The 2024 March Madness Poker Series: 3 BTC Guaranteed

The 2024 March Madness Bitcoin Poker Series

This year our annual March Madness Bitcoin Poker Series runs from March 22nd to April 7th. The series features events with buy-ins starting as low as 250 μBTC, and as high as the 15,000 μBTC 9-Game High Roller!

The 2024 March Madness schedule is comprised of 64 events taking place over 17 action packed days, and guarantees a total of 3 BTC in prizes!

The Top 64 players on the Series Leaderboard will then compete in The Big Dance Freeroll beginning on April 8th, and culminating in a bracket style single elimination Heads-Up Shootout on April 9th. It’s gonna be awesome, baby!

Players looking for action between events can head to the cash game tables where the Bad Beat Jackpot is currently worth over 3.75 BTC and the rake has recently been reduced.

March Madness Series Leaderboard

You will earn Leaderboard points every time you finish in the money of any numbered March Madness events.

In addition to the guaranteed prizes for the Top 10, the final Top 64 players on the March Madness Leaderboard will also qualify for The Big Dance Freeroll!

The Big Dance Freeroll will take place over two days. Play begins on April 8th as a regular tournament and will play from 63 players down to 15. You can earn extra entries to re-enter this portion of the Big Dance by finishing in the Top 20 on the series leaderboard.

The remaining 15 players will then join the Overall Leaderboard winner to resume play in the Sweet 16 Heads-Up Shootout on April 9th.

The Overall Leaderboard winner will receive an automatic bid to the Sweet 16.

The Leaderboard Point Formula:

10 x (√Field Size)/√Finish) x (1+Log(Buy-In))

Register before an event begins and receive a 1.5x point multiplier. Re-entries are eligible to receive the 1.5x bonus as long as the first entry comes before the event begins.

Updated leaderboard standings posted daily on X at @SwCPoker.

Leaderboard Pools

Leaderboard Pools are a side competition between players using the Leaderboard points earned when cashing in March Madness events. Challenge your fellow players, claim ultimate bragging rights, and take home extra prizes to prove that you’re the best!

100% of the funds collected in each pool paid to the player in that Leaderboard Pool that accumulates the most points.

There are Leaderboard Pools with a variety of entry fees available for players of all levels. Players may join as many pools as they would like.

March Madness Series Main Event

The Main Event will take place on April 7th and has a guaranteed prize pool of 300,000 μBTC.

You can secure your ticket to the Main Event in one of the SNG satellites found in the SNG lobby, or in one of the 500 μBTC Super Satellites, each guaranteeing 3 seats.

FLIP SNG satellites automatically place players all-in every hand until there is a single winner remaining. You are not required to be online when the FLIP SNG runs to win.

New Events For 2024

The 2024 March Madness features a number of new events, including:

– #33 2k NL Hold’em Double Ante

NL Hold’em tournament played with antes twice the standard amount.

– #39 1k NL Hold’em Sniper Stack

Save time and skip ahead to the exciting part of the tournament. Play begins at the 100/200 blind level with a 6k starting stack. 8 minute levels.

– #47 500 PL 2-3-4-5-6 Card Mix

A round by round mix of games featuring 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 hole cards. The games in order are: PL Hold’em, PL Pineapple Hold’em, PL Omaha, 5-Card PLO, 6-Card PLO.

– #55 1k NL Hold’em / 5-Card PLO Mix

A round by round mix of NL Hold’em and 5-Card PLO.

– #59 500 NL Hold’em FLIP & GO

Must qualify by winning one of the Event #59 FLIP & GO Step 1 tournaments found in the SNG lobby. The qualifier SNG is played as Pineapple Hold’em with all players automatically placed All-In before the flop.

In this Pineapple Hold’em SNG you will be dealt 3 hole cards and must choose one card to discard after the flop. You do not need to be online when the SNG runs to win.

You may enter and win more than one FLIP SNG qualifier. Extra Event #59 tickets at the conclusion of the series will be converted to regular 3k tournament tickets.

The Event #59 FLIP & GO Final Stage will resume on Saturday, April 6th with all qualifying players already in the money.

The final stage plays as a standard No Limit Hold’em tournament.