The MGM East Coast Poker Tour Kicks Off In 2020

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  • Three MGM casinos will be part of the East Coast Poker Tour.
  • The Tour will start in February and will end in November.
  • The poker tour will end off with a $2 million guaranteed championship.

OXON HILL, Md. – The MGM East Coast Poker Tour will begin on February 5, 2020.

Details Of The Tour

“MGM Resorts offers players the best poker product on the East Coast. Our East Coast Poker Tour is a great way for us to showcase three of our industry-leading properties while creating an exciting tournament series for our guests and poker enthusiasts,” said Jorge Perez, CFO of MGM Resorts International.

The first casino in the poker tour is in MGM National Harbor Casino. The dates for the tour in this casino are February 5-17 in 2020. MGM Borgata will have two separate competitions on this tour. The first happens on April 7-24 and the second will be from July 7 to July 24. The MGM National Harbor tour happens July 22 to August 3. And the last of the tour is in MGM Springfield from August 12 to August 24.

As legal poker players compete, they will be ranked based on their performance. After the tours are done, there will be one more competition. The top 90 poker players will be able to participate in the Championship which takes place from November 15 to November 20. The Championship will take place in MGM Borgata and it is a $2 million guaranteed championship.

With five different tournaments in the tour at three locations throughout the year, there is plenty of opportunities to qualify for the championship. With legal gambling becoming more popularized in recent months, this tour is bound to bring in a lot of participants.