The date has already been set and what remains now is for all participating players to make themselves available as required. The final table of BetMGM’s inaugural poker championship will take place at PokerGo’s studio at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Before this final show down takes place, however, players must have gone through the other events that build up to it.
The first-ever BetMGM Poker Championship will come to an end later this month at the content platform’s Las Vegas studio, hosted by joint efforts between MGM Resorts and Entain. A total of six players are on the final event lineup and will compete on Sunday, June 26th, hosted and streamed by PokerGo. The BetMGM Poker Championship is the main event of this year’s Aria Poker Classic, an annual tournament series that takes place every summer.
On Wednesday, June 22nd, PokerGo’s studio will also host a $25,000 freeroll tournament for BetMGM Poker Championship online qualifiers only. According to BetMGM’s Director of Poker, Luke Staudenmaier, PokerGo provides the best NJ online poker content to fans all over the world, and the organization is thrilled to welcome them as a valued partner of the BetMGM Poker Championship. The management of the two parties believe that this partnership is going to give birth to the first-ever Championship final table and freeroll participants will play some of their most important hands in PokerGo’s iconic studio.
The no-limit hold’em championship will be the first action that kicks off four days of branded poker events. It has a $3,500 entry fee and a $1 million guarantee. In addition, a $600 buy-in BetMGM Poker Mystery Bounty will take place two days after the kick off, marking the first time “Aria has run this modern take on a live poker knockout tournament.”
According to Staudenmaier, it was a good idea to have Jeff Platt and Jamie Kersetter in the event since the duo has a great opportunity for claiming poker glory that will live on PokerGo’s platform for years to come.
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Why everybody looks forward to the final table
Poker fans are would not care so much if they missed an event in a championship provided that it was not the final table action. While it is the twists and turns of professional poker players that keeps the event interesting to witness, it is the dedication to the game that gets them there in the first place. Are you a new poker player wondering how the many champions you have encountered along the way made it to the top?
The first tip in excelling in poker, or in any other game, is to take it seriously like you would a job. Commit as much time to the game as you would in studies leading up to your dream career or sport. While doing this, participate in local events to gauge your talent against what exists at the low ranks of the game. The moment you begin beating other players at the home level, be sure that you are ready to take your prowess to the next step – otherwise your foundational training is lacking and requires more effort from your side.
Training blindly will not get you very far as far as poker strategy is concerned if you do not apply the necessary analysis. Find out in as many players as possible the various aspects of the game that make them weak/strong. These should then be incorporated into your training strategy as things to avoid/embrace during your practice sessions.
A great poker tip that will get fans paying attention to you is to make a lot of money from the game. Honestly, this is the leading reason for venturing into any money-making venture in the first place. Subconsciously, the much money you desire to make from poker is directly proportional to the overall effort you are likely to invest in mastering the game.
A lot of poker professionals discuss poker from the technical standpoint, discouraging players not to pay attention to individual cards over gameplay. Their point is that poker has a nature that is unlike that of other games. If you win a few sessions then start losing, does the game automatically qualify as gambling? The answer is no, but this argument is only substantial with hard evidence;
Poker can be boring and this is true even to the regular jobs we attend to every day. Great poker players understand that the only way to beat the boredom is to maintain focus at all times. This is the level of focus that will keep a player glued to a poker table for hours and only get up for a bathroom break at the end of an event.
A few years ago, the same familiar faces would be on almost every poker table and out of these, one or two were destined to be winners. A part of it definitely has to do with luck but the ultimate deal-broker in poker championships is volumes. Statistics indicate that only about 15% of poker-players end up at the top, the rest are constantly in the pile of losing players. With technology, it is now easier than ever to grow your poker prowess at an individual level.
The nature of poker allows for different providers to collaborate in offering exceptional poker experiences to their players. At this point of time, the stage has been set for PokerGo and BetMGM Casino to wow their fans together.
Final Thoughts
BetMGM has for the last few months been publicizing the inauguration of its annual poker championship. This is not new in the industry because other casinos have been running such events for years. The difference with BetMGM is that there is a partner tagging along who will help to cater to a large portion of BetMGM fans. PokerGo is coming on as an online host to the championships. Out-of-town fans definitely need this to keep up with the action.