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The Weekly USA MTT Value | Overlay Report (4/18/14)

published by Anonymous on Fri, 04/18/2014 - 13:45

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.

Weekly USA MTT Value | Overlay Report

The report below factors all US-facing online poker room | network tournaments featuring guarantees of $5,000 or higher. This is generally the range we track on our MTT Overlay Reports, though we've 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 below the $5,000 threshold on the Equity Poker Network and the Revolution Network Intertops poker since only a few tournaments on their current schedules (the $15,000 GTD Sunday major on Revolution and the $5,000/$10,000 GTD Sunday offerings on EPN) eclipse this mark.

In this week's report, the Merge Gaming Network makes the biggest move, sliding all the way to the bottom of the list after a full 7-day period with absolutely zero overlays. This is thanks to recent reintegration amongst Carbon and Jazette player pools, as ProfRB.com first reported earlier this month. The Winning Poker Network was roughly even in overlays this week in taking over the top spot on the report, while Bovada, which had been slowly trending upward in overlays as of late, saw a higher frequency of overlays at a slight overall dollar amount increase. The Equity Poker Network saw some reduced overlays, while Revolution basically stayed on par with less overlays, yet a higher dollar amount over the past seven days.

Winning Poker Network: 18 overlays worth $15,715 from Friday, Apr 11th through Thursday, Apr 17th

UP: 2 overlays and $805 from last report

Some minor schedule changes have already surfaced on WPN's daily MTT schedule, and the early results thus far are uneven at best. For the player looking for added value by way of overlays, now is a good time to "stock up", so to speak, as the schedule continues to flesh out. The most notable change was in regards to the $12,500 guaranteed Monday through Friday event, which was moved to an earlier start time and saw its buy-in increased by a couple of dollars. This was done in an effort to stave off the usual overlay that occurs in this tournament; although thus far, it still remains the most frequent MTT to overlay on their schedule as a whole. As the spring weeks churn towards the heat of summer, look for continued opportunities - though ProfRB.com expects additional changes to their tournament offerings over that time span.

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 now runs at 8pm EST Monday through Friday, and at 2pm EST on Saturday and Sunday.

Bovada Poker (part of Bodog Network): 16 overlays worth $5,420 from Friday, Apr 11th through Thursday, Apr 17th

UP: 8 overlays and $1,340 from last report

You can tell what time of year it is at Bovada, as overlays have begun to sprout in occurrence much like the seeds of spring growing into their summer bounties. Poetics aside, several tournaments on their overall daily schedule have seen hit and miss overlays, and with their otherwise stout MTT offerings, it's almost as though it's Christmas in April. If you can set aside our penchant for nature references, be sure to pop open your Bovada client and enjoy the amount of options available. There is a reason why they are the clear #1 option for US players - and with the advent of sporadic overlays sprinkled about, you'd be hard pressed to find a better place to ply your tournament wares.

Other MTT's of note: As highlighted in our Bovada Overlays and Tournament Results page, Bovada 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 in terms of player field. Pick your poison here, MTT grinders - there's something for everyone.

Revolution Network: 3 overlays worth $2,285 from Friday, Apr 11th through Thursday, Apr 17th

DOWN: 4 overlays and up $810 from last report

The MTT schedule on the Revolution Network (we recommend Intertops and Juicy Stakes for US players looking for safe, secure Revolution poker rooms) continues to leave a bit to be desired. With only a small amount of tournaments nearing $1,000 GTD or better (though one more was added in April - the $27.50 $1k GTD at 2:30pm EST), you are hard pressed to find overlays of substantive value. However, the Sunday $15,000 GTD offering has historically shown to be a destination for added value. With player fields generally in the 115-140 range and a tendency to overlay in streaks (the field dipped to 103 players this past Sunday), it's still a recommended stop on your Sunday grind. Monday through Saturday, however, the appeal for grinders would be the lower player fields in relation to the lower guarantees. There's still money to be made, obviously, which should satisfy the pallets of any type of tournament player.

Other MTT's of note: As highlighted in our Revolution Network Overlays and Tournament Results page, several deep-stacked turbo MTT's run daily with guarantees of $500, $850, and $1,000. Rebuy tournaments with $1,000 guaranteed also run, usually at least once daily.

Equity Poker Network: 11 overlays worth $1,607 from Friday, Apr 11th through Thursday, Apr 17th

DOWN: 3 overlays and $2,380 from last report

After two weeks of recorded MTT's on the Equity Poker Network, the trend indicates that while not huge in dollar amount, opportunities for overlays abound. Pokerhost is now fully integrated into the network pool, which has brought a boost to overall traffic for the fledgling network. But since the MTT schedule is still on the smaller size in terms of tournament guarantees, it remains light with genuine opportunities at big scores. Despite this, though, added value seekers should find plenty of lower-buy-in options and with a relatively soft player field, the more skilled player should have no problem making solid bank. The tournaments in the graphic above all feature re-entry and add-on options, further favoring the player who enjoys a more intimate setting. And as their schedule continues to shake out (we believe additional tournaments should be added in the future), it's a great time to be on the ground floor.

Other MTT's of note: As highlighted in our Equity Poker Network Overlays and Tournament Results page, Equity runs a Sunday $5,000 guaranteed event that is bumped to $10,000 6-max offering once a month.

Merge Gaming Network: 0 overlays worth $0 from Friday, Apr 11th through Thursday, Apr 17th

DOWN: 15 overlays and $22,895 from last report

In quite the dramatic turnaround, the Merge Network saw zero overlays occur on all tournaments with a guarantee of $5,000 and higher over the past seven days. Usually one to be near the top of this report, Merge now finds themselves at the bottom - while overlays can be good tools to use to promote your tournament schedule as a whole, being at the bottom of this report is not a bad thing! Tournaments even saw increased guarantees and still managed to hit their marks, and then some. This is all due to Merge's recent decision (first reported by ProfRB.com, by the way!) to fully reintegrate all player pools across Carbon and Jazette, which had been partitioned as we reported in our in-depth article (link below). We expect this to continue to be the norm, rather than the exception, as on the whole, Merge collectively has always had a relatively high number of players across its partnered rooms. They've even zoomed past the Winning Poker Network in overall cash game traffic to become the solidified #2 option for US players (h/t to GameIntel.com for the info). You can expect more increases in overall tournament guarantees over the coming days and weeks as well, and be sure to stay tuned to ProfRB.com for the latest in this regard!

Other MTT's of note: As highlighted in our Merge Network Overlays and Tournament Results page, Merge offers several Sunday offerings for players looking for potential added value. The $12.5k GTD for $33 and $10k GTD for $11 at 4pm EST, along with the $15k GTD $109 at 7pm EST, give players of wide ranging ability ample opportunity for a solid score.

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