Utilizing our own reports, ProfRB.com breaks down and highlights US-facing online poker tournaments that feature overlays from the previous week. Online tournament players looking for an edge to give them the greatest value are bound to find this new weekly MTT Value | Overlay Report full of useful information.
NOTE: The Weekly MTT Value | Overlay report did not run last week (2/14). References below are toward the most recent previous report written on 2/7.
For the second straight week, the Merge Gaming Network featured the most overlays among US-facing online poker rooms | networks among tournaments with guarantees of $5,000 or higher. This is generally the range we track on our MTT Overlay Reports, though we've recently added a few more MTT's on the Winning Poker Network in an effort to better reflect their overall schedule. In addition, we also track several MTT's on the Revolution Network below the $5,000 threshold since only one tournament (the $15,000 GTD Sunday major) on their current schedule eclipses this mark.
Merge Gaming Network: 20 overlays worth $17,745 from Friday, Feb 14th through Thursday, Feb 20th
UP: 2 overlays and down $3,045 from last report
Merge saw just a slight increase in the number of overlays this week, yet the dollar amount was actually lower, coming off the heels of the beginning of the new Carbon Online Poker Series. The biggest overlay occurred in the Saturday edition of the $12,500 GTD High Roller, as the MTT overlaid $3,500. The daily $10,000 GTD running daily at 6pm EST added another four overlays to the weekly totals, continuing its weekly trend as a tournament to watch for the mid-to-high-stakes player. The nightly offering of the $11 buy-in $5,000 GTD 6-max tournament at 10pm EST overlaid three times this week, adding another solid option for picking up some added value. Overall, another week near the 20 overlay mark continues to prove why Merge is an attractive option for tournament players of all skill levels - especially during the Carbon OPS Series (you can find full info on Carbon OPS here on ProfRB.com!).
Other MTT's of note: As highlighted in our Merge Network Overlays and Tournament Results page, Merge offers several stout Sunday offerings with wide ranging buy-ins. Also newly added are three $5,000 GTD tournaments that run at 10pm EST, with buy-ins ranging from $11 up to $109.
Winning Poker Network: 14 overlays worth $7,600 from Friday, Feb 14th through Thursday, Feb 20th
UP: 4 overlays and $1,495 from last report
Continuing from the last two reports, opportunities for overlays are apparent throughout the Winning Poker Network's online poker tournament schedule. Led as usual by their Monday through Friday $12,500 GTD offering for $27.50 - which saw four weekly MTT's produce overlays this week (usually produces 5!) - WPN continues to tout an improving MTT schedule while maintaining added value opportunity. Despite these overlays, WPN continues to make a profit on this particular tournament - indicating the relative strength of the schedule and closeness to it no longer being overlay heavy. Though the $12.5k GTD continues to be only $5k GTD or higher tournament that produces an overlay during the week, several lower guarantees gave off a few more overlays, giving players who are used to more competitively-staked MTT's a shot at more money and value.
Other MTT's of note: As highlighted in our Winning Poker Network Overlays and Tournament Results page, WPN offers a weekly $50,000 GTD on Sunday's (bumped to $100,000 once a month) and a daily $5,000 GTD, which runs at 6pm EST Monday through Friday, and at 2pm EST on Saturday and Sunday.
Bovada Poker (part of Bodog Network): Zero overlays from Friday, Feb 14th through Thursday, Feb 20th
NO CHANGE from last report
Bovada again sports zero overlays in $5,000 or higher guaranteed tournaments this week. Rare is an overlay is on Bovada these days, and while sporting the 'hands down' number one online tournament schedule and the highest cash game traffic out of all US-facing poker rooms or networks, there's more value than you can shake a stick at here. With no overlays, this means that nearly every guaranteed prize pool will be worth more than the original guarantee. Players with bankrolls of any size or shape, and even the casual player looking to spend a Friday evening taking a few shots on the tournament schedule, will find Bovada as the best option currently available for US players.
Other MTT's of note: As highlighted in our Bovada Overlays and Tournament Results page, Ignition offers up all kinds of options for every type of tournament player. While not quite at the level of pre-Black Friday offerings for US players, Bovada does offer a $100,000 Sunday MTT that frequently reaches over $150,000 in prize money and is far and away the largest regularly scheduled multi-table tournament available to players from the USA. Pick your poison here, MTT grinders - there's something for everyone.
Revolution Network: Zero overlays from Friday, Feb 14th through Thursday, Feb 20th
NO CHANGE from last report
The MTT schedule on the Revolution Network (we recommend Intertops and Juicy Stakes for US players looking for safe Revolution poker rooms) leaves a bit to be desired. With only a smattering of tournaments nearing $1,000 GTD or better, you are hard pressed to find overlays. However, the Sunday $15,000 GTD offering has shown to be a destination for added value in recent weeks. With player fields in the 115-140 range and tendencies to overlay (usually between $500 to $1,500 - although there was none again this past Sunday), it's still a solid stop on your Sunday grind. Monday through Saturday, however, the appeal for grinders are the lower player fields in relation to the lower guarantees. There's still money to be made, but there's no comparing the breadth of the current Revolution tournament schedule to rivals on WPN, Bovada, or Merge.
Other MTT's of note: As highlighted in our Revolution Network Overlays and Tournament Results page, bigger guarantees are harder to find. However, several deep-stacked turbo MTT's run daily with guarantees of $700, $850, and $1,000. Rebuy tournaments with $1,000 guaranteed also run, usually at least once daily.
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