What are Overlays?
Online poker rooms often run tournaments with guaranteed prize pools. When not enough players enter to make the guarantee, the room has to make up the difference. That difference is called an overlay, and it basically amounts to money added to the prize pool of a tournament - a great value for online poker players.
We review dozens of guaranteed tournaments every week and let you know which ones have an overlays and which don't. By reviewing the past performance of a tournament, you get a very good sense for what tournaments are likely to have overlays in the future - and those are the tournaments smart players want to enter.
Top Poker Tournament Overlays For The Week Of May 12th
Make sure to check out these great overlay tournaments this week…
1. Ultimate Bet 200k guaranteed - Overlay approached the 50k mark this week.
2. Poker Heaven E100,000 guaranteed - This tournament overlayed by a quarter of the guaranteed prize pool.
3. Bodog 100k guaranteed - Overlayed at 35k. Great weekend tournament to regisiter for.
PokerStars $1,000,000 Guaranteed $200+15 Does Not Overlay
Date and Time: Sunday, 4:30pm est.
Site: pokerstars.com
Buy in: $200+15
Prize Pool Guarantee: $1,000,000
Estimated Overlay: No Overlay
Details: The PokerStars Sunday Million event did not overlay. However, this week the prize pool was over $200,000 short than what it is for most weeks. Players should not expect to find overlays for this advertisement horde of a tournament. The attendance could have been lacking due to the Full Tilt Poker FTOPS tournament that was also running on Sunday.
The Cake Poker 6k Guaranteed $30+3 Does Not Overlay
Date and Time: Monday, 12:00pm est.
Site: cakepoker.com
Buy in: $30+3
Prize Pool Guarantee: $6,000
Estimated Overlay: No Overlay
Details: The Cake Poker 6k guaranteed event did not overlay. This is the very first time the event did not overlay when we reviewed it. Players should not expect to find many overlays in the future for the tournament. This is due to the low buy-in and the few weekday tournament offerings by Cake.
Carbon Poker 20k Guaranteed $55+5 Overlays At $6,580
Date and Time: Sunday, 6:00pm est.
Site: carbonpoker.com
Buy in: $55+5
Prize Pool Guarantee: $20,000
Estimated Overlay: $6,580
Details: The Carbon Poker 20k guaranteed event overlayed at $6,580. This is an excellent tournament to participate in if you are a moderately skilled player with an decently determined bankroll. We do strongly recommend this event based on the minimal buy-in, good overlay, and big prize pool.
Ultimate Bet 200k Guaranteed $200+15 Overlays At $45,600
Date and Time: Sunday, 5:00pm est.
Site: ultimatebet.com
Buy in: $200+15
Prize Pool Guarantee: $200,000
Estimated Overlay: $45,600
Details: The Ultimate Bet 200k guaranteed event overlayed at $ 45,600. This tournament again dispelled any notion that it will hit its guaranteed prize pool in the near future. This big weekend offering at Ultimate Bet overlayed by almost a quarter of the total prize pool. With a prize pool of $200,000, this is pretty good.
The Poker Heaven E100,000 Guaranteed Event Overlays At E25,240
Date and Time: Sunday, 4:00pm est.
Site: pokerheaven.com
Buy in: E120+10
Prize Pool Guarantee: E100,000
Estimated Overlay: E25,240
Details: The Poker Heaven E100,000 guaranteed tournament overlayed at E25,240. This is an exceptional overlay for the premiere weekend event at Poker Heaven. The overlay represented a quarter of the total prize pool. If you are a non US player make the jump over to Poker Heaven on Sunday afternoons and take part in this juicy tournament experience.
Bodog 100k Guaranteed $100+9 Overlays At $35,400
Date and Time: Sunday, 4:00PM est.
Site: bodog.com
Buy in: $100+9
Prize Pool Guarantee: $100,000
Estimated Overlay: $35,400
Details: The Bodog 100k guaranteed overlayed at $35,400. This is an absolutely sensational overlay for the premiere weekend event on the site. Players should expect consistent overlays for the event. However, overlays approaching the $40,000 amount will come only seldom.
