BetMGM Championship Fires $4M Guarantee on the Strip

A $3,200 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event with a $4 million guarantee fires at the BetMGM Championship on July 2, directly competing with the WSOP's final stretch of bracelet events on the Las Vegas Strip.

The tournament features two Day 1 flights: Day 1A on July 2 at 11:00 a.m. PT and Day 1B on July 3 at noon PT. Both flights feed into a single Day 2, giving players two shots at bagging chips.

The Number

At $4 million, this is the largest non-WSOP guaranteed prize pool running on the Strip during the summer series window. The buy-in sits at $3,200 — a price point designed to pull from the mid-stakes tournament population already in town for bracelets.

Why It Matters

Non-WSOP series have steadily escalated their guarantees in recent summers, but a $4M number during the final days of bracelet play is an aggressive scheduling move. The BetMGM Championship is betting that enough of the Las Vegas tournament population wants a high-value alternative — or a second bullet in the evening after a WSOP bust-out earlier in the day.

Full structure details are listed on Poker Atlas.