500
- Step-satellites from $2
- Highlights – Online Championship, Six Figure Sunday, and Super High Roller
Series Highlights
As a seasonal Championships series, the event carries prestige, reflected in its higher buy-ins, which range from $50 to $2,500. While No-Limit Hold’em dominates the schedule, players can also compete in other formats, including Pot-Limit Omaha, Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (PLO8), and the rarely featured No-Limit Omaha Hi.
The schedule features several of BetMGM’s signature tournament brands, including C-Note, Sunday Starter, Sunday Deepstack, and 40-Stack, among others. These tournaments are offered in a range of formats, incorporating Progressive Knockouts (PKOs) and Turbo structures, with most events structured as 6- or 8-handed tables, while one event is uniquely formatted as a 7-max tournament.
Notably, Mystery Bounty tournaments are absent from the schedule, as BetMGM has yet to implement this format—though it is anticipated to be introduced later in the year.
Among the key highlights is the $1,000 Six Figure Sunday, set to take place on the opening day. In the shared liquidity network encompassing New Jersey and Michigan, this marquee event guarantees $200,000 in prize money, while the Pennsylvania edition features a $100,000 guarantee.
The following Sunday, another high-profile event takes center stage—the Super High Roller, featuring a $2,500 buy-in, making it the most expensive tournament on the schedule. It boasts a $200,000 guarantee in the shared NJ/MI network, while the PA version offers a $100,000 guarantee.
Additionally, the $250 buy-in Sunday Main runs each week, guaranteeing $60,000. The series culminates on the final day with the prestigious Championship event, which carries a $1,000 buy-in and offers the largest prize pool of the series—$225,000 in NJ/MI and $125,000 in PA.
Winners of these marquee events will not only claim the top prize but also receive a coveted Championship trophy. Both series are also expected to feature a leaderboard promotion, though details have yet to be announced.
Step satellites are available for both series, with buy-ins starting at $2 for Step 1, $10 for Step 2, and $100 for the final step. These satellites provide players with a chance to qualify for marquee events, including Six Figure Sunday and the Super High Roller.
This will be the second Championships Online Series since the merger which happened in the first week of November 2024.
Compared to the previous edition, which took place just days after the shared liquidity network was formed, overall guarantees have been slightly reduced. For example, the shared liquidity series previously featured $2 million in guarantees. However, the Pennsylvania leg has seen a modest increase, rising from $800,000 to $850,000.
