It’s here! The long-awaited connection between BetMGM Poker players in New Jersey and Michigan began on November 6. As a result, online poker players from these two states can share tables and prize pools, creating larger fields, more cash games, and bigger tournament guarantees. All of it makes the legal online poker experience even better.

Combined Poker Player Pools in Action

People in the online poker world often talk about shared liquidity, also called combined player pools, but when it all comes together and actually happens, it makes sense. Liquidity in poker is the connection of like sites, operated on the same online platform, to move together. Shared liquidity, then, is the term used to refer to the sharing of poker sites across markets.

Since the United States market consists of various states operating online poker independently, shared liquidity agreements allow operators to combine their sites across state lines in an act of shared liquidity – to provide online poker liquidity. The technological flow is the tough part, but then poker players then see the finished product and all the perks that come with it.

BetMGM Poker completed its first site consolidation on November 6. Players from New Jersey and Michigan now share tables, player pools, and promotions. That’s a big deal for BetMGM, the BetMGM poker platform, the online poker industry, and especially for online poker players!

What Combined Player Pools at BetMGM Poker Mean for You

The idea of combining online poker sites is exciting, but what does it actually mean for you?

The joining of Michigan and New Jersey poker player pools means that players in both states will now have access to more cash games, more game variety, bigger promotions, and bigger tournament guarantees.

When twice as many players are searching for a certain Omaha variant or higher stakes games, an operator like BetMGM Poker will oblige to make more games available. And when twice as many players compete in a tournament series, guarantees increase, which means more players want to participate, which boosts prize pools even higher. 

The new network of players in New Jersey and Michigan provides more opportunities for every person who plays on BetMGM Poker.

• Weekly tournament guarantees increased
• Nightly Big Shots tournament guarantees increased
• BetMGM Poker SPINS Tournaments have bigger prize pools – up to $50,000 – and bigger buy-ins
• More Hold’em and Omaha cash games are in the lobby
• The BetMGM Poker Online Championships in November will guarantee $2,000,000

As BetMGM Poker Ambassador Darren Elias remarked on poker shared liquidity, “We are focused on the growth of online poker, and I am so excited about the recent app upgrades, the upcoming series, and the evolution of BetMGM Poker.”

Promotions To Kick Off BetMGM Poker Shared Liquidity

To celebrate the BetMGM Poker milestone and welcome players to the new Michigan/New Jersey platform, BetMGM is offering special promotions for a limited time.

100% Deposit Match up to $500: Nov. 7-16

If you’re inspired to play on the new combined BetMGM Poker site from Michigan or New Jersey, there is a unique deposit match promotion on offer for November 7-16. 

By simply using the code PHMB-500-NJMIPCT when you make a deposit, you will access a 100% match bonus, up to $500. 

Free Spin the Wheel: Nov. 11-16

When poker players located in New Jersey or Michigan log in to their poker accounts, they will find immediate access to the Instant Log In Spin the Wheel. It will happen once per day from November 11-16. Spin that wheel daily to win one of the following prizes each time:

• $10 tournament ticket
• $5 No Limit Hold’em cash game bonus
• $5 SPINS ticket
• $5 tournament ticket
• $1 SPINS ticket

There’s no better time to play poker online at BetMGM. The first days of shared liquidity between New Jersey and Michigan have shown traffic surges. It’s the perfect chance to see what the new combined network looks like, check out the new guarantees, and peruse the lobby for the expanded offerings