The microFestival is Here!
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Welcome to the 2024 GGPoker microFestival!
Get ready for the 2024 GGPoker microFestival, where the stakes are low, but the excitement is sky-high! The series started on June 23 and will continue until July 7. This festival promises an incredible $10 million in guaranteed prizes across a wide array of tournaments, making it the perfect playground for poker enthusiasts of all levels and all with small buy-ins.
What’s New in 2024
This year’s microFestival is packed with more value and opportunities to win. With buy-ins starting at just $1, everyone can join in the fun. The highlight of the series is the $10.80 Mystery Bounty Main Event, featuring a massive $1 million guarantee and a top mystery bounty of $100,000. Imagine turning a small buy-in into a life-changing payday!
Second Chances and Daily Freerolls
GGPoker believes in giving everyone a fair shot. That’s why the “Second Chance” promotion is back. If you don’t cash in any microFestival event, you’ll get a free ticket to one of three $5K freeroll tournaments held the next day. A total of 50 freerolls are scheduled throughout the series, totaling $250,000 in FREE prizes! Your chances to win just got a whole lot better because even if you lose, you still win.
Diverse Tournaments for Every Player
Whether you’re a fan of No-Limit Hold’em, Progressive Knockout (PKO), or Pot Limit Omaha, there’s something for you. The microFestival’s varied schedule ensures that players of all preferences and skill levels can find their ideal tournaments. The festival’s inclusive nature makes it an exciting and welcoming environment for both newcomers and seasoned pros.
Just the Beginning
The microFestival has already kicked off with a bang, and there’s plenty more action to come. From thrilling showdowns to unforgettable victories, each day will bring new stories and opportunities. You can check back here regularly to find updates on some of the biggest tournaments of the series. Take a look at what happened just this past week in the microFestival.
First Week of Updates
The first big event of the series was Event 05-KO: $25 GGMasters Sunday Bounty Edition. While it does share the biggest buy-in for any event in the microFestival series, it also has one of the biggest guarantees at $150,000. The event started on Sunday, June 23rd and took nearly 11 hours for the 8,598 players to play down to a winner. At the end of the event, it was Brazillian ‘luckytimber’ capturing the victory and earning $8,225.25 plus $6,485.65 in bounties from the total prize pool of $204,202.50.
A few hours later, another $100K+ event started. Event 07-KO: $15 Bounty Hunters Sunday Grand Slam offered a $125,000 guarantee in a Progressive KO format as part of the microFestival. The $15 buy-in was engaging enough to attract 11,549 players and created a $164,573.25 prize pool. Taking 11 hours and 20 minutes to complete, it was a Brazillian again claiming victory. This time, ‘Niissombra’ was the last player standing, having earned $5,283.99 in bounties to boost the $5,899.98 earned for the victory.
The biggest non-bounty event completed as part of the microFestival thus far was Event 05: NLH: $25 GGMasters Sunday Special Edition. This tournament teased the players with a $100,000 guarantee, and 5,195 poker players joined to create a total prize pool of $119,485. The tournament ended 9 hours and 45 minutes later when ‘FRIENDOFVOODOO’ defeated ‘Eshiokawa’ and earned $12,742.84.
Event 07-NLH: $15 Sunday Hundred Grand, with a $100,000 guarantee, ran concurrently with the Bounty Hunters Grand Slam. This event brought 7,032 players to the tables, ready to compete. With the number of players not exceeding the guaranteed threshold, the tournament ran with an overlay of almost $3,000, creating even more excitement for the players. Just 6 minutes past the 11th hour of play, the tournament finally ended with ‘Iamshow12’ defeating Mikhail Lukyanov to earn $10,179.32.
The biggest of the Pot Limit Omaha events for the microFestival series thus far was Event 07-PLO: Sunday Omaholic Bounty Main Event. This $20,000 Guaranteed tournament attracted 1,542 players, creating a prize pool of $21,973.50. The last bounty hunter was defeated by ‘Nav123’, who earned the victory and $2,463, including $1,522.90 in bounties, for the effort.
The other big Omaha tournament was Event 05-PLO: $25 Omaholic Classic. Offering a $15,000 guarantee on a $25 buy-in only attracted 628 players, creating a $671 overlay, which was great for the players. It took ‘bodasan’ just over 7 hours to claim victory in this event and earn the top prize of $2,565.60.
One more tournament that deserves mention is Event 06-KO: $5.40 Bounty Hunters Sunday Main. This low buy-in tournament, which offered a guarantee of $55,000, brought 14,317 players to the felt, creating a prize pool of $73,446.21, well over the guarantee. With a starting stack of 25,000, it took just 9 hours and 42 minutes for one player to accumulate all 357,925,000 chips. That one player remaining behind a wall of virtual chips was ‘TurnAroundAgain’. Having claimed the victory, ‘TurnAroundAgain’ had earned $2,782.60 plus $2,221.65 in bounties for a few hours of work on a Sunday.
Coming Soon
Stay tuned for more updates, highlights, and stories from the tables. Keep your eyes on the prize; maybe your name will be highlighted in the next update. Join the excitement at GGPoker’s 2024 microFestival and see if you have what it takes to make history!
For more information and the full schedule, visit GGPoker microFestival.
