Pennsylvania poker stays active this September. PokerStars continues its live series this month, Parx announces the return of tournament poker and the Keystone State still has the highest Bad Beat Jackpot in the nation.
PlayPennsylvania highlights the biggest poker tournaments in the state, along with the top promotions. Below are some of the standout series the Commonwealth has to offer this month.
Live! Casino Philadelphia continues $500,000 PokerStars event
PokerStars PA is wrapping up its series this month at Live! Casino Philadelphia, but not before hosting the largest event. Launching Sept. 7-10, Pokerstars Summer Series Event 3 guarantees a $500,000 prize pool.
Additional information includes:
- Event 3 (Sept. 7-10)
- $2,200 buy-in/$500,000 GTD
- Three starting flights – Sept. 7, 8, 9 – Day 2 on Sept. 10
At the end of the month, the casino will offer a $500 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed Megastack event. The series will kick off on Sept. 27 and run until Oct. 1. In addition, every day in September, daily events will be held in the poker room:
- Mondays: $140 NLH Bounty Quad Stacks – 6:15 p.m. – $4,000 guarantee
- Tuesdays: $120 NLH Fat Stacks – 6:15 p.m. – $4,000 guarantee
- Wednesdays: $140 NLH Quadstacks – 11:15 a.m. – $3,000 guarantee
- Thursdays: $140 NLH Quadstacks 11:15 a.m. – $3,000 guarantee
- Fridays: $250 NLH Black Chip Bounty – 6:15 p.m. – $8,000 guarantee
- Saturdays: Varying tournaments each week
- Sundays: $130 NLH Triple Stacks Turbo – 6:15 p.m.
*Daily tournaments may vary with upcoming special events, so check with the poker room before entering.
On the cusp of August, local grinder Kevin Grabel found a solid deal in a three-way ICM chop. Keith C. took home the biggest purse in the deal with a staggering $47,000 in the Live! 500 Megastacks. He outlasted a field of 845 players to secure a win.
Parx Casino tournament poker is back
After years of speculation, tournament poker is finally back at Parx Casino. Once known for its groundbreaking Big Stax series, the casino has been dry when it comes to tournaments since the COVID-19 pandemic.
This past month, an email went out to poker players in the area announcing that two weekly tournaments would be added to the poker room. The email read as follows:
“Daily tournaments are coming back to the Parx Poker Room! We’re starting with 2 tournaments each week, but be sure to keep your eyes open as we will be adding more!”
Tournament schedule:
Every Monday beginning Aug. 21 at 7:15 p.m.:
- $200 buy–in Double Green Chip Bounty NL Hold’em
Every Friday beginning Aug. 25 at 11:15 a.m.:
- $340 buy–in NL Hold’em with re-entries
Will this mean a return to the Big Stax or has that ship sailed? PlayPennsylvania will keep you updated as more information is released.
Rivers Casino Philadelphia features daily poker tournaments
There may be no major series lined up for September, but Rivers Casino Philadelphia will be hosting daily poker tournaments and daily high hand cash games. A general glance at September’s schedule:
Mondays: $160 NLH Bounty – 7:15 p.m. – $4,000 guarantee
Tuesdays: $130 NLH – 6:15 p.m. – $6,000 guarantee
Wednesdays: $130 NLH – 6:15 p.m. – $5,000 guarantee
Fridays: $130 NLH – 6:15 p.m. – $5,000 guarantee
Saturdays: $70 NLH – 10:15 a.m. – beginners tournament
Sundays: $160 NLH – 11:15 a.m. – $5,000 guarantee
Rivers Pittsburgh Bad Beat Jackpot now over $700,000
Can Rivers beat its own record? The Pittsburgh casino has the record for the largest bad beat in US history.
That over $1.1 million record is now in reach for the current jackpot. As of Sept. 5, the jackpot is at $754,879. Big money is on the line and players are hitting the cash games daily trying to get their chance to score a piece of the big payday.
In September, Rivers Pittsburgh will host daily one-day tournaments. A quick overview is as follows:
- $125 NLH Tournament – 12 p.m. – every Friday
- $160 NLH 2x Green Chip Bounty – 4 p.m. – every Wednesday in September
- $260 NLH Deepstack Tournament – 11 a.m. – Saturday, Sept. 2, 16, 23
- $500 NLH Deepstack Tournament – 11 a.m. – Saturday, Sept. 9
- $340 NLH Deepstack Tournament – 11 a.m. – Saturday, Sept. 30
$50,000 poker tournament at Live! Casino Pittsburgh
Live! Casino Pittsburgh Poker Room is showcasing a $50,000 guaranteed multi-flight event starting Sept. 19-24. Players will have six flights to pick from and the buy-in is $300.
Day two will finish on Sunday, Sept. 24. On days that there isn’t a multi-day flight happening, the following daily events will be in play:
- Sundays: $80 NLH Bankroll Builder – 2:15 p.m.
- Mondays: no regular daily event
- Tuesdays: $120 NLH Bounty Fat Stacks – 11:15 a.m.
- Wednesdays: $80 NLH Bankroll Builder – 6:15 p.m.
- Thursdays: $150 PLO – 6:15 p.m.
- Fridays: $130 NLH Triple Stacks Turbo – 6:15 p.m.
- Saturdays: $160 NLH Green Chip Bounty – 11:15 a.m.
In August, a six-way chop was made in the $50,000 event and players took home $5,241 each.
Pennsylvania poker filled with notable September Bad Beat Jackpots
The Rivers Pittsburgh location may have the biggest, but Pennsylvania poker is full of growing Bad Beat Jackpots. Check out the latest bad beat updates as of Sept. 1 in all live poker rooms across the Commonwealth:
- Parx Casino – current jackpot: $158,730
- Mohegan Pennsylvania – current jackpot: $281,138
- Mount Airy Casino Resort – current jackpot: $97,221
- Rivers Casino Philadelphia – $50,000 set Bad Beat
- Rivers Casino Pittsburgh – current jackpot: $754,879
- Hollywood Meadows Racetrack and Casino – current jackpot: $159,916
- Wind Creek Bethlehem – current jackpot: $123,765
Borgata announces $1 million guaranteed Fall Series in Atlantic City
The following three casinos offer 24/7 cash games at these Atlantic City locations, while only the Borgata offers tournaments:
- Borgata (52 tables)
- Harrah’s (28 tables)
- Tropicana (10 tables)
Fall Mini Series at Borgata
After months of anticipation, it was recently announced on the Nerdthusiast Poker Podcast show that a Fall Mini Series was coming to Borgata. The tournament series will include $1 million in guaranteed prize pools.
The series will run Sept. 26 to Oct. 1. It includes six different tournaments. The buy-ins will range from $550 to $2,500. The complete schedule includes:
- Sept. 26-27: $600 NLH DeepStack Kickoff (Event 1) – $100,000 guarantee
- Sept. 27-30: $2,500 NLH 8-Max Championship (Event 2) – $500,000 guarantee
- Sept. 29-30: $2,100 NLH 1K Bounty (Event 3) – $100,000 guarantee
- Sept. 30: $800 NLH Saturday Series (Event 4) – $200,000 guarantee
- Oct. 1: $1,100 NLH Survivor (Event 5) – $50,000 guarantee
- Oct. 1: $550 PLO/NLH Mix (Event 6) – $50,000 guarantee
For more information, check out the full interview below:
