Poker Central and partypoker announced a new partnership for the Poker Masters Online series
Poker Central and partypoker announced a new partnership for the Poker Masters Online series

Another live poker tournament is making the transition to be held online. Poker Central and partypoker announced the debut of the Poker Masters Online tournament series, with more than $15 million in guaranteed prize money.

The brand new Poker Masters Online kicks off Sunday, April 12, 2020, and runs through Sunday, April 26, providing two weeks of high-stakes action. The series consists of 30 events with buy-ins ranging from $10,300 to $51,000, and there will be an overall series champion crowned. The overall series champion will receive an additional $50,000 cash prize and a Poker Masters purple jacket.

The Poker Masters Online is not set to replace the live version of the Poker Masters at this time, but “as a result of current circumstances” the event partnership between Poker Central and partypoker was formed to give high-stakes players a tournament offering to satisfy their appetites. The live version of the Poker Masters regularly takes place in Las Vegas during the fall.

The opening day of the series features two events priced at $10,300 to enter. The first is the Poker Masters #01: $500K Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] and the second is the Poker Masters #02: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]. The Poker Masters Online Main Event comes your way on Sunday, April 26, and boasts a huge buy-in of $51,000 and $2 million prize pool guarantee. Please find the full schedule of events below.

Poker Masters Online Schedule

Date & Time (UK) Event Buy-In
April 12 at 18:00 Poker Masters #01: $500K Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $10,300
April 12 at 21:00 Poker Masters #02: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]  $10,300
April 13 at 18:00 Poker Masters #03: $500K Gtd [NLH, 8-Max]  $10,300
April 13 at 21:00 Poker Masters #04: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]  $10,300
April 14 at 18:00 Poker Masters #05: $500K Gtd [PLO, 6-Max]  $10,300
April 14 at 21:00 Poker Masters #06: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]  $10,300
April 15 at 18:00 Poker Masters #07: $500K Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $10,300
April 15 at 21:00 Poker Masters #08: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 16 at 18:00 Poker Masters #09: $500K Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $10,300
April 16 at 21:00 Poker Masters #10: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 17 at 18:00 Poker Masters #11: $500K Gtd [PLO, 6-Max] $10,300
April 17 at 21:00 Poker Masters #12: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 18 at 18:00 Poker Masters #13: $500K Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $10,300
April 18 at 21:00 Poker Masters #14: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 19 at 18:00 Poker Masters #15: $500K Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $10,300
April 19 at 21:00 Poker Masters #16: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 20 at 18:00 58Poker Masters #17: $500K Gtd [PLO, 6-Max] $10,300
April 20 at 21:00 Poker Masters #18: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 21 at 18:00 Poker Masters #19: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $25,500
April 21 at 21:00 Poker Masters #20: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 22 at 18:00 Poker Masters #21: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $25,500
April 22 at 21:00 Poker Masters #22: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 23 at 18:00 Poker Masters #23: $1M Gtd [PLO, 6-Max] $25,500
April 23 at 21:00 Poker Masters #24: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 24 at 18:00 Poker Masters #25: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $25,500
April 24 at 21:00 Poker Masters #26: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 25 at 18:00 Poker Masters #27: $1M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $25,500
April 25 at 21:00 Poker Masters #28: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300
April 26 at 18:00 Poker Masters MAIN EVENT: $2M Gtd [NLH, 8-Max] $51,000
April 26 at 21:00 Poker Masters #30: $250K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max] $10,300

 

“We are pleased to be able to give players the chance to continue doing what they love and play the tournament in online format,” Tom Waters, partypoker managing director, said. “The Poker Masters brand carries significant weight in the poker community and we believe this innovative online format will be appealing for fans and players alike.”

“We know partypoker is the right landing spot for our tournament brand to evolve into a new format,” Sam Simmons, Poker Central president, added. “We value this partnership as a way to bring the poker community together in these uncertain times.”

The Poker Masters Online will not count towards Poker Central’s High Roller of the Year leaderboard.

The Poker Masters Online comes immediately following the 2020 Irish Poker Open, which will also be played online at partypoker. The Irish Poker Open takes place April 6-12. The €1,100 buy-in Irish Poker Open Main Event kicks off Wednesday, April 8, and boasts a €1 million prize pool guarantee.

The World Poker Tour also recently announced a new partnership with partypoker to launch the WPT Online Series, consisting of 10 events and $15 million in combined guarantees, including a $3,200 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed WPT Main Event. The first WPT Online Series will run May 10-26 on partypoker.