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.
This 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: 18 overlays worth $20,790 from Friday, Jan 31st through Thursday, Feb 6th
UP: 9 overlays and $13,095 from last week
Merge saw a bit of an increase in overlays this week coming off the heels of the Super Bowl Sunday, more than doubling their totals from the previous week. The biggest overlay occurred in the Sunday $100,000 GTD Big Ticket, as the MTT overlaid over $10,000 for the first time in recent weeks. The daily $10,000 GTD running daily at 6pm EST also added four more overlays to the weekly totals, making it one to watch for the mid-to-high-stakes tournament player. The nightly offering of three $5,000 GTD tournaments at 10pm EST (the $11 and $60 tourneys overlaid in out of 12 runnings) also toss a few more solid options for picking up some added value. Overall, though Merge may not have set the world on fire coming out of Super Bowl weekend, having around 20 overlays during a 7-day period should prove to be an attractive option for tournament players of all skill levels - especially heading into the opening weekend of the new Carbon OPS Series (more info on that coming this weekend 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: 10 overlays worth $6,105 from Friday, Jan 31st through Thursday, Feb 6th
DOWN: 1 overlay and $660 from last week
For the second straight week, opportunities abound in the Winning Poker Network's online poker tournament schedule. Led by their Monday through Friday $12,500 GTD offering for $27.50 - which saw all 5 weekly MTT's produce overlays again this week - WPN continues to tout a strong schedule while maintaining added value opportunities. Despite these overlays, WPN has still managed to turn a profit on this particular tournament - indicating the relative strength of the schedule and approach. Though the $12.5k GTD was the only $5k GTD or higher tournament that produced an overlay this week, several lower guarantees gave off a few, which gives players used to more competitively-staked MTT's a shot at more money.
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, Jan 31st through Thursday, Feb 6th
NO CHANGE from last week
Bovada yet again sported not a single overlay in $5,000 or higher guaranteed tournaments. If you visited us here on ProfRB.com last week for the debut Weekly USA MTT Value | Overlay Report, you saw how rare an overlay is on Bovada these days. This while also 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 - and with no overlays, that means nearly every guaranteed prize pool will be worth more than the original guarantee. Players with big bankrolls, small ones, or even the casual player looking to spend a Friday evening taking a few shots on the tournament schedule will all 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, 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. Pick your poison here, MTT grinders - there's something for everyone.
Revolution Network: Zero overlays from Friday, Jan 31st through Thursday, Feb 6th
DOWN: 1 overlay and $375 from last week
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 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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