Will the $500,000 GGMasters overlay this weekend?
We have charted every overlay so far since this event was created and all signs point to an added value weekend for the $150 freezeout this Sunday.
If you are thinking of playing a big money MTT this weekend you can't go too far wrong with the GGMasters from GGPoker.
That's because every week they have either had an overlay, or if they haven't they increased their guarantee the next week. It started as a $250,000 guaranteed event but now boasts a $500,000 guarantee as a direct result.
It's just $150 to enter and is a freezeout, which is rare in these big guaranteed MTTs. You can also qualify for it for a fraction of the price via regular satellites.
Players who sign up to GGMasters via PokerStrategy using the bonus code POKERSTRATEGY will get a free qualifier ticket to win one of 75 GGMasters entries.
Last weekend it overlaid by $27,820 and the biggest overlay they had was just under $70,000.
An overlay is when a tournament misses its guaranteed prize pool so the operator puts the rest of the money in. This is great value for poker players because it ensures a large prize pool and when it is missed, you have to navigate through less players for the same prizes. It essentially makes your equity in the tournament higher from the start.
You can see how big the overlay in every GGMasters so far has been below:
| Date | Guarantee | Entrants | Overlay |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | $250,000 | 1,610 | -$27,820 |
| January 12 | $300,000 | 1,901 | -$37,662 |
| January 19 | $300,000 | 1,800 | -$51,600 |
| January 26 | $300,000 | 1,911 | -$36,282 |
| February 2 | $300,000 | 1,940 | -$32,280 |
| February 9 | $300,000 | 2,064 | -$15,168 |
| February 16 | $300,000 | 2,135 | -$5,370 |
| February 23 | $300,000 | 2,032 | -$19,584 |
| March 1 | $300,000 | 2,088 | -$11,856 |
| March 8 | $300,000 | 2,046 | -$17,652 |
| March 15 | $300,000 | 2,260 | 0 |
| March 22 | $400,000 | 3,051 | 0 |
| March 29 | $500,000 | 3,270 | -$48,720 |
| April 5 | $500,000 | 3,121 | -$69,302 |
| April 12 | $500,000 | 3,203 | -$57,986 |
| April 19 | $500,000 | 3,383 | -$33,146 |
