BetMGM Poker is launching a brand new series for Pennsylvania online poker players. The Double Trouble Poker Fest is coming with twice as many tournaments.
Players located in the Keystone State can participate in the series from Jan. 21-30. The events include over $324,000 in guaranteed prize pools.
PA players can access the series through two different poker skins:
The events cater to a wide range of bankroll sizes with buy-ins from $20 up to $535. Players will have the option to jump in four events nightly. Each event starts at either 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. ET. The PA Double Trouble Series includes 40 different events.
Pennsylvania’s stand-out tournaments will be on Jan. 30th. BetMGM will host two $215 buy-in $30,000 guaranteed events that night.
BetMGM Poker focuses efforts on improving player experience
Each month since launching in April 2021 BetMGM has been focusing on improving its online series. BetMGM regularly talks to pros such as Darren Elias and reaches out to the local poker communities online.
“I know they now have a representative in popular discord groups—trying to get feedback on how they can improve,” said PA online pro Justin Lett of Philadelphia. “That’s a step in the right direction.”
One thing that players enjoy and have asked for more of is the popular Progressive Knockout (PKO) tournaments.
Half the tournaments in the upcoming series will be progressive knockout events. PKOs are a special type of bounty tournament. When a player eliminates an opponent, that player cashes in 50% of the opponent’s bounty. Those funds go directly into the winning player’s own account.
The other half of that opponent’s bounty is added to the bounty on the winning player’s head. Every knockout the player wins, the larger the bounty that is on their head.
Besides these bounty events, BetMGM will also offer turbos and short-handed events. Some stand-out events in the Pennsylvania series include:
- $215 NLHE Re-Entry (Event 5A, Jan.23) – $30,000 guaranteed
- $535 NLHE Eight-Max PKO (Event 9A, Jan. 25) – $15,000 guaranteed
- $50 Pot Limit Omaha PKO Bounty (Event 10B, Jan. 25) – $5,000 guaranteed
The complete schedule can be found below.
BetMGM PA Double Trouble Poker Fest Schedule January 2022
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-IN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #1A $10K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $109 |
| Jan. 21 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #1B $10K GTD PKO BOUNTY 8-MAX | $109 |
| Jan. 21 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #2A $2K GTD TURBO NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 21 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #2B $2K GTD TURBO PKO BOUNTY 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 22 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #3A $5K GTD TURBO NLH 6-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 22 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #3B $5K GTD TURBO PKO BOUNTY 6-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 22 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #4A $2K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 22 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #4B $2K GTD PKO BOUNTY NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 23 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #5A $25K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $215 |
| Jan. 23 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #5B $25K GTD PKO BOUNTY 8-MAX | $215 |
| Jan. 23 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #6A $5K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 23 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #6B $5K GTD PKO BOUNTY 8-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 24 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #7A $10K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $109 |
| Jan. 24 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #7B $10K GTD PKO BOUNTY 8-MAX | $109 |
| Jan. 24 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #8A $2K GTD TURBO NLH 6-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 24 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #8B $2K GTD PKO BOUNTY TURBO NLH 6-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 25 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #9A $15K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $535 |
| Jan. 25 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #9B $15K GTD PKO BOUNTY NLH 8-MAX | $535 |
| Jan. 25 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #10A $5K GTD PLO 6-MAX TURBO | $50 |
| Jan. 25 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #10B $5K GTD PLO PKO BOUNTY 6-MAX TURBO | $50 |
| Jan. 26 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #11A $2K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 26 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #11B $2K GTD PKO BOUNTY NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 26 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #12A $5K GTD TURBO NLH 8-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 26 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #12B $5K GTD PKO BOUNTY TURBO NLH 8-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 27 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #13A $10K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $109 |
| Jan. 27 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #13B $10K GTD PKO BOUNTY NLH 8-MAX | $109 |
| Jan. 27 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #14A $2K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 27 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #14B $2K GTD PKO BOUNTY NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 28 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #15A $15K GTD NLH 6-MAX | $215 |
| Jan. 28 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #15B $15K GTD PKO BOUNTY NLH 6-MAX | $215 |
| Jan. 28 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #16A $5K GTD TURBO NLH 8-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 28 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #16B $5K GTD PKO BOUNTY TURBO NLH 8-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 29 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #17A $10K GTD PLO 6-MAX | $109 |
| Jan. 29 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #17B $10K GTD PLO PKO BOUNTY 6-MAX | $109 |
| Jan. 29 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #18A $2K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 29 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #18B $2K GTD PKO BOUNTY NLH 8-MAX | $20 |
| Jan. 30 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #19A $25K GTD NLH 8-MAX | $215 |
| Jan. 30 | 7:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #19B $25K GTD PKO BOUNTY NLH 8-MAX | $215 |
| Jan. 30 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #20A $5K GTD TURBO NLH 8-MAX | $50 |
| Jan. 30 | 8:00 p.m. | DOUBLE TROUBLE #20B $5K GTD PKO BOUNTY TURBO 8-MAX | $50 |
More PKO and Satellites
For PA players that can’t get enough of PKOs the site also runs a weekly event. Every Thursday at 8 p.m. ET BetMGM runs a $10,000 guaranteed PKO event. This will continue to run during the Double Trouble series.
Here are some more details on that tournament:
- Buy-in: $320
- Starting chips: 75,000
- Late registration: Re-entries allowed until the end of Level 15
- Blinds: 12/15 minutes long
Each day BetMGM offers daily satellites for players to win seats into these tournaments. The online poker room offers multiple tournament qualifiers and satellites for players looking to grab a Double Trouble seat, starting as low as $2.
These events will also be available in New Jersey and Michigan.
