The 2025 March Madness Poker Series Begins March 21st!

2025 March Madness Bitcoin Poker Series

The 2025 March Madness Bitcoin Poker Series begins March 21st and runs through April 6th.

This year’s March Madness series features 64 events across 17 days, with buy-ins ranging from as low as 100 μBTC (.0001 BTC) up to 3,000 μBTC (.003 BTC)!

Rake-free satellites are available to all events, including FLIP satellites. Join the FLIP satellites and you can win your seat to an event without even being signed in!

At the conclusion of the series the Top 64 players on the All Events Leaderboard will compete in The Big Dance Freeroll beginning on April 7th. The remaining 16 players return for a bracket style single elimination Heads-Up Shootout on April 8th.

Three March Madness Series Leaderboards

This year’s March Madness Bitcoin Poker Series will feature an overall Leaderboard comprised of points earned in all 64 events.

New for the 2025 March Madness Series is the addition of two leaderboards, comprised of points earned in the first and second half of the series.

The First Half Leaderboard will award prizes to the Top 5 players that earn points from Event #1 to Event #32. The Top 16 players on the First Half Leaderboard will be entered in a FLIP satellite to win a March Madness Main Event ticket!

Players that come out stronger after halftime will enjoy the Second Half Leaderboard comprised of points earned from Event #33 to Event #64. The Top 16 players on the Second Half Leaderboard will be entered in a FLIP satellite to win a BIG BTC ticket!

Players earn points by finishing in the money of any numbered event.

The Big Dance

The final Top 10 players on the All Events Leaderboard will win guaranteed prizes. The final Top 64 players will also qualify for The Big Dance Freeroll!

The Big Dance Freeroll will take place over two days. Play begins on April 7th 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 8th.

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

Leaderboard Point Formula:

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

Register before an event begins and receive a 1.25x point multiplier. Re-entries are eligible to receive the 1.25x bonus as long as your first entry is made before the event begins.

You can find Leaderboard standings posted daily on X at @SwCPoker.

March Madness 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 no fees.

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.

The 2025 March Madness Series Main Event

The March Madness Main Event will take place on April 6th and has a guaranteed prize pool of 125,000 μBTC (0.125 BTC).

You can win your ticket to the Main Event in one of the SNG satellites found in the SNG lobby, or one of two 5 Seat Super Satellites held on March 29th and April 5th.

FLIP SNG satellites automatically place players all-in every hand until there is a single winner remaining. There is no requirement to be online when the FLIP SNG runs.

Event #59 FLIP & GO

Players MUST qualify by winning one of the Event #59 FLIP & GO Stage 1 tournaments found in the SNG lobby.

The Stage 1 SNG begins with all players automatically placed All-In before the flop.

Players have the choice between playing a standard NLH FLIP or a Pineapple NLH FLIP.

In the Pineapple NLH SNG you will be dealt 3 hole cards and you must choose one to discard after the flop. Players not present when the SNG runs will have a random discard selected.

You may enter and win more than one FLIP SNG qualifier. If you earn extra Event #59 tickets we will convert them to regular tickets at the conclusion of the series.

The Event #59 FLIP & GO Final Stage will resume on Saturday, April 5th with all players already in the money.

The final stage plays out as a regular No Limit Hold’em tournament. All players that qualify for Day 2 will earn the 1.25x Leaderboard point bonus.