Mgm Washington Dc Poker Tournaments
Following the opening of the $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor, the Maryland gaming market is entering a new era.
Thanks for helping @JunksRadio break another record: With 696 players, #JPO2018 is the largest live-seated poker tournament in Md. @MGMNatlHarbor CHIP UPDATE:Bish: 27K @EBJunkies. Based on the early numbers from the Bravo Live Poker app, most of the high-stakes and non-hold’em action has shifted to MGM National Harbor during its opening week. In addition to multiple tables of $10/$25 No Limit Hold’em and PLO, the Bravo Poker App shows interest lists at MGM National Harbor for a $25/$50 No Limit Hold’em, $25/$50.
The massive MGM casino dwarfs all five of the state’s existing casinos, even the relatively new Maryland Live! Casino that had been the cream of the crop since it opened its doors some four years ago.
The two casinos will be natural competitors, considering they sit about an hour apart from one another. MGM National Harbor is on the outskirts of the District of Columbia, and Maryland Live! sits about 30 minutes outside of Baltimore and directly on the route to MGM National Harbor.
The ability of Maryland Live! to create a chokepoint, cutting off traffic from Baltimore and further north, shouldn’t be understated:
I'm at Maryland Live cuz I couldn't be bothered to drive down to national harbor. I'm turning into a 2/5 grinder!
— Andrew Brokos (@thinkingpoker) December 14, 2016
Considering their relative proximity to the largest population centers in the state, as well as to one another, it shouldn’t be a surprise to find MGM and Maryland Live! already fighting for poker supremacy in the Old Line State.
Tale of the tape
Here’s a quick comparison of what you can expect to find at both poker rooms:
Mgm Washington Dc Poker Tournaments 2019
| Maryland Live! | MGM National Harbor | |
| Opened | Aug. 28, 2013 | Dec. 8, 2016 |
| Total number of tables | 52 tables | 39 tables |
| Tables running (Dec 14) | 32 tables | 35 tables |
| Most popular game (Dec 14) | $1/$2 NLHE (18 tables) | $1/$3 NLHE (15 tables) |
| 2nd most popular game (Dec 14) | $2/$5 NLHE (7 tables) | $2/$5 NLHE (8 tables) |
| 3rd most popular game (Dec 14) | $4/$8 Limit Hold’em (5 tables) | $5/$10 & $10/$25 NL (2 tables) |
Both casinos have all of the bells and whistles of the newer US poker rooms, such as phone chargers built into the table, comfortable chairs, and in-house massage therapists. However, MGM might have the upper hand on the amenities front thanks to its table-side dining options:
Skipped Prague to check out the new MGM at National Harbor. RIP Maryland Live.
— Cate Hall (@catehall) December 13, 2016
@Andrew_Alberg@auturgist better action, closer, nicer … small things like having the restaurants deliver also make a difference
— Cate Hall (@catehall) December 13, 2016
Of course, MGM National Harbor is also going to be plagued by the early problems that are universal whenever a new, highly anticipated business opens its doors and is mobbed by the public:
MGM national harbor poker room. Enjoy my time even though drinks were very slow and the cashier even slower. pic.twitter.com/C64QDjk49r
— Rich Tuttle (@RMTRLTMBT) December 9, 2016
What the early returns are saying
Based on the early numbers from the Bravo Live Poker app, most of the high-stakes and non-hold’em action has shifted to MGM National Harbor during its opening week.
In addition to multiple tables of $10/$25 No Limit Hold’em and PLO, the Bravo Poker App shows interest lists at MGM National Harbor for a $25/$50 No Limit Hold’em, $25/$50 PLO, $60/$120 Limit Hold’em, and some $10/$25 PLO/NLHE/Big O mix games.
Mgm Washington Dc Poker Tournaments 2020
An hour north, on the same day, Andrew Brokos noted that he was having difficulty getting a $5/$10 PLO or No Limit Hold’em game going at Maryland Live!:
14 names on the 5/10 list but only 2 ready to play. Briefly played 3-handed PLO with a Quebecois couple but they left for MGM. Back at 2/5.
— Andrew Brokos (@thinkingpoker) December 15, 2016
It’s unclear if this trend will persist, or if it’s just a function of MGM’s nascency, which has led to early customer curiosity.
Bottom line
Smaller in scale than Maryland Live!, MGM will benefit from its newness and the company’s decision to make sure the room has all of the amenities of a great card room. Maryland Live! will benefit from its existing player base and a very strong reputation in the region.
The biggest winner will likely be the players, who will reap the rewards of two great poker rooms battling for their business.
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This Thursday, the Potomac Poker Open (PPO) returns to MGM National Harbor and will run through August 5. The 12-day, 14-event series will feature over $1.5 million in prizes and culminate with a $3,300 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event, which is double the guarantee offered last year.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to capture all the action from that tournament as well as from two others – the $370 Opening Event (July 25-28) and $370 Large Stack Big Blind Ante (July 31-August 1).
MGM National Harbor is the premier entertainment destination located on the banks of the Potomac just outside of Washington DC. Featuring a 3,000 seat Theater, 308 luxurious hotel rooms, restaurants from acclaimed chefs and a massive gaming floor.
History of the PPO
Last year, Mitchell Engle topped a 1,418-entry field to win the 2018 PPO Event #1: $365 NLH for $73,984, while Carlos Chadha Villamarin bested a 264-entry field to win the $2,700 Main Event for $163,350. Other winners from the 2018 PPO included John Letos, Kyle Carter, and Andrew Kim.
The year before that, the 2017 PPO Event #1: $580 NLH saw Louie Pak navigate a 966-entry field to win the title for $90,750. In the $2,700 Main Event, David Israelite topped a 234-entry field to win a $175,500 top prize. Others to claim titles that year were James Gilbert, Jane Hitchcock, and Sergio Roque, who claimed two side event titles that year.
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Michael Truman Looking for Fourth PPO Title
When it comes to the PPO, no one has won more titles than Michael Truman, who this go-round will be looking for his fourth PPO victory.
It started back in 2017 when he won the $470 NLH 6-Max Bounty for $9,020. The following year, he won his second title after taking down Event #10: $1,120 NLH for $14,400, and four days later he got the hattrick when he won Event #14: $365 NLH for $6,903.
Outside of the PPO, Truman has had a great deal of success in MGM National Harbor’s recurring tournaments, so if home-field advantage exists in poker, he certainly has it.
Here’s a look at the 2019 PPO schedule:
2019 PPO Schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-In | Starting Stack | Level Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, July 25 | 5 p.m. | $500K GTD NLH Day 1a | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45, 60 |
| Friday, July 26 | 11 a.m. | $500K GTD NLH Day 1b | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45, 60 |
| Friday, July 26 | 5 p.m. | $500K GTD NLH Day 1c | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45, 60 |
| Saturday, July 27 | 11 a.m. | $500K GTD NLH Day 1d | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45, 60 |
| Saturday, July 27 | 5 p.m. | $500K GTD NLH Day 1e | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45, 60 |
| Sunday, July 28 | Noon | $500K GTD NLH Day 2 | $300 + $70 | 25K | 30 |
| Sunday, July 28 | 4 p.m. | Pot-Limit 5-Card Omaha High | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45 |
| Monday, July 29 | 11 a.m. | No-Limit Hold’em (1-day event) | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45 |
| Monday, July 29 | 4 p.m. | 8-Game Mix | $500+$85 | 30K | 30, 45, 60 |
| Tuesday, July 30 | 11 a.m. | NLH Seniors (1-day event) | $200+$50 | 20K | 30 |
| Tuesday, July 30 | 4 p.m. | Short Deck NLH | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45 |
| Wednesday, July 31 | 11 a.m. | $100K GTD Large Stack BBA Day 1a | $300+$70 | 40K | 30, 45, 60 |
| Wednesday, July 31 | 5 p.m. | $100K GTD Large Stack BBA Day 1b | $300+$70 | 40K | 30, 45, 60 |
| Thursday, August 1 | 11 a.m. | NLH (nine 10 a.m. Main Event Mega Seats added) | $300+$70 | 25K | 30, 45 |
| Thursday, August 1 | 4 p.m. | Heads-Up (64-player max) | $1,000+$125 | 15K | 20 |
| Friday, August 2 | 10 a.m. | Megasatellite (5 seats GTD) | $500+$85 | 25K | 30 |
| Friday, August 2 | 11 a.m. | $1 Million GTD Main Event Day 1a | $3,000+$300 | 50K | 50, 60, 75 |
| Friday, August 2 | 5 p.m. | Supersatellite w/ $120 reentries (5 seats GTD) | $145+$35 | 8K | 20 |
| Friday, August 2 | 9 p.m. | Megasatellite (5 seats GTD) | $500+$85 | 20K | 25 |
| Saturday, August 3 | 10 a.m. | Last Chance Megasatellite (5 seats GTD) | $500+$85 | 10K | 20 |
| Saturday, August 3 | 11 a.m. | $1 Million GTD Main Event Day 1b | $3,000+$300 | 50K | 50, 60, 75 |
| Saturday, August 3 | 3 p.m. | Last Chance Megasatellite (5 seats GTD) | $500+$85 | 10K | 20 |
| Saturday, August 3 | 6 p.m. | $1 Million GTD Main Event Day 1c | $3,000+$300 | 50K | 50, 60, 75 |
| Sunday, August 4 | Noon | $50K GTD NLH (1-day event) | $300+$70 | 25K | 30 |
| Sunday, August 4 | 3 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 restart | - | - | - |
| Sunday, August 4 | 4 p.m. | Two-Day 1K NLH | $1,000+$125 | 40K | 45, 60 |
| Monday, August 5 | 11 a.m. | NLH (1-day event) | $300+$70 | 40K | 25 |
| Monday, August 5 | 2 p.m. | Main Event final Table | - | - | - |
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