Online Poker Overlays Are Disappearing in NJ But There Is Still A lot Of Value On Sundays
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The 14 Sunday tournaments US Poker tracks boast over $210,000 in guaranteed prize-money; the amount of overlay money handed out was just over $4,000. Last week New Jersey online poker operators totaled $5,500 in overlays on Sunday. Two weeks ago the combined overlay number was almost $15,000.
One of the big reasons the overlay amount has been shrinking is the performance of the Big 3:
- The Sunday $40k Guaranteed at party/Borgata/MGM
- The $50k Guaranteed Sunday Special at PokerStars NJ
- The $40k Guarantee Warrior at 888/WSOP
Two weeks ago all three tournaments had significant overlays, totaling $8,200.
This week only one of the three produced an overlay, and it was under $1,500.
Borgata-party-MGM
The $40k Guarantee
The Borgata/partypoker/MGM online poker network hosts a $40,000 guarantee tournament every Sunday. The tournament has a $215 buy-in, $15 of which goes to tournament fees. That works out to a seven percent rake.
The network smashed its guarantee this past Sunday, as 229 entries generated a $45,800 prize-pool.
MTT |
Start Time |
Buy-In |
GTD |
Entries |
Prize-Pool |
Overlay |
SUNDAY $40K GTD NLH [3X RE] + BONUS |
5:00pm |
$215 |
$40,000 |
229 |
$ 45,800 |
– |
Another schedule change at Borgata/party/MGM
After significant changes last week, the network tweaked its Sunday schedule again this week.
After adding a higher price-point, big guarantee event last week, the network decided to replace one of its other large no-limit hold’em tournaments with a smaller buy-in, smaller guarantee PLO event.
This week players at party/Borgata/MGM encountered the following changes:
- The 8 p.m. Sunday Seconds has been replaced by the 8 p.m. Sunday PLO Bounty, which had a pretty significant overlay.
MTT |
Start Time |
Buy In |
GTD |
Entries |
Prize-Pool |
Overlay |
SUNDAY STARTER $3K GTD [2X RE] |
4:00pm |
$55 |
$3,000 |
59 |
$3,000 |
$50 |
Sunday $535 – $20K GTD [2x RE] |
6:30pm |
$535 |
$20,000 |
37 |
$20,000 |
$1,500 |
DAILY $10K GTD [2X RE] |
7:00pm |
$109 |
$10,000 |
127 |
$12,700 |
– |
$3,000 GTD Turbo [2x RE] |
7:30pm |
$55 |
$3,000 |
64 |
$3,200 |
– |
Sunday PLO Bounty – $750 GTD |
8:00pm |
$35 |
$750 |
21 |
$750 |
$288 |
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PokerStars NJ
The $50k Sunday Special
PokerStars is home to the largest weekly guaranteed tournament in the New Jersey market, which also happens to be the least expensive. The Sunday Special at PokerStars NJ features a $200 buy-in and a $50,000 guarantee, making it $15 cheaper and $10,000 richer than its competitors’ flagship Sunday events.
The tournament is raked seven percent, as $186 of the $200 entry fee goes to the prize pool, and $14 to tournament fees.
Even though attendance was up for the second straight week, there was still a $1,450 overlay in the PokerStars NJ Sunday Special. Another point of interest is how well its competitors’ big Sunday events are performing, as both eclipsed $45,000 this week.
MTT |
Buy-In |
GTD |
Entries |
Prize-Pool |
Overlay |
Sunday Special $50K GTD (Reentry) |
$200 |
$50,000 |
261 |
$ 50,000 |
$1,454 |
More signature Sunday events from PokerStars NJ
In addition to the Sunday Special, PokerStars NJ hosts two other major Sunday tournaments with guarantees of $10k and $15k respectively. As is usually the case, the High-Roller easily met its guarantee, while the Sunday Warmup had a tiny, $172 overlay.
MTT |
Buy In |
GTD |
Entries |
Prize-Pool |
Overlay |
$500 Sunday High Roller (Reentry) |
$500 |
$15,000 |
40 |
$18,800 |
– |
$50 Sunday Warmup (Reentry) |
$50 |
$10,000 |
216 |
$10,000 |
$172 |
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Pala Poker
The tournaments may not have big prize-pools, but the site is more or less matching each player’s buy-in, as the tournaments continue to produce substantial overlays.
As it’s still in beta, Pala Poker is only offering a daily schedule at this point.
The daily schedule is highlighted by two $10 buy-in ($9 + $1), $250 guaranteed events.
Start Time |
Tournament |
Buy-in |
Entries |
Prize-pool |
Overlay |
8:00 pm |
Nightly $250 Gtd NLHE Turbo |
$10 |
10 |
$250 |
$160 |
8:30 pm |
Nightly $250 Gtd (6-Handed) NLHE Turbo |
$10 |
13 |
$250 |
$133 |
Wsop.com-888Poker
The $40k Warrior
Every Sunday, the WSOP.com and 888Poker network host “The Warrior,” a $215 buy-in tournament with a $40,000 guarantee. The rake for the Warrior is the same seven percent that you’ll find at other sites.
The Warrior was just one entry shy of party/Borgata/MGM, and easily met its guarantee for the second consecutive week.
MTT |
Buy-In |
GTD |
Entries |
Prize-Pool |
Overlay |
$215 The Warrior $40K GTD (Reentry) |
$215 |
$40,000 |
228 |
$ 45,600 |
– |
Other signature Sunday events at 888/WSOP.com
WSOP.com/888 have two other big tournaments on its Sunday schedule, both offering guarantees of $10,000.
One of these tournaments had a modest $400 overlay this week.
MTT |
Buy In |
GTD |
Entries |
Prize-Pool |
Overlay |
$50 Warrior’s Opening Strike (Reentry) |
$50 |
$10,000 |
211 |
$10,000 |
$399.50 |
$100 Fierce Warrior (Reentry) |
$100 |
$10,000 |
125 |
$11,557 |
– |
Additionally, once a month the network hosts the “Big Deal” a $500 buy-in with $30,000 guarantee.