It’s March, and you know what that means! Both the basketball fandom and courts come alive with a fervor. BetMGM is preparing for its own March Poker Matchups – four days, 16 tournaments, and over $400,000 in prize pool guarantees! And it all goes down March 19-22.

March Poker Matchups Lineup

The tournament series is ready to go, complete with its basketball-themed events, wide range of buy-ins, and eye-catching guarantees. Players can get into the action with buy-ins as low as $25 and as high as $500. The schedule includes a little of everything:

• Event 1 (March 19):  $100 Tip-Off ($30,000 guaranteed)
• Event 2 (March 19):  $500 First Basket ($40,000 guaranteed)
• Event 3 (March 19):  $50 Step Back ($10,000 guaranteed)
• Event 4 (March 19):  $25 Fast Break Turbo ($5,000 guaranteed)
• Event 5 (March 20):  $50 Pick & Roll PKO ($10,000 guaranteed)
• Event 6 (March 20):  $250 Bank Shot 6-Max ($20,000 guaranteed)
• Event 7 (March 20):  $100 Double Dribble PLO ($10,000 guaranteed)
• Event 8 (March 21):  $50 Finger Roll 40-Stack ($10,000 guaranteed)
• Event 9 (March 21):  $250 Post Up PKO ($20,000 guaranteed)
• Event 10 (March 21):  $100 Hook Shot PLO PKO ($10,000 guaranteed)
• Event 11 (March 22):  $250 Triple Double ($80,000 guaranteed)
• Event 12 (March 22):  $500 Slam Dunk PKO ($70,000 guaranteed)
• Event 13 (March 22):  $100 Heat Check ($35,000 guaranteed)
• Event 14 (March 22):  $25 Layup ($12,000 guaranteed)
• Event 15 (March 22):  $50 Buzzer Beater 7-Max ($12,000 guaranteed)
• Event 16 (March 22):  $250 Post Game PKO ($30,000 guaranteed)

The bulk of the action is set for Sunday, with more than half of the total prize pools to be awarded on the biggest day of the poker week.

Note that every event winner will receive a customized BetMGM basketball jersey like the ones awarded in previous years.

March Poker Matchups Leaderboard

In a crossover partnership between BetMGM Poker and BetMGM Sportsbook, the leaderboard competition will feature sports bonus bets for the top point earners in the March Poker Matchups. There is no need to do anything to participate – just make the money in any of the series tournaments to accrue points. BetMGM will do the work of tallying points throughout the series, ultimately awarding prizes to the top five players of the series.

• 1st place:  $500 sports bonus bet
• 2nd place:  $250 sports bonus bet
• 3rd place:  $150 sports bonus bet
• 4th place:  $50 sports bonus bet
• 5th place:  $50 sports bonus bet

All of the bonus bet awards will be subject to a -200 or better odds bet and valid for seven days from the date of award.

March Poker Matchups Spin the Wheel

Not to be left out, the promotions team wanted in on this exciting tournament series as well, so BetMGM Poker partnered with BetMGM Casino for this one. For the duration of the March Poker Matchups – March 19-22 – players need to opt in to the Spin the Wheel promo and enter to play two tournaments on any (or all) of those days to win a chance to spin. The following prizes are up for grabs:

• $25 casino bonus
• $15 casino bonus
• $10 casino bonus
• $5 casino bonus
• $1 casino bonus

This means that every player who spins the wheel wins a prize. And two tournaments entered per day equals four total Spin the Wheel bonuses.

Satellites Running Now at BetMGM Poker

Get a head start by playing satellites for most of the March Poker Matchups events now. Yes, they are available today! Simply go to the list of events in the online poker series lobby, click on any of the March Matchups tournaments, and go to the satellites tab.

As an example, let’s look at Event 1, which requires a $100 buy-in. By clicking on the satellites tab of this tournament, numerous qualifiers appear every day. For as little as $5 or $10, each satellite guarantees a certain number of tickets to the tournament for a fraction of the actual buy-in.

Satellites for the $25 buy-in tournaments start at just $2!

Warm Up for the Matchups Today at BetMGM Poker

With satellites already underway and the March Poker Matchups starting in just one week, there’s no time like the present to log in to BetMGM Poker and get to work. If you’re new to BetMGM’s online offerings, you can log in to create a new account and play real money online poker any time of the day or night. (Be sure to use our exclusive online poker welcome bonus for the best new-player promotional offer.) Then, you’ll be ready to get in some warm-up tournaments or even splash around in some cash games today.