Over $5,500,000 in guarantees are up for grabs next month at the Beau Rivage Heater in Biloxi, Mississippi and you can qualify online for your share of it from BetMGM in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
The popular series returns to Beau Rivage Resort and Casino from January 7-19 with 12 tournaments, building on a 2025 edition that handed out $4,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools. This year's festival is headlined by the $1,500,000 Main Event, a $1,200 buy-in with five flights and a $1,500,000 guarantee. Other seven-figure buy-ins include the $1,500,000 Opener and a $1,000,000 Mystery Bounty, giving players a chance at million dollar prize pools for buy-ins of $400 and $500, respectively.
30 Milestone seats guaranteed for Main Event
The rest of the schedule includes a $2,000 High Roller, a $400 Seniors event, the $300 Rookies tournament, and two days of Milestone Satellites on January 14 and 15 with at least 30 total seats available for the Main Event. Check out the full lineup and visit the Beau Rivage website for structure sheets and more information about the resort.
The Main Event will run on January 15, starting at the tail end of the two $300 Milestone Satellites. Five starting flights are on offer for the $1,200 buy-in starting on Thursday, January 15 at 10am. The following day hosts two flights at 10am and 3pm, followed by the same schedule on Saturday. Surviving players return at 1pm on Sunday for the Day 2 restart where they will play for a spot on Monday's final day.
Qualify on BetMGM in MI, PA, and NJ
If you're on BetMGM Poker in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, you can qualify for the Beau Rivage Heater for the first time ever. Satellites are running now and they will continue until January 11 with several opportunities to win your way to Mississippi for just $2.
- Step 1 satellites daily: $2 to win $25 Step 2 tickets
- Step 2 satellites daily: $25 or tickets to win $250 Step 3 tickets
- Step 3 satellite finals on Sundays (Dec 28, Jan 4, Jan 11): $250 or tickets to win $3,100 prize packages
The prize packages worth $3,100 award a Main Event entry ($1,200), two entries to other events ($400 x2), five nights at Beau Rivage Report and Casino, and travel credits ($500). Players can also qualify for the upcoming Borgata Winter Poker Open on the BetMGM Poker platform in the above states.
