PokerStars launch 'Win the Button' tournaments
Following a very popular run in PokerStars live events the 'Win the Button' format is coming to the online MTT schedule from today.
The format is simply that the player who wins the pot will be awarded with the Dealer Button for the next hand. In the case of a split pot, the button moves to the winning player closest to the left of the existing button.
Obviously therefore there is a massive strategic advantage to the player who wins the pot as they get to play in position the next hand. It's also potentially a major strategic disadvantage for the players having their blinds stolen by the button in the late stages of the game.
The format made its debut in WCOOP #59 this year when ‘sousinha23’ from Hungary won $104,284.57. Now the format is being rolled out across the site.
Daily Win the Button schedule
There will be 11 daily “Win The Button” tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $2.20 to $162. In addition, there will be two weekly ‘majors’ held on Saturdays; one $55 buy-in with a $25,000 guarantee and the ‘Mini Major’ with a buy-in of $5.50 with a $5,000 guarantee.
- 02:10 - $3.30 Re-Entry $750 Gtd
- 03:30 $4.40 8-Max R+A $500 Gtd
- 07:10 - $5.50 $1.5K Gtd
- 09:10 - $55 $4K Gtd
- 11:15 - $3.30 $2K Gtd
- 14:00 - $162 Ultra Deep $5K Gtd
- 14:10 - $3.30 $2K Gtd
- 16:15 - $11 $3.5K Gtd
- 19:00 - $11 R+A $1.5K Gtd
- 21:15 - $2.20 Re-Entry $1K Gtd
- 23:15 - $33 Re-Entry $2K Gtd
Times are EDT
